The degree and pattern of phylogenetic signal in primate long-bone structure

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 309-322

  O'Neill, Matthew C ^a   Dobson, Seth D ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

Articular surface area; Bone length; Cross sectional geometry; Optimization; Phylogenetic comparative methods

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BODY MASS; BONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GEOMETRY; OPTIMIZATION; PHYLOGENETICS; PRIMATE;

PRIMATES;

EID: 38949141710     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2007.08.008     Document Type: Article

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