Exponentially decreasing tooth growth rate in horse teeth: Implications for isotopic analyses

Archaeometry

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1104-1124

  Bendrey, R ^a,c   Vella, D ^b   Zazzo, A ^a   Balasse, M ^a   Lepetz, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equus; Modelling; Sequential sampling; Stable isotope analysis; Tooth enamel bioapatite; Tooth growth rates

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRY; GROWTH RATE; HORSE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE; TOOTH;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 84945472397     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/arcm.12151     Document Type: Article

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