Growth layer patterns in teeth from the franciscana, Pontoporia blainvillei: Developing a model for precision in age estimation

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-27

  Pinedo, Maria Cristina ^a   Hohn, Aleta A ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^b NMFS   (United States)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Age model; Aging; Cetacean; Dolphin; Franciscana; GLGs; Growth layers; Marine mammal; Pontoporia blainvillei; Teeth

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BRAZIL; MODEL; SEX; SIZE; TOOTH; URUGUAY;

AGE DETERMINATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; TOOTH;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; MAMMALIA; PONTOPORIA BLAINVILLEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033979451     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2000.tb00901.x     Document Type: Article

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