Efficiency of wear and decalcification technique for estimating the age of estuarine dolphin Sotalia guianensis

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 117-121

  Sydney, Nicolle V ^a   Monteiro Filho, Emygdio L A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE TECNOLÓGICA FEDERAL DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c Instituto de Pesquisas Cananéia IPeC   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Age estimation; GLG; Sotalia guianensis

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY;

AGE DETERMINATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL RESEARCH; DOLPHIN; ESTUARINE SPECIES; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ODONTOMETRY; SOTALIA GUIANENSIS; STEREOMICROSCOPY; THICKNESS; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION;

AGE DETERMINATION BY TEETH; ANIMALS; DENTAL CEMENTUM; DENTIN; DOLPHINS; FORMIC ACIDS; TOOTH;

CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; ODONTOCETI; SOTALIA GUIANENSIS;

EID: 79957641270     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 02505991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12038-011-9005-5     Document Type: Article

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