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Forage silica and water content control dental surface texture in guinea pigs and provide implications for dietary reconstruction by Winkler, Daniela E., Schulz-Kornas, Ellen, Kaiser, Thomas M., De Cuyper, Annelies, Clauss, Marcus, Tütken, Thomas

“…Recent studies have shown that phytoliths are softer than dental enamel but still act as abrasive agents. Thus, phytolith content should be reflected in dental…”
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Feeding ecology and chewing mechanics in hoofed mammals: 3D tribology of enamel wear by Schulz, Ellen, Calandra, Ivan, Kaiser, Thomas M.

“…Large herbivorous mammals have evolved chewing systems capable of processing a large variety of structurally diverse foods. Three-dimensional (3D) surface…”
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Dust and grit matter: abrasives of different size lead to opposing dental microwear textures in experimentally fed sheep ( Ovis aries ) by Ackermans, Nicole L, Winkler, Daniela E, Martin, Louise F, Kaiser, Thomas M, Clauss, Marcus, Hatt, Jean-Michel

“…External abrasives ingested along with the herbivore diet are considered main contributors to dental wear, though how the different sizes and concentrations of…”
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Shape, size, and quantity of ingested external abrasives influence dental microwear texture formation in guinea pigs by Winkler, Daniela E., Tütken, Thomas, Schulz-Kornas, Ellen, Kaiser, Thomas M., Müller, Jacqueline, Leichliter, Jennifer, Weber, Katrin, Hatt, Jean-Michel, Clauss, Marcus

“…Food processing wears down teeth, thus affecting tooth functionality and evolutionary success. Other than intrinsic silica phytoliths, extrinsic mineral…”
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Dietary abrasiveness is associated with variability of microwear and dental surface texture in rabbits by Schulz, Ellen, Piotrowski, Vanessa, Clauss, Marcus, Mau, Marcus, Merceron, Gildas, Kaiser, Thomas M

“…Dental microwear and 3D surface texture analyses are useful in reconstructing herbivore diets, with scratches usually interpreted as indicators of grass…”
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Osteo-pathological analysis provides evidence for a survived historical ship strike in a Southern Hemisphere fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) by Daume, Hannah Viola, Herr, Helena, Mallison, Heinrich, Glaubrecht, Matthias, Kaiser, Thomas M

“…The life history of a fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) caught during whaling operations in the 1950s was partly reconstructed. 3D surface models of the bones…”
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Error Tolerance of Machine Learning Algorithms across Contemporary Biological Targets by Kaiser, Thomas M, Burger, Pieter B

“…Machine learning continues to make strident advances in the prediction of desired properties concerning drug development. Problematically, the efficacy of…”
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Synthesis and Antiviral Activity of a Series of 2'- C -Methyl-4'-thionucleoside Monophosphate Prodrugs by Dentmon, Zackery W, Kaiser, Thomas M, Liotta, Dennis C

“…The NS5B RNA-dependent RNA polymerase of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a validated target for nucleoside antiviral drug therapy. We endeavored to synthesize…”
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Why ruminating ungulates chew sloppily: Biomechanics discern a phylogenetic pattern by Zhou, Zupeng, Winkler, Daniela E, Fortuny, Josep, Kaiser, Thomas M, Marcé-Nogué, Jordi

“…There is considerable debate regarding whether mandibular morphology in ungulates primarily reflects phylogenetic affinities or adaptation to specific diet. In…”
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Opportunistic feeding strategy for the earliest old world hypsodont equids: evidence from stable isotope and dental wear proxies by Tütken, Thomas, Kaiser, Thomas M, Vennemann, Torsten, Merceron, Gildas

“…The equid Hippotherium primigenium, with moderately hypsodont cheek teeth, rapidly dispersed through Eurasia in the early late Miocene. This dispersal of…”
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A biomechanical approach to understand the ecomorphological relationship between primate mandibles and diet by Marcé-Nogué, Jordi, Püschel, Thomas A., Kaiser, Thomas M.

“…The relationship between primate mandibular form and diet has been previously analysed by applying a wide array of techniques and approaches. Nonetheless, most…”
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Structural Morphology of Molars in Large Mammalian Herbivores: Enamel Content Varies between Tooth Positions by Winkler, Daniela E, Kaiser, Thomas M

“…The distribution of dental tissues in mammalian herbivores can be very different from taxon to taxon. While grazers tend to have more elaborated and complexly…”
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Hypsodonty and tooth facet development in relation to diet and habitat in herbivorous ungulates: implications for understanding tooth wear by Kaiser, Thomas M., Müller, Dennis W. H., Fortelius, Mikael, Schulz, Ellen, Codron, Daryl, Clauss, Marcus

“…The evolution of high‐crowned teeth or hypsodonty in herbivorous mammals is widely interpreted as a species‐specific adaptation to increasingly wear‐inducing…”
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First application of dental microwear texture analysis to infer theropod feeding ecology by Winkler, Daniela E., Kubo, Tai, Kubo, Mugino O., Kaiser, Thomas M., Tütken, Thomas, Porro, Laura

“…Theropods were the dominating apex predators in most Jurassic and Cretaceous terrestrial ecosystems. Their feeding ecology has always been of great interest,…”
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Chewing, dental morphology and wear in tapirs (Tapirus spp.) and a comparison of free-ranging and captive specimens by Hohl, Clemens J. M., Codron, Daryl, Kaiser, Thomas M., Martin, Louise F., Müller, Dennis W. H., Hatt, Jean-Michel, Clauss, Marcus

“…Feeding practice in herbivorous mammals can impact their dental wear, due to excessive or irregular abrasion. Previous studies indicated that browsing species…”
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Dental wear proxy correlation in a long-term feeding experiment on sheep ( Ovis aries ) by Ackermans, Nicole L., Winkler, Daniela E., Schulz-Kornas, Ellen, Kaiser, Thomas M., Martin, Louise F., Hatt, Jean-Michel, Clauss, Marcus

“…Dietary reconstruction in vertebrates often relies on dental wear-based proxies. Although these proxies are widely applied, the contributions of physical and…”
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Applying tribology to teeth of hoofed mammals by Schulz, Ellen, Calandra, Ivan, Kaiser, Thomas M.

“…Mammals inhabit all types of environments and have evolved chewing systems capable of processing a huge variety of structurally diverse food components…”
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Teasing apart the contributions of hard dietary items on 3D dental microtextures in primates by Calandra, Ivan, Schulz, Ellen, Pinnow, Mona, Krohn, Susanne, Kaiser, Thomas M.

“…3D dental microtexture analysis is a powerful tool for reconstructing the diets of extinct primates. This method is based on the comparison of fossils with…”
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Historical distribution, habitat requirements and feeding ecology of the genus Equus (Perissodactyla) by Schulz, Ellen, Kaiser, Thomas M.

“…Dietary traits of nine extant Equus species (E. africanus, E. ferus, E. grevyi, E. hartmannae, E. hemionus, E. khur, E. kiang, E. quagga and E. zebra) were…”
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Post-mortem enamel surface texture alteration during taphonomic processes-do experimental approaches reflect natural phenomena? by Weber, Katrin, Winkler, Daniela E, Schulz-Kornas, Ellen, Kaiser, Thomas M, Tütken, Thomas

“…Experimental approaches are often used to better understand the mechanisms behind and consequences of post-mortem alteration on proxies for diet…”
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