Age Determination in the Grey-Headed Flying Fox

Divljan et al improve the cementum-layer aging technique in aging grey-headed flying fox by examining the annuli of the known-age and unknown-age of Pteropus poliocephalus. It was found that the cementum growth layers form annually in teeth of P. poliocephalus, making the counting of layers a reliab...

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Published in:The Journal of wildlife management 2006-04, Vol.70 (2), p.607-611
Main Authors: DIVLJAN, ANJA, PARRY-JONES, KERRYN, WARDLE, GLENDA M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerial locomotion
age determination
Age structure
Aging
Animal populations
Animals
Australia
Bats
Canines
cementum layers
Chiroptera
flying fox
Foxes
Mortality
Mortality patterns
Pteropus poliocephalus
Research Note
Research Notes
Teeth
Threatened species
Wildlife
Wildlife conservation
Wildlife management
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Summary:Divljan et al improve the cementum-layer aging technique in aging grey-headed flying fox by examining the annuli of the known-age and unknown-age of Pteropus poliocephalus. It was found that the cementum growth layers form annually in teeth of P. poliocephalus, making the counting of layers a reliable technique to age individuals. Such information is important for assessing the impact of this change in the mortality patterns on the population persistence for this vulnerable species.
ISSN:0022-541X
1937-2817
DOI:10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[607:ADITGF]2.0.CO;2