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The Ruminant sorting mechanism protects teeth from abrasives
Dental wear due to ingestion of dust and grit has deleterious consequences. Herbivores that could not wash their food hence had to evolve particularly durable teeth, in parallel to the evolution of dental chewing surface complexity to increase chewing efficacy. The rumen sorting mechanism increases...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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National Academy of Sciences
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9894168/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36459638 http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2212447119 |