Bone histology as an approach to providing data on certain key life history traits in mammals: Implications for conservation biology

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 422-429

  Marín Moratalla, Nekane ^a   Jordana, Xavier ^a   Köhler, Meike ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age at first reproduction; Demography; Life history; Lines of arrested growth; Longevity

Indexed keywords

AGE; BONE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATA ACQUISITION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIMORPHISM; GROWTH RATE; HEALTH STATUS; HISTOLOGY; KNOWLEDGE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LONGEVITY; MUSEUM; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUMINANT; SEXUAL MATURITY;

ADDAX; ADDAX NASOMACULATUS; LACUNA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84886773953     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2013.07.079     Document Type: Article

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