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Primate Anatomy

An Introduction

Primates include a wide variety of mammals from the relatively ancient lineages of lemurs on Madagascar and tiny tarsiers of Southeast Asia to the gorillas of montane Africa. Of… Read more

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Primates include a wide variety of mammals from the relatively ancient lineages of lemurs on Madagascar and tiny tarsiers of Southeast Asia to the gorillas of montane Africa. Of course, humankind are also primates - one twig on the primate evolutionary tree. Primate Anatomy: An Introduction, Second Edition is a succinct and readable survey of primatology focusing particularly on the anatomy of primates. Following an introduction, the chapters are organized by organ system. Also included are chapters dealing with reproduction, chromosomes, blood groups, and molecular studies of primate evolution. This book would be ideal for an introductory course in primatology and should appeal to both faculty and students who need a brief treatment of the essentials of primatology.

Key features

* The only introductory text on primatology on the market* First time comprehensive survey of molecular primatology* Plenty of information that is not found in other textbooks* Up-to-date discussion of all aspects of taxonomy and anatomy* Many unique and informative illustrations, charts, and tables

Readership

Undergraduates, beginning graduate students, and faculty, specifically in primatology and physical anthropology departments offering an introductory survey course in primate biology/anatomy.

Table of contents

IntroductionTaxonomic List of Extant PrimatesTaxonomyHistory and ObjectivesDefinition of Order PrimatesSkullBrainTeethPostcranial SkeletonMusclesLocomotionSense Organs and VisceraPlacentation and Early DevelopmentReproductive Organs, Reproduction, and GrowthChromosomes and BloodgroupsMolecular PrimatologyConclusions with a Glance at the FutureBibliographyIndex

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Friderun Ankel-Simons

Dr. Friderun Ankel-Simons is Retired Adjunct Associate Professor in Duke University’s Department of Evolutionary Anthropology. She has been a distinguished professor of Human and Primate Biology, Anatomy, Osteology, Histology, Genetics, Behavior, and Anthropology at the Universities of Giessen, Copenhagen, Zurich, Kiel, Brown, Yale, North Carolina, and Duke. She obtained her Doctorate of Natural Sciences (DSc) from the University of Giessen, Germany. Her research interests include primate anatomy, morphology, locomotion, genetics and genomics, behavior, and conservation. She has written three prior editions of Primate Anatomy.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University, Arizona, USA