Canine morphology in the larger Felidae: Implications for feeding ecology

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 573-592

  Christiansen, Per ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bending strengths; Bite force; Feeding behaviour; Felids

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTION; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FELID; FITNESS; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; TOOTH;

FELIDAE; NEOFELIS NEBULOSA; PANTHERA PARDUS; UNCIA UNCIA;

EID: 34547659115     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00819.x     Document Type: Article

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