Cranial features of the spotted seal, Phoca largha, in the Nemuro Strait, considering age effects

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 137-144

  Mizuno, Ayako W ^a   Ohtaishi, Noriyuki ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Growth; Individual variation; Principal component analysis; Sexual dimorphism; Skull morphology

Indexed keywords

PHOCA LARGHA;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; CRANIAL SUTURE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; JAPAN; MALE; PHOCA; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SKULL;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CEPHALOMETRY; CRANIAL SUTURES; FEMALE; JAPAN; MALE; SEALS, EARLESS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SKULL;

EID: 0036483499     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.64.137     Document Type: Article

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