Allometry of facial mobility in anthropoid primates: Implications for the evolution of facial expression

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 70-81

  Dobson, Seth D ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

Apes; Constraint; Facial movement; Monkeys; Perception

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ATELINAE; CULTURAL EVOLUTION; EMOTIONS; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL MUSCLES; FEAR; GORILLA GORILLA; HUMANS; HYLOBATES; MACACA; MOVEMENT; PRIMATES; SAGUINUS;

EID: 58149503230     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20902     Document Type: Article

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