TY - BOOK AU - Tuttle,Russell H. AU - BASMAJIAN,JOHN V. AU - CACHEL,SUSAN AU - CHIARELLI,B. AU - DELSON,E. AU - DRICOT,J.M. AU - FLEAGLE,JOHN G. AU - GOODMAN,MORRIS AU - GREENLAW,ROBERT K. AU - HAMLIN,HANNIBAL AU - HOLLOWAY,R.L. AU - ISHIDA,HIDEMI AU - JENKINS,FARISH A. AU - JOUFFROY,F.K. AU - KUMMER,BENNO Κ.F. AU - LASKER,GABRIEL W. AU - LESSERTISSEUR,J. AU - LIEBERMAN,PHILIP AU - LOVEJOY,C.OWEN AU - MURRAY,PETER AU - OLIVIER,G. AU - ROSIŃSKI,FRANCISZEK M. AU - SACHER,GEORGE A. AU - SIGMON,B.A. AU - SZALAY,F.S. AU - SZWEDZIŃSKA,ANNA AU - TISSIER,H. AU - TOBIAS,PHILLIP V. AU - TUTTLE,RUSSELL H. AU - WALKER,PHILLIP TI - Primate Functional Morphology and Evolution T2 - World Anthropology : An Interdisciplinary Series SN - 9789027976895 AV - QL737.P9 U1 - 599/.8/0438 PY - 2011///] CY - Berlin, Boston : PB - De Gruyter Mouton, KW - Human evolution KW - Congresses KW - Primates KW - Anatomy KW - Evolution KW - PHILOSOPHY / General KW - bisacsh N1 - I-VI --; General Editor s Preface --; Preface --; SECTION ONE: New Perspectives on the Origin and Deployment of Catarrhine Primates --; Haplorhine Phylogeny and the Status of the Anthropoidea --; The Beginnings of the Catarrhini --; Paleoecology and Zoogeography of the Old World Monkeys --; Discussion --; SECTION TWO: Biomolecular Perspectives on Primate Evolution --; Molecular Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature --; The Study of Primate Chromosomes --; Discussion --; SECTION THREE: Anatomical Correlates of Feeding Behavior in Monkeys, Apes, and Man --; An Assessment of Masticatory Efficiency in a Series of Anthropoid Primates with Special Reference to the Colobinae and Cercopithecinae --; The Role of Cheek Pouches in Cercopithecine Monkey Adaptive Strategy --; Discussion --; SECTION FOUR: Knuckle-Walking and Hominoid Evolution --; Knuckle-Walking and Knuckle-Walkers: A Commentary on Some Recent Perspectives on Hominoid Evolution --; Knuckle-Walking and the Functional Anatomy of the Wrists in Living Apes --; Discussion --; SECTION FIVE: Mechanisms and Evolution of Bipedalism in the Hominoidea --; Functions and Evolution of Hominid Hip and Thigh Musculature --; Electromyography of the Gluteus Maximus Muscle in Gorilla and the Evolution of Hominid Bipedalism --; Function of the Gluteals in Man --; Functional Adaptation to Posture in the Pelvis of Man and Other Primates --; Biomechanical Perspectives on the Lower Limb of Early Hominids --; Comparative Osteometry of the Foot of Man and Facultatively Bipedal Primates --; Discussion --; SECTION SIX: Brain Evolution in the Hominoidea and the Evolution of Human Language --; Brain Evolution in the Hominoidea --; Early Hominid Endocasts: Volumes, Morphology, and Significance for Hominid Evolution --; Maturation and Longevity in Relation to Cranial Capacity in Hominid Evolution --; Estimation of the Cranial Capacity of Fossil Hominids --; Correlations Between Major Cranial Diameters of Man and Pongidae --; A Comparison of the Neurocranium and the Splanchnocranium in Recent and Fossil Primates --; The Brain of Primitive Man --; On the Evolution of Language: A Unified View --; Discussion --; Biographical Notes --; Index of Names --; Index of Subjects; restricted access; Issued also in print UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110803808 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110803808 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110803808/original ER -