Investigating the dental toolkit of primates based on food mechanical properties: Feeding action does matter
Although conveying an indisputable morphological and behavioral signal, traditional dietary
categories such as frugivorous or folivorous tend to group a wide range of food mechanical …
categories such as frugivorous or folivorous tend to group a wide range of food mechanical …
Grit and consequence
Grit is implicated in several biological phenomena—it wears teeth, it fractures teeth, it drives
tooth evolution, it elicits complex manual manipulations—any one of which could be …
tooth evolution, it elicits complex manual manipulations—any one of which could be …
[HTML][HTML] Variation in enamel mechanical properties throughout the crown in catarrhine primates
Enamel mechanical properties vary across molar crowns, but the relationship among
mechanical properties, tooth function, and phylogeny are not well understood. Fifteen …
mechanical properties, tooth function, and phylogeny are not well understood. Fifteen …
Repeated evolution and the impact of evolutionary history on adaptation
TJ Ord, TC Summers - BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2015 - Springer
Background Whether natural selection can erase the imprint of past evolutionary history from
phenotypes has been a topic of much debate. A key source of evidence that present-day …
phenotypes has been a topic of much debate. A key source of evidence that present-day …
Effects of dietary fracture toughness and dental wear on chewing efficiency in geladas (Theropithecus gelada)
VV Venkataraman, H Glowacka, J Fritz… - American Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Chewing efficiency has been associated with fitness in mammals, yet little is known about
the behavioral, ecological, and morphological factors that influence chewing efficiency in …
the behavioral, ecological, and morphological factors that influence chewing efficiency in …
Fracture mechanics, enamel thickness and the evolution of molar form in hominins
As the tissue most directly responsible for breaking down food in the oral cavity, the form and
function of enamel is obviously of evolutionary significance in humans, non-human primates …
function of enamel is obviously of evolutionary significance in humans, non-human primates …
Wear and its effects on dental topography measures in howling monkeys (Alouatta palliata)
Objectives Three dental topography measurements: Dirichlet Normal Energy (DNE), Relief
Index (RFI), and Orientation Patch Count Rotated (OPCR) are examined for their interaction …
Index (RFI), and Orientation Patch Count Rotated (OPCR) are examined for their interaction …
Dietary variation and food hardness in sooty mangabeys (Cercocebus atys): Implications for fallback foods and dental adaptation
WS McGraw, AE Vick… - American Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We present information on food hardness and monthly dietary changes in female sooty
mangabeys (Cercocebus atys) in Tai Forest, Ivory Coast to reassess the hypothesis that …
mangabeys (Cercocebus atys) in Tai Forest, Ivory Coast to reassess the hypothesis that …
[HTML][HTML] Reconstructing the dietary habits and trophic positions of the Longipterygidae (Aves: Enantiornithes) using neontological and comparative morphological …
The Longipterygidae are a unique clade among the enantiornithines in that they exhibit
elongate rostra (≥ 60% total skull length) with dentition restricted to the distal tip of the …
elongate rostra (≥ 60% total skull length) with dentition restricted to the distal tip of the …
To what extent is primate second molar enamel occlusal morphology shaped by the enamel-dentine junction?
The form of two hard tissues of the mammalian tooth, dentine and enamel, is the result of a
combination of the phylogenetic inheritance of dental traits and the adaptive selection of …
combination of the phylogenetic inheritance of dental traits and the adaptive selection of …