Natural selection on molar size in a wild population of howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata)

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 270, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  DeGusta, David ^a   Everett, Melanie A ^b   Milton, Katharine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dentition; Fitness; Microevolution; Selection; Viability; Weaning

Indexed keywords

DENTITION; NATURAL SELECTION; PRIMATE;

AGING; ARTICLE; DEATH; DENTITION; EVOLUTION; FITNESS; MOLAR TOOTH; MONKEY; MORTALITY; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILDLIFE;

BARRO COLORADO ISLAND; PANAMA;

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA PALLIATA; CRANIA; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0042531674     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0001     Document Type: Article

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