Brain expansion and comparative prenatal ontogeny of the non-hominoid primate cranial base

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 263-284

  Jeffery, Nathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basicranium; Cerebellum; Cerebrum; Developmental; Encephalisation; Endocranium; Fetal; Ontogeny; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EVOLUTION; ONTOGENY; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE;

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA CARAYA; HOMINOIDEA; LEUCISCUS IDUS; MACACA; MACACA NEMESTRINA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0242497158     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2003.08.002     Document Type: Article

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