On the evolutionary advantage of multi-cusped teeth.

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Published in J R Soc Interface on August 01, 2016

Authors

Paul J Constantino1, Mark B Bush2, Amir Barani2, Brian R Lawn3

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biology, Saint Michael's College, Colchester, VT 05439, USA paulconstantino@gmail.com.
2: School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia.
3: Materials Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA.

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