Buccal dental-microwear and dietary ecology in a free-ranging population of mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) from southern Gabon

Analyses of dental micro- and macro-wear offer valuable information about dietary adaptations. The buccal surface of the teeth does not undergo attrition, indicating that dental microwear may directly inform about food properties. Only a few studies have, however, investigated the environmental and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2017-10, Vol.12 (10), p.e0186870-e0186870
Hauptverfasser:	Percher, Alice M, Romero, Alejandro, Galbany, Jordi, Nsi Akoue, Gontran, Pérez-Pérez, Alejandro, Charpentier, Marie J E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adaptation Adaptations Age Animal behavior Animal biology Animals Antropologia dental Cheek Climate change Dental anthropology Dentició Dentition Diet Dry season Ecology Enamel Endangered & extinct species Environmental aspects Female Females Food Food and Nutrition Gabon Life Sciences Male Males Mammalia Mandible Mandrill Mandrillus - physiology Mandrillus sphinx Mechanical properties Microscopy, Electron, Scanning Molars Monkeys & apes Physiological aspects Population Population studies Primates Primats Rainy season Seasonal variations Seasons Taxa Teeth Tooth Wear Vertebrate Zoology Wild animals
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