Incisors as body-size predictor among rodents (Rodentia, Mammalia);Estimation de la taille et du poids corporel chez les rongeurs (Rodentia, Mammalia) à partir de la taille des incisives

Comptes Rendus de l'Academie de Sciences - Serie IIa: Sciences de la Terre et des Planetes

Volumn 326, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-85

  Parra, Virginie ^a   Jaeger, Jean Jacques ^a  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Allometry; Body size; Community; Incisor; Rodent; Ternifine

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; INCISOR; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0031745776     PISSN: 12518050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1251-8050(97)83207-7     Document Type: Article

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