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Why ruminating ungulates chew sloppily: Biomechanics discern a phylogenetic pattern

There is considerable debate regarding whether mandibular morphology in ungulates primarily reflects phylogenetic affinities or adaptation to specific diet. In an effort to help resolve this debate, we use three-dimensional finite element analysis (FEA) to assess the biomechanical performance of man...

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Autores principales: Zhou, Zupeng, Winkler, Daniela E., Fortuny, Josep, Kaiser, Thomas M., Marcé-Nogué, Jordi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6469769/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30995252
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214510