Premolar root and canal variation in extant non-human hominoidea

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 209-226

  Moore, N Collin ^a   Hublin, Jean Jacques ^a   Skinner, Matthew M ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

canal; cervical size; dental anatomy; Gorilla; hominoid; Hylobates; Pan; Pongo; premolar; root; taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; APE; ARTICLE; EXTANT SPECIES; FEMALE; MALE; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PREMOLAR CANAL; PREMOLAR ROOT; PREMOLAR TOOTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY; TOOTH SIZE;

EID: 84941423624     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22776     Document Type: Article

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