Phenotypic and environmental correlates of tooth eruption in red deer (Cervus elaphus)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 262, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-89

  Loe, Leif Egil ^a,b   Meisingset, Erling L ^c   Mysterud, Atle ^b   Langvatn, Rolf ^a,d   Stenseth, Nils C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c The Norwegian Center for Ecological Agriculture   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Dentition; Limestone; Morphology; Phenotypic quality; Population effect

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; DENTITION; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; SIZE; TOOTH; UNGULATE;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 1642546526     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836903004436     Document Type: Article

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