Morphometrical relationships between South-east Asian deer (Cervidae, tribe Cervini): evolutionary and biogeographic implications

摘要: Two hundred and fourteen skulls of Asian deer species (Cervini) were measured the resulting craniometric data analysed using multivariate statistics. Our results suggest that elements skull shape as determined by morphometrics can be used phylogenetic characters depict relationships among Cervini is not far removed from picture given molecular studies other characters. Morphometrics-based phylogeny was in combination with phylogenies palaeoenvironmental reconstructions to investigate factors may have influenced evolutionary changes. indicate need for a revision genus subgenus level taxonomy Cervini.