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EAAPP Poster 2026

Eastern Africa Association for Palaeoanthropology and Palaeontology (EAAPP) 2026 Conference

Is Bigger Better? Evaluating The Relationship Between Prey Body Size and Fat Composition in Eastern African Mammals

Authors: Isabel Heslin, Andrew Du, David Raubenheimer, Jessica C. Thompson

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