By Chris Vinyard, Matthew J. Ravosa and Christine Wall
Primate Craniofacial Function and Biology PDF. Primates have unusual heads among mammals. Their big brains, relatively short faces and forward-facing eyes are part of a unique combination of traits that have captured the interest of biological anthropologists for decades. Describing the patterns of primate craniofacial evolution as well as sorting out the functional consequences of this evolutionary history has been fundamental in developing our current understanding of primates. Primate Craniofacial Function and Biology surveys current research on primate heads emphasizing the recent progress and diversity of functional studies into primate and mammalian craniofacial form. Much of the work included in this volume was inspired by William L. Hylander and his life-long contribution to research on primate craniofacial form and function.
Historical Perspective on Experimental Research in Biological Anthropology
Experimental Comparative Anatomy in Physical Anthropology: The Contributions of Dr. William L. Hylander to Studies of Skull Form and Function
In Vivo Research into Masticatory Function
A Nonprimate Model for the Fused Symphysis: In Vivo Studies in the Pig
Symphyseal Fusion in Selenodont Artiodactyls: New Insights from~In Vivo and Comparative Data
Does the Primate Face Torque?
Motor Control of Masticatory Movements in the Southern Hairy-Nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons)
Specialization of the Superficial Anterior Temporalis in Baboons for Mastication of Hard Foods
Modeling Masticatory Apparatus Function
Effects of Dental Alveoli on the Biomechanical Behavior of the Mandibular Corpus
Surface Strain on Bone and Sutures in a Monkey Facial Skeleton: An In Vitro Approach and its Relevance to Finite Element Analysis
Craniofacial Strain Patterns During Premolar Loading: Implications for Human Evolution
Jaw-Muscle Architecture
Scaling of Reduced Physiologic Cross-Sectional Area in Primate Muscles of Mastication
Scaling of the Chewing Muscles in Prosimians
The Relationship Between Jaw-Muscle Architecture and Feeding Behavior in Primates: Tree-Gouging and Nongouging Gummivorous Callitrichids as a Natural Experiment
Bone and Dental Morphology
Relationship Between Three-Dimensional Microstructure and Elastic Properties of Cortical Bone in the Human Mandible and Femur
Adaptive Plasticity in the Mammalian Masticatory Complex: You AreWhat, and How, You Eat
Mandibular Corpus Form and Its Functional Significance: Evidence from Marsupials
Putting Shape to Work: Making Functional Interpretations of~Masticatory Apparatus Shapes in Primates
Food Physical Properties and Their Relationship to Morphology: The Curious Case of kily
Convergence and Frontation in Fayum Anthropoid Orbits
What Else Is the Tall Mandibular Ramus of the Robust Australopiths Good For?
Framing the Question: Diet and Evolution in Early Homo
