Age and individual foraging behavior predict tooth wear in Amboseli baboons

Teeth represent an essential component of the foraging apparatus for any mammal, and tooth wear can have significant implications for survival and reproduction. This study focuses on tooth wear in wild baboons in Amboseli, southern Kenya. We obtained mandibular and maxillary tooth impressions from 9...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of physical anthropology 2011-01, Vol.144 (1), p.51-59
Hauptverfasser:	Galbany, Jordi, Altmann, Jeanne, Pérez-Pérez, Alejandro, Alberts, Susan C.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age aging Aging - physiology Animal ethology Animal nutrition Animals Baboons Biological and medical sciences Comportament social en els animals Domination Feeding feeding behavior Feeding Behavior - physiology Female Foraging Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Hierarchy Kenya Male Mammalia Maternal investment Nutrició animal Papio cynocephalus Papio cynocephalus - physiology Prediction Primate behaviour Primate reproduction Primates Primats Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Reproduction Social behavior in animals Social Dominance Teeth Tooth Wear - pathology Vertebrata
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