Dentinal anomalies in teeth of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) from Scottish waters: Are they linked to sexual maturation and environmental events?

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 893-902

  Luque, P L ^a,b   Pierce, G J ^a   Learmonth, J A ^a   Santos, M B ^a,c   Ieno, E ^a,d   Lopez A ^e   Reid, R J ^f   Rogan, E ^g   Gonzalez A F ^h   Boon, J ⁱ   Law, R J ^j   Lockyer, C H ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^d Highland Statistics Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^e CEMMA ^*  (Spain)

^f Veterinary Science Division   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^h INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

ⁱ ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^j CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^k Age Dynamics   (Denmark)

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Author keywords

Dentinal anomalies; Environmental events; Harbour porpoises; Scotland; Sexual maturation; Teeth

Indexed keywords

ANOMALY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAT RESERVE; LIFE HISTORY; MINERALIZATION; PORPOISE; SEXUAL MATURITY; TOOTH; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOCOENIDAE;

EID: 69749096629     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315409001866     Document Type: Article

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