Extra teeth and dental anomalies in the crested porcupine Hystrix cristata, from Sicily

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 219-223

  Angelici, Francesco M ^a   Luiselli, Luca ^b  

^a FIZV   (Italy)

^b FIZV   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dental anomaly; Hystrix cristata; Italy; Sicily

Indexed keywords

ERETHIZON DORSATUM; HYSTRIX CRISTATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032804720     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/AT.arch.99-20     Document Type: Article

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