Elemental analysis of soricine enamel: Pigmentation variation and distribution in molars of Blarina brevicauda

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 700-705

  Strait, Suzanne G ^a   Smith, Staci C ^a  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blarina; Energy dispersive spectrometer; Iron pigmentation; Molars; Shrews; Soricinae; Teeth

Indexed keywords

ENAMEL; INSECTIVORE; IRON; PIGMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROMETER; WEAR;

BLARINA BREVICAUDA; SORICIDAE;

EID: 33748450073     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-265R4.1     Document Type: Article

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