An assessment of the likely impact of strain-related phenotypic plasticity on hominin fossil species identification

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 105, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 312-316

  Collard, M ^a   Lycett, S J ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hominin; Hominoid; Mastication; Phenotypic plasticity; Species identification; Strain; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRANIUM; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FOSSIL; HOMINID; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SPECIES INVENTORY; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; TAXONOMY; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

COLOBINAE; COLOBUS GUEREZA; HOMINIDAE; HOMINOIDEA;

EID: 70350161777     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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