Origin of dental occlusion in tetrapods: Signal for terrestrial vertebrate evolution?

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution

Volumn 306, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 261-277

  Reisz, Robert R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HISTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TOOTH; TOOTH OCCLUSION; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; DENTAL OCCLUSION; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYLOGENY; TOOTH; VERTEBRATES;

AMNIOTA; TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33745634427     PISSN: 15525007     EISSN: 15525015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.21115     Document Type: Review

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