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An introduction to human evolutionary anatomy /

An anthropologist and an anatomist have combined their skills in this book to provide students and research workers with the essentials of anatomy and the means to apply these to investigations into hominid form and function. Using basic principles and relevant bones, conclusions can be reached rega...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Aiello, Leslie
Otros Autores: Dean, Christopher, Ph. D., Cameron, Joanna
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Academic Press, 2002.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • An Introduction to the Fossil Record; Classification and Phylogenetic Reconstruction; Anatomical Nomenclature; The Microanatomy of Muscle and Bone; The Bones of the Skull; The Comparative Anatomy of the Hominoid Cranium; The Masticatory System of the Hominoids; The Microanatomy of Teeth; Hominoid Tooth Morphology; The Intracranial Region; The Anatomy of the Brain and Hominoid Endocasts; The Facial Skeleton of Hominoids; The Cervical Spine and Support of the Head; The Anatomy of the Vocal Tract; Bipedal Locomotion and the Postcranial Skeleton; The Comparative Anatomy of the Hominoid Thorax and the Vertebral Column; Bones; Muscles; Movements of the Upper Limb; The Hominoid Upper Limb (Excluding the Hand); The Hominoid Hand; Bones, Muscles and Movements of the Lower Limb; The Hominoid Pelvis; The Hominoid Femur; The Hominoid Knee Joint and Lower Leg; The Lower Leg; The Hominoid Foot.