Journal Publications

(20) Marcucio, R.S., Young, N.M., Hu, D., Hallgrímsson, B. in press. Mechanisms that Underlie Co-variation of the Brain and Face. Genesis.

(19) Young, N.M.*, Chong, H.J.*, Hu, D., Hallgrímsson, B., Marcucio, R.S. 2010. Quantitative analyses link modulation of sonic hedgehog signaling to continuous variation in growth and shape of the face.) (Featured as an “Editor’s Choice” in Science 330(6002):296) (evaluated on Faculty of 1000: Trainor P: 2010. F1000.com/6227956).

(18) Brugmann, S.A., Powder, K., Young, N.M., Goodnough, L.H., Hahn, S.M., Lovett, M., Helms, J.A. 2010. Comparative gene expression analysis of avian embryonic facial structures reveals new candidates for human craniofacial disorders. Human Molecular Genetics 19(5):920-930.

(17) Young, N.M., Wagner G.P., and Hallgrímsson B. 2010. Development and the evolvability of human limbs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. 107(8):3400-3405. (Featured “In this Issue” p. 3278)

(16) Hallgrímsson, B., Jamniczky, H., Young, N.M., Rolian, C.C., Parsons, T., Boughner, J.C., Marcucio, R. 2009. Deciphering the Palimpsest: Studying the Relationship Between Morphological Integration and Phenotypic Covariation. Evolutionary Biology. 36(4), 355-376.

(15) Young, N.M., Hallgrímsson, B., Garland Jr., T. 2009. Epigenetic Effects on Integration of Limb Lengths in a Mouse Model: Selective Breeding for High Voluntary Locomotor Activity. Evolutionary Biology. 36(1): 88-99.

(14) Boughner, J.C., Wat, S., Diewert, V.M., Young, N.M., Browder, L.W., Hallgrímsson, B. 2008. The Crf4 mutation and the developmental basis for variation in facial length. Journal of Anatomy. 213(6), 646-662.

(13) Steiper, M.E.*, Young, N.M.* 2008. Timing primate evolution: lessons from the discordance between molecular and paleontological estimates. Evolutionary Anthropology 17, 179-188. (*contributed equally)

(12) Young, N.M. 2008. A Comparison of the Ontogeny of Shape Variation in the Anthropoid Scapula: Functional and Phylogenetic Signal. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 136(3), 247-264.

(11) Willmore, K.E., Young, N.M., Richtsmeier, J.T. 2007. Phenotypic Variability: Its Components, Measurement, and Underlying Influential Mechanisms. Evolutionary Biology 34, 99-120.

(10) Young, N.M., Wat, S., Diewert, V.M., Browder, L.W., Hallgrímsson, B. 2007. Comparative Morphometrics of Embryonic Facial Morphogenesis: Implications for Cleft-Lip Etiology. Anatomical Record, Part A: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology 290(1), 123-139.

(9) Young, N.M. 2006. Function, Ontogeny and Canalization of Shape Variance in the Primate Scapula. Journal of Anatomy 209, 623-636.

(8) Steiper, M.E.*, Young, N.M.* 2006. Primate Molecular Divergence Dates. Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution 41, 384-394. (*contributed equally)

(7) Willmore, K.E., Zelditch, M.L., Young, N.M., Ah-Seng, A., Lozanoff, S., Hallgrímsson, B. 2006. Canalization and Developmental Stability in the Brachyrrhine Mouse. Journal of Anatomy 208, 361-372.

(6) Young, N.M., Hallgrímsson, B. 2005. Serial Homology and the Evolution of Mammalian Limb Covariation Structure. Evolution 59(12), 2691-2704.

(5) Steiper, M.E.*, Young, N.M.*, Sukarna, T.Y. 2004. Genomic data support the hominoid slowdown and an Early Oligocene estimate for the hominoid-cercopithecoid divergence. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 101(49), 17021-17026. . (*equal contribution) (Featured as an “Editor’s Choice” in Science 306(5705):2165).

(4) Pilbeam, D.R., Young, N.M. 2004. Hominoid Evolution: Synthesizing Disparate Data. Comptes Rendus Palevol. 3(4), 303-319.

(3) Young, N.M. 2004. Modularity and Integration in the Hominoid Scapula. Journal of Experimental Zoology, Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution 302B, 226-240.

(2) Young, N.M., MacLatchy, L. 2004. The Phylogenetic Position of Morotopithecus. Journal of Human Evolution 46, 163-184.

(1) Young, N.M. 2003. A Reassessment of Living Hominoid Postcranial Variability: Implications for Ape Evolution. Journal of Human Evolution 45, 441-464.

Book Chapters

(5) Steiper, M.E.*, Young, N.M.* 2009. Primates. In: S.B. Hedges & S. Kumar (eds.), Timetree of Life. Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 482-486. (*contributed equally) see http://www.timetree.org/

(4) Hallgrímsson, B., Zelditch, M.L., Parsons, T.E., Kristensen, E., Young, N.M., Boyd, S.K. 2008. Morphometrics and Biological Anthropology in the Post-Genomic Age. In: M.A. Katzenberg, S.R. Saunders (eds.), Biological Anthropology of the Human Skeleton. Wiley-Liss, New York, pp. 207-236.

(3) Hallgrímsson, B., Lieberman, D.E., Young, N.M., Parsons, T., Wat, S. 2007. Evolution of Covariance in the Mammalian Skull. In: B.K. Hall & D.E. Lieberman (eds.), Novartis Foundation Symposium - Tinkering: The Microevolution of Development, No. 284. Wiley-Liss, New York, pp. 164-184.

(2) Young, N.M. 2005. Estimating Hominoid Phylogeny from Morphological Data: Character Choice, Phylogenetic Signal and Postcranial Data. In: D.E. Lieberman, R.J. Smith, J. Kelley (eds.), Interpreting the Past: Essays on Human, Primate and Mammal Evolution in Honor of David Pilbeam. Brill Academic Publishers, Inc., Boston, pp. 19-31.

(1) Pilbeam, D.R., Young, N.M. 2001. Sivapithecus and hominoid evolution: some brief comments. In: L. de Bonis, G. Koufos, P. Andrews (eds.), Hominoid Evolution and Climatic Change in Europe, Volume Two: Phylogeny of the Neogene Hominoid Primates of Eurasia. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 349-364.