A study using eight rapidly growing young green iguanas (Iguana iguana; initial mean weight 68.0 ยฑ 3.8 gm) examined the changes in the wave replacement of teeth, the increased size of the teeth, and the posterior migration of tooth positions over a period of 16 weeks. The teeth increase in width as
The tooth replacement phenomenon and growth in the green iguana,Iguana iguana
โ Scribed by L. W. Kline
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 215 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1420-682X
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