Functional dental correlates of food properties in five Malagasy lemur species

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 169-188

  Yamashita, Nayuta ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional dental morphology; Lemurs; Molars; Physical food properties

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIET; FOOD COMPOSITION; FRUIT; INSECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLAR TOOTH; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ODONTOMETRY; PLANT LEAF; PROSIMIAN; TOOTH;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BITE FORCE; DENTAL CASTING TECHNIQUE; DENTAL OCCLUSION; DENTITION; LEMUR; MASTICATION; MOLAR;

EID: 0031833153     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199806)106:2<169::AID-AJPA5>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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