Linear enamel hypoplasia as an indicator of physiological stress in great apes: Reviewing the evidence in light of enamel growth variation

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 191-204

  Guatelli Steinberg, Debbie ^a   Ferrell, Rebecca J ^b   Spence, Jennifer ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

enamel defects; growth; perikymata; primate teeth

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; APE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; FEMALE; GORILLA; MALE; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; ORANG UTAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; FEMALE; HOMINIDAE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TOOTH CROWN;

EID: 84861319463     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21619     Document Type: Conference Paper

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