Effects of food processing on masticatory strain and craniofacial growth in a retrognathic face

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 655-677

  Lieberman, Daniel E ^a   Krovitz, Gail E ^b   Yates, Franklin W ^a   Devlin, Maureen ^a   St Claire, Marisa ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BIOQUAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooking; Hyrax; Mandible; Mastication; Maxilla; Skull growth; Strain

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FOOD PROCESSING; GROWTH FORM; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SKULL;

ANTHROPOIDEA; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; PROCAVIA CAPENSIS; PROCAVIIDAE; RODENTIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 3042719559     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2004.03.005     Document Type: Article

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