Genetics and the evolution of primate en
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Leslea J. Hlusko; Gen Suwa; Reiko T. Kono; Michael C. Mahaney
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Article
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2004
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The thickness of mammalian tooth enamel plays a prominent role in paleontology because it correlates with diet, and thicker enamel protects against tooth breakage and wear. Hominid evolutionary studies have stressed the importance of this character for over 30 years, from the identifica