Sheremetyev I. S., Salkina G.P., Bogachev A.S.
Zoologicheskiy zhurnal 2003; (12): 1499-1507
Тhe variation of sika craniometric characteristics from the Primorie was studied. Age-sex variation and partly geographic variation of sika, Cervus nippon hortulorum Swinhoe 1864, craniometric characteristics in Primorie had same feature that variation of body size and mass. Group comparison maintains that strong differentiation between territorially separated populations is absent. Only one of craniometric characteristics strongly divides park and wild specimens, but absolute criterion for division is absent. The difference level is not sufficient for installation of bounds between most populations.
