Evaluating the "dual selection" hypothesis of canine reduction

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 379-387

  Plavcan, J Michael ^a   Kelley, Jay ^b  

^a NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropoids; Canine teeth; Primates; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTHROPOIDEA; ARTICLE; CANINE TOOTH; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MOUTH OCCLUSION PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIMATE; TOOTH CROWN;

ANIMALS; CUSPID; DENTAL OCCLUSION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; MALE; PALEODONTOLOGY; PRIMATES; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TOOTH ATTRITION;

EID: 0030040479     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199603)99:3<379::AID-AJPA2>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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