The pay-off of hypsodonty - timing and dynamics of crown growth and wear in molars of Soay sheep

BACKGROUND: Several lineages of herbivorous mammals have evolved hypsodont cheek teeth to increase the functional lifespan of their dentition. While the selective drivers of this trend and the developmental processes involved have been studied in greater detail, thus far no quantitative information...

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Autores principales: Witzel, Carsten, Kierdorf, Uwe, Frölich, Kai, Kierdorf, Horst
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6310973/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30594146
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-018-1332-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6310973/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30594146
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-018-1332-9

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