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 4: Test of sexual dimorphism in mandibular teeth size and shape for each of the six populations/subpopoulations (significant statistical results (p <0.05) are presented in bold).

Subspecies	Morphometric parameters	Size		Shape
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.
	Tests	W	p	F	p
Continental reindeer	Forollhogna	155	0.007	0.77858	0.5708
Rangifer t. tarandus	Hardangervidda	499	0.7389	0.66636	0.6504
	KnutshØ	223	0.737	0.92948	0.4725
Insular Svalbard reindeer	Colesdalen	68	0.8793	1.3164	0.3037
Rangifer t. platyrhynchus	GrØndalen	25	0.2463	1.042	0.4372
	Sassendalen	27	1	2.0517	0.1646