Ontogeny and phyletic size change in living and fossil lemurs

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 161-172

  Ravosa, Matthew J ^a,b   Daniel, Ashley N ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Ecogeographic variation; Feeding complex; Lemur; Lemuriforms; Ontogeny; Scaling; Skull

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; FOSSIL RECORD; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; ONTOGENY; PHYLOGENETICS; PRIMATE; SKULL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CEPHALOMETRY; FEMALE; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MASTICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSIMIAN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKULL;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CEPHALOMETRY; FEMALE; FOSSILS; LEMUR; MALE; MASTICATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKULL;

AVAHI; BABAKOTIA; EULEMUR; HAPALEMUR; INDRI; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; LEMURIFORMES; MESOPROPITHECUS; PRIMATES; PROPITHECUS; STREPSIRHINI; VARECIA;

EID: 72249089555     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20767     Document Type: Article

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