Canine reduction in the Miocene hominoid Oreopithecus bambolii: Behavioural and evolutionary implications

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-16

  Alba, David M ^a   Moyà Solà, Salvador ^a   Köhler, Meike ^a  

^a INSTITUT CATALÀ DE PALEONTOLOGIA MIQUEL CRUSAFONT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agonistic behaviour; Canines; Microdontia; Oreopithecus; Paedomorphosis; Pygmy chimpanzee; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

DENTITION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; ANTHROPOIDEA; DRYOPITHECUS; HAPLORHINI; HOMINIDAE; HOMINOIDEA; HOMO; OREOPITHECUS; OREOPITHECUS BAMBOLII; PAN PANISCUS; PAN TROGLODYTES; PANISCUS; PRIMATES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035101482     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.2000.0439     Document Type: Article

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