Morphometrics highlights subspecies differentiation of continental (Rangifer t. tarandus) and insular (Rangifer t. platyrhynchus) Norwegian reindeer Author Yu, Fangzhou Author Bignon-Lau, Olivier Author Pedersen, Åshild Ønvik Author Strand, Olav Author Veiberg, Vebjørn Author Wiig, Øystein Author Evin, Allowen text Mammalia 2024 Warsaw, Poland 2023-11-24 88 1 19 32 http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2023-0004 journal article 10.1515/mammalia-2023-0004 1864-1547 13913643

Table 5: Sexual dimorphism in metacarpal and metatarsal size and shape of the three insular Svalbard reindeer subpopulations.

Skeletal elements		Metacarpal				Metatarsal
Results of Wilcoxon test (W statistic and p-value) for size and manova (F statistic and p-values) for shape. Bold values mean significant tests.
Morphometric parameters	Size		Shape		Size		Shape
Tests	W	p	F	p	W	p	F	p
Colesdalen GrØndalen Sassendalen	36 65 29	0.002 0.048 0.006	0.58 2.23 0.58	0.76 0.069 0.76	39 51 58	0.007 0.002 0.37	1.32 3.48 0.37	0.28 0.009 0.9