A new 3-d approach to determine functional morphology of cercopithecoid molars

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 186, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 487-493

  Ulhaas, Lilian ^a,b   Kullmer, Ottmar ^a   Schrenk, Friedemann ^a   Henke, Winfried ^b  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cercopithecoidea; Molar morphology; Occlusal topography

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CERCOPITHECIDAE; CERCOPITHECUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ENAMEL; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; JAW MOVEMENT; MOLAR TOOTH; NONHUMAN; PALEOECOLOGY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH OCCLUSION;

ANIMALIA; CERCOPITHECIDAE; CERCOPITHECOIDEA; CERCOPITHECUS;

EID: 11244341142     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0940-9602(04)80090-6     Document Type: Article

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