Variations of the mandibular in extant hominoids: Generic, specific, and subspecific quantification using elliptical Fourier analysis in lateral view

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 119-131

  Schmittbuhl, Matthieu ^a   Rieger, Jean ^a   Le Minor, Jean Marie ^a   Schaaf, André ^b   Guy, Franck ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG EOST   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Fourier analysis; Hominoidea; Mandible; Taxonomy; Variation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTHROPOIDEA; APE; ARTICLE; CHIMPANZEE; EXTANT SPECIES; FOURIER ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GORILLA; HAPLORHINI; HOMINID; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING; MANDIBLE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY; ANIMAL; ANTHROPOMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOMETRY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33845894442     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20476     Document Type: Article

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