Craniodental mechanics and diet in Asian colobines: Morphological evidence of mature seed predation and sclerocarpy

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 137-148

  Koyabu, Daisuke B ^a   Endo, Hideki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bite force; Ecomorphology; Masticatory apparatus; Seed eating

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANINE TOOTH; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; DENTITION; DIET; EATING; FEEDING; FORAGER; FORAGING; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; INCISOR; MALE; MASTICATION; MECHANICS; MONKEY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERICARP; PRESBYTIS COMATA; PRESBYTIS RUBICUNDA; SCLEROCARPY; SEED PREDATION; SEMNOPITHECUS VETULUS; TRACHYPITHECUS OBSCURUS; TRACHYPITHECUS PHAYREI;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ASIA; CERCOPITHECIDAE; COLOBINAE; DENTITION; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; INCISOR; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEEDS; SESQUITERPENES; SKULL; TOOTH;

PRESBYTIS COMATA; PRESBYTIS RUBICUNDA; TRACHYPITHECUS OBSCURUS; TRACHYPITHECUS PHAYREI; TRACHYPITHECUS VETULUS;

EID: 77950836659     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21213     Document Type: Article

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