Primate Functional Morphology and Evolution

✍ Scribed by Russell H. Tuttle

• Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 636
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

General Editor’s Preface
Preface
SECTION ONE: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE ORIGIN AND DEPLOYMENT OF CATARRHINE PRIMATES
Haplorhine Phylogeny and the Status of the Anthropoidea
The Beginnings of the Catarrhini
Paleoecology and Zoogeography of the Old World Monkeys
Discussion
SECTION TWO: BIOMOLECULAR PERSPECTIVES ON PRIMATE EVOLUTION
Molecular Evidence as to Man’s Place in Nature
The Study of Primate Chromosomes
Discussion
SECTION THREE: ANATOMICAL CORRELATES OF FEEDING BEHAVIOR IN MONKEYS, APES, AND MAN
An Assessment of Masticatory Efficiency in a Series of Anthropoid Primates with Special Reference to the Colobinae and Cercopithecinae
The Role of Cheek Pouches in Cercopithecine Monkey Adaptive Strategy
Discussion
SECTION FOUR: KNUCKLE-WALKING AND HOMINOID EVOLUTION
Knuckle-Walking and Knuckle-Walkers: A Commentary on Some Recent Perspectives on Hominoid Evolution
Knuckle-Walking and the Functional Anatomy of the Wrists in Living Apes
Discussion
SECTION FIVE: MECHANISMS AND EVOLUTION OF BIPEDALISM IN THE HOMINOIDEA
Functions and Evolution of Hominid Hip and Thigh Musculature
Electromyography of the Gluteus Maximus Muscle in Gorilla and the Evolution of Hominid Bipedalism
Function of the Gluteals in Man
Functional Adaptation to Posture in the Pelvis of Man and Other Primates
Biomechanical Perspectives on the Lower Limb of Early Hominids
Comparative Osteometry of the Foot of Man and Facultatively Bipedal Primates
Discussion
SECTION SIX: BRAIN EVOLUTION IN THE HOMINOIDEA AND THE EVOLUTION OF HUMAN LANGUAGE
Brain Evolution in the Hominoidea
Early Hominid Endocasts: Volumes, Morphology, and Significance for Hominid Evolution
Maturation and Longevity in Relation to Cranial Capacity in Hominid Evolution
Estimation of the Cranial Capacity of Fossil Hominids
Correlations Between Major Cranial Diameters of Man and Pongidae
A Comparison of the Neurocranium and the Splanchnocranium in Recent and Fossil Primates
The Brain of Primitive Man
On the Evolution of Language: A Unified View
Discussion
Biographical Notes
Plates, i-xxviii
Index of Names
Index of Subjects