![]() ![]() In our study, we also included dental measurements, namely the diameter of the canine. ![]() Previously, sexual size dimorphism (SSD) research in these species was mostly based on skull and body measurements. While sexual dimorphism in golden jackals ( Canis aureus) has been analysed in the past, in the related and apparently convergent canid, the African wolf ( Canis lupaster), it is poorly studied and showed to be relatively small. Sexual dimorphism is a widespread phenomenon among mammals, including carnivorans.
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