Interpreting hominid behavior on the basis of sexual dimorphism

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 345-374

  Plavcan, J Michael ^a   Van Schaik, Carel P ^b  

^a NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Australopithecines; Body weight; Canine teeth; Hominid behavior; Primates; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOIDEA; AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFARENSIS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFRICANUS; HOMINIDAE; PARANTHROPUS BOISEI; PARANTHROPUS ROBUSTUS; PRIMATES; ANIMALIA; PAN TROGLODYTES; TROGLODYTES;

AUSTRALOPITHECINE; BODY WEIGHT; CANINE TOOTH; HOMINID; MALE-MALE COMPETITION; MATING BEHAVIOUR; MATING SYSTEM; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISM; TOOTH SIZE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; BIOMETRY; BODY WEIGHT; CANINE TOOTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GORILLA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; PAN TROGLODYTES; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMATE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOMETRY; BODY WEIGHT; CUSPID; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GORILLA GORILLA; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; PAN TROGLODYTES; PRIMATES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031115585     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1996.0096     Document Type: Article

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