Molar morphology and variation in two malagasy lemur families (Lemuridae and Indriidae).

doi:10.1006/jhev.1998.0226

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Molar morphology and variation in two malagasy lemur families (Lemuridae and Indriidae).

Journal of human evolution - 1 Aug 1998

Yamashita N

Abstract excerpt

The lemurs of Madagascar represent a radiation of primates exhibiting considerable ecological and morphological diversity. Dentally, all lemurs possess the characteristic strepsirhine anterior tooth comb, but exhibit variation in their postcanine teeth that may be related to dietary differences....

Topics

Analysis of Variance
Animals
Body Constitution
Genetic Variation
Lemur
Molar

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