Supernumerary teeth in a captive population of American bison Bison bison

• Autorzy: Crooks K. R. , Van Vuren D.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

A link between dental abnormalities and loss of genetic variation has been reported for unconfined populations of American bison Bison bison (Linnaeus, 1758) but not for captive populations. From a zoo herd with a small founder population and likely history of inbreeding, we report the first recorded occurrence of dental abnormalities in captive bison and the first case of supernumerary second premolars in bison.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

bison; inbreeding; supernumerary tooth; tooth; Bison bison; American bison

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Theriologica
• Rocznik: 1994
• Tom: 39
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.325-328,fig.

Twórcy

autor

Crooks K. R.

• University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA

autor

Van Vuren D.

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