About the Authors
- John P. Hunter
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* E-mail: hunter.360@osu.edu
Affiliation Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology and School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, Newark, Ohio, United States of America
- Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg
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Affiliations Department of Anthropology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America, Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- Theresia C. Weston
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Affiliation Department of Anthropology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- Ryan Durner
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Affiliation Department of Anthropology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- Tracy K. Betsinger
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Affiliation Department of Anthropology, State University of New York at Oneonta, Oneonta, United States of America
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Designed the study: JPH and DGS. Derived the testable predictions of the morphogenetic model: JPH. Performed the data analysis: JPH. Wrote 75% of the paper: JPH. Produced Figures 2–3 and the tables: JPH. Initiated the study: DGS. Selected appropriate samples: DGS. Wrote 25% of the paper (i.e., sections dealing with dental anthropology): DGS. Provided substantive comments on all parts of the text: DGS. Produced Figure 1: DGS. Collected data used in this study: TCW RD. Presented preliminary results at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists: TCW. Provided comments on the text: TCW RD TKB. Surveyed the dental cast collection: TKB. Participated in initial data collection trials (not used in this study) that helped determine the measurement procedures used: TKB.