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Biting mechanics and niche separation in a specialized clade of primate seed predators

We analyzed feeding biomechanics in pitheciine monkeys (Pithecia, Chiropotes, Cacajao), a clade that specializes on hard-husked unripe fruit (sclerocarpy) and resistant seeds (seed predation). We tested the hypothesis that pitheciine crania are well-suited to generate and withstand forceful canine a...

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Autores principales: Ledogar, Justin A., Luk, Theodora H. Y., Perry, Jonathan M. G., Neaux, Dimitri, Wroe, Stephen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5764286/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29324822
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190689

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