Functional links between canine height and jaw gape in catarrhines with special reference to early hominins

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 247-259

  Hylander, William L ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

canine evolution; catarrhines; earliest hominins; jaw mechanics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BABOON; CANINE TOOTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION CENTER; JAW; MALE; MASTICATION; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CELL; PRIMATE; SPECIES;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; ANTHROPOMETRY; CATARRHINI; CUSPID; FEMALE; FOSSILS; HUMANS; JAW; MALE; MANDIBLE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84872321484     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22195     Document Type: Article

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