Individual variation of the masticatory system dominates 3D skull shape in the herbivory-adapted marsupial wombats

Individual variation of the masticatory system dominates 3D skull shape in the herbivory-adapted marsupial wombats

Abstract Background Within-species skull shape variation of marsupial mammals is widely considered low and strongly size-dependent (allometric), possibly due to developmental constraints arising from the altricial birth of marsupials. However, species whose skulls are impacted by strong muscular str...

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Main Authors: Vera Weisbecker, Thomas Guillerme, Cruise Speck, Emma Sherratt, Hyab Mehari Abraha, Alana C. Sharp, Claire E. Terhune, Simon Collins, Stephen Johnston, Olga Panagiotopoulou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
Subjects:
Marsupial
Mastication
Constraint
Cranium
Mandible
Geometric morphometrics
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12983-019-0338-5

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