Author: Marian DagostoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Primates
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
The Primate Postcranial Skeleton
Author: Marian DagostoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Primates
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Skeletal Anatomy of the Newborn Primate
Author: Timothy D. SmithPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107152690
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
The first clearly-illustrated, comparative book on developmental primate skeletal anatomy, focused on the highly informative newborn stage.
Postcranial Adaptation in Nonhuman Primates
Author: Daniel Lee GeboPublisher:
ISBN: 9780875805597
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Incorporating the latest research of leading scholars in the field, this collection of essays offers a comprehensive overview of function and adaptation in the postcranial skeleton of living and fossil nonhuman primates. Following an essay on the biomechanics of primate limbs, seven essays address major aspects of functional morphology and anatomy in primates—covering the shoulder, elbow, forearm, wrist, hand, hip, thigh, foot, and vertebral column. The final four essays apply this anatomical knowledge toward interpreting positional and locomotor behavior in extinct primates preserved in the fossil record. Generously illustrated, the volume is intended for students of functional comparative anatomy, morphology, zoology, paleontology, and physical anthropology.
Primate Comparative Anatomy
Author: Daniel L. GeboPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421414899
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
A comprehensive, illustrated textbook that reveals the structural and functional anatomy of primates. Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Choice ACRL Why do orangutan arms closely resemble human arms? What is the advantage to primates of having long limbs? Why do primates have forward-facing eyes? Answers to questions such as these are usually revealed by comparative studies of primate anatomy. In this heavily illustrated, up-to-date textbook, primate anatomist Daniel L. Gebo provides straightforward explanations of primate anatomy that move logically through the body plan and across species. Including only what is essential in relation to soft tissues, the book relies primarily on bony structures to explain the functions and diversity of anatomy among living primates. Ideal for college and graduate courses, Gebo's book will also appeal to researchers in the fields of mammalogy, primatology, anthropology, and paleontology. Included in this book are discussions of: • Phylogeny • Adaptation • Body size • The wet- and dry-nosed primates • Bone biology • Musculoskeletal mechanics • Strepsirhine and haplorhine heads • Primate teeth and diets • Necks, backs, and tails • The pelvis and reproduction • Locomotion • Forelimbs and hindlimbs • Hands and feet • Grasping toes
Primate Anatomy
Author: Friderun Ankel-SimonsPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0080469116
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 747
Book Description
Primate Anatomy is unlike ay other work on primates: it systematically reviews the biology of all living primates, including humans. It describes their bio-geographical information and provides crucial data pertaining to their body size, fur coloration external distinguishing features, habitat and basic life strategies. Now in its third edition, Primate Anatomy discusses species that are new to science since the last edition with details concerning anatomical features among primates that were re-discovered. New research in molecular primatology is also included due to recent relevant findings in molecular biology in accordance with new technology. The basics of biological taxonomy are introduced, along with photographs of all major groups. Important new and controversal issues make this edition key for every primatologists, anthropologist, and anatomist. Offers up-to-date reviews of molecular primatology and primate genomics Concentrates on living primates and their overall biology Discusses the genetic connection of function where known Introduces primate genomics for the first time in a textbook Provides instructive and comprehensive review tables Includes many unique, novel and easily understandable illustrations
Primate Adaptation and Evolution
Author: Bozzano G LuisaPublisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 1483288501
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 507
Book Description
Primate Adaptation and Evolutionis the only recent text published in this rapidly progressing field. It provides you with an extensive, current survey of the order Primates, both living and fossil. By combining information on primate anatomy, ecology, and behavior with the primate fossil record, this book enables students to study primates from all epochs as a single, viable group. It surveys major primate radiations throughout 65 million years, and provides equal treatment of both living and extinct species. ï Presents a summary of the primate fossilsï Reviews primate evolutionï Provides an introduction to the primate anatomyï Discusses the features that distinguish the living groups of primatesï Summarizes recent work on primate ecology
Building Bones: Bone Formation and Development in Anthropology
Author: Christopher J. PercivalPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107122783
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
In this volume, studies of bone growth and development illustrate new methods and insights that enhance the anthropological understanding of skeletal variation.
Patterns of Postcranial Sexual Dimorphism in the Skeleton of Nonhuman Primates
Author: Donna Reeves HitchNew Interpretations of Ape and Human Ancestry
Author: Russell CiochonPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1468488546
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 886
Book Description
Primate Postcranial Remains from the Oligocene of Egypt
Author: Glenn C. ConroyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Paleontology
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description