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Primate Craniofacial Function and Biology - (Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects) (Hardcover)

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  • Primate Craniofacial Function and Biology is an integrative volume with broad coverage of current research on primate craniofacial biology and function.
  • Author(s): Chris Vinyard & Matthew J Ravosa & Christine Wall
  • 496 Pages
  • Science, Life Sciences
  • Series Name: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects

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This integrative volume is the most comprehensive text on primate craniofacial biology and function and includes introductory chapters on how primatologists study adaptations in primates and a discussion of in vivo approaches for studying primate performance.



Book Synopsis



Primate Craniofacial Function and Biology is an integrative volume with broad coverage of current research on primate craniofacial biology and function. Topic headings include: the mammalian perspective on primate craniofacial form and function, allometric and comparative morphological studies of primate heads, in vivo research on primate mastication, modeling of the primate masticatory apparatus, primate dental form and function, and palaeoanthropologic studies of primate skulls.

Additionally, the volume includes introductory chapters discussing how primatologists study adaptations in primates and a discussion of in vivo approaches for studying primate performance. At present, there are no texts with a similar focus on primate craniofacial biology and no sources that approach this topic from such a wide range of research perspectives. This breadth of research covered by leaders in their respective fields make this volume a unique and innovative contribution to biological anthropology.



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Primates have unusual heads among mammals. Their big brains, relatively short faces and forward-facing eyes are part of a unique combination of traits that have captured the interest of biological anthropologists for decades. Describing the patterns of primate craniofacial evolution as well as sorting out the functional consequences of this evolutionary history has been fundamental in developing our current understanding of primates. Primate Craniofacial Function and Biology surveys current research on primate heads emphasizing the recent progress and diversity of functional studies into primate and mammalian craniofacial form. Much of the work included in this volume was inspired by William L. Hylander and his life-long contribution to research on primate craniofacial form and function.



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From the reviews:

"Experimental analysis of functional adaptations of facial and skull form in nonhuman primates often has implications for human evolution as well. William Hylander (Duke Univ.) has been a major player in this arena since the early 1970s, and this volume is based on a 2005 symposium in his honor. ... Greater intercitation of chapters would have improved this excellent collection of often-complex papers. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, and faculty." (E. Delson, Choice, Vol. 46 (8), April, 2009)


Dimensions (Overall): 9.3 Inches (H) x 6.2 Inches (W) x 1.1 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.85 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 496
Genre: Science
Sub-Genre: Life Sciences
Series Title: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects
Publisher: Springer
Theme: Developmental Biology
Format: Hardcover
Author: Chris Vinyard & Matthew J Ravosa & Christine Wall
Language: English
Street Date: September 25, 2008
TCIN: 1005874607
UPC: 9780387765846
Item Number (DPCI): 247-18-5979
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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