Aging through growth marks in teeth of Spanish red deer

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 702-710

  Azorit, Concepción ^a,d,e   Muñoz Cobo, Joaquín ^a,f   Hervás, José ^b,d,g,h   Analla, Mohamed ^c,d,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b L 214   (Spain)

^c ABDELMALEK ESSAADI UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^g Priv Pathol Lab Histolab Vet   (Spain)

^h Roy Acad Vet Sci of Andalucia   (Spain)

ⁱ INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET VÉTÉRINAIRE HASSAN II   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Aging; Cervus elaphus hispanicus; Dental cementum; First rest line; Southeastern Spain; Spanish red deer

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; DEER; DENTITION; GROWTH;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS HISPANICUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 7544242997     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2004)032[0702:ATGMIT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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