Description
Book SynopsisWhy do orangutan arms closely resemble human arms? What is the advantage to primates of having long limbs? Why do primates have forward-facing eyes? This book answers these questions.
Trade ReviewGebo's consistent focus throughout the book [is] on how anatomical differences relate mechanically to differences in function. Subsequent well-illustrated chapters discuss the hard anatomy of the primate body-heads, teeth, backs, forelimbs, and hind limbs from both phylogenetic and functional perspectives. -- John G. Fleagle Evolutionary Anthropology A nearly perfect introduction to a complex and fascinating subject. Choice Synthesizing the extensive and detailed anatomical literature related to primate bony morphology is no small task, and Gebo does a fantastic job of summarizing important anatomies and oddities, and how these relate to functional demands... The next generation of scholars learning from this textbook will almost certainly come to the same realization as Darwin, Cuvier, and Linnaeus--that comparative anatomy is essential for understanding our place within primates. New Biological Books This book serves as a good, basic introduction to primate anatomy, and there are many attractive, large illustrations throughout the book to accompany anatomical descriptions. Journal of Mammology Daniel Gebo has produced a text that can only be described as invaluable to the researcher, academic, conservationist, primatologist or student of evolutionary studies. A dream of a book. The Biologist
Table of ContentsPreface
Chapter 1. Primate Phylogeny and Adaptation
Chapter 2. The Wet-Nosed Primates
Chapter 3. The Dry-Nosed Primates
Chapter 4. Musculoskeletal System
Chapter 5. Heads
Chapter 6. Teeth
Chapter 7. Backs
Chapter 8. Primate Locomotion and the Forelimb
Chapter 9. Hindlimb
Chapter 10. Great Ape and Human Anatomy
Conclusion
Selected References
Index
