Using cementum annuli to estimate Cantabrian chamois age

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 62-67

  Pérez Barbería, Francisco J ^a   Fernández López, José M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

age estimation; Cantabrian chamois; cementum annuli; Rupicapra pyrenaica parva; Spain

Indexed keywords

AGE ESTIMATION; CANTABRIAN CHAMOIS; CEMENTUM ANNULUS; CHAMOIS; HORN GROWTH RING;

SPAIN, CANTABRIAN MOUNTAINS;

RUPICAPRA PYRENAICA PARVA;

EID: 0029668176     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802040     Document Type: Article

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