Journalartikel

Jahr der Veröffentlichung: 1998

Seiten: 193-196

Zeitschrift: Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia

Bandnummer: 27

Heftnummer: 3

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0264.1998.tb00179.x

Verlag: Wiley

Abstract: 

The occurrence of an os interparietale was studied in two transparent preparations of fetal red deer (Cervus elaphus) heads and in 14 dried skulls of fetal to early postnatal individuals from four Cervus species (C. elaphus, C. nippon, C. duvauceli and C. eldi).
In 14 of the 16 specimens, an interparietal was present as either a
paired or single bone. In only a neonate red deer and a 5‐week‐old sika
deer this skull element was missing. We therefore conclude that an os interparietale, developing from paired centres of ossification, is normally present in Cervus
species. This clearly distinguishes them from the fallow deer, where an
interparietal is missing (Kierdorf and Kierdorf, 1992b). Our findings
thus support the view that the fallow deer should be considered a
distinct genus Dama instead of being included within Cervus.

Harvard-Zitierstil: Kierdorf, U. and Kierdorf, H. (1998) Studies on the Parietal Region of the Cervid Skull III. On the Occurrence of an Interparietal in Cervus, Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia, 27(3), pp. 193-196. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0264.1998.tb00179.x

APA-Zitierstil: Kierdorf, U., & Kierdorf, H. (1998). Studies on the Parietal Region of the Cervid Skull III. On the Occurrence of an Interparietal in Cervus. Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia. 27(3), 193-196. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0264.1998.tb00179.x