Oral disease in free-living red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) in the United Kingdom

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 185-196

  Sainsbury, Anthony W ^a   Kountouri, Amalia ^a   DuBoulay, George ^a   Kertesz, Peter ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Incisors; Malocclusion; Molars; Periodontal disease; Rodent; Rodentia

Indexed keywords

ANODONTIA; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS; SCIURUS VULGARIS; TAMIASCIURUS;

EID: 3843150611     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-40.2.185     Document Type: Article

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