Incisor wear and age in Yellowstone bison

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 669-676

  Christianson, David A ^a   Gogan, Peter J P ^a,b   Podruzny, Kevin M ^a   Olexa, Edward M ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Annuli; Bison bison; Cementum; Eruption wear; Incisor; Yellowstone

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; DENTITION; ESTIMATION METHOD; METHODOLOGY; UNGULATE;

BISON; BISON BISON; UNGULATA;

EID: 27144483459     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2005)33[669:IWAAIY]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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