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- Publications
- Influence
The human chin revisited: what is it and who has it?
- J. Schwartz, I. Tattersall
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of human evolution
- 1 March 2000
Although the presence of a "chin" has long been recognized as unique to Homo sapiens among mammals, both the ontogeny and the morphological details of this structure have been largely overlooked.… Expand
Madagascar's Lemurs: Cryptic diversity or taxonomic inflation?
- I. Tattersall
- Biology
- 2007
We live in inflationary times. A quarter of a century ago, cigarettes were about $1 a pack in New York City, a bottle of Château Beaucastel set you back $15, and there were 36 different species of… Expand
Species recognition in human paleontology
- I. Tattersall
- Biology
- 1 March 1986
Whatever their exact nature (rarely if ever specified), current generalcriteria for distinguishing species in the human fossil record are deficient Moreover, in discussing species distinctions,… Expand
Becoming Human: Evolution and Human Uniqueness
- I. Tattersall
- Psychology
- 1998
Prologue The creative explosion The brain and intelligence: Humans and apes Evolution for what? Starting out Becoming human Being human Postscript Further reading
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Lemur Diversity in Madagascar
- R. Mittermeier, J. Ganzhorn, +11 authors R. Rasoloarison
- Biology
- International Journal of Primatology
- 4 December 2008
A basic understanding of the taxonomy, diversity, and distributions of primates is essential for their conservation. This review of the status of the taxonomy of lemurs is based on a 5-d workshop… Expand
Distribution, Abundance, and Putative Ecological Strategy of Macaca fascicularis on the Island of Mauritius, Southwestern Indian Ocean
- R. Sussman, I. Tattersall
- Geography
- 1986
We estimate that between 25,000 and 35,000 long-tailed macaques, Macaca fascicularis, live on the island of Mauritius, 1,865 km2, in the western Indian Ocean, and we deta