Tooth wear and feeding ecology in mountain gorillas from Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda

摘要

ObjectivesEcological factors have a dramatic effect on tooth wear in primates, although it remains unclear how individual age contributes to functional crown morphology. The aim of this study is to determine how age and individual diet are related to tooth wear in wild mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) from Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.