Molar morphology and variation in two Malagasy lemur families (Lemuridae and Indriidae)

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 137-162

  Yamashita, Nayuta ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Lemurs; Molars; Phylogenetic affiliation; Tooth morphology; Variation

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HISTOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; PROSIMIAN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; LEMUR; MOLAR; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0032134767     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1998.0226     Document Type: Article

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