Electromyography of the anterior temporalis and masseter muscles of owl monkeys (Aotus trivirgatus) and the function of the postorbital septum

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 455-468

  Ross, Callum F ^a   Hylander, William L ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior temporalis; Anthropoid origins; Electromyography; Postorbital septum

Indexed keywords

CANINE TOOTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; INCISOR; JAW; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATION; MONKEY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; ORBITAL CORTEX; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; AOTIDAE; BIOMECHANICS; BITE FORCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOLUTION; INCISOR; MASSETER MUSCLE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYLOGENY; TEMPORAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0033878940     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-8644(200008)112:4<455::AID-AJPA4>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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