Phylogenetic, ecological, and allometric correlates of cranial shape in malagasy lemuriforms

Evolution

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1450-1468

  Baab, Karen L ^a   Perry, Jonathan M G ^b   Rohlf, F James ^a   Jungers, William L ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecomorphology; Geometric morphometrics; Lemur systematics; Phylogenetic comparative methods; Skull evolution

Indexed keywords

LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; LEMURIFORMES; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSIMIAN; SKULL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENETIC SPECIATION; PHYLOGENY; SKULL; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 84899978146     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/evo.12361     Document Type: Article

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