Loss of the third upper premolar in Suncus murinus and its relation to jaw size

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 99-104

  Natori, Masahito ^a   Shigehara, Nobuo ^b  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

allometry; dental anomalies; loss of tooth; Suncus murinus

Indexed keywords

SORICIDAE; SUNCUS; SUNCUS MURINUS;

EID: 0030995162     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/AT.arch.97-11     Document Type: Article

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