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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Three-dimensional dental microwear texture analysis and diet in extant Suidae (Mammalia: Cetartiodactyla)
Mammalia, Volume 79, No. 3, Year 2015
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We investigated the dietary differences among four extant suid genera using 3D dental microwear texture analysis on the enamel surfaces of molar shearing facets. We tested the differences among four taxa for four variables: complexity, anisotropy, and heterogeneity at two scales. This enabled us to distinguish omnivorous taxa (Sus scrofa and Potamochoerus sp.) from herbivorous ones (Phacochoerus africanus and Hylochoerus meinertzhageni) in terms of complexity. Heterogeneity likely distinguishes the suids displaying specialized diets (homogenous surfaces in the grazer Ph. africanus) from the more generalized suids (heterogeneous surfaces in the omnivorous S. scrofa and Potamochoerus sp., and mixed feeder herbivorous H. meinertzhageni). This study represents the first step toward a better comprehension of the diet and ecology of extant and fossil suids and also puts forward new hypotheses to be tested, especially on the effects of rootling behavior. © 2015 by De Gruyter.
Authors & Co-Authors
Souron, Antoine
United States, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
France, Poitiers
Universite de Poitiers
Merceron, Gildas
France, Poitiers
Universite de Poitiers
Blondel, Cécile
France, Poitiers
Universite de Poitiers
Brunetiere, Noel
France, Chasseneuil du Poitou
Ensma Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et D´aérotechnique
Colyn, Marc M.
France, Rennes
Université de Rennes
Boisserie, Jean Renaud
France, Poitiers
Universite de Poitiers
Statistics
Citations: 35
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1515/mammalia-2014-0023
ISSN:
00251461
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Health System And Policy