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Article Reference Frontal sinuses and human evolution
The frontal sinuses are cavities inside the frontal bone located at the junction between the face and the cranial vault and close to the brain. Despite a long history of study, understanding of their origin and variation through evolution is limited. This work compares most hominin species’ holotypes and other key individuals with extant hominids. It provides a unique and valuable perspective of the variation in sinuses position, shape, and dimensions based on a simple and reproducible methodology. We also observed a covariation between the size and shape of the sinuses and the underlying frontal lobes in hominin species from at least the appearance of Homo erectus. Our results additionally undermine hypotheses stating that hominin frontal sinuses were directly affected by biomechanical constraints resulting from either chewing or adaptation to climate. Last, we demonstrate their substantial potential for discussions of the evolutionary relationships between hominin species. Variation in frontal sinus shape and dimensions has high potential for phylogenetic discussion when studying human evolution.
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2022
Article Reference Description of a new species belonging to the Aegosomatini tribe (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Prioninae)
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2017
Article Reference Description de deux nouvelles espèces appartenant au genre Chondrorrhina Kraatz sous-genre Plaesiorrhinella Krikken 1984 (Coleoptera, Cetoniidae, Cetoniinae, Goliathini)
Located in Library / RBINS collections by external author(s)
Article Reference Contribution à l'étude de la faune des Prioninae du Laos (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2018
Article Reference A new ant-eating spider genus Sufascar (Araneae: Zodariidae) endemic to Madagascar: a considerable extension of the dual femoral organ clade
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Article Reference Vier nieuwe boktorsoorten aan de westrand van Brussel (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2019
Article Reference The new Southeast Asian genus Cambonilla gen.nov. (Zodariidae, Araneae) bis repetita placent
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Article Reference New synonymy in genus Coprophilus Latreille, 1829 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Oxytelinae)
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Article Reference On a small collection of sea cucumbers from the Mediterranean continental slope with the first report and re-description of Pseudothyone serrifera (Oestergren, 1898) (Holothuroidea, Dendrochirotida) a new species for the Mediterranean Sea
This contribution reports on six holothuroids that have recently been collected on the Mediterranean continental slope. One species, Pseudothyone serrifera (Oestergren, 1898) (Holothuroidea, Dendrochirotida), is a new record for the Mediterranean Sea (Capraia Island, Italy). This uncommon species was hitherto only known from the North Atlantic (Scandinavia, the Faroe Islands and the Bay of Biscay). We provide a re-description of P. serrifera.
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2021
Article Reference Neue Lamiinae (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) aus Asien und zur Synonymie einiger Taxa
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