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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |