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Scaling of Reduced Physiologic Cross-Sectional Area in Primate Muscles of Mastication

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Primate Craniofacial Function and Biology

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  1. Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 413, Sabin Hall, Milwaukee, WI 53211

    Fred Anapol

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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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Anapol, F., Shahnoor, N., Ross, C.F. (2008). Scaling of Reduced Physiologic Cross-Sectional Area in Primate Muscles of Mastication. 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_10

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