A spatio-temporal decrease in molar size in the western European house mouse

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-57

  Cassaing, Jacques ^a   Sénégas, Frank ^a   Claude, Julien ^a   de la Rivière, Bettina Le Proux ^a  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Gallo Roman mice; House mouse; Modern mice; Molar size; Spatio temporal gradient

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CEREAL; DENTITION; POPULATION DENSITY; RODENT; SIZE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

MUS; MUS MUSCULUS; MUS MUSCULUS DOMESTICUS;

EID: 78650192675     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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