New frontiers in dental microwear texture analysis: towards reconstruction of dinosaur paleoecology

发表四篇相关研究论文。鳄鱼饲养实验和食物综合力学性能测试的饲养实验都发表在《生态与进化前沿》杂志上。这笔预算用于支付开放获取费用。此外，还发表了两篇关于恐龙身上的微磨损的论文。东道主和JSPS成员是第一个将牙齿微磨损纹理分析应用于恐龙饮食重建的人。KAKENHI的剩余预算用于购买各种化学品，用于正在进行的梅花鹿牙齿畸形项目。将进行遗传分析，以阐明所观察到的第三磨牙发育不全是否通过X染色体遗传。

Publication of four related research papers. The alligator feeding experiment and a feeding experiment with combined mechanical properties testing of foodstuffs were both published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. The budget was used for open access fees. Additionally, two papers on microwear in dinosaurs were published. The host and JSPS fellow were herewith the first to apply dental microwear texture analysis for diet reconstruction to dinosaurs. Leftover budget of the KAKENHI was used to purchase assorted chemicals for an ongoing project on sika deer dental anomalies. Genetic analyses will be conducted to elucidate whether observed agenesis of third molars is inherited through the X-chromosome.