Three-dimensional analysis of mandibular morphology in Otolemur

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 219-230

  Burrows, Anne M ^a,b,c   Smith, Timothy D ^b,c,d  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c SECTION OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY   (United States)

^d SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bushbaby; EDMA; Exudate; Galago; Gouging; Mandible; Scraping

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; DENTITION; EXUDATE; FEEDING; INCISOR; JAW; MANDIBLE; PROSIMIAN; STUDENT T TEST;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMETRY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MANDIBLE; ODONTOMETRY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STREPSIRHINI; TOOTH;

EID: 18644365476     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20183     Document Type: Article

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