The primate subarcuate fossa and its relationship to the semicircular canals part I: prenatal growth

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 537-549

  Jeffery, Nathan ^a   Spoor, Fred ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evolution; High resolution magnetic resonance imaging; Locomotion; Ontogeny; Petrosal lobule; Primate; Semicircular canals; Subarcuate fossa

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; GROWTH RATE; IMAGING METHOD; LOCOMOTION; ONTOGENY; PRIMATE;

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA CARAYA; HOMO SAPIENS; MACACA; MACACA NEMESTRINA; PRIMATES;

EID: 33750008149     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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