Tests of estimation of age from tooth wear on roe deer of known age: Variation within and among populations

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 58-67

  Hewison, A J M ^a   Vincent, J P ^a   Angibault, J M ^a   Delorme, D ^b   Van Laere, G ^b   Gaillard, J M ^c  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; DEER; ERROR ANALYSIS; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; INTRAPOPULATION VARIATION; TOOTH; WEAR;

CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS;

EID: 0033399715     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z98-183     Document Type: Article

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