The effect of animal density on metacarpus development in captive fallow deer

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-65

  Serrano, Emmanuel ^a   Angibault, Jean Mark ^a   Cargnelutti, Bruno ^a   Hewison, A J Mark ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Dama dama; Epiphysis; Growth; Metacarpus; Ossification; Population density

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; DAMA DAMA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 34447326729     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2006.07.007     Document Type: Article

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