Feeding behavior, diet, and the functional consequences of jaw form in orangutans, with implications for the evolution of Pongo

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 377-393

  Taylor, Andrea B ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Feeding behavior; Hoa Binh; Khoratpithecus; Mandibular morphology; Orangutan evolution; Pongo

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY;

KHORATPITHECUS PIRIYAI; PONGO; PONGO PYGMAEUS; PONGO PYGMAEUS ABELII; PONGO PYGMAEUS PYGMAEUS; SIMIIFORMES;

EID: 33644858877     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2005.10.006     Document Type: Article

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