Geographic Variation in the Harvest Mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis, On the Central Great Plains And in Adjacent Regions Part 2

A =NUMBER AVERAGED AND s.e.x B = Greatest length of skull C = Zygomatic breadth D = Breadth of braincase E = Interorbital breadth F = Depth of cranium G = Length of rostrum H = Breadth of rostrum I = Length of incisive foramen J = Length of palate K = Alveolar length of maxillary tooth-row --------------------------+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---- A B C D E F G H I J K --------------------------+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---- _R. m. dychei_, Douglas County, Kansas

Av. 17 (11 male, 6 female) 20.9 10.5 10.1 3.1 7.9 7.2 3.8 4.3 3.5 3.3 Minimum 20.4 10.0 9.8 3.0 7.7 6.8 3.6 4.0 3.2 3.1 Maximum 21.9 10.9 10.3 3.3 8.2 7.9 4.0 4.5 3.9 3.4 --------------------------+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---- Cherry County, Nebraska

Av. 20 (14 male, 6 female) 21.0 10.9 10.3 3.1 7.9 7.3 3.8 4.4 3.6 3.5 Minimum 20.4 10.0 9.8 2.9 7.5 6.8 3.5 4.3 3.4 3.2 Maximum 22.1 11.3 10.7 3.3 8.4 7.8 4.1 4.7 3.9 3.7 --------------------------+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---- _R. m. aztecus_, San Juan County, New Mexico, and Montezuma County, Colorado

Av. 10 (6 male, 4 female) 21.5 10.8 10.2 3.1 8.1 7.7 3.7 4.5 3.4 3.5 Minimum 20.5 10.4 9.9 2.9 7.9 7.2 3.5 3.9 3.1 3.2 Maximum 22.7 11.1 10.6 3.3 8.4 8.2 3.9 4.8 3.7 3.7 --------------------------+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+----

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