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Evolution of Gibbons and Siamang Phylogeny, Morphology, and Cognition /

This volume provides insight into gibbon diet and community ecology, the mating system and reproduction, and conservation biology, all topics which represent areas of substantial progress in understanding socio-ecological flexibility and conservation needs of the hylobatid family. This work analyzes...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Reichard, Ulrich H. (Editor ), Hirai, Hirohisa (Editor ), Barelli, Claudia (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
Colección:Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects,
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The Evolution of Gibbons and Siamang
  • The Role of Historical and Fossil Records in Predicting Changes in the Spatial Distribution of Hylobatids
  • Locomotion and Posture in Ancestral Hominoids Prior to the Split of Hylobatids
  • The Fossil Record and Evolutionary History of Hylobatids
  • Climate and Geography of Asia: Miocene to Pleistocene
  • Unique evolution of heterochromatin and alpha satellite DNA in small apes
  • Phylogeny and Classification of Gibbons (Hylobatidae)
  • Why is the Siamang Larger than other Hylobatids?
  • Gibbons to Gorillas: Allometric Issues in Hominoid Cranial Evolution
  • Hylobates lar)
  • Selective Value of Characteristic Size Parameters in Hylobatids. A Biomechanical Approach to Small Ape Size and Morphology
  • Hand Manipulation Skills in Hylobatids
  • The Evolution of Technical Intelligence: Perspectives from theHylobatidae
  • Communication and Cognition of Small Apes
  • Gibbon songs: Understanding the Evolution and Development of this Unique Form of Vocal Communication.