Combination of geometric morphometric and genetic approaches applied to a debated taxonomical issue: the status of Onthophagus massai (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) as an endemic species vicarious to…
- A. Pizzo, F. Mazzone, A. Rolando, C. Palestrini
- BiologyZoology
- 1 September 2011
The First Morphometric Study of the Horn Morphological Pattern in a Geotrupidae: The Case of the Dor Beetle Ceratophyus rossii Jekel, 1865
- A. Pizzo, F. Mazzone, C. Palestrini
- BiologyZoological Science
- 8 February 2015
This paper describes for the first time the horn expression pattern in a dor beetle and identifies and modeled shape and size horn patterns combining traditional and geometric morphometric approaches.
Are Horn Morphological Patterns Able to Differentiate the Two Closely Related Species Copris klugi Harold and Copris sierrensis Matthews?
- A. Pizzo, V. Citeroni, F. Mazzone, M. Dellacasa, C. Palestrini
- BiologyNeotropical Entomology
- 6 March 2015
Combining traditional and geometric morphometric methods, it is evidenced that male head horn phenotypic pattern is able to clearly differentiate C. klugi from C. sierrensis, supporting the hypothesis that they are two true species.
Are Horn Morphological Patterns Able to Differentiate the Two Closely Related Species Copris klugi Harold and Copris sierrensis Matthews?
- A. Pizzo, V. Citeroni, F. Mazzone, M. Dellacasa, C. Palestrini
- BiologyNeotropical Entomology
- 6 March 2015
Combining traditional and geometric morphometric methods, it is evidenced that male head horn phenotypic pattern is able to clearly differentiate C. klugi from C. sierrensis, supporting the hypothesis that they are two true species.