Development of the supralaryngeal vocal tract in Japanese macaques: Implications for the evolution of the descent of the larynx

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 182-194

  Nishimura, Takeshi ^a   Oishi, Takao ^a   Suzuki, Juri ^b   Matsuda, Keiji ^c   Takahashi, Toshimitsu ^d  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^d JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Descent of the hyoid; Epiglottis; Hyo laryngeal complex; Macaca fuscata; MRI

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CHIMPANZEE; EPIGLOTTIS; EVOLUTION; HYOID BONE; IMAGING; LARYNX; MACACA; MANDIBLE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALATE; PHARYNX; SKELETON; VOCAL CORD; VOICE;

ANIMALS; EPIGLOTTIS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYOID BONE; LARYNX; MACACA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SPEECH; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 38349175315     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20719     Document Type: Article

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