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11 - Jaw adductor force and symphyseal fusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 August 2009

By
William L. Hylander ,
Christopher J. Vinyard ,
Matthew J. Ravosa ,
Callum F. Ross ,
Christine E. Wall  and
Kirk R. Johnson
Edited by
Fred Anapol ,
Rebecca Z. German  and
Nina G. Jablonski
William L. Hylander
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University Medical Center, P.O. Box 3170, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Christopher J. Vinyard
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University Medical Center, P.O. Box 3170, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Matthew J. Ravosa
Affiliation:
Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern University Medical School, 303 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Callum F. Ross
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8081, USA
Christine E. Wall
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University Medical Center, P.O. Box 3170, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Kirk R. Johnson
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University Medical Center, P.O. Box 3170, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Fred Anapol
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Rebecca Z. German
Affiliation:
University of Cincinnati
Nina G. Jablonski
Affiliation:
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco
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Summary

Introduction

Research over the last 25–30 years has revealed a considerable amount about the basic mechanisms of mammalian mastication (e.g., van Eijden and Turkawski, 2001; Türker, 2002). This progress has been largely due to the development of new experimental procedures and techniques. On the other hand, there has been relatively little emphasis on employing these procedures and techniques so as to facilitate adaptive explanations for the evolution of the mammalian masticatory apparatus (Herring, 1993). It has been our intent over the last several years to do just that (Ross and Hylander, 1996; Hylander et al., 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003; Ravosa et al., 2000; Vinyard et al., 2001, in press a; Wall et al., 2002; Williams et al., 2003). In recent years the functional morphology of the craniofacial region of primates and other mammals has attracted a significant amount of research interest (Weijs, 1994; Ross and Hylander, 1996, 2000; Spencer, 1998; Anapol and Herring, 2000; Daegling and Hylander, 2000; Dechow and Hylander, 2000; Herring and Teng, 2000; Hylander et al., 2000; Lieberman and Crompton, 2000; Ravosa et al., 2000). This is simply because there continue to be many unanswered research questions or problems. One persistent problem that has received a considerable amount of attention is related to the adaptive significance of symphyseal fusion in mammals. As noted by many, the ossification or fusion of the left and right sides of the lower jaw or dentaries has occurred independently in many different mammalian lineages (e.g., Beecher, 1977).

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Shaping Primate Evolution
Form, Function, and Behavior
 , pp. 229 - 257
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2004

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  • Jaw adductor force and symphyseal fusion
    • By William L. Hylander, Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University Medical Center, P.O. Box 3170, Durham, NC 27710, USA, Christopher J. Vinyard, Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University Medical Center, P.O. Box 3170, Durham, NC 27710, USA, Matthew J. Ravosa, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern University Medical School, 303 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA, Callum F. Ross, Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8081, USA, Christine E. Wall, Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University Medical Center, P.O. Box 3170, Durham, NC 27710, USA, Kirk R. Johnson, Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University Medical Center, P.O. Box 3170, Durham, NC 27710, USA
  • Edited by Fred Anapol, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Rebecca Z. German, University of Cincinnati, Nina G. Jablonski, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco
  • Book: Shaping Primate Evolution
  • Online publication: 10 August 2009
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    • By William L. Hylander, Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University Medical Center, P.O. Box 3170, Durham, NC 27710, USA, Christopher J. Vinyard, Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University Medical Center, P.O. Box 3170, Durham, NC 27710, USA, Matthew J. Ravosa, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern University Medical School, 303 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA, Callum F. Ross, Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8081, USA, Christine E. Wall, Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University Medical Center, P.O. Box 3170, Durham, NC 27710, USA, Kirk R. Johnson, Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University Medical Center, P.O. Box 3170, Durham, NC 27710, USA
  • Edited by Fred Anapol, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Rebecca Z. German, University of Cincinnati, Nina G. Jablonski, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco
  • Book: Shaping Primate Evolution
  • Online publication: 10 August 2009
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511542336.015
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  • Jaw adductor force and symphyseal fusion
    • By William L. Hylander, Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University Medical Center, P.O. Box 3170, Durham, NC 27710, USA, Christopher J. Vinyard, Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University Medical Center, P.O. Box 3170, Durham, NC 27710, USA, Matthew J. Ravosa, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern University Medical School, 303 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, USA, Callum F. Ross, Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8081, USA, Christine E. Wall, Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University Medical Center, P.O. Box 3170, Durham, NC 27710, USA, Kirk R. Johnson, Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University Medical Center, P.O. Box 3170, Durham, NC 27710, USA
  • Edited by Fred Anapol, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Rebecca Z. German, University of Cincinnati, Nina G. Jablonski, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco
  • Book: Shaping Primate Evolution
  • Online publication: 10 August 2009
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511542336.015
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