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The case of an insular molarless black rat: Effects on lifestyle and mandible morphology.

Archives of oral biology - 1 Aug 2010

Bover Pere, Alcover Josep A, Michaux Jacques, Renaud Sabrina

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We report a specimen of an insular black rat (Rattus rattus) from Illa den Colom (Menorca, Western Mediterranean) displaying a singular dental characteristic. It has no molar teeth but displays regular incisors. Its mere occurrence as a regular adult rat is puzzling and we attempted to evaluate what diet and morphological changes in jaw shape were promoted by the total lack of molars, and allowed the successful...

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PMID: 20538260
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2010.05.004

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