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The differential contribution of premaxillary, maxillary, and palatine dimensions to sexual dimorphism in the adult olive baboon (Papio cynocephalus anubis)

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Measurements of the palatal components: premaxillary, maxillary, and palatine length are made on the adult skulls of 19 male and 21 femalePapio cynocephalus anubis. The relative contributions of each of these components to overall palatal length are compared between the sexes. It is found that the proportions are the same for the two sexes and concluded that sexual dimorphism observed in the adult is not the result of differential growth of one component.

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  1. Departments of Anthropology and Amatomy, University of Pittsburgh, 15260, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    Michael I. Siegel

  2. Children’s Hospital, 15260, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    William J. Doyle

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Siegel, M.I., Doyle, W.J. The differential contribution of premaxillary, maxillary, and palatine dimensions to sexual dimorphism in the adult olive baboon (Papio cynocephalus anubis). Primates 18, 239–241 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02382963

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