Primate Anatomy: An Introduction - Couverture souple

Ankel-Simons, Friderun

 
9780120586707: Primate Anatomy: An Introduction

Synopsis

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. It is the only introductory text on primatology on the market. It is the first comprehensive survey of molecular primatology. It includes plenty of information that is not found in other textbooks. It contains up-to-date discussion of all aspects of taxonomy and anatomy. There are also many unique and informative illustrations, charts, and tables.

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À propos de l?auteur

Dr. Ankel-Simons did her graduate studies in marine biology, marine ecology, and marine geology at the University of Copenhagen, the Marine Biological Laboratory at Elsinore, Denmark, and the University of Giessen, Germany. She was a member of the first research team to keep the folivore primate Alouatta palliata alive in captivity for a long term of several years at the Max Planck Institut for Brain Research, Giessen, Germany. Since 1996, she has been a Research Associate in the Division of Paleontology at the Duke University Primate Center. She has published three books and numerous journal papers.

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9780123725769: Primate Anatomy: An Introduction

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0123725763 ISBN 13 :  9780123725769
Editeur : Academic Press, 2007
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