Primates and their adaptations /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:QH301 C3.76 n.28 1977
Main Author: Napier, John Russell, 1917-1987
Other Authors: Head, J. J. (John Juan) (ed), Whiteley, Derek (colab)
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: Burlington, N.C. : Carolina Biological Supply, Scientific Publications Department, ©1977.
Edition:2a ed. rev.
Series:Carolina Biology Readers ; 28
Subjects:
Adaptation (Biology)
Adaptación (Biología)
Primates > Behavior
Primates > Comportamiento
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The arboreal way of life
  • Classification of primates
  • Zoogeography of primates
  • Echelle des etres
  • Behavioral plasticity of primates
  • Primate evolution
  • Primates have grasping extremities
  • Primates have nails (not claws) on their digits
  • Primates have eyes that face forward
  • Primates have a diminished olfactory sense
  • Primates have a unique reproductive system
  • Primates posses the ability to sit, stand, and walk upright.

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