Primate Anatomy

An Introduction
2. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-0-12-058670-7
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, 506 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Primates include a wide variety of mammals from the relatively ancient lineages of lemurs on Madagascar and tiny tarsiers of Southeast Asia to the gorillas of montane Africa. Of course, humankind are also primates - one twig on the primate evolutionary tree. Primate Anatomy: An Introduction, Second Edition is a succinct and readable survey of primatology focusing particularly on the anatomy of primates. Following an introduction, the chapters are organized by organ system. Also included are chapters dealing with reproduction, chromosomes, blood groups, and molecular studies of primate evolution. This book would be ideal for an introductory course in primatology and should appeal to both faculty and students who need a brief treatment of the essentials of primatology.

- The only introductory text on primatology on the market
- First time comprehensive survey of molecular primatology
- Plenty of information that is not found in other textbooks
- Up-to-date discussion of all aspects of taxonomy and anatomy
- Many unique and informative illustrations, charts, and tables

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ankel-Simons, Friderun

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Taxonomic List of Extant Primates
Taxonomy
History and Objectives
Definition of Order Primates
A Survey of Living Primates
Skull
Brain
Teeth
Postcranial Skeleton
Muscles
Locomotion
Sense Organs and Viscera
Placentation and Early Development
Reproductive Organs, Reproduction, and Growth
Chromosomes and Bloodgroups
Molecular Primatology
Conclusions with a Glance at the Future
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

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.