Morphometric analysis of craniodental characters of the House Rat, Rattus rattus (Rodentia: Muridae) in Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Nurul Huda Mohamad Ikbal,, Dharini Pathmanathan,, Subha Bhassu,, Khanom Simarani,, Hasmahzaiti Oma,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14369/1/05%20Nurul%20Huda%20Mohamad%20Ikbal.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14369/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid48bil10_2019/KandunganJilid48Bil10_2019.htm

Rattus rattus which is believed to be native to India is easily found in all continents of the world. With the absence of R. rattus from lineage I and the presence of lineage IV in Southeast Asia, little is known about how rodent morphology varies biogeographically. We evaluate the skull morphometri...