Dental wear, wear rate, and dental disease in the African apes

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 481-491

  Elgart, Alison A ^a  

^a FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African apes; Dental wear; Wear rate

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; DENTAL HEALTH; DIET; FECUNDITY; FOOD PROCESSING; HOMINID; JUVENILE; MORTALITY; SAMPLING; SENESCENCE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; APE DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; HOMINID; INCISOR; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TOOTH DISEASE;

ANIMALS; APE DISEASES; DIET; HOMINIDAE; INCISOR; MOLAR; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOOTH WEAR;

GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA; HOMO; PAN; PAN PANISCUS;

EID: 77951698134     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20797     Document Type: Article

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