Morphometric and Radiographic Investıgation of Ossa Coxae in Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes)

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 3, 224 - 229, 30.05.2025

Saime Betül Baygeldi , Yeşim Aslan Kanmaz , Meryem Karan

https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.1636536

Öz

This study was conducted to describe the morphology of the ossa coxae in adult red foxes and to make morphometric evaluations of the pelvis using radiography. For this purpose, 4 adult male foxes were used. After dissection, they were examined macro-anatomically. According to these examinations, a large incisura acetabuli was present. Cranial to the acetabulum, there was a jagged ridge for the origin of the m. rectus femoris. The ilium had a concave wing. The tuber ischiadicum consisted of a single ridge and the os pubis was narrow craniocaudally and flattened dorsoventrally. Radiographs of the ossa coxae were then taken in dorsal, lateral and ventral directions and 11 measurement points were determined on the image. According to these measurements, the greatest length (GL (Greatest length)) of the pelvic length of the fox was 90.44±5.9 mm and the smallest width (SB (Smallest breadth)) was 5.48±0.97 mm. It proved to be important for species distinction. The findings contribute to the existing knowledge base and have practical implications for different areas of research and professional practice.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Morphometry , ossa coxae , red fox.

Kızıl Tilkilerde (Vulpes vulpes) Ossa Coxae’nın Morfometrik ve Radyografik İncelenmesi

Öz

Bu çalışma, yetişkin kızıl tilkilerde ossa coxae’nın morfolojisini tanımlamak ve radyografi kullanarak pelvisin morfometrik değerlendirmelerini yapmak amacıyla yapıldı. Bu amaçla 4 erişkin erkek tilki kullanıldı. Diseksiyonları yapıldıktan sonra makro-anatomik olarak da incelendi. Bu incelemelere göre geniş bir incisura acetabuli mevcuttu. Acetabulum’un cranialinde, m. rectus femoris'in orijini için pürüzlü bir kabartı bulunmaktaydı. İlium içbükey bir kanada sahipti. Tuber ischiadicum tek bir çıkıntıdan oluşmaktaydı ve os pubis craniocaudal olarak dar ve dorsoventral olarak basıktı. Daha sonra ossa coxae’ların dorsal, lateral ve ventral yönlü olarak radyografileri çekildi ve görüntü üzerinde 11 ölçüm noktası belirlendi. Bu ölçümlere göre tilkinin pelvis uzunluğunun en büyük uzunluk (GL (Greatest length)) ortalama 90,44±5,9 mm, en küçük genişlik ise (SB (Smallest breadth)) 5,48±0,97 mm idi. Tür ayrımı noktasında önemlilik arz edeceği ispatlanmıştır. Elde edilen bulgular, mevcut bilgi tabanına katkıda bulunmakta ve farklı araştırma ve mesleki uygulama alanları için pratik çıkarımlar sunmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Kızıl tilki , morfometri , ossa coxae.

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