Morphometrical Studies on the Skull of Indian Blackbuck (Antelope cervicapra)

Abstract

studies on the skull of Indian Blackbuck (Antelope cervicapra). Int. J. Morphol., 33(3):868-876, 2015. SUMMARY:The phenotypic appearance of the head of animal species depends strongly on the shape of the skull. The morphometric studies of the skull show that variability in the shape and proportions of bones is influenced by genetic and environmental factors. The present study was carried out first time on the morphometrical characteristics on skull of Indian Blackbuck. Craniometric measurements for 48 different parts of the skulls of Indian blackbuck were made in this study. All investigated features were expressed as Mean±SE. The craniometric measurements and cephalic indices had been compared with ruminants. The mean lengths of the skulls were found to be 20.68±0.02 cm, with the width and cephalic index to the magnitude of 9.54±0.03 cm and 46.12±0.12 cm, respectively. The cranial length, width and height in blackbuck were 10.40±0.02 cm, 6.13±0.02 cm and 7.13±0.02 cm, respectively. The cranial index was 59.00±0.11. The mean facial length, facial width and facial index were 11.53±0.08 cm, 9.30±0.01 cm and 80.67±0.44 cm, respectively. The mean weight of the skull with mandible in blackbuck was 182.37±0.54.

Morphological and Applied Anatomical Studies on the Head Region of Local Mizo Pig (Zovawk) of Mizoram

“…The height, width, circumference and area of the foramen magnum in the Zovawk was 1.56±0.01 cm, 1.87±0.01 cm, 5.78±0.06 cm and 2.29±0.04 cm 2 , respectively; whereas the same parameters were 1.74±0.008 cm, 2.03±0.006 cm, 8.22±0.01 cm and 2.77±0.006 cm 2 , respectively in blackbuck (Choudhary & Singh, 2015b). Sarma (2006) also reported that the height, width, circumference and area of the foramen magnum in Kagani goat was 3.08±0.35 cm, 3.12±0.36 cm, 12.30±0.28 cm and 2.53±0.58 cm 2 , respectively.…”

“…The intercondylar and interparacondylar width was 5.07±0.02 cm and 5.75±0.01 cm, respectively in Zovawk; whereas it was 4.62±0.01 cm and 5.29±0.01 cm, respectively in blackbuck (Choudhary & Singh, 2015b).…”

“…The skull index or cephalic index of Zovawk was 53.56±0.11, whereas it was 38.23±0.85 in donkey (Zhu et al, 2014), 46.12±0.12 cm in blackbuck (Choudhary and Singh, 2015b), 46.51±0.29 cm in dromedary camel (Choudhary et al, 2016) and 70.56±0.22 in Indian wild pig (Choudhary et al, 2017).…”

Morphological and Radiographic Studies on the Skull of Indian Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)

“…The skeletons were dug out from the graveyards located in the premises of Jodhpur zoo. The skulls were macerated using the hot water maceration technique of Olopade & Onwuka (2004) and modified by the authors by adding potassium hydroxide to the boiling process, which was performed at 100 °C for at least 50 min and followed by further boiling in water for another 30-40 min after careful separating the mandibles from the skulls (Choudhary & Singh, 2015). The radiographs were taken from the Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, G.B.…”

A three-dimensional reconstruction of the scapula in the red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

“…As in human, the 3D model of the scapula belonging to Felidae was prepared and the correlation between the position of forelimb and the variations of scapula's shape were searched (Zhang et al, 2012). Some measurements of scapula in Indian blackbuck (Antelope cervicapra) were taken and its morphometry was presented (Choudhary and Singh, 2016). Right and left morphometries of the scapula belonging to pietrain sow were compared (Dudek et al, 2011).…”