Prairie grass phytolith hardness and the evolution of ungulate hypsodonty

Historical Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 737-744

  Erickson, Kayley L ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

biomechanics; evolution; grass phytoliths; herbivory; hypsodonty; tooth wear

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; EVOLUTION; GRASS; HARDNESS; HERBIVORY; PHYTOLITH; PRAIRIE; UNGULATE;

UNGULATA;

EID: 84907594107     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: 10292381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08912963.2013.841155     Document Type: Article

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