Analysis of Snake Creek Burial Cave Mustela fossils using Linear & Landmark-based Morphometrics: Implications for Weasel Classification & Black-footed Ferret Conservation

Two discreet methods of geometric morphometrics were applied to evaluate the taxonomic utility of each in classifying the craniomandibular region of several Mustela species. Use of both linear measurements and 2-dimensional landmarks proved successful in discriminating between extant M. nigripes (bl...

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Main Author:	Fox, Nathaniel S, III
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Published:	Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University 2014
Subjects:	Mustela weasels morphometrics classification conservation Pleistocene Geology
Online Access:	https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2339 https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3704&context=etd

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spelling	ndltd-ETSU-oai-dc.etsu.edu-etd-37042019-05-16T04:50:32Z Analysis of Snake Creek Burial Cave Mustela fossils using Linear & Landmark-based Morphometrics: Implications for Weasel Classification & Black-footed Ferret Conservation Fox, Nathaniel S, III Two discreet methods of geometric morphometrics were applied to evaluate the taxonomic utility of each in classifying the craniomandibular region of several Mustela species. Use of both linear measurements and 2-dimensional landmarks proved successful in discriminating between extant M. nigripes (black-footed ferret) and Neovison vison (American mink), in addition to the extant North American weasel species (M. erminea, M. frenata, M. nivalis). Methods were then used to classify Late Pleistocene Mustela spp. fossils collected from Snake Creek Burial Cave (SCBC) of eastern Nevada. Data acquired for unknown predicted group memberships varied markedly among methods and specimens. Nevertheless, results support the presence of M. nigripes and all 3 weasel taxa among the SCBC paleofauna. 2014-05-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2339 https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3704&context=etd Copyright by the authors. Electronic Theses and Dissertations Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University Mustela weasels morphometrics classification conservation Pleistocene Geology
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spellingShingle	Mustela weasels morphometrics classification conservation Pleistocene Geology Fox, Nathaniel S, III Analysis of Snake Creek Burial Cave Mustela fossils using Linear & Landmark-based Morphometrics: Implications for Weasel Classification & Black-footed Ferret Conservation
description	Two discreet methods of geometric morphometrics were applied to evaluate the taxonomic utility of each in classifying the craniomandibular region of several Mustela species. Use of both linear measurements and 2-dimensional landmarks proved successful in discriminating between extant M. nigripes (black-footed ferret) and Neovison vison (American mink), in addition to the extant North American weasel species (M. erminea, M. frenata, M. nivalis). Methods were then used to classify Late Pleistocene Mustela spp. fossils collected from Snake Creek Burial Cave (SCBC) of eastern Nevada. Data acquired for unknown predicted group memberships varied markedly among methods and specimens. Nevertheless, results support the presence of M. nigripes and all 3 weasel taxa among the SCBC paleofauna.
author	Fox, Nathaniel S, III
author_facet	Fox, Nathaniel S, III
author_sort	Fox, Nathaniel S, III
title	Analysis of Snake Creek Burial Cave Mustela fossils using Linear & Landmark-based Morphometrics: Implications for Weasel Classification & Black-footed Ferret Conservation
title_short	Analysis of Snake Creek Burial Cave Mustela fossils using Linear & Landmark-based Morphometrics: Implications for Weasel Classification & Black-footed Ferret Conservation
title_full	Analysis of Snake Creek Burial Cave Mustela fossils using Linear & Landmark-based Morphometrics: Implications for Weasel Classification & Black-footed Ferret Conservation
title_fullStr	Analysis of Snake Creek Burial Cave Mustela fossils using Linear & Landmark-based Morphometrics: Implications for Weasel Classification & Black-footed Ferret Conservation
title_full_unstemmed	Analysis of Snake Creek Burial Cave Mustela fossils using Linear & Landmark-based Morphometrics: Implications for Weasel Classification & Black-footed Ferret Conservation
title_sort	analysis of snake creek burial cave mustela fossils using linear & landmark-based morphometrics: implications for weasel classification & black-footed ferret conservation
publisher	Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University
publishDate	2014
url	https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2339 https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3704&context=etd
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Analysis of Snake Creek Burial Cave Mustela fossils using Linear & Landmark-based Morphometrics: Implications for Weasel Classification & Black-footed Ferret Conservation

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