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The effects of hybridization on growth allometry and craniofacial form in Sulawesi macaques.
Journal of human evolution - 1 Sept 2005
Schillaci Michael A, Froehlich Jeffery W, Supriatna Jatna, Jones-Engel Lisa
Abstract excerpt
The present research investigates the effects of hybridization between Macaca maurus and M. tonkeana on adult male form and patterns of growth allometry. Comparisons of adult hybrid mean phenotypic values with the adult averages of the parental species indicate a condition of heterosis for cranial vault length and crown-rump length. Negative heterosis is indicated for body mass. Regression parameters describing...
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