Nonsocial Influences on Canine Size in Anthropoid Primates

Nonsocial Influences on Canine Size in Anthropoid Primates

abstract: Early hominins present an unusual pattern of sexual dimorphism. On one hand, the canine teeth of these species are weakly size-dimorphic, vertically short, and nonhoning, suggesting a social system characterized by infrequent, low-intensity intermale competition and monogamous pair-bonding...

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Other Authors: Scott, Jeremiah E. (Author)
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Physical Anthropology
Evolution and Development
Morphology
Canine reduction
Hominin
Masticatory biomechanics
Sexual dimorphism
Tooth size
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.8648

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