Dental radiography as a low-invasive field technique to estimate age in small rodents, with the mole voles (Ellobius) as an example
V. R. Nikonova, A. E. Naumova, A. M. Bergaliev, M. M. Dymskaya, A. I. Rudyk, E. V. Volodina, A. Smorkatcheva
This study develops a radiographic method to estimate age in mole voles using molar metrics, achieving high accuracy with 99% classification of age classes.
bioRxiv · Mar 14, 2024Zoology