Variation and integration of the simple mandibular postcanine dentition in two species of phocid seal

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1325-1334

  Miller, Edward H ^a   Sung, Ha Cheol ^a,d   Moulton, Valerie D ^a,b   Miller, Gary W ^b   Finley, J Kerry ^b,e   Stenson, Garry B ^c  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b LGL LIMITED   (Canada)

^c FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^d Korea National University of Education   (South Korea)

^e Finley Research Associates   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bilateral symmetry; Canadian arctic; Dental variation; Dentition; Harp seal; Labrador; Morphometrics; Newfoundland; Ringed seal

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CARNIVORE; DENTITION; MORPHOMETRY; PINNIPED; SYMMETRY;

CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NORTH AMERICA;

CARNIVORA; PHOCA GROENLANDICA; PHOCA HISPIDA; PHOCIDAE; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 35549005004     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/06-MAMM-A-243R.1     Document Type: Article

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