On the Eating Habits of Sloths: Finite Element Analysis and Niche Specialization

2022/07/02 by Luiza B. Melki, Luiza Bomfim Melki, Fernando Henrique de Souza Barbosa +1 · 1 citation
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Social Sciences · #Evolution and Paleontology Studies #Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology #Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

paper · doi:10.1007/s10914-022-09618-4

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