Evaluation of an effective method to estimate age of Cape fur seals using ground tooth sections

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 683-693

  Oosthuizen, Wessel H ^a,b  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Age determination; Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus; Canines; Cape fur seal; Cementum; Dentine; Ground sections; Postcanines

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; AGE ESTIMATION; CAPE FUR SEAL; GROWTH LAYER; MAMMALS; TOOTH;

ANIMALIA; ARCTOCEPHALUS; ARCTOCEPHALUS PUSILLUS PUSILLUS; MAMMALIA; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0030841436     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1997.tb00091.x     Document Type: Article

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