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Author Diogo, Rui, author.

Title Baby gorilla : photographic and descriptive atlas of skeleton, muscles and internal organs including CT scans and comparison with adult gorillas, humans and other primates / Rui Diogo, Juan F. Pastor, Adam Hartstone-Rose, Magdalena N. Muchlinski
Published Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (111 pages)
Contents Front Cover; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1. Introduction and Aims; 2. Methodology and Material; 3. Head and Neck Musculature; 4. Pectoral and Upper Limb Musculature; 5. Trunk and Back Musculature; 6. Diaphragmatic and Abdominal Musculature; 7. Perineal, Coccygeal and Anal Musculature; 8. Pelvic and Lower Limb Musculature; 9. Internal Organs, Skin and Fat; Appendix I: Literature Including Information about the Muscles of Gorillas; Appendix II: Literature Cited, Not Including Information about the Muscles of Gorillas; About The Authors; Color Plate Section
Summary The first photographic and descriptive musculoskeletal atlas of a baby gorilla, this book details the comparative and phylogenetic context of the gross anatomy and evolutionary history of the soft tissue morphology of modern humans and one of their closest relatives. With detailed high-quality photographs of musculoskeletal structures, it provides an updated review of the anatomical variations within gorillas as well as an extensive list of the synonyms used in the literature to designate the structures discussed. It will be of interest to students, teachers, and researchers studying primatolo
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Gorilla -- Atlases
Gorilla -- Infancy -- Atlases
Musculoskeletal system -- Atlases
Anatomy, Comparative -- Atlases
Gorilla gorilla -- anatomy & histology
Musculoskeletal System -- anatomy & histology
NATURE -- Animals -- Mammals.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Mammals.
Anatomy, Comparative
Gorilla
Gorilla -- Infancy
Musculoskeletal system
Genre/Form Scientific atlases
Form Electronic book
Author Pastor, Juan F., author.
Hartstone-Rose, Adam, author.
Muchlinski, Magdalena N., author.
ISBN 9781482232981
1482232987
9780429174155
0429174152