Geometric morphometrics (GM) has increasingly become an important tool in assessing and
studying shape variation in a wide variety of taxa. While the GM toolkit has unparalleled …

Despite great interest and decades of research, the musculoskeletal relationships of the
masticatory system in primates are still not fully understood. However, without a clear …

Understanding the origin of diversity is a fundamental problem in evolutionary biology. The
null expectation for the evolutionary diversification is that all changes in biological diversity …

The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) conducts and restrains masticatory movements between
the mammalian cranium and the mandible. Through this functional integration, TMJ …

Species in the mammalian order Carnivora have extremely diverse diets. The association
between diet and craniodental morphology in carnivorans has been the subject of a number …

The mammalian order Primates is known for widespread sexual dimorphism in size and
phenotype. Despite repeated speculation that primate sexual size dimorphism either …

Aim Tumour necrosis factor (TNF)‐α is a pathological factor causing the characteristic
symptoms of periodontal disease and rheumatoid arthritis. In this study, we describe the …

Objectives This study tested hypotheses relating intraspecific variation in occlusal
morphology and intraspecific variation in jaw movements during feeding. Gape cycle …

Abstract Objectives Among living Malagasy primates, the family Lemuridae has previously
been recognized as presenting a higher mandibular morphological variation than other …

Multiple behavioral and biomechanical analyses have demonstrated that capuchin monkeys
(Cebus and Sapajus) are specialized for breaking down hard‐object foods as compared to …