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By Friderun Ankel-Simons, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Description 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.
Audience
Researchers and students in primatology anthropology, anatomy, mammology, and vertebrate paleontology.
Contents Chapter 1
Taxonomic List of Extant Primates
New Developments 22
List of Extant Primates 24
Chapter 2
Notes about
Taxonomy 45
Population Biology and Classification 50
Traditional or Evolutionary Classification 51
Numerical and Phenetic Classification 52
Cladistics 53
Cladistic Terminology 55
Misunderstandings in Primate
Classification 60
The Tarsier Conundrum 64
Chapter 3
A History and Objectives of Primatology
The State of Affairs
67
History 70
Primatology – a Branch of Biology 72
The Future of Primatology 76
Retrospection and
Prediction 77
Definition of Order Primates 81
Chapter 4
Survey of Living Primates
Survey of Living Tupaias and
Prosimii 84
Lemurs 94
Lorises 118
Tarsiers 130
Survey of Living Anthropoidea 135
New World
Monkeys 137
Old World Monkeys 164
Hominoidea 194
Chapter 5
Skull
Skull development and two Kinds of Bones
205
Orbital Region 212
Nasal Region 213
Skull Base and Brain Case 219
Ear Region 222
The Sinuses
225
Comparative Skull Morphology 227
Chapter 6
Brain 236
Brain Morphology 245
New Insights Into Brain
Function 265
Chapter 7
Teeth Tooth Morphology and Diet; can they
Reliably be Correlated? 266
Tooth Structure
274
Dental Formulae 277
Dental Typology 283
Functional and Morphological Variation 287
Chewing Mechanics
300
Dental Formulae and Morphology 292
What is New in Tooth Research? 336
Chapter 8
Postcranial Skeleton
Spine and
Thorax 338
Shoulder Girdle 367
Pelvic Girdle 376
Hands and Feet 390
Fifth Extremity 410
Locomotion
415
New Technology Applied to the Study of Primate Locomotion 437
Chapter 9
Sense Organs and Viscera
Nose and Olfaction
Outer Nose and Rhinarium 442
Nose Based Taxonomy 449
Olfaction 450
The Olfactory Epithelium
460
The Genetic Connection of Olfaction 462
The Vomeronasal Organ 465
The Genetic Connection of Pheromone
Perception 469
The Septal Organ of Masera 474
Olfactory Messages 475
Oral Cavity, Tongue and Taste
The Palate
477
The Tongue 478
The Sublingua 483
Taste 485
The Neural Connection 490
The Genetic Connection
491
Auditory Region, Hearing and Vocalization
Outer Ear 493
Inner Ear 503
Hearing 505
Vocalization
and Larynx 510
Eye and Eyesight
The Substructures of the Eyeball 519
The Substructures of the Retina 523
Macula
Lutea and Fovea Centralis 528
The Tapetum Lucidum 531
The Genetic Connection: Opsins and Genes 535
The Neural Connection
549
Eyelids 554
Recent Research and Review of Visual Adaptations 556
Diarhythms and Biochronology 563
Nutrition
and Intestinal Tract 577
Review of the Primate Diet 581
Eating Soils and other unexpected Fare 586
Morphology of the
Intestinal Tract 591
The Stomach 592
The Small Intestine 595
The Large Intestine 598
Liver and Spleen
600
Touch 601
The Sensitive Skin 603
The Genetic Connection 608
Chapter 10
Placentation and Early Development
611
Chapter 11
Reproductive Organs, Reproduction and Growth 626
Chapter 12
Chromosomes and Bloodgroups
Chromosomes
642
Bloodgroups 671
Chapter 13
Molecular Primatology 675
Molecular Clocks 684
Mitochondrial DNA 699
Problems of Phylogenetic Analysis using Molecular Data 701
Chapter 14
Primate Genomics 703
Transposable Elements and Numts
748
Chapter 15
Conclusion nd a Glance at the Future 753
Bibliography 766
Index 842
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