Mandibular symphysis of large-bodied hominoids

Human Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 735-759

  Sherwood, Richard J ^a   Hlusko, Leslea J ^b   Duren, Dana L ^a   Emch, Victoria C ^c   Walker, Alan ^d  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Pennsylvania State University ^*  (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chimpanzee; Eigenshape analysis; Gorilla; Hominoids; Mandible; Mandibular symphysis; Orangutan; Primates

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE STRUCTURE; CHIMPANZEE; EIGENSHAPE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOSSIL; FOURIER ANALYSIS; GORILLA; HOMINID; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBLE SYMPHYSIS; MASTICATION; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; ORANG UTAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION;

HOMINOIDEA; HOMO; PAN;

EID: 33646565960     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hub.2006.0020     Document Type: Article

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