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Anapol, F., Shahnoor, N. and Ross, C.F. (2007) Scaling of reduced physiologic cross-sectional area in primate muscles of mastication. Primate Craniofacial Function and Biology. C.J. Vinyard, M.J. Ravosa and C.E. Wall (eds.). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishters. [Submitted]
Ross, C.F. (2007) Does the primate face torque? Primate Craniofacial Function and Biology. C.J. Vinyard, M.J. Ravosa and C.E. Wall (eds.). Springer: New York. [Submitted]
Strait, D.S., Richmond, B.G., Spencer, M.A., Ross, C.F., Dechow, P.C. and Wood, B.A. (2007) Masticatory biomechanics and its relevance to early hominid phylogeny: An examination of palatal thickness using finite-element analysis. Journal of Human Evolution. [In Press] (download)
Wang, Q., Dechow, P.C., Wright, B.W., Ross, C.F., Strait, D.S., Richmond, B.G. and Spencer, M.A. (2007) Surface strain on bone and sutures in a monkey facial skeleton: An in vitro method and its relevance to finite-element analysis. Primate Craniofacial Function and Biology. C.J. Vinyard, M.J. Ravosa and C.E Wall (eds.). Springer: New York. [In Press]
Wright, B., Richmond, B.G., Strait, D.S., Ross, C.F., Spencer, M.A., Wang, Q. and Dechow, P.C. (2007) Finite-element analysis of a bite point location and craniofacial strain using a macaque model. Am. J. Phys. Anthrop. [Submitted]
Published Articles
Herrel, A., Schaerlaeken, V., Meyers, J.J., Metzger, K.A. and Ross, C.F. (2007) The evolution of cranial design and performance in squamates: Consequences of skull bone reduction on feeding behavior. Integrative and Comparative Biology. (download)
Ross, C.F., Eckhardt, A., Herrel, A., Hylander, W.L., Metzger, K.A., Schaerlaeken, V. and Washington, R.L. (2007) Modulation of intra-oral processing in mammals and lepidosaurs. Integrative and Comparative Biology. (download)
Ross, C.F., Dharia, R., Herring, S.W., Hylander, W.L., Liu, Z.-J., Rafferty, K.L., Ravosa, M.J. and Williams, S.H. (2007) Modulation of mandibular loading and bite force in mammals during mastication. Journal of Experimental Biology. 210: 1046-1063. (download)
Ross, C.F. and Kirk E.C. (2007) Evolution of eye size and shape in primates. J. Hum. Evol. 52: 294-313. (download) (data)
Ross, C.F. and Martin, R.D. (2007) The role of vision in the origin and evolution of primates. In Evolution of Nervous Systems. Volume 4: The Evolution of Primate Nervous Systems. Todd M. Preuss and Jon Kaas (eds.). Oxford: Elsevier, pp. 59-78. (download)
Hall, M.I. and Ross, C.F. (2007) Eye shape and activity pattern in birds. Journal of Zoology. 271: 437-444. (download)
Heesy, C.P., Ross, C.F. and Demes, B.D. (2006) Oculomotor stability and the functions of the postorbital bar and septum. In Primate Origins: Adaptation and Evolution. M.J. Ravosa and M. Dagosto (eds.). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, pp. 257-283. (download)
Ross, C.F., Hall, M.I. and Heesy, C.P. (2006) Were basal primates nocturnal? Evidence from eye and orbit shape. In Primate Origins: Adaptation and Evolution. M.J. Ravosa and M. Dagosto (eds.). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, pp. 233-256. (download)
Trueb, L., Ross, C.F. and Smith, R. (2005) A new pipoid anuran from the Late Cretaceous of South Africa. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 25(3): 533-547. (download)
Martin, R.D. and Ross, C.F. (2005) The evolutionary and ecological context of primate vision. In The Primate Visual System. J. Kremers (ed.). John Wiley and Sons, pp. 1-36. (download)
Hylander, W.L., Wall, C.E., Vinyard, C., Ross, C.F., Ravosa, M.J., Williams, S. and Johnson, K.R. (2005) Temporalis function in anthropoids and strepsirrhines: an EMG study. Am. J. Phys. Anthrop. 128: 35-56. (download)
Strait, D., Wang, Q., Dechow, P.C., Ross, C.F., Richmond, B., Spencer, M. and Patel B.A. (2005) Modeling elastic properties in finite element analysis: How much precision is needed to produce an accurate model? Anatomical Record 283A: 275-287. (download)
Ross, C.F., Patel, B.A., Slice, D.E., Strait, D., Dechow, P.C., Richmond, B. and Spencer, M. (2005) Modeling masticatory muscle force in finite-element analysis: Sensitivity analysis using principal coordinates analysis. Anatomical Record 283A: 288-299. (download)
Metzger, K.A., Daniel, W. and Ross, C.F. (2005) Comparison of beam theory and finite-element anslysis to in vivo bone strain in the alligator cranium. Anatomical Record 283A: 331-348. (download)
Richmond, B.G., Wright, B., Grosse, I., Dechow, P.C., Ross, C.F., Spencer, M. and Strait, D.S. (2005) Finite-element analysis in functional morphology. Anatomical Record 283A: 259-274. (download)
Ross, C.F. (2005) Finite-element modeling in vertebrate biomechanics. Anatomical Record 283A: 253-258. (download)
Ross, C.F. and Metzger, K.A. (2004) Bone strain gradients and optimization in tetrapod skulls. Annals of Anatomy. 186: 387-396. (download)
Dominy, N.J., Ross, C.F. and Smith, T.D. (2004) Evolution of primate sensory systems: Past, present and future. Anatomical Record 281A: 1078-1082. (download)
Coleman, M.N. and Ross, C.F. (2004) Primate auditory diversity and its influence on hearing performance. Anatomical Record 281A: 1123-1137. (download)
Hylander, W.J., Vinyard, C.J., Ravosa, M.J. Ross, C.F., Wall, C.E. and Johnson, K.R. (2004) Jaw adductor force and symphyseal fusion. In Shaping Primate Evolution. F. Anapol, R. German and N. Jablonski (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 229-257. (download)
Ross, C.F., Henneberg, M., Richard, S. and Ravosa, M.J. (2004) Curvilinear, geometric and phylogenetic modeling of basicranial flexion: Is it adaptive, is it constrained? J. Hum. Evol. 46: 185-213. (download) (data)
Ross, C.F. and Kay, R.F. (2004) Anthropoid origins: Retrospective and prospective. In Anthropoid Origins: New Visions. C.F. Ross and R.F. Kay (eds.). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. pp. 701-737. (download)
Ross, C.F. (2004) The tarsier fovea: Functionless vestige or nocturnal adaptation? In Anthropoid Origins: New Visions C.F. Ross and R.F. Kay (eds.). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. pp.477-537. (download)
Ross, C.F. and Kay, R.F. (2004) Evolving perspectives of Anthropoidea. In Anthropoid Origins: New Visions. C.F. Ross and R.F. Kay (eds.). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. pp. 3-41. (download)
Kay, R.F., Williams, B.A., Ross, C.F., Takai, M. and Shigehara, N. (2004) Anthropoid origins: A phylogenetic analysis. In Anthropoid Origins: New Visions. C.F. Ross and R.F. Kay (eds.). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. pp. 91-135.
Heesy, C.P. and Ross, C.F. (2004) Mosaic evolution of activity pattern, diet, and color vision in haplorhine primates. In Anthropoid Origins: New Visions. C.F. Ross and R.F. Kay (eds.). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. pp. 665-698. (download)
Ross, C.F., Lockwood, C., Fleagle, J.G. and Jungers, W.L. (2002) Adaptation and behavior in the primate fossil record. In Reconstructing Behavior in the Primate Fossil Record. J.M. Plavcan, R.F. Kay, W.L. Jungers and C.P. Van Schaik (eds.). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. pp. 1-41.
Ross, C.F. (2001) In vivo function of the craniofacial haft: The interorbital "pillar". Am. J. Phys. Anthrop. 116: 108-139. (download)
Heesy, C.P. and Ross, C.F. (2001) Evolution of activity patterns and chromatic vision in primates: Morphometrics, genetics and cladistics. J. Hum. Evol. 40: 111-149. (download)
Lieberman, D.E., Ross, C.F. and Ravosa, M.J. (2000) The primate cranial base: Ontogeny, function and integration. Yrbk Phys. Anthropol. 43: 117-169. (download)
Ross, C.F. (2000) Into the light: The origin of Anthropoidea. Annual Review of Anthropology. 29: 147-194. (download)
Ross, C.F. and Covert, H.H. (2000) The petrosal of Omomys carteri and the evolution of the primate basicranium. J. Hum. Evol. 39: 225-251. (download)
Hylander, W.L., Ravosa, M.J., Ross, C.F., Wall, C.E. and Johnson, K.R. (2000) Symphyseal fusion and jaw-adductor muscle force: An EMG study. Am J. Phys. Anthrop. 112: 469-492. (download)
Ross, C.F. and Hylander, W.L. (2000) Electromyography of the anterior temporal muscles of owl monkeys (Aotus trivirgatus) and the function of the anthropoid postorbital septum. Am J. Phys. Anthrop. 112: 455-468. (download)
Ross, C.F. and Wall, C. (2000) Mammalian feeding and primate evolution. Am. J. Phys. Anthrop. 112: 449-453. (download)
De Klerk, W.J., Forster, C.A., Sampson, S.D., Chinsamy, A. and Ross, C.F. (2000) A new carnivorous dinosaur from South Africa: Coelurosaurian distributions in Gondwana. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 20: 324-332. (download)
Strait, D.A. and Ross, C.F. (1999) Kinematic data on primate head and neck posture: Implications for the evolution of basicranial flexion and an evaluation of registration planes. Am. J. Phys. Anthrop. 108: 205-222. (download)
Ross, C.F., Sues, H.D. and De Klerk, W. (1999) Lepidosaurian fossils from the lower Cretaceous of South Africa. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 19(1): 21-27.
Hylander, W.J., Ravosa, M.J., Ross, C.F. and Johnson, K.R. (1998) Mandibular corpus strain in primates: Further evidence for the relationship between symphyseal fusion and jaw-adductor muscle force. Am. J. Phys. Anthrop. 107: 257-271. (download)
Ross, C.F., Williams, B.A., and Kay, R.F. (1998) Phylogenetic analysis of anthropoid relationships. J. Hum. Evol. 35: 221-306. (download)
Kay, R.F., Ross, C.F., Williams, B.A. and Johnson, D. (1997) Cladistic analysis and anthropoid origins: Response. Science. 278: 2135-2136.
Kay, R.F., Ross, C.F. and Williams, B.A. (1997) Anthropoid origins. Science. 275: 797-804. (download)
Ross, C.F. (1996) An adaptive explanation for the origin of the Anthropoidea (Primates). Am. J. Primatol. 40(2): 205-230. (download)
Ross, C.F. and Hylander, W.L. (1996) In vivo and in vitro bone strain analysis of the circumorbital region of Aotus and the function of the postorbital septum. Am. J. Phys. Anthrop. 101(2): 183-215.
Ross, C.F. and Henneberg, M. (1995) Basicranial flexion, relative brain size and facial kyphosis in Homo sapiens and some fossil hominids. Am. J. Phys. Anthrop. 98: 575-593. (download)
Ross, C.F. (1995) Muscular and osseous anatomy of the primate anterior temporal fossa and the functions of the postorbital septum. Am. J. Phys. Anthrop. 98: 275-306.
Ross, C.F. (1995) Allometric and functional influences on primate orbit orientation and the origins of Anthropoidea. J. Hum. Evol. 29: 201-227. (download)
Ravosa, M. and Ross, C.F. (1994) Allometry and heterochrony in Alouatta palliata and Alouatta seniculus. Am. J. Primatol. 33: 277-299. (download)
Ross, C.F. (1994) Craniofacial evidence for anthropoid and tarsier relationships. In Anthropoid Origins. J.G. Fleagle and R.F. Kay (eds.). New York: Plenum Press. pp. 469-547.
Ross, C.F. (1993) The functions of the postorbital septum and anthropoid origins. Ph.D. Dissertation, Duke University.
Ross, C.F. and Ravosa, M. (1993) Basicranial flexion, relative brain size and facial kyphosis in nonhuman primates. Am. J. Phys. Anthrop. 91: 305-324. (download)
Ross, C.F. (1987) A misuse of evolutionary models in archaeology: "The Evolution of the Polynesian Chiefdoms". Archaeol. Ocean. 22: 33-37.
Reviews
Ross, C.F. (2004) Review of A. A. Biewener, Animal Locomotion, R. MacNeill Alexander, Principles of Animal Locomotion, S. Vogel, Comparative Biomechanics: Life's Physical World. Evolutionary Anthropology. 13: 160-161. download)
Ross, C.F. (2003) Review of "The Primate Fossil Record". Journal of Human Evolution. 45: 195-201. (download)
Ross, C.F. (1999) How to carry out functional morphology. Evolutionary Anthropology. 7: 217-222. (download)
MacLatchey, L.M. and Ross, C.F. (1996) Primate paleontology. (Review of proceedings of the 55th Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Pittsburgh, PA, November 1-4, 1995). Evolutionary Anthropology. 4(2): 41-42.
Ross, C.F. (1992) A personal view of Oaxtepec. Review of proceedings of the Third Meeting of the Osaka Group for the Study of Dynamic Structures. Rivista di Biologia (Biology Forum). 85(2): 237-242.
Edited Volumes
Ross, C.F. (2005) Co-Guest Editor, Anatomical Record 281A: Evolution of Primate Sensory Systems.
Ross, C.F. (2005) Guest Editor, Anatomical Record 283A: Finite Element Analysis in Vertebrate Biomechanics.
Ross, C.F. and Kay, R.F. (eds.). (2004) Anthropoid Origins: New Visions. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.
