Dental topography and molar wear in Alouatta palliata from Costa Rica

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 152-161

  Dennis, John C ^a   Ungar, Peter S ^a   Teaford, Mark F ^b   Glander, Kenneth E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental morphology; GIS; Howling monkeys

Indexed keywords

ALOUATTA; ARTICLE; COSTA RICA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MICROHABITAT; MOLAR TOOTH; MONKEY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TOPOGRAPHY;

ALOUATTA; ANIMALS; COSTA RICA; DENTAL IMPRESSION TECHNIQUE; DENTAL OCCLUSION; ENVIRONMENT; ODONTOMETRY; TOOTH; TOOTH ATTRITION;

EID: 4544362184     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.10379     Document Type: Article

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