Patterns of cranial shape diversification during the phylogenetic branching process of New World monkeys (Primates: Platyrrhini)

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1826-1835

  Perez, Sergio Ivan ^a   Klaczko, J ^b   Rocatti, G ^c   dos Reis, S F ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Body size; Comparative studies; Ecological axes; Molecular phylogeny; Morphometrics; Natural selection; Semilandmarks

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRANIUM; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; NATURAL SELECTION; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PLEIOTROPY; PRIMATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PLATYRRHINI; SKULL;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PLATYRRHINI; SKULL;

PLATYRRHINI; PRIMATES;

EID: 80955180965     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02309.x     Document Type: Article

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