A geometric morphometric approach to the study of ecogeographical and clinal variation in vervet monkeys

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1663-1678

  Cardini, Andrea ^a,b   Jansson, Anna Ulla ^b   Elton, Sarah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Bergmann's rule; Cercopithecus aethiops; Clinal variation; Curvilinear models; Geometric morphometrics; Rainfall and productivity; Skull size shape; Surface rendering; Vervet monkeys

Indexed keywords

CLINE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MORPHOMETRY; PRIMATE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHAPE; SIZE; SKULL;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CERCOPITHECIDAE; CERCOPITHECUS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; PRIMATES;

EID: 34648819384     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01731.x     Document Type: Article

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