Does phenotypic plasticity confound attempts to identify hominin fossil species? An assessment using extant old world monkey craniodental data

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 111-122

  Collard, Mark ^a,b   Lycett, Stephen J ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hominins; Mastication; Old World monkeys; Phenotypic plasticity; Species identification; Strain; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CERCOPITHECIDAE; CLASSIFICATION; DENTITION; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MASTICATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SKULL;

ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECIDAE; DENTITION; EVOLUTION; FOSSILS; MASTICATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SKULL;

CERCOPITHECIDAE;

EID: 42649132832     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000110680     Document Type: Article

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