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Teeth and the gastrointestinal tract in mammals: when 1 + 1 = 3

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2023
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Clauss, M., Fritz, J., & Hummel, J. (2023). Teeth and the gastrointestinal tract in mammals: when 1 + 1 = 3. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 378(1891), 20220544. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0544

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Both teeth and the digestive tract show adaptations that are commonly interpreted in the context of trophic guilds—faunivory, herbivory and omnivory. Teeth prepare food for the digestive tract, and dental evolution focuses on increasing durability and functionality; in particular, size reduction of plant particles is an important preparation for microbial fermentative digestion. In narratives of digestive adaptations, microbes are typically considered as service providers, facilitating digestion. That the majority of ‘herbivorous’ (an

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378

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1891

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20220544

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2023-12-04

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Clauss, M., Fritz, J., & Hummel, J. (2023). Teeth and the gastrointestinal tract in mammals: when 1 + 1 = 3. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 378(1891), 20220544. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0544

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