Dental functional morphology: how teeth work
Auteur :
Lucas, Peter W.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521035408
Date de publication :
29 janv. 2007
Dimensions :
24,4 x 17,0 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
595 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Dental Functional Morphology offers an alternative to the received wisdom that teeth merely crush, cut, shear or grind food, and shows how teeth adapt to diet. Showing how tooth form can be understood using considerations of food fracture, it is essential reading for physical anthropologists, dental and food scientists.