Dental microwear in anubis and hybrid baboons (Papio hamadryas, sensu lato) living in Awash National Park, Ethiopia

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 279-291

  Nystrom, Pia ^a   Phillips Conroy, Jane E ^b   Jolly, Clifford J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baboons; Dental microwear; Diet; Sex differences; Teeth

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BABOON; DENSITY; DENTITION; ENAMEL; ETHIOPIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MASTICATION; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; DIET; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAPIO ANUBIS; PAPIO HAMADRYAS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TOOTH; TOOTH ATTRITION;

EID: 5444225000     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.10274     Document Type: Article

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