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Primate anatomy : introduction to extant primates / Friderun Ankel-Simons.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ankel-Simons, Friderun, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Primates--Anatomy.
- Primates.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vii, 581 pages)
- Edition:
- Fourth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; San Diego, CA : Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, [2024]
- Contents:
- Intro
- Primate Anatomy
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1: New developments-Nonhuman primates in peril
- New developments
- Chapter 2: Taxonomy
- Chapter 3: A history and objectives of primatology
- The state of affairs
- History
- Primatology as a branch of biology
- The future of primatology
- Retrospection and prediction
- Definition of order primates
- Chapter 4: Survey of living primates
- Survey of living Scandentia and Prosimii
- Infraorder Tupaiiformes (Schultz, 1953)
- Infraorder Prosimii
- Infraorder Lemuriformes
- Infraorder Lorisiformes (Gregory, 1915)
- Infraorder Tarsiiformes (Gregory, 1915)
- Survey of living Anthropoidea
- Infraorder Platyrrhini-New World monkeys
- Infraorder Catarrhini-Old World monkeys
- Chapter 5: Skull
- Skull development and the two types of bone
- Orbital region
- Nasal region
- Skull base, braincase, and foramen magnum position
- Ear region
- The sinuses
- Comparative primate skull morphology
- Prosimiae
- Lemuridae
- Daubentoniidae
- Lorisidae
- Tarsiidae
- Anthropoidea
- Old and new world monkeys
- Lesser and great apes
- Chapter 6: Brain
- Brain morphology
- Tupaiidae
- Tupaia (Tree Shrew)
- Lemuridae and Lorisidae
- Gene expression
- New insights into brain function
- Chapter 7: Teeth
- Tooth morphology and diet-Can they be reliably correlated?
- Tooth structure
- Tooth replacement and orientation
- Dental formulae
- Dental typology
- Functional surface
- Functional and morphological variation
- Evolutionary trends of tooth morphology
- Chewing mechanics
- Dental formulae and morphology
- Genus Tupaia
- Upper incisors
- Lower incisors
- Upper canine
- Lower canine
- Upper premolars
- Lower premolars
- Upper molars
- Lower molars
- Prosimii
- Lemuriformes and Lorisiformes
- Genera Lemur, Eulemur, and Lepilemur upper incisors
- Lower canine
- Upper premolars
- Genus Phaner
- Indriidae
- Lower molars
- Daubentoniidae
- Upper and lower incisors
- Canines
- Premolars
- New World Cebidae
- New World Callitrichidae
- Callimico
- Callitrichidae
- Old World Cercopithecoidea
- Upper premolars
- Notes:
- Lower premolars
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 25, 2024).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Ankel-Simons, Friderun Primate Anatomy
- ISBN:
- 9780443217180
- 0443217181
- Publisher Number:
- 99996476119
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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