Larger mammals have longer faces because of size-related constraints on skull form

2013/09/18 by Andrea Cardini, P. David Polly · 5 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · Mathematics · #Evolution and Paleontology Studies #Morphological variations and asymmetry #Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

paper · pdf · doi:10.1038/ncomms3458

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Citations

• The Evolution of Modularity in the Mammalian Skull I: Morphological Integration Patterns and Magnitudes
• The Evolution of Modularity in the Mammalian Skull II: Evolutionary Consequences

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