Schauenberg's index explained

Schauenberg's index is the ratio of skull length to cranial capacity.[1] This index was introduced by Paul Schauenberg in 1969 as a method to identify European wildcat (Felis silvestris) skulls and distinguish them from domestic cat (Felis catus) skulls.[2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Kitchener, C. and Easterbee, N. . 1992 . The taxonomic status of black wild felids in Scotland . Journal of Zoology . 227 . 2 . 342–346 . 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1992.tb04832.x.
  2. Schauenberg, P. . 1969 . L'identification du Chat forestier d'Europe Felis s. silvestris Schreber, 1777 par une méthode ostéométrique . Revue suisse de Zoologie . 76 . 433–441.
  3. Book: Groves . C. P. . Colin Groves . 1989 . 2015 . Feral mammals of the Mediterranean islands: documents of early domestication . 46–58 . The Walking Larder: Patterns of Domestication, Pastoralism, and Predation . https://books.google.com/books?id=HRohBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA53 . Clutton-Brock . J. . Routledge . London and New York . 9781317598381.
  4. Garcia-Perea, R. . Baquero, R. A. . 1999 . Age estimation in Iberian wildcats Felis silvestris, by canine tooth sections . Acta Theriologica . 44 . 3 . 321–327 . 10.4098/at.arch.99-30. free .

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