Primate Anatomy: An IntroductionPrimates 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 |
Contents
IV | 1 |
V | 13 |
VI | 15 |
VII | 16 |
VIII | 23 |
IX | 27 |
X | 36 |
XI | 39 |
XXXIII | 276 |
XXXIV | 284 |
XXXV | 300 |
XXXVI | 325 |
XXXVII | 326 |
XXXVIII | 327 |
XXXIX | 349 |
XL | 358 |
XII | 40 |
XIII | 43 |
XIV | 79 |
XV | 139 |
XVI | 140 |
XVII | 142 |
XVIII | 145 |
XIX | 148 |
XX | 149 |
XXI | 157 |
XXII | 158 |
XXIII | 159 |
XXIV | 160 |
XXV | 175 |
XXVI | 180 |
XXVII | 195 |
XXVIII | 206 |
XXIX | 209 |
XXX | 213 |
XXXI | 249 |
XXXII | 250 |
Common terms and phrases
Alouatta animals anthropoid Aotus Arctocebus articular articulation Ateles baboons behavior body length bone bony brain bush babies Callithrichidae Callithrix caudal Cebidae Cebus cell Cercopithecoidea Cercopithecus chimpanzees chromosomes claws Colobus color comparatively cusps Daubentonia dentition diet distal diurnal ears elongated Eulemur evolutionary females Figure foramen forelimbs function Galago genera genus Gorilla groups higher primates hindlimbs Hominoidea Homo humans Hylobates incisors Indri intermembral index karyotypes Lemuridae lemurs Lepilemur lesser apes live locomotion locomotor Lorisidae lower canine lower incisors lower molars Macaca macaques males mammals mandible mandibular marmosets mates medial Microcebus molars molecular morphology nasal occlusal surface Old World monkeys orangutan Papio Perodicticus Pithecia placenta Pongo position predominantly premolar primates primatology Propithecus prosimians proteins quadrupedal region ribs Saguinus shape skull snout South American species Subfamily subspecies tail tarsiers Tarsiidae Tarsius taxonomic teeth thoracic toes tooth tree shrews Tupaia upper molars vertebrae vertebral bodies vertebral column