Morphometric comparison of Chinese-origin and Indian-derived rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 335-346

  Clarke, Margaret R ^a,b   O'Neil, Jennifer A S ^a,b  

^a TULANE NATIONAL PRIMATE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allen's rule; Bergmann's rule; Body weight; Long bone measurements; Male female comparison; Rhesus macaques

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; CLIMATE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MACACA; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOMETRY; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; CLIMATE; FEMALE; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; MACACA; MACACA MULATTA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0032896282     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2345(1999)47:4<335::AID-AJP5>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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