Evolution of gibbons and siamang : phylogeny, morphology, and cognition / Ulrich H. Reichard, Hirohisa Hirai, Claudia Barelli, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Reichard, Ulrich H., 1964- editor.

Hirai, Hirohisa, editor.

Barelli, Claudia, editor.

Series:

Developments in primatology

Developments in primatology: progress and prospects, 1574-3489

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gibbons--Evolution.

Gibbons.

Siamang--Evolution.

Siamang.

Gibbons--Behavior--Evolution.

Siamang--Behavior--Evolution.

Apes, Fossil.

Physical Description:

vii, 364 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, [2016]

Summary:

This volume provides insight into gibbon diet and community ecology, the mating system and reproduction, and conservation biology, all topics which represent areas of substantial progress in understanding socio-ecological flexibility and conservation needs of the hylobatid family. This work analyzes hylobatid evolution by synthesizing recent and ongoing studies of molecular phylogeny, morphology, and cognition in a framework of gibbon and siamang evolution. With its clearly different perspective, this book is written to be read, referenced, and added to the bookshelves of scientists, librarians, and the interested public.-- Source other than library of Congress.

Contents:

Part I. Introduction. 1. The evolution of gibbons and siamang / Ulrich H. Reichard, Claudia Barelli, Hirohisa Hirai and Matthew G. Nowak ; 2. The role of historical and fossil records in predicting changes in the spatial distribution of hylobatids / Helen J. Chatterjee ; 3. Locomotion and posture in ancestral hominoids prior to the split of hylobatids / Matthew G. Nowak and Ulrich H. Reichard ; 4. The fossil record and evolutionary history of hylobatids / Terry Harrison ; 5. Hylobatid evolution in paleogeographic and paleoclimatic context / Ulrich H. Reichard and Michelle M. Croissier

Part II. Gibbon and siamang phylogeny. 6. Unique evolution of heterochromatin and alpha satellite DNA in small apes / Akihiko Koga and Hirohisa Hirai ; 7. Phylogeny and classification of gibbons (Hylobatidae) / Christian Roos

Part III. Evolution of gibbon and siamang morphology and locomotion. 8. Why is the siamang larger than other hylobatids? / Ulrich H. Reichard and Holger Preuschoft ; 9. Gibbons to gorillas : allometric issues in hominoid cranial evolution / Erin R. Leslie and Brian T. Shea ; 10. The torso-orthograde positional behavior of wild white-handed gibbons (Hylobates lar) / Matthew G. Nowak and Ulrich H. Reichard ; 11. Selective value of characteristic size parameters in hylobatids. A biomechanical approach to small ape size and morphology / Holger Preuschoft, K.-H. Schönwasser and Ulrich Witzel

Part IV. Gibbon and siamang cognition. 12. Hand manipulation skills in hylobatids / Jacqueline M. Prime and Susan M. Ford ; 13. The evolution of technical intelligence : perspectives from the Hylobatidae / Clare L. Cunningham, James R. Anderson and Alan R. Mootnick ; 14. Communication and cognition of small apes / Katja Liebal ; 15. Gibbon songs : understanding the evolution and development of this unique form of vocal communication / Hiroki Koda.

Notes:

"This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781493956128

1493956124

OCLC:

946907485