Calcaneum gear ratios for North American carnivorans

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dc.contributor.authorPolly, P. David
dc.coverage.spatialNorth America
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-22T16:08:56Z
dc.date.available2019-09-22T16:08:56Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThese data consist of gear ratio measurements of the calcanea (ankle bones) of all living North American mammal carnivore species and selected extinct species (Vertebrata, Mammalia, Carnivora). The gear ratio is the ratio of the maximum length of the calcaneum to the distance between the distal edge of the sustentacular facet to the proximal end of the calcaneal tuber. Full description is available in the associated publication.
dc.description.fileData are stored in comma delimited text files with identical PDF copies for easy reference.
dc.description.methodologyThese data were collected with digital vernier calipers from museum skeletal specimens. For each specimen a ratio of the maximum length of the calcaneum over the length from the distal edge of the sustentacular facet to the distalmost end of the calcaneal tuber was calculated. For data summarized at the species level, the ratios of all individuals from that species were averaged (arithmetic mean).
dc.description.sponsorshipNSF EAR-1338298 and NSF EAR-0843935; Integrated Climate Change Biology program of the International Union of Biological Sciences; Indiana University Center for Biological Research Collections
dc.identifier.citationPolly, P. D., J. Fuentes-Gonzales, A. M. Lawing, A. K. Bormet, and R. G. Dundas. 2017. Clade sorting has a greater effect than local adaptation on ecometric patterns in Carnivora. Evolutionary Ecology Research, 18: 61-95.
dc.identifier.urihttp://evolutionary-ecology.com/abstracts/v18/3011.html
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2022/24399
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEvolutionary Ecology Research
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dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectCarnivora, calcaneum, tarsal, ecometrics, evolution, ecology
dc.titleCalcaneum gear ratios for North American carnivorans
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