. Advances in the study of mammalian behavior. Mammals. 242 Spec. Publ. Amer. Soc. Mamm. 7 Canidae Musteli. Viverri. Herpesti. Felidae t-IOO-500 Canidae Musteli. Viverri. Herpesti. Felidae Hyaenidoe I— 501-1000 Felidae 2 Hyaenide 3 001-1500-. 12 13 14 15 16 17 HEAD AND BODY LENGTH (MM X 100) Fig. 1. Frequency histogram of body size (head and body length) in the sub- Saharan carnivore fauna (60 species). but included the aquatic genet {Osbornictis piscivora) because its specializations for aquatic life are less developed. The mane of the male African lion differs from the hair structures we are
. Advances in the study of mammalian behavior. Mammals. 242 Spec. Publ. Amer. Soc. Mamm. 7 Canidae Musteli. Viverri. Herpesti. Felidae t-IOO-500 Canidae Musteli. Viverri. Herpesti. Felidae Hyaenidoe I— 501-1000 Felidae 2 Hyaenide 3 001-1500-. 12 13 14 15 16 17 HEAD AND BODY LENGTH (MM X 100) Fig. 1. Frequency histogram of body size (head and body length) in the sub- Saharan carnivore fauna (60 species). but included the aquatic genet {Osbornictis piscivora) because its specializations for aquatic life are less developed. The mane of the male African lion differs from the hair structures we are concerned with; therefore, only measurements of a female lion were used. Results Sub-Saharan carnivore fauna.—There are about 64 species of living carnivores representing six families south of the Tropic of Cancer. These species range in size from the dwarf mongoose {Hel- ogale parvula) ( kg) to the lion {Panthera leo) (172 kg). One- half of the 64 species are less than 500 mm in head and body length, and 90% are less than 1 m long (Fig. 1). Two families, the Felidae and Hyaenidae, constitute the largest carnivores, but all families have representatives less than 1 m in body length. Hair-length patterning.—We were able to examine 55 (90%) of the non-aquatic species (n = 61). Most short-haired species (lateral Fig. 2. Scatter diagram of lateral hair length plotted against dorsal hair length in 55 species of sub-Saharan Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Eisenberg, John Frederick; Kleiman, Devra G; American Society of Mammalogists. [Shippensburg, Pa?] : American Society of Mammalogists
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