The evolution of high dental complexity in the horse lineage

Annales Zoologici Fennici

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 73-79

  Evans, Alistair R ^a   Janis, Christine M ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANCESTRY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HORSE; NEW TAXON; POPULATION GENETICS; TOOTH;

EID: 84897442863     PISSN: 0003455X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5735/086.051.0209     Document Type: Article

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