Vocal production mechanisms in a non-human primate: Morphological data and a model

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-96

  Riede, Tobias ^a   Bronson, Ellen ^b,d   Hatzikirou, Haralambos ^a   Zuberbühler, Klaus ^c  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Baltimore Zoo   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^d SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cercopithecinae; Cercopithecus diana; formants; Motor pattern; Vocal tract

Indexed keywords

MORPHOMETRY; PRIMATE; VOCALIZATION;

CERCOPITHECINAE; CERCOPITHECUS; CERCOPITHECUS DIANA; PRIMATES;

EID: 12144283452     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2004.10.002     Document Type: Article

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