Wild chimpanzee dentition and its implications for assessing life history in immature hominin fossils.
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Data from three African field sites on Pan troglodytes demonstrate an unambiguous pattern of a slower growth rate in wild vs. captive chimpanzee populations. A revised dental growth chronology for chimpanzees is similar to estimated timing of Homo erectus and therefore has implications for interpreting life history in hominins.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
دوره 101 29 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004