Primate Functional Morphology and Evolution
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Primate Functional Morphology and Evolution

  1. 598 pages
  2. English
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Primate Functional Morphology and Evolution

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Publisher
De Gruyter Mouton
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9789027976895
eBook ISBN
9783110803808
Edition
1
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Philosophy History & Theory

Table of contents

  1. General Editor’s Preface
  2. Preface
  3. SECTION ONE: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE ORIGIN AND DEPLOYMENT OF CATARRHINE PRIMATES
  4. Haplorhine Phylogeny and the Status of the Anthropoidea
  5. The Beginnings of the Catarrhini
  6. Paleoecology and Zoogeography of the Old World Monkeys
  7. Discussion
  8. SECTION TWO: BIOMOLECULAR PERSPECTIVES ON PRIMATE EVOLUTION
  9. Molecular Evidence as to Man’s Place in Nature
  10. The Study of Primate Chromosomes
  11. Discussion
  12. SECTION THREE: ANATOMICAL CORRELATES OF FEEDING BEHAVIOR IN MONKEYS, APES, AND MAN
  13. An Assessment of Masticatory Efficiency in a Series of Anthropoid Primates with Special Reference to the Colobinae and Cercopithecinae
  14. The Role of Cheek Pouches in Cercopithecine Monkey Adaptive Strategy
  15. Discussion
  16. SECTION FOUR: KNUCKLE-WALKING AND HOMINOID EVOLUTION
  17. Knuckle-Walking and Knuckle-Walkers: A Commentary on Some Recent Perspectives on Hominoid Evolution
  18. Knuckle-Walking and the Functional Anatomy of the Wrists in Living Apes
  19. Discussion
  20. SECTION FIVE: MECHANISMS AND EVOLUTION OF BIPEDALISM IN THE HOMINOIDEA
  21. Functions and Evolution of Hominid Hip and Thigh Musculature
  22. Electromyography of the Gluteus Maximus Muscle in Gorilla and the Evolution of Hominid Bipedalism
  23. Function of the Gluteals in Man
  24. Functional Adaptation to Posture in the Pelvis of Man and Other Primates
  25. Biomechanical Perspectives on the Lower Limb of Early Hominids
  26. Comparative Osteometry of the Foot of Man and Facultatively Bipedal Primates
  27. Discussion
  28. SECTION SIX: BRAIN EVOLUTION IN THE HOMINOIDEA AND THE EVOLUTION OF HUMAN LANGUAGE
  29. Brain Evolution in the Hominoidea
  30. Early Hominid Endocasts: Volumes, Morphology, and Significance for Hominid Evolution
  31. Maturation and Longevity in Relation to Cranial Capacity in Hominid Evolution
  32. Estimation of the Cranial Capacity of Fossil Hominids
  33. Correlations Between Major Cranial Diameters of Man and Pongidae
  34. A Comparison of the Neurocranium and the Splanchnocranium in Recent and Fossil Primates
  35. The Brain of Primitive Man
  36. On the Evolution of Language: A Unified View
  37. Discussion
  38. Biographical Notes
  39. Plates, i-xxviii
  40. Index of Names
  41. Index of Subjects