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Age-Related Tooth Wear Differs between Forest and Savanna Primates

Tooth wear in primates is caused by aging and ecological factors. However, comparative data that would allow us to delineate the contribution of each of these factors are lacking. Here, we contrast age-dependent molar tooth wear by scoring percent of dentine exposure (PDE) in two wild African primat...

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Autores principales: Galbany, Jordi, Romero, Alejandro, Mayo-Alesón, Mercedes, Itsoma, Fiacre, Gamarra, Beatriz, Pérez-Pérez, Alejandro, Willaume, Eric, Kappeler, Peter M., Charpentier, Marie J. E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3986402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24732967
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0094938