@article{955360f728fc4f4aa47d8463fdc2ed31,
title = "Hypsodonty of Dipodidae (Rodentia) in Correlation with Diet Preferences and Habitats",
abstract = "The evolution of molar teeth from low-crowned (brachyodont) to high-crowned (hypsodont) has traditionally been recognized as a response to increasing tooth wear due to endogenous (e.g., fiber, silica) and/ or exogenous (e.g., dust, grit) properties of ingested food. Recent work indicates that the mean hypsodonty level of large herbivorous land mammalian communities is a strong predictor of precipitation in their habitats. For small mammals, however, the research is still in an early stage. This study performed comparative studies of hypsodonty on 26 extant dipodid species with and without consideration of phylogeny. The results confirm the role of diet in shaping the cheek tooth crown height in Dipodidae. The significant relationship of investigated environmental variables with hypsodonty may be partly due to phylogenetic effects. Nonetheless, the mean hypsodonty of dipodid communities has significant relationship with regional climatic variables. Hence, the hypsodonty of dipodids also has great potential to be a regional climate proxy.",
keywords = "Climate, Diet, Dipodidae, Habitat, Hypsodonty, Phylogeny",
author = "Haidan Ma and Deyan Ge and Georgy Shenbrot and Julie Pisano and Qisen Yang and Zhaoqun Zhang",
note = "Funding Information: Acknowledgments We appreciate constructive comments and suggestions of Dr. Yuri Kimura (National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan) and an anonymous reviewer. Prof. Mikael Fortelius (University of Helsinki), Mr. Yuanbao Du and Jilong Chen (Institute of Zoology, CAS) provided comments and help in the early versions of this manuscript. Thanks to Dr. Xia Lin (IZ, CAS) for her help in data collection and discussion. We also thank Mr. Yameng Zhang, Jian Wang, and Wenhui Liu (IVPP) for their assistance in the application of software. This research was funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (41472003, 41402003), the Major Basic Research Projects (2012CB821904) of MST of China, and Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDA05120203). Deyan Ge is sponsored by the Newton Advanced Fellowship of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (NA150142). Funding Information: We appreciate constructive comments and suggestions of Dr. Yuri Kimura (National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan) and an anonymous reviewer. Prof. Mikael Fortelius (University of Helsinki), Mr. Yuanbao Du and Jilong Chen (Institute of Zoology, CAS) provided comments and help in the early versions of this manuscript. Thanks to Dr. Xia Lin (IZ, CAS) for her help in data collection and discussion. We also thank Mr. Yameng Zhang, Jian Wang, and Wenhui Liu (IVPP) for their assistance in the application of software. This research was funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (41472003, 41402003), the Major Basic Research Projects (2012CB821904) of MST of China, and Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDA05120203). Deyan Ge is sponsored by the Newton Advanced Fellowship of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (NA150142). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York.",
year = "2017",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/s10914-016-9352-y",
language = "English",
volume = "24",
pages = "485--494",
journal = "Journal of Mammalian Evolution",
issn = "1064-7554",
publisher = "Springer New York",
number = "4",
}
