Dental ontogeny in Macroscelides proboscideus (Afrotheria) and Erinaceus europaeus (Lipotyphla)

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-115

  Asher, Robert J ^a   Olbricht, Gea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dentition; Growth; Hedgehog; Ontogeny; Replacement; Sengi; Teeth

Indexed keywords

AFROTHERIA; ERINACEIDAE; ERINACEUS EUROPAEUS; INSECTIVORA; MACROSCELIDES PROBOSCIDEUS; MACROSCELIDIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 67349141564     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10914-009-9105-2     Document Type: Article

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