Primate Anatomy

Informationen zum Autor Dr. Ankel-Simons did her graduate studies in marine biology! marine ecology! and marine geology at the University of Copenhagen! the Marine Biological Laboratory at Elsinore! Denmark! and the University of Giessen! Germany. She was a member of the first research team to keep the folivore primate Alouatta palliata alive in captivity for a long term of several years at the Max Planck Institut for Brain Research! Giessen! Germany. Since 1996! she has been a Research Associate in the Division of Paleontology at the Duke University Primate Center. She has published three books and numerous journal papers. Klappentext This book 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 Zusammenfassung Reviewing the biology of all living primates! including humans! this book describes their bio-geographical information and provides the data pertaining to their body size! fur coloration! external distinguishing features! habitat and basic life strategies. It also offers reviews of molecular primatology and primate genomics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Taxonomic List of Extant Primates New Developments List of Extant Primates Chapter 2 Notes about Taxonomy Population Biology and Classification Traditional or Evolutionary Classification Numerical and Phenetic Classification Cladistics Cladistic Terminology Misunderstandings in Primate Classification The Tarsier Conundrum Chapter 3 A History and Objectives of Primatology The State of Affairs History Primatology a Branch of Biology The Future of Primatology Retrospection and Prediction Definition of Order Primates Chapter 4 Survey of Living Primates Survey of Living Tupaias and Prosimii Lemurs Lorises Tarsiers Survey of Living Anthropoidea New World Monkeys Old World Monkeys Hominoidea Chapter 5 Skull Skull development and two Kinds of Bones Orbital Region Nasal Region Skull Base and Brain Case Ear Region The Sinuses Comparative Skull Morphology Chapter 6 Brain Brain Morphology New Insights Into Brain Function Chapter 7 Teeth Tooth Morphology and Diet; can they Reliably be Correlated? Tooth Structure Dental Formulae Dental Typology Functional and Morphological Variation Chewing Mechanics Dental Formulae and Morphology What is New in Tooth Research? Chapter 8 Postcranial Skeleton Spine and Thorax Shoulder Girdle Pelvic Girdle Hands and Feet Fifth Extremity Locomotion New Technology Applied to the Study of Primate Locomotion Chapter 9 Sense Organs and Viscera Nose and Olfaction Outer Nose and Rhinarium Nose Based Taxonomy Olfaction The...

Autorentext
Dr. Ankel-Simons did her graduate studies in marine biology, marine ecology, and marine geology at the University of Copenhagen, the Marine Biological Laboratory at Elsinore, Denmark, and the University of Giessen, Germany. She was a member of the first research team to keep the folivore primate Alouatta palliata alive in captivity for a long term of several years at the Max Planck Institut for Brain Research, Giessen, Germany. Since 1996, she has been a Research Associate in the Division of Paleontology at the Duke University Primate Center. She has published three books and numerous journal papers.

Klappentext
This book 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

  Zusammenfassung
  Reviewing the biology of all living primates, including humans, this book describes their bio-geographical information and provides the data pertaining to their body size, fur coloration, external distinguishing features, habitat and basic life strategies. It also offers reviews of molecular primatology and primate genomics.

  Inhalt
  Chapter 1 Taxonomic List of Extant Primates New Developments List of Extant Primates Chapter 2 Notes about Taxonomy Population Biology and Classification Traditional or Evolutionary Classification Numerical and Phenetic Classification Cladistics Cladistic Terminology Misunderstandings in Primate Classification The Tarsier Conundrum Chapter 3 A History and Objectives of Primatology The State of Affairs History Primatology a Branch of Biology The Future of Primatology Retrospection and Prediction Definition of Order Primates Chapter 4 Survey of Living Primates Survey of Living Tupaias and Prosimii Lemurs Lorises Tarsiers Survey of Living Anthropoidea New World Monkeys Old World Monkeys Hominoidea Chapter 5 Skull Skull development and two Kinds of Bones Orbital Region Nasal Region Skull Base and Brain Case Ear Region The Sinuses Comparative Skull Morphology Chapter 6 Brain Brain Morphology New Insights Into Brain Function Chapter 7 Teeth Tooth Morphology and Diet; can they Reliably be Correlated? Tooth Structure Dental Formulae Dental Typology Functional and Morphological Variation Chewing Mechanics Dental Formulae and Morphology What is New in Tooth Research? Chapter 8 Postcranial Skeleton Spine and Thorax Shoulder Girdle Pelvic Girdle Hands and Feet Fifth Extremity Locomotion New Technology Applied to the Study of Primate Locomotion Chapter 9 Sense Organs and Viscera Nose and Olfaction Outer Nose and Rhinarium Nose Based Taxonomy Olfaction The Olfactory Epithelium The Genetic Connection of Olfaction The Vomeronasal Organ The Genetic Connection of Pheromone Perception The Septal Organ of Masera Olfactory Messages Oral Cavity, Tongue and Taste The Palate The Tongue The Sublingua Taste The Neural Connection The Genetic Connection Auditory Region, Hearing and Vocalization Outer Ear Inner Ear Hearing Vocalization and Larynx Eye and Eyesight The Substructures of the Eyeball The Substructures of the Retina Macula Lutea and Fovea Centralis The Tapetum Lucidum The G…