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APPENDIX II - Body biometrics of Crocidura sicula. The slight dimorphism between Sicilian males andfemales is not significant; whereas specimensfrom the
Egadi are statistically smaller than thosetrapped in Sicily.

Weight (g) Head-body (mm) Tail (mm) Hindfoot (mm)
X ± SD; min-max X ± SD; min-max X ± SD; min-max X ± SD; min-max

Downloaded by [183.219.240.165] at 10:10 22 March 2014 Sicily males 6.7 ± 0.88 70.6 ± 4.88 37.4 ± 3.17 12.4 ± 0.26
(unpubl. data and Vogel, 1988) 5.2-7.5 64.0 - 77.0 31.0-42.0 12.0 - 12.8
n= 10 n= 10 n= 10
Sicily females 37.4 ± 4.06
(unpubl. data; Vogel, 1988) 6.3 ± 1.08 67.6 ± 3.0 32.0 - 45.0 12.3 ± 0.47
5.0-8.5 63.0 - 72.0 11.5- 13.0
Sicily total »=8 37.4 ± 3.53
(unpubl. data and Vogel, 1988) 69.1 ± 4.27 31.0-45.0 12.3 ± 0.38
6.5 ± 0.97 6.30 - 77.0 »= 18 11.5- 13.0
Egadi islands 5.0 - 8.5 «=19 n= 19
(Krapp, 1969) »= 18 33.6 ± 1.24
64.2 ± 3.0 33.0 - 35.5 11.3 ± 0.26
Gozo island 5.8 ± 1.11 61.5-69.5 n=7 11.0- 11.7
(Schembri & Schembri, 1976) 4.5-8.0
n=l •j 27.5 11.6
n= 1 n= 1
- 50.3
»= 1 . /=0.03 / = 0.09
Student's / test / = 0.91 P = NS
Sicily males/females P=NS / = 1.59 / = 2.75
P = 0.12 P=0.01 / = 6.27
Sicily/Egadi specimens / = 1.56 P > 0.01
P=0.12 /=2.79
P = 0.01