Geometric morphometric analysis of the condylus occipitalis and foramen magnum in sheep and goat

<b>Aim:</b> The aim of this study was to reveal the dimorphic structures of the foramen magnum and condyle occipitalis through an interspecies shape analysis and to determine the variability between sheep and goats.<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> The study includes da...

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Main Authors: Ismail Demircioglu, Yasin Demiraslan, Funda Aksunger Karaavci, Iftar Gurbuz, Ozcan Ozgel
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Published: Selcuk University Press 2023-09-01
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Online Access:http://eurasianjvetsci.org/pdf.php3?id=1429
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Yasin Demiraslan
Funda Aksunger Karaavci
Iftar Gurbuz
Ozcan Ozgel
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description <b>Aim:</b> The aim of this study was to reveal the dimorphic structures of the foramen magnum and condyle occipitalis through an interspecies shape analysis and to determine the variability between sheep and goats.<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> The study includes data from 81 skulls (46 sheep and 35 goat) for this aim. The foramen magnum frame shape and the condyle occipitalis variation were determined using type I (anatomical) and type III (semilandmarks).<p> <b>Results:</b> Accordingly, was determined 30.76, 14.94 and 14.07 of the total shape variation of PC1, PC2 and PC3, respectively. It was determined that condylus occipitalis was primarily responsible for the shape variation according to PC1, and foramen magnum was responsible for the secondarly. It was found to explain the shape variation of the right condyle occipitalis to a great extent compared with PC2, while in PC3, it caused the entire right condyle occipitalis to explain the shape variation of the extreme lateral corner of the left condyle occipitalis and the left edge of the foramen magnum. The discriminant function analysis determined the Procrustes and Mahalanobis distances to be 0.12293879 (p < 0.0001) and 67.7482 (p < 0.0044), respectively.<p> <b>Conclusion: </b>As a result, the geometric morphometry method is regarded to be a useful tool for detecting changes in skull shape between species and can thus be used successfully for taxonomic, archaeological, and forensic research.
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spelling doaj-art-d5c89969732e4b9e93b5e07adb9b7ff72025-01-03T01:36:24ZengSelcuk University PressEurasian Journal of Veterinary Sciences1309-69582146-19532023-09-013931321381429Geometric morphometric analysis of the condylus occipitalis and foramen magnum in sheep and goatIsmail Demircioglu0Yasin Demiraslan1Funda Aksunger Karaavci2Iftar Gurbuz3Ozcan Ozgel4Harran University, Veterinary Faculty, Department of Anatomy, Sanlıurfa, TürkiyeBurdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Veterinary Faculty, Department of Anatomy, Burdur, TürkiyeBingol University, Veterinary Faculty, Department of Anatomy, Bingol, TürkiyeBurdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Veterinary Faculty, Department of Anatomy, Burdur, TürkiyeBurdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Veterinary Faculty, Department of Anatomy, Burdur, Türkiye<b>Aim:</b> The aim of this study was to reveal the dimorphic structures of the foramen magnum and condyle occipitalis through an interspecies shape analysis and to determine the variability between sheep and goats.<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> The study includes data from 81 skulls (46 sheep and 35 goat) for this aim. The foramen magnum frame shape and the condyle occipitalis variation were determined using type I (anatomical) and type III (semilandmarks).<p> <b>Results:</b> Accordingly, was determined 30.76, 14.94 and 14.07 of the total shape variation of PC1, PC2 and PC3, respectively. It was determined that condylus occipitalis was primarily responsible for the shape variation according to PC1, and foramen magnum was responsible for the secondarly. It was found to explain the shape variation of the right condyle occipitalis to a great extent compared with PC2, while in PC3, it caused the entire right condyle occipitalis to explain the shape variation of the extreme lateral corner of the left condyle occipitalis and the left edge of the foramen magnum. The discriminant function analysis determined the Procrustes and Mahalanobis distances to be 0.12293879 (p < 0.0001) and 67.7482 (p < 0.0044), respectively.<p> <b>Conclusion: </b>As a result, the geometric morphometry method is regarded to be a useful tool for detecting changes in skull shape between species and can thus be used successfully for taxonomic, archaeological, and forensic research.http://eurasianjvetsci.org/pdf.php3?id=1429craniometrygeometric morphometryprincipal component analysisshape analysis
spellingShingle Ismail Demircioglu
Yasin Demiraslan
Funda Aksunger Karaavci
Iftar Gurbuz
Ozcan Ozgel
Geometric morphometric analysis of the condylus occipitalis and foramen magnum in sheep and goat
Eurasian Journal of Veterinary Sciences
craniometry
geometric morphometry
principal component analysis
shape analysis
title Geometric morphometric analysis of the condylus occipitalis and foramen magnum in sheep and goat
title_full Geometric morphometric analysis of the condylus occipitalis and foramen magnum in sheep and goat
title_fullStr Geometric morphometric analysis of the condylus occipitalis and foramen magnum in sheep and goat
title_full_unstemmed Geometric morphometric analysis of the condylus occipitalis and foramen magnum in sheep and goat
title_short Geometric morphometric analysis of the condylus occipitalis and foramen magnum in sheep and goat
title_sort geometric morphometric analysis of the condylus occipitalis and foramen magnum in sheep and goat
topic craniometry
geometric morphometry
principal component analysis
shape analysis
url http://eurasianjvetsci.org/pdf.php3?id=1429
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