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Adaptive Plasticity in the Mammalian Masticatory Complex: You AreWhat, and How, You Eat

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Primate Craniofacial Function and Biology

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Ravosa, M.J., Lopez, E.K., Menegaz, R.A., Stock, S.R., Stack, M.S., Hamrick, M.W. (2008). Adaptive Plasticity in the Mammalian Masticatory Complex: You AreWhat, and How, You Eat. In: Vinyard, C., Ravosa, M.J., Wall, C. (eds) Primate Craniofacial Function and Biology. Developments In Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76585-3_14

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