Chewing, dental morphology and wear in tapirs (Tapirus spp.) and a comparison of free-ranging and captive specimens

Feeding practice in herbivorous mammals can impact their dental wear, due to excessive or irregular abrasion. Previous studies indicated that browsing species display more wear when kept in zoos compared to natural habitats. Comparable analyses in tapirs do not exist, as their dental anatomy and che...

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Autores principales: Hohl, Clemens J. M., Codron, Daryl, Kaiser, Thomas M., Martin, Louise F., Müller, Dennis W. H., Hatt, Jean-Michel, Clauss, Marcus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7295239/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32542033
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234826

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7295239/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32542033
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234826

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