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Abstract
The strongly paedomorphic skull form in the pygmy chimpanzee results from the heterochronic process of neoteny. This cranial paedomorphosis and neoteny in Pan paniscus may be related to reduced sexual dimorphism in morphology and behavior. The interspecific differences in form result from shifts in the rate and timing of similar patterns of development.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6623093 DOI: 10.1126/science.6623093
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728