Estimating endocranial volume from the outside of the skull in Artiodactyla

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 200-212

  Finarelli, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Akaike information criterion; Allometry; Encephalization; Endocranial volume; Multiple linear regression

Indexed keywords

AKAIKE INFORMATION CRITERION; ALLOMETRY; BRAIN; CRANIUM; FOSSIL RECORD; MORPHOMETRY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY; UNGULATE; VOLUME;

ARTIODACTYLA; BOVIDAE; CARNIVORA; UNGULATA;

EID: 79951904162     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/09-MAMM-A-391.1     Document Type: Article

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