Age estimation in the Mediterranean bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus(Montagu 1821) by bone density of the thoracic limb

• Published in: Journal of Anatomy
• Main Authors: Butti, Camilla, Corain, Livio, Cozzi, Bruno, Podestà, Michela, Pirone, Andrea, Affronte, Marco, Zotti, Alessandro
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2007
• Subjects: Montagu; toothed whales
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7580.2007.00805.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1469-7580.2007.00805.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7580.2007.00805.x

Abstract The determination of age is an important step in defining the life history traits of individuals and populations. Age determination of odontocetes is mainly based on counting annual growth layer groups in the teeth. However, this useful method is always invasive, requiring the cutting of at...