Loose Leaf For Integrated Principles Of Zoology
18th Edition
ISBN: 9781260411140
Author: Cleveland P Hickman Jr. Emeritus, Susan L. Keen, David J Eisenhour Professor PhD, Allan Larson, Helen I'Anson Associate Professor of Biology
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 28, Problem 4RQ
What is distinctive about each of the following: horns of bovids, antlers of deer, and horns of rhinos? Describe the growth cycle of antlers.
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