Osteopatologias e alterações dentárias em Otaria byronia (Pinnipedia, Otariidae) da costa do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil Osteopathologies and tooth alterations in Otaria byronia (Pinnipedia, Otariidae) from Rio Grande do Sul coast, Brazil

<abstract language="eng">Bone diseases and tooth alterations in 47 specimens of Otaria byronia (Blainville, 1820), from southern Brazilian coast, were analized. Tooth wear and the associated bone pathologies were determined, as well as their percentuals. The main infection was osteom...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Rodrigues Braunn, Jorge Ferigolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul 2004-06-01
Series:Iheringia: Série Zoologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212004000200001