Early Miocene catarrhine dietary behaviour: the influence of the Red Queen Effect on incisor shape and curvature

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 275-285

  Deane, Andrew S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Afropithecus; Curvature; Dental morphometrics; Diet; High resolution polynomial curve fitting (HR PCF); Hominoid; Morotopithecus; Proconsul; Rangwapithecus

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; DENTITION; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOSSIL RECORD; HOMINID; MIOCENE; MORPHOMETRY; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AFROPITHECUS; HOMINOIDEA; HOMO; MOROTOPITHECUS; PROCONSUL;

EID: 61749098715     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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