Food procurement and tooth use in two sympatric lemur species

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-133

  Yamashita, Nayuta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Ingestion; Mechanical food properties; Toughness

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DOG; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; HARDNESS; JAW MOVEMENT; MASTICATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PROSIMIAN; TOOTH;

ANIMALS; DENTITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LEMUR; MASTICATION; PLANTS, EDIBLE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0038105854     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.10206     Document Type: Article

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