Dental functional morphology: The known, the unknown and the unknowable

Evolution Of The Human Diet: The Known, the Unknown, and the Unknowable

Volumn , Issue , 2023, Pages 39-55

  Ungar, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Crompton; Lumsden; Masticatory; Morphologies; Suggesting

Indexed keywords

EID: 85201594637     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195183474.003.0004     Document Type: Chapter

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