Sexual dimorphism of structures showing indeterminate growth: Tusks of American mastodons (Mammut americanum)

Paleobiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 175-194

  Smith, Kathlyn M ^a,b   Fisher, Daniel C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; MAMMOTH; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; PALEOBIOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; TOOTH;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA];

MAMMUT AMERICANUM; MASTODON;

EID: 79953121576     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/09033.1     Document Type: Article

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