Daily deposition of dentine in Juvenile Alligator and assessment of tooth replacement rates using incremental line counts

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 228, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 189-194

  Erickson, Gregory M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0037493399     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199605)228:2<189::AID-JMOR7>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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