Evidence of correlated evolution of hypsodonty and exceptional longevity in endemic insular mammals

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1741, 2012, Pages 3339-3346

  Jordana, Xavier ^a   Marín Moratalla, Nekane ^a   de Miguel, Daniel ^a   Kaiser, Thomas M ^b   Köhler, Meike ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ageing; Dental abrasion; Disposable soma theory; Life history theory; Lifespan; Tooth height

Indexed keywords

AGING; BODY MASS; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FOSSIL RECORD; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE SCARCITY; SHEEP; TOOTH;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN;

ARTIODACTYLA; BOVIDAE; MAMMALIA; MYOTRAGUS BALEARICUS;

EID: 84863861921     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2012.0689     Document Type: Article

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