| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 496 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Developments in primatology |
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Developments in primatology.
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| Contents |
Experimental comparative anatomy in physical anthropology : the contributions of Dr. William L. Hylander to studies of skull form and function / Daniel Schmitt, Christine E. Wall, and Pierre Lemelin -- A nonprimate model for the fused symphysis : in vivo studies in the pig / Susan W. Herring [and others] -- Symphyseal fusion in selenodont artiodactyls : new insights from in vivo and comparative data / Susan H. Williams [and others] -- Does the primate face torque? / Callum F. Ross -- Motor control of masticatory movements in the southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) / Alfred W. Crompton [and others] -- Specialization of the superficial anterior temporalis in baboons for mastication of hard foods / Christine E. Wall [and others] -- Effects of dental alveoli on the biomechanical behavior of the mandibular corpus / David J. Daegling, Jennifer L. Hotzman, and Andrew J. Rapoff -- Surface strain on bone and sutures in a monkey facial skeleton : an in vitro approach and its relevance to finite element analysis / Qian Wang [and others] -- Craniofacial strain patterns during premolar loading : implications for human evolution / David S. Strait [and others] -- Scaling of reduced physiologic cross-sectional area in primate muscles of mastication / Fred Anapol, Nazima Shahnoor, and Callum F. Ross -- Scaling of the chewing muscles in prosimians / Jonathan M.G. Perry and Christine E. Wall -- The relationship between jaw-muscle architecture and feeding behavior in primates : tree-gouging and nongouging gummivorous callitrichids as a natural experiment / Andrea B. Taylor and Christopher J. Vinyard -- Relationship between three-dimensional microstructure and elastic properties of cortical bone in the human mandible and femur / Paul C. Dechow, Dong Hwa Chung, and Mitra Bolouri -- Adaptive plasticity in the mammalian masticatory complex : you are what, and how, you eat / Matthew J. Ravosa [and others] -- Mandibular corpus form and its functional significance : evidence from marsupials / Aaron S. Hogue -- Putting shape to work : making functional interpretations of masticatory apparatus shapes in primates / Christopher J. Vinyard -- Food physical properties and their relationship to morphology : the curious case of kily / Nayuta Yamashita -- Convergence and frontation in Fayum anthropoid orbits / Elwyn L. Simons -- What else is the tall mandibular ramus of the robust australopiths good for? / Yoel Rak and William L. Hylander -- Framing the question : diet and evolution in early Homo / Susan C. Anton |
| Summary |
Covers the research on primate craniofacial biology and function. This work includes introductory chapters discussing how primatologists study adaptations in primates and a discussion of in vivo approaches for studying primate performance |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Primates -- Anatomy.
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Skull.
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Face.
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Primates -- Evolution.
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Physical anthropology.
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Anthropology, Physical
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physical anthropology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Primatology.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Primates.
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Skull.
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Face.
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Primates -- Evolution.
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Physical anthropology.
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Primates -- Anatomy.
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Biomédecine.
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Sciences de la vie.
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Face
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Physical anthropology
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Primates -- Anatomy
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Primates -- Evolution
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Skull
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Vinyard, Chris, editor.
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Ravosa, Matthew J., editor.
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Wall, Christine (Christine E.), editor.
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| ISBN |
9780387765853 |
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0387765859 |
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