The more developed the teeth cusp, the greater the amount of zooplankton in seals’ diet. (IMAGE)

The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI

The more developed the teeth cusp, the greater the amount of zooplankton in seals’ diet.

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The horizontal axis represents cusp index, an index for cusp development, and the vertical axis represents the proportion of zooplankton in each seal's diet.

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Ishihara U, Miyazaki N, Yurkowski DJ, Watanabe YY (2024) Multi-cusped postcanine teeth are associated with zooplankton feeding in phocid seals. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 729:233-245. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14509

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