Uneven distribution of enamel in the tooth crown of a Plains Zebra (Equus quagga)

Unworn teeth of herbivorous mammals are not immediately functional. They have to be partially worn to expose enamel ridges which can then act as shear-cutting blades to break the food down. We use the Plains Zebra (Equus quagga) as a hypsodont, herbivorous model organism to investigate how initial w...

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Main Authors: Daniela E. Winkler, Thomas M. Kaiser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2015-06-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/1002.pdf