Enamel hypoplasia provides insights into early systemic stress in wild and captive giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 263, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 197-206

  Franz Odendaal, Tamara A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Captive; Enamel hypoplasia; Giraffidae; Systemic stress

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVITY; HEALTH STATUS; STRESS; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA; GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS; GIRAFFIDAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 2542492509     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836904005059     Document Type: Article

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