Comparative Chewing Efficiency in Mammalian Herbivores
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J. Fritz and E. Kienzle, Inst. of Animal Physiology, Physiological Chemistry and Animal Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, LudwigMaximilians-Univ. of Munich, Germany. J. Hummel, Inst. of Animal Science, Univ. of Bonn, Germany. C. Arnold and C. Nunn, Dept of Anthropology, Peabody Museum, Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. M. Clauss ([email protected]), Clinic for Zoo Animals, Exotic Pets and Wildlife, Vetsuisse Faculty, Univ. of Zurich, CH 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
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