Sources of tooth wear variation early in life among known-aged wild ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) at the Bezà Mahafaly Special Reserve, Madagascar

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 76, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1037-1048

  Cuozzo, Frank P ^a,b   Head, Brian R ^c   Sauther, Michelle L ^b   Ungar, Peter S ^c   O'Mara, M Teague ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dental ecology; Dental topography; Habitat; Life history; Sex

Indexed keywords

LEMUR CATTA;

AGE; ANIMAL; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FRUIT; LEMURIDAE; MADAGASCAR; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TAMARIND; TOOTH WEAR; VETERINARY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FRUIT; LEMUR; MADAGASCAR; MALE; TAMARINDUS; TOOTH WEAR;

EID: 84911396977     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22291     Document Type: Article

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