Age estimation in Iberian wildcats Felis silvestris, by canine tooth sections

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 321-327

  García Perea, Rosa ^a   Baquero, Rocío A ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Felis silvestris; Iberian Peninsula; Tooth development

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; FELID; TOOTH;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; FELIS SILVESTRIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 17744415281     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/AT.arch.99-30     Document Type: Article

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