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Putting Shape to Work: Making Functional Interpretations of~Masticatory Apparatus Shapes in Primates

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Primate Craniofacial Function and Biology

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  1. Department of Anatomy, Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine, 4209 Cpy Route 44, Rootstown, OH 44272-0095, USA

    Chris Vinyard

  2. University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65212, USA

    Matthew J. Ravosa

  3. Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University, Box 90383, Durham, NC 27708, USA

    Christine Wall

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Vinyard, C.J. (2008). Putting Shape to Work: Making Functional Interpretations of~Masticatory Apparatus Shapes in Primates. In: Vinyard, C., Ravosa, M.J., Wall, C. (eds) Primate Craniofacial Function and Biology. Developments In Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76585-3_16

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