Craniofacial variation and dietary adaptations of African colobines

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 525-536

  Koyabu, Daisuke B ^a   Endo, Hideki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Colobines; Cranium; Diet; Mandible

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALLOMETRY; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; CORRELATION; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; CRANIUM; CURVATURE; DIET; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MATRIX; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE; PRIMATE; TOOTH;

COLOBINAE; COLOBUS ANGOLENSIS; PROCOLOBUS BADIUS;

EID: 67349208393     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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