Temporal and Spatial Variation in Metric Asymmetry in Skulls of Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) from East Greenland and Svalbard

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  2008

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• Publication date

  2008-02-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.5735/086.045.0102
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