A retrospective study of dental conditions of captive brown bears (Ursus arctos spp.) compared with free-ranging Alaskan grizzlies (Ursus arctos horribilis)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 208-221

  Wenker, Christian J ^a,c   Stich, Hermann ^a   Müller, Max ^b   Lussi, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Dählhölzli Zoological Garden   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Brown bear; Caries; Dental calculus; Grizzly bear; Ursus arctos horribilis; Ursus arctos spp.

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEAR; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION; FEMALE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWITZERLAND; TOOTH DISEASE; UNITED STATES; WILD ANIMAL; ZOO ANIMAL;

AGE FACTORS; ALASKA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANIMALS, ZOO; DENTAL CARIES; DENTITION; FEMALE; MALE; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWITZERLAND; TOOTH ATTRITION; TOOTH DISEASES; URSIDAE;

EID: 0033144884     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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