The Study of Carnivorous Mammals Skull in Golestan Province
Subject Areas : Journal of Animal Biology
نصرت الله
موحدی
1
(دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد دامغان، گروه زیست شناسی، دامغان، ایران)
حاجی قلی
کمی
2
(دانشگاه گلستان، دانشکده علوم، گروه زیست شناسی، گرگان، ایران)
هومن
شجیعی
3
(دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد دامغان، گروه زیست شناسی، دامغان، ایران)
Keywords: Golestan province, Mammals, Skull, Carnivores,
Abstract :
One of the best ways for a good study about the carnivorous mammals is considering their skeleton system specially their skull; because the quantity of the skull is permanent. According to their teeth morphology and size of their skull, we can recognize their cheek. In this study, at first we should remove skin and muscle of the skulls, and then put them in 400C water with pepsin enzyme for about 5-6 hours .and then remove the remained skull muscle and wash it carefully. Then put it in hydrogen peroxide 50%; when skull become shine again we should wash it. The tools for this study are: collies, compass and ruler .in this case 25 skulls of carnivorous in Golestan province were studied. Results shows that these skulls are belong to five families: Felidae, Canidae, Ursidae, Mustelidae and Hyaenidae and belong to ten genders and ten types. Biometric tables, photos and maps prepared for each skull. Finally, with considering the wild life in Golestan Province, the skulls size of mammals in this province is bigger than the other ones in Iran.