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Table 1 Studies and species included in each meta-analysis

From: Cranial morphology of captive mammals: a meta-analysis

Species

Family

Order

Study

L

W

L:W

Acinonyx jubatus

Felidae

Carnivora

[78]

X

X

X

Bettongia gaimardi

Potoroidae

Diprotodontia

[95]

X

  

Canis latrans

Canidae

Carnivora

[24]

X

X

X

Canis lupus

Canidae

Carnivora

[120]

X

X

X

Chlorocebus aethiops

Cercopithecidae

Primates

[104]

X

  

Dicerorhinus sumatrensis

Rhinocerotidae

Perissodactyla

[38]

X

X

X

Equus africanus

Equidae

Perissodactyla

[37]

X

X

X

Equus hemionus

Equidae

Perissodactyla

[37]

X

X

X

Gorilla gorilla

Hominidae

Primates

[110]

X

X

X

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Caviidae

Rodentia

[2]

  

X

Lemur catta

Lemuridae

Primates

[98]

 

X

 

Microtus arvalis

Cricetidae

Rodentia

[7] (captive),

[68] (wild)

 

X

 

Mustela nigripes

Mustelidae

Carnivora

[5]

 

X

X

Mustela nigripes

Mustelidae

Carnivora

[116]

X

  

Myodes glareolus

Cricetidae

Rodentia

[8] (captive), [9] (wild)

 

X

 

Pan troglodytes

Hominidae

Primates

[110]

X

X

X

Panthera leo

Felidae

Carnivora

[43]

X

X

X

Panthera tigris

Felidae

Carnivora

[43]

X

X

X

Peromyscus polionotus

Cricetidae

Rodentia

[74]

  

X

Pongo pygmaeus

Hominidae

Primates

[110]

X

X

X

Rhinoceros unicornis

Rhinocerotidae

Perissodactyla

[38]

X

X

X

Sminthopsis macroura

Dasyuridae

Dasyuromorpha

[39]

X

  
  1. Meta-analyses include skull length (L), skull width (W), and the ratio of skull length-to-width (L:W). For full citations, please see the reference section