Interspecific and intraspecific relationships between tooth size and jaw size in primates

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 171-184

  Plavcan, J Michael ^a   Daegling, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Mandible; Mandibular symphysis; Primates; Tooth size

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; HOMINID; HUMAN EVOLUTION; TOOTH;

PRIMATES; SIMIIFORMES;

EID: 33746342155     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.02.005     Document Type: Article

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