Mountain Lion Skull Measurements
Class
Article
Graduation Year
2019
College
S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources
Department
Wildland Resources Department
Faculty Mentor
Dr. David Stoner
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Abstract
This undergraduate research poster will be based on the measurements of mountain lion skulls to primarily analyze size of the skull to the age of the mountain lion. This was done as part of the Utah state mountain lion undergraduate project. The skulls provided were from Dr. David Stoner, part of USU natural resources faculty. The methods used were: Measuring skull masses in grams Measuring skull heights, lengths, and widths in inches. Categorizing between where the mountain lion was found in Utah Categorizing between male and female Significance of this project is that this is rarely done for mountain lions and mountain lions are very under studied. With this data we can show management implications, accurate ages for animal harvest, determining at what ages lions are more susceptible to conflict with humans, and potentially in the future compare them to more studied predators for behavioral and evolutionary inferences.
Location
South Atrium
Start Date
4-13-2017 1:30 PM
End Date
4-13-2017 2:45 PM
Mountain Lion Skull Measurements
South Atrium
This undergraduate research poster will be based on the measurements of mountain lion skulls to primarily analyze size of the skull to the age of the mountain lion. This was done as part of the Utah state mountain lion undergraduate project. The skulls provided were from Dr. David Stoner, part of USU natural resources faculty. The methods used were: Measuring skull masses in grams Measuring skull heights, lengths, and widths in inches. Categorizing between where the mountain lion was found in Utah Categorizing between male and female Significance of this project is that this is rarely done for mountain lions and mountain lions are very under studied. With this data we can show management implications, accurate ages for animal harvest, determining at what ages lions are more susceptible to conflict with humans, and potentially in the future compare them to more studied predators for behavioral and evolutionary inferences.