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Out of the mouths of apes : teeth provide insight on evolution /

What's a biological anthropologist from George Washington University doing teamed with a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) materials researcher? Together, they study the teeth of great apes to support the theory that ape teeth and jaws have evolved to handle fallback foods,...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 2021.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Evolution (Biology)
Apes > Behavior.
Teeth.
Tooth
Dents.
Educational films.
Short films.
Films éducatifs.
Courts métrages.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:What's a biological anthropologist from George Washington University doing teamed with a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) materials researcher? Together, they study the teeth of great apes to support the theory that ape teeth and jaws have evolved to handle fallback foods, the diet that apes follow when their primary foods are unavailable.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed March 8, 2022).
Physical Description:1 online resource (4 minutes)
Playing Time:00:03:42