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Primate Cranial Evolution

Primate Cranial Evolution is a biological theory that explains the morphological and functional transformations in the skull structure of primates over geological time, distinguishing itself from other evolutionary theories by focusing specifically on cranial adaptations related to encephalization, dietary specialization, and sensory system reorganization within the primate lineage.

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16.3K

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471

Authors

292

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2017–2026

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199

The Expensive-Tissue Hypothesis: The Brain and the Digestive System in Human and Primate Evolution

Leslie C. Aiello, P.E. Wheeler · Current Anthropology · 1995 · 2.3K citations

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The triune brain in evolution: Role in paleocerebral functions

Charles Legg · Biological Psychology · 1990 · 980 citations

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Developmental Integration and the Evolution of Pleiotropy

James M. Cheverud · American Zoologist · 1996 · 773 citations · Full text

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A COMPARISON OF PHENOTYPIC VARIATION AND COVARIATION PATTERNS AND THE ROLE OF PHYLOGENY, ECOLOGY, AND ONTOGENY DURING CRANIAL EVOLUTION OF NEW WORLD MONKEYS

Gabriel Marroig, James M. Cheverud · Evolution · 2001 · 412 citations · Full text

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Asymmetric Broca's area in great apes

Claudio Cantalupo, William D. Hopkins · Nature · 2001 · 396 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. GM
    Gabriel Marroig

    Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

    6 publications · 860 citations

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  2. JM
    James M. Cheverud

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    6 publications · 1.5K citations

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  3. ML
    Monte L. McCrossin

    Southern Illinois University Carbondale, United States

    5 publications · 265 citations

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  4. BR
    Brenda R. Benefit

    New Mexico State University, United States

    5 publications · 265 citations

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  5. EL
    Elwyn L. Simons

    Duke University, United States

    5 publications · 404 citations

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Institutions

292

  1. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    16 h-index

    24 publications

    1.8K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    11 h-index

    22 publications

    672 citations

  3. American Museum of Natural History

    New York, United States

    10 h-index

    14 publications

    533 citations

  4. City University of New York

    New York, United States

    10 h-index

    12 publications

    448 citations

  5. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    11 publications

    705 citations

  6. Stony Brook University

    Stony Brook, United States

    9 h-index

    15 publications

    991 citations

  7. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    8 h-index

    8 publications

    782 citations

  8. Kyoto University

    Kyoto, Japan

    7 h-index

    19 publications

    848 citations

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Venues

  1. American Journal of Physical Anthropology

    32 publications · 1.6K citations

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  2. Journal of Human Evolution

    JHE · 19 publications · 1.3K citations

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  3. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 11 publications · 872 citations

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  4. Evolution

    8 publications · 643 citations

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  5. Folia Primatologica

    8 publications · 480 citations

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