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Very young individuals ( in the first age class ) are underrepresented in all the
profiles , because their skulls are more fragile than those of older individuals .
The extent of underrepresentation probably varies from profile to profile
depending ...
Very young individuals ( in the first age class ) are underrepresented in all the
profiles , because their skulls are more fragile than those of older individuals .
The extent of underrepresentation probably varies from profile to profile
depending ...
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As a consequence , there is no reason to suppose serious underrepresentation
of very young M . furcatus in the age profile . In the other four species , however ,
the jaws of individuals in the youngest ( first ) age class , and in the ovibovines ...
As a consequence , there is no reason to suppose serious underrepresentation
of very young M . furcatus in the age profile . In the other four species , however ,
the jaws of individuals in the youngest ( first ) age class , and in the ovibovines ...
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An ungulate species in which females regularly produce one young ( or less ) per
year will have a catastrophic ( = ' lx ' ) age profile with a down - staircase shape in
which successively older age classes contain progressively fewer individuals .
An ungulate species in which females regularly produce one young ( or less ) per
year will have a catastrophic ( = ' lx ' ) age profile with a down - staircase shape in
which successively older age classes contain progressively fewer individuals .
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Contents
FRANCO FERRARA | 2 |
Systematic discussion | 41 |
Acknowledgements | 47 |
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