A comparative analysis of internal cranial anatomy in the hylobatidae

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 250-265

  Leslie, Erin Rae ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Angular data; Hylobates; Nomascus; Radiography; Symphalangus

Indexed keywords

APE; ARTICLE; BASIOCCIPITAL CLIVUS; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; CRANIOMETRY; HAPLORHINI; MEASUREMENT ERROR; NONHUMAN; OCCIPITAL BONE; ORBIT; PALATE; SKULL BASE; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; CEPHALOMETRY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; HYLOBATIDAE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKULL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77956634764     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21310     Document Type: Article

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