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Comparative masticatory myology in anteaters and its implications for interpreting morphological convergence in myrmecophagous placentals

BACKGROUND: Ecological adaptations of mammals are reflected in the morphological diversity of their feeding apparatus, which includes differences in tooth crown morphologies, variation in snout size, or changes in muscles of the feeding apparatus. The adaptability of their feeding apparatus allowed...

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Autores principales: Ferreira-Cardoso, Sérgio, Fabre, Pierre-Henri, de Thoisy, Benoit, Delsuc, Frédéric, Hautier, Lionel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7491420/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32983632
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9690