How mangabey molar form differs under routine vs. fallback hard-object feeding regimes
Background Components of diet known as fallback foods are argued to be critical in shaping primate dental anatomy. Such foods of low(er) nutritional quality are often non-preferred, mechanically challenging resources that species resort to during ecological crunch periods. An oft-cited example of th...
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PeerJ Inc.
2023-12-01
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/16534.pdf |