Craniofacial variation, integration, and evolutionary diversification in baboons

Off, Eileen Catherine

Craniofacial variation, integration, and evolutionary diversification in baboons

Doctoral Thesis

2009

Publisher

University of Cape Town

Department

Department of Archaeology

Faculty

Faculty of Science

Abstract

This dissertation aims to increase our understanding of Papio by: 1) examining variation within and between baboon species; 2) investigating morphological integration in the cranium, and; 3) determining what evolutionary processes produce diversification among baboon crania. Twenty-five three-dimensional cranial landmarks on six-hundred and sixty four baboon crania from seven species were digitized. Forty-seven linear distances, chosen to cover the skull with minimal redundancy, were calculated from these coordinate data.

Description

Includes abstract.

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 106-124).

Keywords

Archaeology

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Collections

PhD / Doctoral

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