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Anthropoid Origins

New Visions

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  • © 2004

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Editors:
  1. Callum F. Ross

    1. Department of Anatomical Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, USA

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  2. Richard F. Kay

    1. Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA

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Part of the book series: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects (DIPR)

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Evolution of Anthropoid Adaptations

    1. Evidence for Early Anthropoid Social Behavior

      • J. Michael Plavcan
      Pages 383-412

    2. Function and Fusion of the Mandibular Symphysis in Mammals: A Comparative and Experimental Perspective

      • Matthew J. Ravosa, Aaron S. Hogue
      Pages 413-462

    3. The Distribution and Size of Retinal Ganglion Cells in Microcebus murinus, Cheirogaleus medius, and Tarsius syrichta: Implications for the Evolution of Sensory Systems in Primates

      • Nicole Tetreault, Atiya Hakeem, John M. Allman
      Pages 463-475

    4. The Tarsier Fovea: Functionless Vestige or Nocturnal Adaptation?

      • Callum F. Ross
      Pages 477-537

    5. The Evolution of High Visual Acuity in the Anthropoidea

      • E. Christopher Kirk, Richard F. Kay
      Pages 539-602

    6. Endocranial Volume and Optic Foramen Size in Parapithecus grangeri

      • Eliot C. Bush, Elwyn L. Simons, David J. Dubowitz, John M. Allman
      Pages 603-614

    7. Color as an Indicator of Food Quality to Anthropoid Primates: Ecological Evidence and an Evolutionary Scenario

      • Nathaniel J. Dominy
      Pages 615-644

    8. Photopigment Variations and the Evolution of Anthropoid Vision

      • Gerald H. Jacobs
      Pages 645-664

    9. Mosaic Evolution of Activity Pattern, Diet, and Color Vision in Haplorhine Primates

      • Christopher P. Heesy, Callum F. Ross
      Pages 665-698

  2. The Future of Anthropoid Origins

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 699-699
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    2. Anthropoid Origins: Retrospective and Prospective

      • Collum F. Ross, Richard F. Kay
      Pages 701-737

  3. Back Matter

    Pages 739-749
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Anatomical Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, USA

    Callum F. Ross

  • Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA

    Richard F. Kay

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Anthropoid Origins

  • Book Subtitle: New Visions

  • Editors: Callum F. Ross, Richard F. Kay

  • Series Title: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8873-7

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-48120-8Due: 31 May 2004

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-4700-2Published: 19 April 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-8873-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1574-3489

  • Series E-ISSN: 1574-3497

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIX, 749

  • Topics: Neurosciences, Anthropology, Evolutionary Biology, Paleontology, Anatomy

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