Dental allometry, morphology, and wear as evidence for diet in fossil primates

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 205-217

  Ungar, Peter ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Dental allometry; Dental microwear; Dental morphology; Feeding adaptations; Primates

Indexed keywords

PRIMATES;

EID: 0032221253     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6505(1998)6:6<205::AID-EVAN3>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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