Influence of climate oscillations on dentinal deposition in teeth of Commerson's dolphin

Global Change Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2477-2486

  Dellabianca, Natalia A ^a,b   Hohn, Aleta A ^c   Goodall, R Natalie P ^a,b   Pousa, Jorge L ^d   Macleod, Colin D ^e   Lima, Mauricio ^f  

^a CENTRO AUSTRAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS CADIC CONICET   (Argentina)

^b Museo Acatushun de Aves y Mamiferos Marinos Australes AMMA   (Argentina)

^c NMFS SEFSC NOAA Beaufort Lab   (United States)

^d FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^f PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Argentina; Dentinal anomalies; ENSO; Growth; SAM; SST; Tierra del Fuego

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; DOLPHIN; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; RECONSTRUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURVIVAL; TOOTH;

TIERRA DEL FUEGO [(ARC) SOUTH AMERICA];

ANIMALIA; CEPHALORHYNCHUS; CEPHALORHYNCHUS COMMERSONII; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84863622392     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02707.x     Document Type: Article

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