In many mammalian species, once the permanent teeth have erupted, the only change to dentition is a gradual loss of tooth surface/height through wear. The crown of the teeth cannot be repaired once worn. When dental crown tissue has been depleted due to wear, the animal is expected to have a suboptimal body condition. We evaluated the role of tooth wear in causing a reduction of physical condition in adult roe deer females (Capreolus capreolus).
Dentition and body condition: tooth wear as a correlate of weight loss in roe deer / Chirichella, Roberta; De Marinis, Anna Maria; Pokorny, Boštjan; Apollonio, Marco. - In: FRONTIERS IN ZOOLOGY. - ISSN 1742-9994. - 18:1(2021), p. 47. [10.1186/s12983-021-00433-w]
Dentition and body condition: tooth wear as a correlate of weight loss in roe deer
Chirichella, Roberta
;Apollonio, Marco
2021-01-01
Abstract
In many mammalian species, once the permanent teeth have erupted, the only change to dentition is a gradual loss of tooth surface/height through wear. The crown of the teeth cannot be repaired once worn. When dental crown tissue has been depleted due to wear, the animal is expected to have a suboptimal body condition. We evaluated the role of tooth wear in causing a reduction of physical condition in adult roe deer females (Capreolus capreolus).I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.