How effective are geometric morphometric techniques for assessing functional shape variation? An example from the great ape temporomandibular joint

Anatomical Record

Volumn 296, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1264-1282

  Terhune, Claire E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Geometric morphometrics; Masticatory biomechanics; Size and scaling

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GORILLA; MANDIBLE CONDYLE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; ORANG UTAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;

GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRICS; MASTICATORY BIOMECHANICS; SIZE AND SCALING;

ANATOMY; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMETRY; FEMALE; GORILLA GORILLA; HOMINIDAE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAN PANISCUS; PAN TROGLODYTES; PONGO ABELII; PONGO PYGMAEUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;

HOMINIDAE;

EID: 84880328442     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.22724     Document Type: Article

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