Evaluation of age determination of polar bears,by counts of cementum growth layer groups

Ursus

Volumn 10, Issue , 1998, Pages 449-453

  Calvert, Wendy ^a   Ramsay, Malcolm A ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age determination; Cementum growth layer group; Known age; Polar bear; Premolar tooth; Technique; Ursus maritimus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000945889     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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