Title:

Tooth size in the European badger ( Meles meles ) with special reference to sexual dimorphism, diet and intraspecific aggression

Creator:

Lüps, P. ; Roper, T.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1988

Description:

Length of the first molar in the upper jaw (M1) was compared with condylobasal length in 40 skulls of adult badgers (20 of each sex). In addition, the length, width, and height of all teeth except the vestigal first premolar were measured in 24 skulls of juvenile badgers (12 of each sex). All skulls originated in Switzerland.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

diet ; intraspecific aggression ; Meles meles ; sexual dimorphism ; tooth size ; rozmiar zębów ; borsuk ; dymorfizm płciowy ; dieta ; pokarm ; agresja wewnątrzgatunkowa

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

33

Issue:

2

Start page:

21

End page:

33

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.88-2

Source:

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Language:

eng ; sum. eng. ; pol.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open