Primates And Their Relatives In Phylogenetic Perspective
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Primates And Their Relatives In Phylogenetic Perspective
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Author : Ross D.E. MacPhee
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-06-29
Primates And Their Relatives In Phylogenetic Perspective written by Ross D.E. MacPhee and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-29 with Science categories.
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.
Primates And Their Relatives In Phylogenetic Perspective
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Author : Ross D. E. MacPhee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-01-15
Primates And Their Relatives In Phylogenetic Perspective written by Ross D. E. MacPhee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-15 with categories.
Phylogeny Of The Primates
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Author : W. Luckett
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Phylogeny Of The Primates written by W. Luckett and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Science categories.
The past decade has witnessed a tremendous surge of interest in varied aspects of primate biology, encompassing virtually all disciplines of the biological sciences. Regardless of whether these studies have been approached from a paleontological, morphological, developmental, biochemical, neuroanatomical, or behavioral point of view, one under lying theme has been a common interest in the possible phylogenetic relationships suggested by the results of such studies. In some cases, sound taxonomic principles have not been followed in the interpretation of these data, and this has led to skepticism among many taxonomists with regard to the validity of some of the genealogical relationships and conclusions suggested by comparative studies of living primates. It is generally agreed that the fossil record alone provides the essential time dimension for directly observing changes in characteristics, but unfortunately this record is limited both in the number of genera represented and particularly in the incomplete nature of the available preserved material. On the other hand, extensive comparative analyses of numerous characteristics in living primates have provided additional insight into possible phylogenetic relationships, despite the lack of a time dimension. Such studies of both fossil and living primates are enhanced considerably by a cladistic analysis of the probable primitive (ancestral) or advanced (derived) condition of each character state discussed, based upon their distribution (and ontogeny, wherever possible) in a wide variety of primate and nonprimate taxa, including other eutherian mammals, marsupials, mono tremes, and reptiles.
Primate Origins Adaptations And Evolution
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Author : Matthew J. Ravosa
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2007-01-05
Primate Origins Adaptations And Evolution written by Matthew J. Ravosa and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-05 with Social Science categories.
This book provides a novel focus on adaptive explanations for cranial and postcranial features and functional complexes, socioecological systems, life history patterns, etc. in early primates. It further offers a detailed rendering of the phylogenetic affinities of such basal taxa to later primate clades as well as to other early/recent mammalian orders. In addition to the strictly paleontological or systemic questions regarding Primate Origins, the editors concentrate on the adaptive significance of primate characteristics. Thus, the book provides the broadest possible perspective on early primate phylogeny and the adaptive uniqueness of the Order Primates.
Species Species Concepts And Primate Evolution
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Author : William H. Kimbel
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-12-18
Species Species Concepts And Primate Evolution written by William H. Kimbel and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-18 with Science categories.
A world of categones devmd of spirit waits for life to return. Saul Bellow, Humboldt's Gift The stock-in-trade of communicating hypotheses about the historical path of evolution is a graphical representation called a phylogenetic tree. In most such graphics, pairs of branches diverge from other branches, successively marching across abstract time toward the present. To each branch is tied a tag with a name, a binominal symbol that functions as does the name given to an individual human being. On phylogenetic trees the names symbolize species. What exactly do these names signify? What kind of information is communicated when we claim to have knowledge of the following types? "Tetonius mathewzi was ancestral to Pseudotetonius ambiguus. " "The sample of fossils attributed to Homo habzlis is too variable to contain only one species. " "Interbreeding populations of savanna baboons all belong to Papio anubis. " "Hylobates lar and H. pileatus interbreed in zones of geographic overlap. " While there is nearly universal agreement that the notion of the speczes is fundamental to our understanding of how evolution works, there is a very wide range of opinion on the conceptual content and meaning of such particular statements regarding species. This is because, oddly enough, evolutionary biolo gists are quite far from agreement on what a species is, how it attains this status, and what role it plays in evolution over the long term.
Molecular Anthropology
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Author : Morris Goodman
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 1976
Molecular Anthropology written by Morris Goodman and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Science categories.
In 1962 at the Burg Wartenstein Symposium on "Classification and Human Evolution," Emile Zuckerkandl used the term "molecular anthropology" to characterize the study of primate phylogeny and human evolution through the genetic information contained in proteins and polynucleotides. Since that time, our knowledge of molecular evolution in primates and other organisms has grown considerably. The present volume examines this knowledge especially as it relates to the phyletic position of Homo sapiens in the order Primates and to the trends which shaped the direction of human evolution. Participants from the disciplines of protein and nucleotide chemistry, genetics, statistics, paleon tology, and physical anthropology held cross-disciplinary discussions and argued some of the major issues of molecular anthropology and the data upon which these arguments rest. Chief among these were the molecular clock controversy in hominoid evolution; the molecular evidence on phylogenetic relationships among primates; the evolution of gene expression regulation in primates; the relationship of fossil and molecular data in the Anthropoidea and other pri mates; the interpretation of the adaptive significance of evolutionary changes; and, finally, the impact on mankind of studies in molecular anthropology. Most of the papers in this volume were presented in a preliminary form at Symposium No. 65 on "Progress in Molecular Anthropology" held at Burg Wartenstein, Austria, from July 25 to August 1, 1975. These papers were subsequently revised and some additional papers related to the theme of the symposium were also contributed to this volume.
Primate Phylogeny
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Author : Frederick E. Grine
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Primate Phylogeny written by Frederick E. Grine and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Science categories.
Primate Origins And Evolution
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Author : Robert D. Martin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Primate Origins And Evolution written by Robert D. Martin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Phylogeny categories.
This unique book carries out a comprehensive reconstruction of the evolutionary history of living and fossil primates. The text takes a comparative approach and covers the broadest possible spectrum of evidence. Although emphasis is placed on reviews of the anatomical characteristics of such species seen in a functional context, attention is also given both to evidence from the chromosomal level and to comparative molecular evidence. The tree-shrews, once thought to provide an approximate model for the ancestral primates, are repeatedly shown to differ from them significantly in key features. The primary objective throughout the book is the identification of such key characteristics in the earliest primates and investigation of the fate of these features during the subsequent evolution of the group. The major events of human evolution are examined in a broad evolutionary context, thus avoiding the ad hoc arguments that commonly result from narrow comparisons. This book will be of special interest to advanced students of anthropology and zoology, in particular to primatologists and evolutionary biologists and those concerned with mammals generally. Since technical terminology has been explained throughout, the book will also be accessible to a wide audience of people interested in primate evolution.
The Postcranial Morphology Of Paleocene Chiacus And Mixodectes And The Phylogenetic Relationships Of Archontan Mammals
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Author : Frederick S. Szalay
language : en
Publisher: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
Release Date : 1998
The Postcranial Morphology Of Paleocene Chiacus And Mixodectes And The Phylogenetic Relationships Of Archontan Mammals written by Frederick S. Szalay and has been published by New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Bats categories.
Primate Phylogeny From A Human Perspective
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Author : Klausdieter Bauer
language : en
Publisher: VCH Publishers
Release Date : 1996
Primate Phylogeny From A Human Perspective written by Klausdieter Bauer and has been published by VCH Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Medical categories.
Comparative Determinant Analysis of 69 primate plasma proteins reveals 321 antigenic determinants for phylogenetic inference. These determinants, which are discrete characters with innate phylogenetic polarity, suggest paraphyletic cladogenesis of strepsirhine prosimians and of New World monkeys, and firmly establish the chimpanzee as man's closest relative. Divergence dates of primate clades are estimated by the molecular clock approach.