Age-related change and allometry of skull and canine of sea otters, Enhydra lutris

Skulls and canines of 460 sea otters from Lopatka Cape, Kamchatka, were examined to assess development patterns, individual variation and sexual differences. An allometric formula was applied to morphometrical data, and the relative growth of each character to total length of skull was analyzed. In...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 2003, Vol.65(4), pp.439-447
Hauptverfasser:	Hattori, K. (Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo (Japan)), Burdin, A.M, Suzuki, M, Ohtaishi, N
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Determination by Teeth - veterinary allometry Analysis of Variance ANIMAL MORPHOLOGY Animals Cuspid - anatomy & histology Cuspid - growth & development Enhydra lutris Female GROWTH Male MEASUREMENT morphology OTTERS Otters - anatomy & histology Otters - growth & development Sex Characteristics skull Skull - anatomy & histology Skull - growth & development
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Schreiben Sie den ersten Kommentar!