Ontogenetic variation in the mandibular ramus of great apes and humans

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 275, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 661-677

  Terhune, Claire E ^a   Robinson, Chris A ^b   Ritzman, Terrence B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geometric morphometrics; Mandibular shape; Primate ontogeny

Indexed keywords

HOMINIDAE; PRIMATES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; GENETICS; GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRICS; HISTOLOGY; HOMINID; HUMAN; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR SHAPE; PHYLOGENY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIMATE ONTOGENY;

GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRICS; MANDIBULAR SHAPE; PRIMATE ONTOGENY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FOSSILS; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84899115290     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20246     Document Type: Article

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