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The Evolution of Primate Societies - Chapter 3 [PDF]

, 2012
Compared with other primates, New World monkeys display relatively limited ecological variability. New World monkey anatomy and social systems, however, are extremely diverse.
Di Fiore, Anthony, Fernández-Duque, Eduardo, Huck, Maren   +2 more
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Myological and osteological approaches to gape and bite force reconstruction in Smilodon fatalis

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Masticatory gape and bite force are important behavioral and ecological variables. While much has been written about the highly derived masticatory anatomy of Smilodon fatalis, there remains a great deal of debate about their masticatory behaviors.
Ashley R. Deutsch, Arin Berger, Lara L. Martens, Benjamin R. Witt, Rachel L. J. Smith, Adam Hartstone‐Rose   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disparity of turbinal bones in placental mammals

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Turbinals are key bony elements of the mammalian nasal cavity, involved in heat and moisture conservation as well as olfaction. While turbinals are well known in some groups, their diversity is poorly understood at the scale of placental mammals, which span 21 orders.
Quentin Martinez, Mark Wright, Benjamin Dubourguier, Kai Ito, Thomas van de Kamp, Elias Hamann, Marcus Zuber, Gabriel Ferreira, Rémi Blanc, Pierre‐Henri Fabre, Lionel Hautier, Eli Amson   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ontogeny of the malleus in Mesocricetus auratus (Mammalia, Rodentia): Systematic and functional implications for the muroid middle ear

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The three mammalian auditory ossicles enhance sound transmission from the tympanic membrane to the inner ear. The anterior anchoring of the malleus is one of the key characters for functional classification of the auditory ossicles. Previous studies revealed a medial outgrowth of the mallear anterior process, the processus internus ...
Franziska Fritzsche, Wolfgang Maier, Irina Ruf   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nuclear parcellation of pontine catecholaminergic and cholinergic neurons in gray parrots and pied crow brains

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Immunohistochemical staining for tyrosine hydroxylase reveals the neurons forming the locus coeruleus complex in the pontine region of the brain of the Congo gray parrot. The appearance and parcellation of the locus coeruleus complex in birds shows many similarities, but also differences to that observed in mammals.
Pedzisai Mazengenya, Paul R. Manger
wiley   +1 more source

Evolution of Representations. From Basic Life to Self-Representation and Self-Consciousness [PDF]

, 2006
The notion of representation is at the foundation of cognitive sciences and is used in theories of mind and consciousness. Other notions like ‘embodiment’, 'intentionality‘, 'guidance theory' or ‘biosemantics’ have been associated to the notion of ...
Menant, Christophe
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Quantitative assessment of masticatory muscles based on skull muscle attachment areas in Carnivora

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Masticatory muscles are composed of the temporalis, masseter, and pterygoid muscles in mammals. Each muscle has a different origin on the skull and insertion on the mandible; thus, all masticatory muscles contract in different directions. Collecting in vivo data and directly measuring the masticatory muscles anatomically in various Carnivora ...
Kai Ito, Mugino O. Kubo, Ryo Kodera, Sei‐ichiro Takeda, Hideki Endo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incisor cross‐sectional area at the cementoenamel junction correlates with an increased reliance on frugivory in anthropoid primates

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Diet is one of a limited set of key ecological parameters defining primate species. A detailed understanding of dental functional correlates with primate diet is a key component for accurate dietary inference in fossil primates. Although considerable effort has been devoted to understanding post‐canine dental function, incisor function remains
Andrew Deane, Elizabeth R. Agosto
wiley   +1 more source

Variability of jaw muscles in Tunisian street dogs and adaptation to skull shape

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The impact of artificial selection on the masticatory apparatus of dogs has been poorly studied, and comparative data with dogs subjected to more natural constraints are lacking. This study explores the jaw musculature of Tunisian street dogs, which are largely free from the influence of breed‐specific selection.
Colline Brassard, Lobna Wertani, Anthony Herrel, Hassen Jerbi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The morphology of the oval window in Paranthropus robustus compared to humans and other modern primates

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The oval window (OW) is an opening connecting the inner and middle ear. Its area has been shown to consistently scale with body mass (BM) in primates, and has been used alongside semi‐circular canal (SCC) size to differentiate Homo sapiens and fossil hominins, including Paranthropus robustus.
Ruy Fernandez, José Braga
wiley   +1 more source