Diet changes are considered key events in human evolution. Most studies of early hominin
diets focused on tooth size, shape, and craniomandibular morphology, as well as stone tools …

Nutcracking capuchins are mentioned in reports dating as far back as the sixteenth century,
1, 2 as well as in Brazilian folklore. 3 However, it was barely a decade ago that …

Primatologists use the term fallback foods to denote resources of relatively low preference
that are used seasonally when preferred foods are unavailable. We examine the assumption …

The appearance of Oldowan sites ca. 2.6 million years ago (Ma) may reflect one of the most
important adaptive shifts in human evolution. Stone artifact manufacture, large mammal …

Physical anthropologists use the term “fallback foods” to denote resources of relatively poor
nutritional quality that become particularly important dietary components during periods …

In the 1970s, mid‐Pliocene hominin fossils were found at the sites of Hadar in Ethiopia and
Laetoli in Tanzania. These samples constituted the first substantial evidence for hominins …

We propose that a key change in the evolution of hominids from the last common ancestor
shared with chimpanzees was the substitution of plant underground storage organs (USOs) …

The worldwide association of H. erectus with elephants is well documented and so is the
preference of humans for fat as a source of energy. We show that rather than a matter of …

Eating is a risky affair. All animals have to offset risks of feeding such as exposure to plant
toxins, increased vulnerability to predation, or conspecific aggression with a food's energetic …

The application of tribology in dentistry is a growing and rapidly expanding field. Intensive
research has been conducted to develop an understanding of dental tribology for successful …