Skeletochronology and isotopic analysis of a captive individual of <i>Alligator mississippiensis</i> Daudin, 1802
In the present study, bone histology and isotope composition (C, N, O) of a femur and three postcranial osteoderms from an approximately 23–25 year-old captive female <i>Alligator mississippiensis</i> Daudin, 1802 were analyzed to infer the recorded life history. The number of visible an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2009-08-01
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| Series: | Fossil Record |
| Online Access: | http://www.foss-rec.net/12/121/2009/fr-12-121-2009.pdf |