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http://dx.doi.org/10.14578/jkfs.2019.108.1.133

Morphological Characteristics of Siberian Flying Squirrel (Pteromys volans): Sexual Dimorphism and Camparison of Morphological Characteristics in Different Latitudes  

Kim, Junsoo (Department of Forest Sciences, Seoul National University)
Jeon, Jonghoon (Department of Forest Sciences, Seoul National University)
Lee, Woo-Shin (Department of Forest Sciences, Seoul National University)
Kim, Jong-U (Department of Forest Sciences, Seoul National University)
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Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science / v.108, no.1, 2019 , pp. 133-137 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to clarify the morphological characteristics of Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans). We investigated 6 morphological characteristics from April, 2014 to March 2016 at Mt. Baekwoon, Wonju, Gangwon province. We found that Siberian flying squirrel showed female-biased sexual dimorphism. This result would be related to reproductive strategy of the species which female nurse offspring alone. As results of comparison of morphological characteristics from Korea, Finland and Japan, both body weight and head-body length appeared heavier and longer from high-latitude to low-latitude. This result suggest that morphological difference between different latitudes would be related with climate and habitat environment. The more researches would be needed with other morphological characteristics of Siberian flying squirrel.
Keywords
morphology; Pteromys volans; Siberian flying squirrel; sexual dimorphism;
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