The article “Postcanine Tooth Size in Female Primates” written by Larry Conchard, discusses that an investigation has taken place to identify the relationship between postcanine occlusal surface area, body size, and the metabolic demands of pregnancy and lactation in female primates. Conchard shares that in recent studies it is suggested that there may be a relationship between relative tooth size, metabolism and feeding behaviors within the primate species. Conchard wishes to identify two potential hypothesis, one being that females should have relatively larger teeth than males in order to masticate additional food for the energetic costs of reproduction, and two being that taxa with the largest neonatal size should have females with a greater
