A dental topographic analysis of chimpanzees

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 276-284

  Klukkert, Zachary S ^a,b   Teaford, Mark F ^c   Ungar, Peter S ^d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CONSORTIUM IN EVOLUTIONARY PRIMATOLOGY   (United States)

^c HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

chimpanzee; dental ecology; dental topography; diet; molar morphology

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOLOGY; CHIMPANZEE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTISTRY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LASER MICROSCOPY; MOLAR TOOTH; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE; SUBSPECIES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MOLAR; PAN TROGLODYTES; PHYLOGENY; TOOTH WEAR;

EID: 84861311181     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21592     Document Type: Conference Paper

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