Title:

Loss of the third upper premolar in Suncus murinus and its relation to jaw size

Creator:

Natori, M. ; Shigehara, N.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1997

Description:

Musk shrew Suncus murinus (Linnaeus, 1766) has a very reduced P3, and it is often missing. Hanamura (1985), based on a sample from Okinawa Island, proposed that the high incidence in P3 loss was a distinguishing characteristic of musk shrew. However, while the Okinawa population lacked P3 in 26 of 95 individuals (27.4%), specimens from Taiwan showed no P3 loss. Thus, the high indicence of P3 loss is not one of distinguishing characteristic of musk shrews.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

allometry coefficients ; dental anomalies ; loss of tooth ; premolar ; size ; Ryjówka domowa

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

42

Issue:

1

Start page:

99

End page:

104

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

PDF

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.97-11

Source:

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Language:

eng ; Sum. eng.

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