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Unique pattern of dietary adaptation in the dentition of Carnivora: its advantage and developmental origin

Carnivora is a successful taxon in terms of dietary diversity. We investigated the dietary adaptations of carnivoran dentition and the developmental background of their dental diversity, which may have contributed to the success of the lineage. A developmental model was tested and extended to explai...

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Autores principales: Asahara, Masakazu, Saito, Kazuyuki, Kishida, Takushi, Takahashi, Katsu, Bessho, Kazuhisa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4920314/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.0375