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Primates and their relatives in phylogenetic perspective /

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This unique volume investigates the relationships of primates at the ordinal and higher classificatory levels from a variety of interdisciplinary viewpoints. Individual chapters examine the origin and evolution of gliding in early Cenozoic Dermoptera, the ontogeny of the tympanic floor in Archontans...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: MacPhee, R. D. E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Plenum Press, [1993]
Series:Advances in primatology (Plenum Press)
Subjects:
Primates > Phylogeny.
Cladistic analysis.
Anatomy, Comparative.
Primates > Evolution.
Primates.
Phylogeny.
Classification > methods.
Primaten.
Cladistiek.
Vergelijkende anatomie.
Primatas (biologia)
Primates > Évolution.
Analyse cladistique.
Anatomie comparée.
Phylogenèse.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This unique volume investigates the relationships of primates at the ordinal and higher classificatory levels from a variety of interdisciplinary viewpoints. Individual chapters examine the origin and evolution of gliding in early Cenozoic Dermoptera, the ontogeny of the tympanic floor in Archontans, the role of the neurosciences in primate evolutionary biology, and many other subjects. The work will be of particular interest to primatologists, zoologists, and systematists.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 383 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9781489923882 (electronic bk.)
1489923888 (electronic bk.)