Tooth use and the physical properties of food
1997; Wiley; Volume: 5; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1002/(sici)1520-6505(1997)5
ISSN1520-6505
Autores Tópico(s)Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
ResumoEvolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and ReviewsVolume 5, Issue 6 p. 199-211 Tooth use and the physical properties of food Suzanne G. Strait, Suzanne G. Strait Dr. Suzanne G. Strait is Associate Professor at Marshall University, where she teaches human anatomy. Her research interests include dental functional morphology and paleobiology. Her recent research has focused on feeding behavior, food physical properties, and dental microwear of Malagasy lemurs, and has been done in collaboration with her colleague Deborah Overdorff of the University of Texas at Austin.Search for more papers by this author Suzanne G. Strait, Suzanne G. Strait Dr. Suzanne G. Strait is Associate Professor at Marshall University, where she teaches human anatomy. Her research interests include dental functional morphology and paleobiology. Her recent research has focused on feeding behavior, food physical properties, and dental microwear of Malagasy lemurs, and has been done in collaboration with her colleague Deborah Overdorff of the University of Texas at Austin.Search for more papers by this author First published: 07 December 1998 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1520-6505(1997)5:6 3.0.CO;2-8Citations: 96 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract For decades, natural historians and comparative anatomists have acknowledged the form/function relationship between an animal's dentition and its food. Historically, anthropologists have cited this relationship to explain adaptations observed in modern species as well as to infer the diets of extinct animals found in the fossil record. Anthropologists have described morphological differences between species that permit dietary niche partitioning which allows closely related primates to co-exist within a single ecosystem. For example, Robinson1 postulated that the anatomical differences between Australopithecus and Paranthropus are the result of their adaptations to different diets. Jolly's2 seed-eating hypothesis suggested that early hominids' morphological divergence from apes resulted from their specialized feeding on small and hard grass seeds. 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