Title:
Teeth : a very short introduction / Peter S. Ungar.
Author:
Ungar, Peter S., author.
Publication Information:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Call Number:
QP88.6 U64 2014
Abstract:
In this Very Short Introduction, Peter S. Ungar, an award-winning author and leading scientist, presents the story of teeth. Ungar outlines the key concepts, including insight into the origin of teeth and their evolution. Considering why teeth are important, he describes how they are made, and how they work, including their fundamental importance in the fossil record. Ungar finishes with a review of mammal teeth, looking at how they evolved and how recent changes to our diet are now affecting dental health.
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9780199670598
Series:
Very short introductions ; 384
Very short introductions ; 384.
Physical Description:
xiv, 137 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Contents:
Teeth matter -- Types and parts of teeth -- What teeth do : food and feeding -- Teeth before the mammals -- The evolution of teeth in mammals -- Mammalian teeth today -- Human teeth and their history -- Endless forms.
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