Previously undescribed features in the temporalis and masseteric musculature of several large felids raised in captivity

Zoo Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 187-191

  Duckler, Geordie L ^a   Binder, Wendy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Jaw muscles; Panthera leo; Panthera tigris; Puma concolor

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; FELIS SILVESTRIS; PANTHERA LEO; PANTHERA TIGRIS; PUMA CONCOLOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187;

EID: 0031511710     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1997)16:2<187::AID-ZOO9>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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