Curvilinear, geometric and phylogenetic modeling of basicranial flexion: Is it adaptive, is it constrained?

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 185-213

  Ross, Callum F ^a   Henneberg, Maciej ^b   Ravosa, Matthew J ^c,d   Richard, Simon ^e  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^e Brooklyn Union Gas   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Cranial base; Ontogeny; Primates; Skull

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CRANIUM; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; ONTOGENY; PRIMATE;

AUSTRALOPITHECUS; AUSTRALOPITHECUS AFRICANUS; HOMINOIDEA; HOMO; MAMMALIA; PARANTHROPUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 1542376553     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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