Aging bison by the incremental cementum growth layers in teeth

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1276-1280

  Moffitt, Steven A ^a  

^a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Bison; Bison bison; Cementum annuli; Northern Great Plains; Teeth

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; DENTITION; UNGULATE;

ANIMALIA; BISON; BISON BISON; BUBALUS; MAMMALIA; UNGULATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031724776     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3801991     Document Type: Article

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