Functional And Developmental Morphology
DOWNLOAD
Download Functional And Developmental Morphology PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get Functional And Developmental Morphology book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
Functional And Developmental Morphology
DOWNLOAD
Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Functional And Developmental Morphology written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Anatomy categories.
Development Function And Evolution Of Teeth
DOWNLOAD
Author : Mark F. Teaford
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2007-02-01
Development Function And Evolution Of Teeth written by Mark F. Teaford and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-02-01 with Science categories.
In this field there has been an explosion of information generated by scientific research. One of the beneficiaries of this has been the study of morphology, where new techniques and analyses have led to insights into a wide range of topics. Advances in genetics, histology, microstructure, biomechanics and morphometrics have allowed researchers to view teeth from alternative perspectives. However, there has been little communication between researchers in the different fields of dental research. This book brings together overviews on a wide range of dental topics linking genes, molecules and developmental mechanisms within an evolutionary framework. Written by the leading experts in the field, this book will stimulate co-operative research in fields as diverse as paleontology, molecular biology, developmental biology and functional morphology.
Functional Morphology And Development Of
DOWNLOAD
Author : Thomas R. Waller
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Functional Morphology And Development Of written by Thomas R. Waller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with European oyster categories.
Functional Morphology And Diversity
DOWNLOAD
Author : Les Watling
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2013-01-16
Functional Morphology And Diversity written by Les Watling and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-16 with Science categories.
Explores the functional morphology of crustaceans, which cover the main body parts and systems.
Functional Morphology In Vertebrate Paleontology
DOWNLOAD
Author : Jeff Thomason
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1995-01
Functional Morphology In Vertebrate Paleontology written by Jeff Thomason and has been published by Cambridge : Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-01 with Science categories.
Looks at how fossil vertebrates moved, fed and reproduced.
Development Functional Morphology And Evolution Of Kinethmoid Mediated Premaxillary Protrusion
DOWNLOAD
Author : Katie Lynn Staab
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Development Functional Morphology And Evolution Of Kinethmoid Mediated Premaxillary Protrusion written by Katie Lynn Staab and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with categories.
Form And Function In Developmental Evolution
DOWNLOAD
Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Form And Function In Developmental Evolution written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Developmental biology categories.
Developmental And Functional Constraints On Phenotypic Covariation During Growth And Evolution
DOWNLOAD
Author : Miriam Leah Zelditch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Developmental And Functional Constraints On Phenotypic Covariation During Growth And Evolution written by Miriam Leah Zelditch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Developmental biology categories.
The Developmental Origins And Functional Role Of Postcranial Adaptive Morphology In Human Bipedal Anatomy
DOWNLOAD
Author : Adam Foster
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
The Developmental Origins And Functional Role Of Postcranial Adaptive Morphology In Human Bipedal Anatomy written by Adam Foster and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with categories.
When considering the array of terrestrial locomotor behaviors, bipedalism is a particularly rare way of moving about the landscape. In fact, humans are the only obligate terrestrial mammalian bipeds. Therefore, understanding both how and why it evolved is particularly intriguing. However, there is debate over why the evolution of bipedalism occurred and there is a large gap in knowledge for the mechanisms that underpin the evolution of these adaptive morphologies. One complicating factor for sorting out which models best explain how our hominin ancestors became bipedal is that they all rely on the same set of traits. Moreover, many of the traits that are thought to be diagnostic of bipedalism are only linked by association and have not been experimentally tested. That is, they do not appear in non-human primates and other quadrupeds. Therefore, addressing why the evolution of bipedalism occurred requires understanding the adaptive significance of traits linked with bipedalism. In this dissertation, I use an experimental approach employing both human and animal models to explore links between morphology and behavior and to tease apart the adaptive significance of particular traits. For the human portion of the dissertation, I use an inverse dynamics approach (estimating muscle forces from kinematic, kinetic, and anatomical data) to determine how modern human anatomy functions while walking using ape-like postures to clarify the links between morphology and energy costs in different mechanical regimes to determine the adaptive significance of postcranial anatomy. The results from this portion of the dissertation suggest that adopting different joint postures results in higher energy costs in humans due to an increase in active muscle volumes at the knee. These results lead to two conclusions important for understanding the evolution of human bipedalism. One is that human anatomy maintains low energy costs of walking in humans compared to chimpanzees regardless of lower limb postures. Second, the results suggest that erect trunk posture may be an important factor in reducing energy costs, therefore indicating that lumbar lordosis (the curvature of the lower spine) is important for reducing costs. For the animal portion of the dissertation, I use rats as a model for the quadrupedal-to-bipedal transition and experimentally induce bipedal posture and locomotion under a variety of loading conditions to determine if traits consistent with the evolution of bipedalism occur and under what conditions. This experimental design also has the ability to determine if there is a role for developmental plasticity in generating bipedal morphology to help answer the question how the evolution of bipedalism occurred. I find that inducing bipedal behaviors in a quadrupedal animal generates morphology consistent with human bipedal traits and that loading conditions have specific effects in different skeletal elements and at particular joints. I also find that there is a plausible role for developmental plasticity in generating adaptive bipedal morphology in the earliest hominins. Overall, the results from the experimental procedures in this dissertation were able to clarify links between behavior and bipedal morphology, demonstrate a plausible role for developmental plasticity in early adaptation to bipedal behavior in australopiths, determine the adaptive significance of human postcranial anatomy, and the ways in which postcranial anatomy reduces costs.
Functional Morphology Growth And Development Of Invertebrates Of Sea Plankton
DOWNLOAD
Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Functional Morphology Growth And Development Of Invertebrates Of Sea Plankton written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with categories.