Intraspecific variation of the interparietal suture closure in Siberian roe deer <i>Capreolus pygargus</i> from Jeju Island
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- OH Jinwoo
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea
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- OH Hong-Shik
- Department of Science Education, Jeju National University, Jeju 690-750, Republic of Korea
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- KIMURA Junpei
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea
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- KOYABU Daisuke
- The University Museum, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
Description
<p>The sequence of cranial suture closure among cervids is reported to be generally species-specific and highly conservative within species. On the other hand, it is known that intraspecific variation often exists to some extent in other mammalian taxa. Here we studied the cranial suture closures of Capreolus pygargus from Jeju Island and compared it with other cervid species. We found that the timing of the interparietal suture closure is highly variable within C. pygargus. Capreolus capreolus similarly shows intraspecific variation of the interparietal suture closure, whereas other cervid species studied to date do not show any intraspecific variation in the sequence of cranial suture closure. Such high intraspecific variation of the interparietal suture may be a derived character for Capreolus.</p>
Journal
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- Journal of Veterinary Medical Science
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Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 79 (12), 2052-2056, 2017
JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE
