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Tooth fracture frequency in gray wolves reflects prey availability
Exceptionally high rates of tooth fracture in large Pleistocene carnivorans imply intensified interspecific competition, given that tooth fracture rises with increased bone consumption, a behavior that likely occurs when prey are difficult to acquire. To assess the link between prey availability and...
Autores principales: | Van Valkenburgh, Blaire, Peterson, Rolf O, Smith, Douglas W, Stahler, Daniel R, Vucetich, John A |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6759352/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31549963 http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.48628 |
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