Correlations between feeding type and mandibular morphology in the sika deer

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 272, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 244-257

  Ozaki, M ^a   Suwa, G ^a   Kaji, K ^b,f   Ohba, T ^c   Hosoi, E ^d   Koizumi, T ^e   Takatsuki, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Hokkaido Institute of Environmental Sciences   (Japan)

^c Shizuoka Prefectural Government   (Japan)

^d YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^f TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cervids; Dietary adaptation; Microevolutionary levels; Molar durability; Morphometry

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEER; DENTITION; DIET; FEEDING; MORPHOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; KINKASAN; MIYAGI; TOHOKU;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS NIPPON;

EID: 34250722078     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00264.x     Document Type: Article

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