The Tales Teeth Tell : Development, Evolution, Behavior /

What teeth can tell us about human evolution, development, and behavior. Our teeth have intriguing stories to tell. These sophisticated time machines record growth, diet, and evolutionary history as clearly as tree rings map a redwood's lifespan. Each day of childhood is etched into tooth crown...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Smith, Tanya M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : MIT Press, 2018.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Teeth.
Dental anthropology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Evolution.
physical anthropology.
Tartre dentaire.
Dentition.
Anthropologie physique.
Dents > Histoire.
Tartre dentaire > Étude et enseignement.
Dental Calculus
Dentition
Anthropology, Physical
Dental calculus.
Physical anthropology.
Teeth > History.
Dental calculus > Study and teaching.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Microscopes, cells, and biological rhythms
  • The big picture : birth, death, and everything in between
  • Things that can go wrong : stress, pathology, and dysevolution
  • Adaptive shifts from fish to mammals
  • From humble beginnings : primate and human origins
  • The evolution of human growth and development
  • Paleo dining
  • are you what you eat?
  • Teeth as tools, status symbols, and signposts
  • Tooth manipulation through the ages.

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