Evaluating modularity in the hominine skull related to feeding biomechanics.
Hyunwoo JungDavid S StraitCampbell RolianKaren L BaabPublished in: American journal of biological anthropology (2023)
The results suggest that modular structure of traits in association with feeding biomechanics were mostly shared with humans and the two African apes. Thus, conserved patterns of functional modularity may have facilitated evolutionary changes to the skull during human evolution.