Sanson, Gordon D.

3 publications

Miller, William A.; Sanson, Gordon D.; Odell, Daniel Keith (detail)
1980Molar progression in the manatee (Trichechus manatus). [Abstr.]
Anat. Rec. 196(3): 128A.
—Notes the presence of enlarged transseptal fibers connecting the teeth (as in kangaroos with molar progression), and suggests they play a role in manatee tooth replacement; assumes the motive force to be due to propalinal occlusion.
Lanyon, Janet M.; Sanson, Gordon D. (detail)
2006aDegenerate dentition of the dugong (Dugong dugon), or why a grazer does not need teeth: morphology, occlusion and wear of mouthparts.
Jour. Zool. 268(2): 133-152. 4 tabs. 12 figs. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2005.00004.x Feb. 2006.
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Lanyon, Janet M.; Sanson, Gordon D. (detail)
2006bMechanical disruption of seagrass in the digestive tract of the dugong.
Jour. Zool. 270(2): 277-289. 4 tabs. 8 figs. . https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00135.x Oct. 2006.
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