A comparative test of adaptive explanations for hypsodonty in ungulates and rodents

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 207-229

  Williams, Susan H ^a   Kay, Richard F ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative methods; Hypsodonty; Independent contrasts; Rodents; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005127124     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012231829141     Document Type: Article

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