title: Ontogenetic and evolutionary trends in the tooth enamel features in Craseomys voles (Arvicolinae, Rodentia).
abstract: In Craseomys rufocanus and Craseomys rex, the age-related and species differences in thickness and microstructure of the first lower molars (ml) have been identified and studied. The results suggest that the enamel dimensional and microstructural features may serve as additional indicators of the vole tooth evolutionary stage within a single phyletic lineage.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg, Russia. fominykh.m@mail.ru.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Fominykh
authors.affiliation: Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg, Russia.
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Zykov
authors.affiliation: Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg, Russia.|Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russia.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Borodin
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D003411:Arvicolinae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D005075:Biological Evolution; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000166:cytology* / Q000254:growth & development*; D014644:Genetic Variation / Q000235:genetics; D013045:Species Specificity