Total Dental Occlusal Area as a Feeding Constraint Feature in Extant Walruses (Odobenus rosmarus), and Implications for the Evolution of Molluscivory in Odobenidae |
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Authors: | McLaughlin Win N F Boatman Caitlyn J Davis Edward B Hopkins Samantha S B |
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Institution: | 1.Department of Geology, Pomona College, Claremont, CA, USA ;2.Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA ;3.Department of Biological Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA ;4.Clark Honors College, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA ;5.University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History, Eugene, OR, USA ; |
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Abstract: | Journal of Mammalian Evolution - Mammalian dental formulae often are highly conserved, at least at a generic level. In walruses (Odobenus rosmarus), the constraints of dentition in light of... |
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