Sexual dimorphism in external morphology and pelvis of the lesser bandicoot rat, Bandicota bengalensis (Gray, 1835) (Mammalia: Rodentia: Muridae)
Pritom Roy,
Antara Das,
Md. Asir Uddin
et al.
Abstract:We used linear morphometric measurements to assess secondary sexual dimorphism in the external traits and pelvis of the lesser bandicoot rat, Bandicota bengalensis (Gray). Multivariate analysis of variance revealed significant difference between the sexes in both external (Wilks' lambda = 0.542, F = 3.378, P < 0.05) and pelvis measurements (Wilks' lambda = 0.238, F = 10.05, P < 0.05). Males were larger than females in most of the external traits. In contrast, females were larger in most variables of the pelvis… Show more
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