Age-related changes in size, bone microarchitecture and volumetric bone mineral density of the mandible in the harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)

• Patricia Kahle,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Hildesheim, Hildesheim, Germany

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• Tim Rolvien,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany, Department of Orthopedics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

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• Horst Kierdorf,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Hildesheim, Hildesheim, Germany

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• Anna Roos,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Contaminant Research, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden

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• Ursula Siebert,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Institute of Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Research, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany

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• Uwe Kierdorf

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: uwe.kierdorf@uni-hildesheim.de

  Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Hildesheim, Hildesheim, Germany

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0531-2460

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