Sexual size dimorphism in the skull of the Norwegian red fox Vulpes vulpes L.
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Sexual dimorphism in 8 skull dimensions of 116 Norwegian Red Foxes Vulpes vulpes averaged 4.6% (range 3.9 - 6.7%), with males significantly larger in all measurements. A relatively large overlap between the sexes was found, and only 73% of the specimens were correctly classified to sex in a discriminant analysis.
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Frafjord, K. (1993). Sexual size dimorphism in the skull of the Norwegian red fox Vulpes vulpes L. Fauna Norvegica, 14, 59-60. https://doi.org/10.5324/fn.v14i0.6040