Browsing Health Sciences Research Day (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Ravosa, Matthew J."
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Development and function of the mandibular symphysis in mammals [abstract]
(2010-11)The mandibular symphysis is the midsagittal articulation between left and right dentaries that is the third jaw joint of the mammalian feeding complex. There is remarkable evolutionary diversity in symphyseal anatomy ... -
Interspecific and ontogenetic variation in great ape pedal phalangeal curvature [abstract]
(2010-11)Considerable attention has been devoted to understanding phalangeal curvature in primates, particularly with regard to hominid locomotor evolution. It is received wisdom that phalangeal curvature is an adaptation for ... -
Metabolic rhythms in haplorhine and strepsirrhine primates [abstract]
(2010-11)Microstructural evidence from teeth and bone has recently been used to support the hypothesis that growth, metabolism, and reproduction - i.e., life history - are centrally regulated by a neuroendocrine rhythm known as the ...