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Nasal Aperture Evolution

Nasal Aperture Evolution is a morphological construct in craniofacial evolution that characterizes the adaptive changes in the size, shape, and orientation of the nasal opening in vertebrate skulls in response to climatic, respiratory, and dietary selective pressures over phylogenetic time.

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2017–2026

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Nasal morphology and the emergence of <i>Homo erectus</i>

Robert G. Franciscus, Erik Trinkaus · American Journal of Physical Anthropology · 1988 · 114 citations

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The paradox of a wide nasal aperture in cold-adapted Neandertals: a causal assessment

Nathan E. Holton, Robert G. Franciscus · Journal of Human Evolution · 2008 · 86 citations

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The evolution of fossoriality and the adaptive role of horns in the Mylagaulidae (Mammalia: Rodentia)

Samantha S. B. Hopkins · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2005 · 59 citations · Full text

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Nostril Position in Dinosaurs and Other Vertebrates and Its Significance for Nasal Function

Lawrence M. Witmer · Science · 2001 · 59 citations

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Case studies in novel narial anatomy: 2. The enigmatic nose of moose (Artiodactyla: Cervidae: <i>Alces alces</i>)

Andrew B. Clifford, Lawrence M. Witmer · Journal of Zoology · 2004 · 43 citations

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Authors

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  1. GB
    Gunnar Bertmar

    Stockholm University, Sweden

    2 publications · 57 citations

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  2. RG
    Robert G. Franciscus

    University of Iowa, United States

    2 publications · 200 citations

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  3. LM
    Lawrence M. Witmer

    Ohio University, United States

    2 publications · 102 citations

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  4. TH
    Tatsuya Hirasawa

    RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Japan

    1 publications · 38 citations

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  5. AB
    Andrew B. Clifford

    Brown University, United States

    1 publications · 43 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Ohio University

    Athens, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    145 citations

  2. City University of Hong Kong

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    38 citations

  3. Western University of Health Sciences

    Pomona, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    59 citations

  4. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  5. Umeå University

    Umeå, Sweden

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    36 citations

  6. Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1

    Villeurbanne, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  7. University of New Mexico

    Albuquerque, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    228 citations

  8. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    114 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Human Evolution

    JHE · 2 publications · 99 citations

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  2. Evolution

    2 publications · 57 citations

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  4. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution)

    Repository · 1 publications · 27 citations

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  5. Journal of Morphology

    1 publications · 30 citations

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