Institut für Biologie der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Date of this Version
2007
Document Type
Article
Citation
Erforschung biologischer Ressourcen der Mongolei (Halle/Saale) 10 (2007): 133-142. Results of the Mongolian-German Biological Expeditions since 1962, No. 285.
Abstract
The report presents the first information on the use of non-metric skull characters and age determination by tooth section for Asiatic wild asses. It was initiated by a collection of more than 400 skulls of the Asiatic wild ass from the Bordzongijn-Gobi 2002-2004. The methodological overview gives a first research prospect in Asiatic Wild Ass concerning the use of non-metric skull characters as a morphological tool for assessing genetic variability, determining epigenetic divergences and evaluating fluctuating asymmetry. The time course of tooth eruption and replacement in the Asiatic wild ass is described with regard to its use for age determination. To determine the age in years of the older asses tooth sections are made with a low-speed precision saw that reveal annual lines in the tooth cementum.
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Copyright 2007, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle Wittenberg, Halle (Saale). Used by permission.