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| Name some morphological differences between Red and Roe deer. And the further differences within reindeer |
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Antlers are present in male and not in female
Within reindeer both have antlers but shapes vary. |
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| The penis bone...absent in humans |
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| What are the similarities between Male and Older female horses in terms of canines? |
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| Both are similar as the female gets older similiarities between male and female merge. |
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| How do Pig canines vary between the sexes? |
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Males: Large, open rooted.
Female: Small, close rooted |
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| In sheep and goats what are the differences between horn cores in terms of the sexes? |
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| In what 3 ways do cattle size and shape vary? |
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| Female, Male and Castrate...and sometimes the older female may have castrate features |
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| Within chickens or poultry what 2 differences can be made between male and female? |
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Only the male or some older females have a Tarsometatarus.
Hens in lay only have a Medullary bone |
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| What is a Medullary Bone? |
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| Are calcium deposits in the medullary cavity, bones commonly containing this are the femur and tibia, it is used to make and form the eggshell. |
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| Name some metrical variations between sexes. |
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| Size, measurement of bones, to determine stature you the Withers height technique, Howards index |
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| What are the differences in assemblages? |
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| sexing, stature, wild/domestic, species identification, environment |
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| What are the problems of Domestication with reference to cattle? |
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| removed from natural selection/ competition, selection is from traits rather than size, initial decrease in size and numbers. Auroch - domestic cattle |
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| What are the advantages of Domestication? |
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| Later increase in size and numbers, better nutrition, better husbandry, selective breeding, new stocks |
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| How is it difficult to determine breeds, species and bone within archaeology? |
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| Fragmentation, Gnawing, Castration effects, post-fusion growth, sample size, comparative data limited |
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