Skull Sexual Monomorphism in the Gwembe Dwarf Goat Breed from Zambia

Reduced Skull Sexual Dimorphism in a Local Sheep Breed

This study estimated the magnitude of sexual dimorphism in a relict sheep from Catalunya (NE Spain), called Fardasca,using geometric morphometric techniques. For these analyses, a total of 18 skull specimens (2 adult males and 16 females) were studied. Our results suggest that the breed is not cranially dimorphic, so sex determination using landmarks described here as criteria is likely to yiel...

reduced skull sexual dimorphism in a local sheep breed

this study estimated the magnitude of sexual dimorphism in a relict sheep from catalunya (ne spain), called fardasca,using geometric morphometric techniques. for these analyses, a total of 18 skull specimens (2 adult males and 16 females) were studied. our results suggest that the breed is not cranially dimorphic, so sex determination using landmarks described here as criteria is likely to yiel...

Breed Use and Crossbreeding in Goat Production

Prominent Signs of Oestrusin the West African Dwarf Goat

In order to study the signs of œstrus in the West African Dwarf goat, 28 non pregnant females younger than 24 months of age were used. Most of them (94.7%) had waggled the tail during heat. The frequency of micturition was higher in the presence of the male. The swelling of the vulva was observed in 68.4% of goats in heat. The cervico-vaginal mucus was significantly (P≤0.05) abundant and elasti...

Monomorphism, male-male competition, and mechanisms of sexual dimorphism.

Reconstructing sociosexual variables such as mating system and social organization from fragmentary fossils and other sources of data remains a major challenge in understanding the evolution of behavioral and morphological diversity within the primate order. Often, a particular mating system can lead to the evolution of novel behavior (e.g., ‘‘competitive’’ paternal care in tamarins; Garber, 19...