Age in Tayassu pecari according to dental eruption

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 189-196

  Margarido, Tereza C C ^a   Abilhoa, Vinícius ^b,c   Monteiro Filho, Emygdio L A ^b,c  

^a Museu de Historia Natural Capao da Imbuia   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c Instituto de Pesquisas Cananéia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Age classes; Dental formula; Tayassuidae; White lipped peccary

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MAMMAL; TOOTH; WEIGHT;

ANIMALIA; TAYASSU PECARI; TAYASSUIDAE;

EID: 34249279168     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03194214     Document Type: Article

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