Shape of the lateral mandibular outline in Lemuridae: A quantitative analysis of variability using elliptical fourier analysis

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 245-261

  Raveloson, Herimalala ^a   Le Minor, Jean Marie ^a   Rumpler, Yves ^a   Schmittbuhl, Matthieu ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire EA 3428   (France)

Author keywords

Biometry; Elliptical Fourier analysis; Mandible; Osteology; Prosimians

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; MANDIBLE; PROSIMIAN;

ANIMALS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; LEMURIDAE; MANDIBLE;

EULEMUR; HAPALEMUR; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; STREPSIRHINI; VARECIA;

EID: 26944460794     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000088033     Document Type: Article

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