Abstract:
:Dental microwear researchers consider exogenous grit or dust to be an important cause of microscopic wear on primate teeth. No study to date has examined the accumulation of such abrasives on foods eaten by primates in the forest. This investigation introduces a method to collect dust at various heights in the canopy. Results from dust collection studies conducted at the primate research stations at Ketambe in Indonesia, and Hacienda La Pacifica in Costa Rica indicate that 1) grit collects throughout the canopy in both open country and tropical rain forest environments; and 2) the sizes and concentrations of dust particles accumulated over a fixed period of time differ depending on site location and season of investigation. These results may hold important implications for the interpretation of microwear on primate teeth.
journal_name
Am J Phys Anthropoljournal_title
American journal of physical anthropologyauthors
Ungar PS,Teaford MF,Glander KE,Pastor RFdoi
10.1002/ajpa.1330970202subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1995-06-01 00:00:00pages
93-9issue
2eissn
0002-9483issn
1096-8644journal_volume
97pub_type
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