Constraints on masticatory system evolution in anthropoid primates

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 483-506

  Spencer, Mark A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bite force; Diet; Gape; Jaw biomechanics; Scaling; Temporomandibular joint

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOIDEA; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMECHANICS; BITE; EVOLUTION; FORCE; GENETIC SELECTION; MASTICATION; MODEL; NONHUMAN; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;

ANIMALS; DIET; EVOLUTION; JAW; MASTICATION; PRIMATES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOOTH;

EID: 0032918946     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199904)108:4<483::AID-AJPA7>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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