The Functional And Evolutionary Biology Of Primates

Author : Russell Tuttle
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 509 pages
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Release : 2017-10-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351482530

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These original contributions on the evolution of primates and the techniques for studying the subject cover an enormous range of material and incorporate the work of specialists from many different fields, showing the necessity of a multidisciplinary approach to problems of primate morphology and phylogeny. Collectively, they demonstrate the concerns and methods of leading contemporary workers in this and related fields. Each contributor shows his way of attacking fundamental problems of evolutionary primatology.

Author : Russell Tuttle
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 509 pages
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Release : 2017-09-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1138535761

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"Cover" -- "Half Title" -- "Title Page" -- "Copyright Page" -- "Dedication" -- "Introduction" -- "Table of Contents" -- "I. Paleoprimatology" -- "1. Paleobiology of the Earliest Primates" -- "2. Hominoid Paleoprimatology" -- "3. Progress and Problems in the Study of Early Man in Sub-Saharan Africa" -- "II. Cranial Morphology" -- "4. Arboreal Adaptations and the Origin of the Order Primates" -- "5. Analysis of Patterns of Variation in Crania of Recent Man" -- "III. Comparative Neurobiology and Endocasts" -- "6. Evolution of Primate Brains: A Comparative Anatomical Investigation" -- "7. Endocasts and Studies of Primate Brain Evolution" -- "8. Australopithecine Endocasts, Brain Evolution in the Hominoidea, and a Model of Hominid Evolution" -- "IV. Post Cranial Morphology" -- "9. Evolution of the Hominoid Wrist" -- "10. Vertebral Morphology of Fossil and Extant Primates" -- "11. Tail Reduction in Macaca" -- "12. Relative Mass of Cheiridial Muscles in Catarrhine Primates" -- "13. Biomechanics of Human Posture and Locomotion: Perspectives from Electromyography" -- "14. Functional Morphology of Primates: Some Mathematical and Physical Methods" -- "15. The Use of Optical Data Analysis in Functional Morphology: Investigation of Vertebral Trabecular Patterns" -- "V. Aspects of Behavior and Ecology" -- "16. The Behavior of Gray Langurs at a Ceylonese Waterhole" -- "17. A Longitudinal Study of Social Behavior of Rhesus Monkeys" -- "18. The Organization of Primate Societies: Longitudinal Studies of Captive Groups" -- "19. Aping Monkeys with Mathematics" -- "References

Author : A.B. Chiarelli,R.S. Corruccini
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 130 pages
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Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642682513

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Primate Evolutionary Biology by A.B. Chiarelli,R.S. Corruccini Pdf

The VIIIth International Congress of the International Prirnatological Society was held from 7 through 11 July 1980 in Florence Italy, under the auspices of the host institution, the Istituto di Antropologia of the University of Florence. More than 300 papers and abstracts were pre sented either at the main Congress or in 14 pre-Congress symposia the week earlier (so scheduled to avoid conflict with either the main invited lectures or the contnbuted paper sessions). This volume consists of the contributed papers on primate evolu tionary biology, primarily functional morphology, evolution, and pale ontology. This is a coherent (though broad) and important sub field of primatology. We have thus focused the subject, in agreement with the publishers, to help ensure a successful and useful volume, befitting these very current contributions from the biennal meeting of the Inter national Primatological Society. Furthermore, we have compiled this volume in a fairly unprecedented manner for congress proceedings. In view of space and budget limitations, and the need to guarantee a high-quallty book with appeal for specialists, we subjected all manuscript to a four-stage internal review process and selected only the best 13 of 31. This rejection rate of 58% compares with the more discriminating reviewed scholarly journals. Too often primatological or anthropological proceedings have been heterogeneous, large, unselective volumes that, at least recently, have repeatedly lost money for the publishing house (in sometimes spectacular amounts).

Author : Fred Anapol,Rebecca Z. German,Nina G. Jablonski
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 444 pages
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Release : 2004-05-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781139451567

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Shaping Primate Evolution by Fred Anapol,Rebecca Z. German,Nina G. Jablonski Pdf

Shaping Primate Evolution is an edited collection of papers about how biological form is described in primate biology, and the consequences of form for function and behavior. The contributors are highly regarded internationally recognized scholars in the field of quantitative primate evolutionary morphology. Each chapter elaborates upon the analysis of the form-function-behavior triad in a unique and compelling way. This book is distinctive not only in the diversity of the topics discussed, but also in the range of levels of biological organization that are addressed from cellular morphometrics to the evolution of primate ecology. The book is dedicated to Charles E. Oxnard, whose influential pioneering work on innovative metric and analytic techniques has gone hand-in-hand with meticulous comparative functional analyses of primate anatomy. Through the marriage of theory with analytical applications, this volume will be an important reference work for all those interested in primate functional morphology.

Author : John G. Fleagle
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 464 pages
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Release : 2013-03-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780123786333

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Primate Adaptation and Evolution by John G. Fleagle Pdf

Primate Adaptation and Evolution, Third Edition, is a thorough revision of the text of choice for courses in primate evolution. The book retains its grounding in the extant primate groups as the best way to understand the fossil trail and the evolution of these modern forms. However, this coverage is now streamlined, making reference to the many new and excellent books on living primate ecology and adaptation - a field that has burgeoned since the first edition of Primate Adaptation and Evolution. By drawing out the key features of the extant families and referring to more detailed texts, the author sets the scene and also creates space for a thorough updating of the exciting developments in primate palaeontology - and the reconstruction through early hominid species - of our own human origins. This updated version covers recent developments in primate paleontology and the latest taxonomy, and includes over 200 new illustrations and revised evolutionary trees. This text is ideal for undergraduate and post-graduate students studying the evolution and functional ecology of primates and early fossil hominids. Long-awaited revision of the standard student text on primate evolution Full coverage of newly discovered fossils and the latest taxonomy Over 200 new illustrations and revised evolutionary trees

Author : Matthew J. Ravosa,Marian Dagosto
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 846 pages
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Release : 2007-01-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780387335070

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Primate Origins: Adaptations and Evolution by Matthew J. Ravosa,Marian Dagosto Pdf

This book provides a novel focus on adaptive explanations for cranial and postcranial features and functional complexes, socioecological systems, life history patterns, etc. in early primates. It further offers a detailed rendering of the phylogenetic affinities of such basal taxa to later primate clades as well as to other early/recent mammalian orders. In addition to the strictly paleontological or systemic questions regarding Primate Origins, the editors concentrate on the adaptive significance of primate characteristics. Thus, the book provides the broadest possible perspective on early primate phylogeny and the adaptive uniqueness of the Order Primates.

Author : Russell L. Ciochon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351496698

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Primate Evolution and Human Origins by Russell L. Ciochon Pdf

Primate Evolution and Human Origins compiles, for the first time, the major ideas and publications that have shaped our current view of the evolutionary biology of the primates and the origin of the human line. Designed for freshmen-to-graduate students in anthropology, paleontology, and biology, the book is a unique collection of classic papers, culled from the past 20 years of research. It is also an important reference for academicians and researchers, as it covers the entire scope of primate and human evolution (with an emphasis on the fossil record). A comprehensive bibliography cites over 2000 significant articles not found in the main text.

Author : Russell H. Tuttle
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 637 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783110803808

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Primate Functional Morphology and Evolution by Russell H. Tuttle Pdf

Author : Hirohisa Hirai,Hiroo Imai,Yasuhiro Go
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 290 pages
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Release : 2012-04-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9784431540113

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Post-Genome Biology of Primates by Hirohisa Hirai,Hiroo Imai,Yasuhiro Go Pdf

In 2001, first reports of the human draft genome were published. Since then, genomes of many other organisms have been sequenced, including several primate species: the chimpanzee, rhesus macaque, gorilla, orangutan, gibbon, baboon, marmoset, tarsier, galago, lemur, and more recently Neanderthals. In a new era of "post-genome biology", scientists now have the vast amount of information revealed by genome research to confront one of the most challenging, fundamental questions in primatology and anthropology: What makes us human? This volume comprises a collection of articles on a variety of topics relevant to primate genomes, including evolution, human origins, genome structure, chromosome genomics, and bioinformatics. The book covers the cutting-edge research in molecular primatology and provides great insights into the functional diversity of primates. This valuable collection will benefit researchers and students, including primatologists, anthropologists, molecular biologists, evolutionary biologists, and animal behaviorists.

Author : Anne M. Burrows,Leanne T Nash
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781441966612

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The Evolution of Exudativory in Primates by Anne M. Burrows,Leanne T Nash Pdf

I first became involved in research into primate behavior and ecology in 1968, over 40 years ago, driven by a quest for a better understanding of the natural context of primate evolution. At that time, it was virtually unknown that primates can exploit exudates as a major food source. I was certainly unaware of this myself. By good fortune, I was awarded a postdoctoral grant to work on lemurs with Jean-Jacques Petter in the general ecology division of the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Brunoy, France. This provided the launching-pad for my first field study of lesser mouse lemurs in Madagascar, during which I gained my initial inklings of exudate feeding. It was also in Brunoy that I met up with Pierre Charles- Dominique, who introduced me to pioneering observations of exudate feeding he had made during his field study of five lorisiform species in Gabon. This opened my eyes to a key feeding adaptation that has now been reported for at least 69 primate species in 12 families (Smith, Chap. 3) – almost 20% of extant primate species. So exudativory is now firmly established as a dietary category for p- mates, alongside the long-recognized classes of faunivory (including insectivory), frugivory, and folivory. Soon after I encountered Charles-Dominique, he published the first synthetic account of his Gabon field study in a French language journal (Charles-Dominique 1971).

Author : John Buettner-Janusch
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780323155106

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Evolutionary and Genetic Biology of Primates V2 by John Buettner-Janusch Pdf

Evolutionary and Genetic Biology of Primates, Volume II presents research on the evolution and genetic biology of the Primates. This book is organized into six chapters that discuss the serum proteins and hemoglobins; virology; and functional and behavior studies of reproductive systems, manipulative abilities, and displays of the Primates. The opening chapter presents the susceptibility of Primates to host range spans of viruses with both broad and narrow spectra, in relation to their taxonomic classification. The following chapter examines the Primates as a model group for the evaluation of the phylogenetic and evolutionary significance of immunochemical information. This book discusses the relationship of protein structure to evolution and of immunochemistry to protein structure, as well as the application of immunochemical methods in the antigenic correspondence among the Primates. This volume also covers the evolution of hemoglobin from one taxonomic level of the Primates to another. A chapter focuses on the reproductive physiology and behavior of the Lemuroidea, including their external genitalia, testis, sperm ducts, and associated glands. The concluding chapters discuss the role and phylogenetic relations of prehensive patterns and grips in the biology of Primates. A discussion on the origin and evolution of the different groups of components of primate displays is included. This book is an invaluable source for physical anthropologists and researchers, histologists, anatomists, neurologists, geneticists, cytologists, and other specialists.

Author : William J. Jungers
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781489936479

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Size and Scaling in Primate Biology by William J. Jungers Pdf

In very general terms, "scaling" can be defined as the structural and func tional consequences of differences in size (or scale) among organisms of more or less similar design. Interest in certain aspects of body size and scaling in primate biology (e. g. , relative brain size) dates to the turn of the century, and scientific debate and dialogue on numerous aspects of this general subject have continued to be a primary concern of primatologists, physical an thropologists, and other vertebrate biologists up to the present. Indeed, the intensity and scope of such research on primates have grown enormously in the past decade or so. Information continues to accumulate rapidly from many different sources, and the task of synthesizing the available data and theories on any given topic is becoming increasingly formidable. In addition to the formal exchange of new ideas and information among scientific experts in specific areas of scaling research, two of the major goals of this volume are an assessment of our progress toward understanding various size-related phe nomena in primates and the identification of future prospects for continuing advances in this realm. Although the subject matter and specific details of the issues considered in the 20 chapters that follow are very diversified, all topics share the same fundamental and unifying biological theme: body size variation in primates and its implications for behavior and ecology, anatomy and physiology, and evolution.

Author : Tracy L. Kivell,Pierre Lemelin,Brian G. Richmond,Daniel Schmitt
Publisher : Springer
Page : 589 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781493936465

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The Evolution of the Primate Hand by Tracy L. Kivell,Pierre Lemelin,Brian G. Richmond,Daniel Schmitt Pdf

This book demonstrates how the primate hand combines both primitive and novel morphology, both general function with specialization, and both a remarkable degree of diversity within some clades and yet general similarity across many others. Across the chapters, different authors have addressed a variety of specific questions and provided their perspectives, but all explore the main themes described above to provide an overarching “primitive primate hand” thread to the book. Each chapter provides an in-depth review and critical account of the available literature, a balanced interpretation of the evidence from a variety of perspectives, and prospects for future research questions. In order to make this a useful resource for researchers at all levels, the basic structure of each chapter is the same, so that information can be easily consulted from chapter to chapter. An extensive reference list is provided at the end of each chapter so the reader has additional resources to address more specific questions or to find specific data.

Author : John Fleagle,Christopher C. Gilbert,Andrea Baden
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2024-09-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128158104

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Primate Adaptation and Evolution by John Fleagle,Christopher C. Gilbert,Andrea Baden Pdf

Primate Adaptation and Evolution, Fourth Edition provides key features of extant families and references to more detailed texts. The book sets the scene and creates space for a thorough updating of exciting developments in primate paleontology and a reconstruction through early hominid species of our own human origins. This updated version covers recent developments in primate paleontology, the latest taxonomy, and includes new visuals, including helpful illustrations and evolutionary trees. It is an ideal text for undergraduate and post-graduate students studying the evolution and functional ecology of primates and early fossil hominids.The book retains its grounding in the extant primate groups as the best way to understand the fossil trail and evolution of these modern forms. However, this coverage is now more streamlined, referring to the many new and excellent books on living primate ecology and adaptation - a field that has burgeoned since this book's first publication. Includes over 200 new illustrations and revised evolutionary trees Offers the latest information on primate physiology, isotopes and genetics Discusses life history and dispersal patterns among species Provides new genera and data on the behavior and ecology of New World monkeys Presents the newest fossil discoveries, including platyrrhine and primitive catarrhine origins

Author : S. Zuckerman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000063707

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Functional Affinities of Man, Monkeys, and Apes by S. Zuckerman Pdf

Originally published in 1933 Functional Affinities of Man, Monkeys and Apes gives a taxonomic and phylogenetic survey and the findings of diverse experimental investigations of lemurs, monkeys, and apes. The book discusses the inter-relationships of different Primates and emphasizes seldom-used approaches to the question of primate phylogeny. The book attempts to show how little they have been systematically tried, and argues for a regard to the proper place of functional investigations in the study of the classification and evolution of Primates. This book will be of interest to anthropologists, scientists and historians alike.