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Dentition and body condition: tooth wear as a correlate of weight loss in roe deer

BACKGROUND: In many mammalian species, once the permanent teeth have erupted, the only change to dentition is a gradual loss of tooth surface/height through wear. The crown of the teeth cannot be repaired once worn. When dental crown tissue has been depleted due to wear, the animal is expected to ha...

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Autores principales: Chirichella, Roberta, De Marinis, Anna Maria, Pokorny, Boštjan, Apollonio, Marco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8454088/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34544436
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12983-021-00433-w