Primate anatomy: an introduction

Abstract

Chapter 1 Taxonomic List of Extant Primates New Developments List of Extant Primates Chapter 2 Notes about Taxonomy Population Biology and Classification Traditional or Evolutionary Classification Numerical and Phenetic Classification Cladistics Cladistic Terminology Misunderstandings in Primate Classification The Tarsier Conundrum Chapter 3 A History and Objectives of Primatology The State of Affairs History Primatology a Branch of Biology The Future of Primatology Retrospection and Prediction Definition of Order Primates Chapter 4 Survey of Living Primates Survey of Living Tupaias and Prosimii Lemurs Lorises Tarsiers Survey of Living Anthropoidea New World Monkeys Old World Monkeys Hominoidea Chapter 5 Skull Skull development and two Kinds of Bones Orbital Region Nasal Region Skull Base and Brain Case Ear Region The Sinuses Comparative Skull Morphology Chapter 6 Brain Brain Morphology New Insights Into Brain Function Chapter 7 Teeth Tooth Morphology and Diet can they Reliably be Correlated? Tooth Structure Dental Formulae Dental Typology Functional and Morphological Variation Chewing Mechanics Dental Formulae and Morphology What is New in Tooth Research? Chapter 8 Postcranial Skeleton Spine and Thorax Shoulder Girdle Pelvic Girdle Hands and Feet Fifth Extremity Locomotion New Technology Applied to the Study of Primate Locomotion Chapter 9 Sense Organs and Viscera Nose and Olfaction Outer Nose and Rhinarium Nose Based Taxonomy Olfaction The Olfactory Epithelium The Genetic Connection of Olfaction The Vomeronasal Organ The Genetic Connection of Pheromone Perception The Septal Organ of Masera Olfactory Messages Oral Cavity, Tongue and Taste The Palate The Tongue The Sublingua Taste The Neural Connection The Genetic Connection Auditory Region, Hearing and Vocalization Outer Ear Inner Ear Hearing Vocalization and Larynx Eye and Eyesight The Substructures of the Eyeball The Substructures of the Retina Macula Lutea and Fovea Centralis The Tapetum Lucidum The Genetic Connection: Opsins and Genes The Neural Connection Eyelids Recent Research and Review of Visual Adaptations Diarhythms and Biochronology Nutrition and Intestinal Tract Review of the Primate Diet Eating Soils and other unexpected Fare Morphology of the Intestinal Tract The Stomach The Small Intestine The Large Intestine Liver and Spleen Touch The Sensitive Skin The Genetic Connection Chapter 10 Placentation and Early Development Chapter 11 Reproductive Organs, Reproduction and Growth Chapter 12 Chromosomes and Bloodgroups Chromosomes Bloodgroups Chapter 13 Molecular Primatology Molecular Clocks Mitochondrial DNA Problems of Phylogenetic Analysis using Molecular Data Chapter 14 Primate Genomics Transposable Elements and Numts Chapter 15 Conclusion nd a Glance at the Future Bibliography Index

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