The influence of fallback foods on great ape tooth enamel

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 653-660

  Constantino, Paul J ^a   Lucas, Peter W ^a   Lee, James J W ^a,b   Lawn, Brian R ^b  

^a THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Evolution; Fracture mechanics

Indexed keywords

APE; ATTENTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENTITION; DIET; ENAMEL; EVOLUTION; FOOD INTAKE; MAMMAL; MASTICATION; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; DENTAL ENAMEL; DIET; HOMINIDAE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

HOMINIDAE; MAMMALIA; PONGO;

EID: 70449119025     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21096     Document Type: Conference Paper

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