Schauenberg's index is the ratio of skull length to cranial capacity.[1] This index was introduced by Paul Schauenberg in 1969 as a method to identify European wildcat (Felis silvestris) skulls and distinguish them from domestic cat (Felis catus) skulls.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Kitchener, C. and Easterbee, N. (1992). "The taxonomic status of black wild felids in Scotland". Journal of Zoology. 227 (2): 342–346. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1992.tb04832.x.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ Schauenberg, P. (1969). "L'identification du Chat forestier d'Europe Felis s. silvestris Schreber, 1777 par une méthode ostéométrique". Revue suisse de Zoologie. 76: 433–441.
  3. ↑ Groves, C. P. (1989). "Feral mammals of the Mediterranean islands: documents of early domestication". In Clutton-Brock, J. (ed.). The Walking Larder: Patterns of Domestication, Pastoralism, and Predation (2015 ed.). London and New York: Routledge. pp. 46–58. ISBN 9781317598381.
  4. ↑ Garcia-Perea, R.; Baquero, R. A. (1999). "Age estimation in Iberian wildcats Felis silvestris, by canine tooth sections". Acta Theriologica. 44 (3): 321–327. doi:10.4098/at.arch.99-30.


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