Allometry and evolution in the Galago skull

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 177-196

  Ravosa, Matthew J ^a,b   Daniel, Ashley N ^a   Costley, Destiny B ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Euoticus; Exudativory; Galagids; Galago; Galagoides; Gape; Gouging; Gummivory; Masticatory apparatus; Ontogeny; Otolemur; Scaling; Scraping; Skull form

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; FACIAL BONE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GALAGIDAE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; JAW; MALE; MANDIBLE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKULL;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FACIAL BONES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GALAGO; JAW; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; SKULL;

CRANIA; EUOTICUS; GALAGO; GALAGOIDES; GALAGONIDAE; OTOLEMUR; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 77950902510     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000317737     Document Type: Article

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