The Skull of Tarsius: Functional Morphology, Eyeballs, and the Nonpursuit Predatory Lifestyle

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1032-1054

  Rosenberger, Alfred L ^a,b,c,d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c NEW YORK CONSORTIUM IN EVOLUTIONARY PRIMATOLOGY   (United States)

^d DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Biomechanics; Eyes; Locomotion; Predation; Primates; Skull; Tarsiers

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOMECHANICS; ECOMORPHOLOGY; EOCENE; EYE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FOSSIL RECORD; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; LIFESTYLE; LOCOMOTION; PREDATION; PRIMATE; SKULL;

GALAGO; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI; TARSIIDAE; TARSIUS; TARSIUS SYRICHTA;

EID: 78649901664     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-010-9447-x     Document Type: Article

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