Geographical Variation of Mandible Size and Shape in the Ryukyu Wild Pig (Sus scrofa riukiuanus)

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-61

  Endo, Hideki ^a   Maeda, Seishi ^b   Yamagiwa, Daishiro ^b   Kurohmaru, Masamichi ^b   Hayashi, Yoshihiro ^b   Hattori, Shôsaku ^c   Kurosawa, Yaetsu ^d   Tanaka, Kazue ^e  

^a DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d Cattle Museum   (Japan)

^e TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Geographical variation; Mandible; Osteometry; Swine (Ryukyu wild pig)

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RYUKYU; SUS SCROFA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANINE TOOTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; JAPAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; PACIFIC ISLANDS; SWINE; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CUSPID; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; JAPAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; PACIFIC ISLANDS; SWINE;

EID: 0031607179     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.60.57     Document Type: Article

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