Paranasal sinuses are highly variable among living and fossil hominins and their function (s)
are poorly understood. It has been argued they serve no particular function and are …

Molar microwear fabrics in extant mammals vary with diet and, more particularly, the
physical properties of the items that are consumed. Praeanthropus afarensis is well …

Biomechanical modelling has become a very popular technique for investigating functional
anatomy. Modern computer simulation packages make producing such models …

Homoiologies are phylogenetically misleading resemblances among taxa that can be
attributed to phenotypic plasticity. Recently, it has been claimed that homoiologies are …

Objectives Independent lines of evidence suggest that osteonal bone remodeling is a
function of both mechanical (ie, changes in stress) and non‐mechanical (ie, metabolic …

Numerous lines of evidence indicate that mangabeys are not a natural group and that
terrestrial mangabeys (genus Cercocebus) are more closely related to mandrills and drills …

In this deep examination of functional morphology, a renowned paleoanthropologist offers a
new way to investigate human evolution through the fossil record. It is common for two …

Objectives The function of the browridge in primates is a subject of enduring debate. Early
studies argued for a role in resisting masticatory stresses, but recent studies have suggested …

It has been hypothesised recently that masticatory strain-induced phenotypic plasticity
complicates efforts to delineate species in the hominin fossil record. Here, we report a study …

The question of which mechanical variables are responsible for inducing osteogenic activity
is unresolved despite extensive experimental and theoretical investigation. Candidate …