Comparative histomorphology of intrinsic vibrissa musculature among primates: Implications for the evolution of sensory ecology and "face touch"

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 301-312

  Muchlinski, Magdalena N ^a   Durham, Emily L ^b   Smith, Timothy D ^c,d   Burrows, Anne M ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

activity pattern; comparative method; sensory ecology; vibrissae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; HYPOTHESIS; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; UPPER LIP; VIBRISSA;

ANATOMY, COMPARATIVE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CATS; DOGS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LEMUR; MAMMALS; MARKOV CHAINS; MOLE RATS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MUSCLES; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATES; TUPAIIDAE; VIBRISSAE;

EID: 84872362618     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22206     Document Type: Article

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