Developmental changes in the facial morphology of the Borneo orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus): Possible signals in visual communication

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 353-376

  Kuze, Noko ^a   Malim, Titol Peter ^b   Kohshima, Shiro ^a  

^a Tokyo Institute of Technology ^*  (Japan)

^b SABAH WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Borneo orangutan; Developmental change; Facial morphology; Infant signal; Pongo pygmaeus; Visual communication

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PRIMATE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; VISUAL CUE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; ANTHROPOIDEA; PONGO PYGMAEUS;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANTHROPOIDEA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACE; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAIR; HISTOLOGY; MALAYSIA; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; FACE; HAIR; MALAYSIA; PHOTOGRAPHY; PIGMENTATION; PONGO PYGMAEUS; SEX FACTORS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 19844374776     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20121     Document Type: Article

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