Dental occlusal surface and seed dispersal evolution in Tapirus (Mammalia: Perissodactyla)

Abstract Most tapirs are good seed dispersers. An exception is the Malayan tapir, Tapirus indicus, a seed predator (mainly of large seeds). Little is known about the capacity for tapirs to disperse seeds throughout their evolutionary history. We used the occlusal surface area (OSA) of tapir cheek te...

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Published in:	Biological journal of the Linnean Society Vol. 136; no. 1; pp. 23 - 40
Main Authors:	Dumbá, Larissa Costa Coimbra Santos, Rodrigues, Flávio Henrique Guimarães, Maclaren, Jamie Alexander, Cozzuol, Mario Alberto
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	UK Oxford University Press 22-04-2022
Subjects:	Extinct species Molars Morphology Ordination Paleoecology Premolars Seed dispersal Seeds Tapiridae Tapirus Tapirus indicus Teeth feeding adaptation teeth Mammalia morphometrics palaeoecology
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