Ageing the beaver (Castor fiber L.): A skeletal development and life history calendar based on epiphyseal fusion

Archaeofauna

Volumn 14, Issue , 2005, Pages 199-213

  Fandén, Anders ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aquatic mode of life; Beaver; Castor fiber; Epiphyseal fusion; Life history; Prolonged skeletal development

Indexed keywords

EID: 60949513861     PISSN: 11326891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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