Browsing Graduate School - MU Theses and Dissertations (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Ravosa, Matthew J."
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Ecomorphological implications of primate dietary variability: an experimental model
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)The evolution and function of the mammalian skull and feeding apparatus is intimately related to the mechanical demands imposed by food items. The diets of wild species are often seasonal and thus individuals may experience ... -
Grasping pressures and phalangeal curvature in primates : an experimental in vivo approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)Phalangeal curvature is often used to infer arboreal locomotion in fossil primate species. This is based off an hypothesis of plasticity linked to a loading model that suggests that, when flexed during grasping, a curved ...