
The Teeth of Mammalian Vertebrates
Description
Key Features
- Provides a comprehensive account of mammalian dentitions, together with helpful reading lists
- Illustrated by 900 high-quality photographs, X-rays, CT scans and histological images from leading researchers and world class museum collection
- Depicts lateral and occlusal views of the skull and dentition, which conveys a much greater level of morphological detail than line drawings
- Contains clear-and-concise, up-to-date reviews of the structure and properties of dental tissues, especially the enamel and tooth support system, both of which play vital roles in the functioning of the mammalian dentition
Readership
Undergraduate and postgraduate Zoologists, Biologists, Anthropologists, Archaeologists, Dental Research Workers
Table of Contents
1. General introduction
2. Mammalian tooth structure and function
3. Herbivory
4. Monotremata and Marsupialia
5. Afrotheria
6. Xenarthra
7. Lagomorpha and Rodentia
8. Dermoptera and Scandentia
9. Primates
10. Eulipotyphla
11. Chiroptera
12. Perissodactyla
13. Cetartiodactyla 1. Artiodactyla
14. Cetartiodactyla 2. Cetacea
15. Carnivora
16. Teeth and life history
Product details
- No. of pages: 346
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2018
- Published: August 10, 2018
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780128028193
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780128028186
About the Authors
Barry K. B. Berkovitz
Affiliations and Expertise
R. Peter Shellis
Affiliations and Expertise
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