Fig. 5. PCA and deformations. A-C in Integrative taxonomy resolves a new West African Crocidura (Mammalia: Soricidae) species, cryptic to Crocidura grandiceps in color, but distinct in size

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Authors: Inessa Voet, Arnaud Delapré, Christiane Denys, Aude Lalis, Raphaël Cornette, Violaine Nicolas
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18876124
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Abstract

Fig. 5. PCA and deformations. A-C. PCA of the aligned coordinates: skull in dorsal view (A), skull in ventral view (B), mandible (C). Species are represented by color. The holotype of C. grandiceps Hutterer, 1983 (light green) is shown in the morphospace of all three structures. D-F. Deformations along the axes are represented to the right of their respecive PCA plots, with a magnification factor of three. Species are represented by color.

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Evolution and Paleontology Studies Morphological variations and asymmetry Bat Biology and Ecology Studies

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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17 February 2026
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