Primates and Their Relatives in Phylogenetic Perspective

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: MacPhee, Ross D.E. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1993, 1993
Edition:1st ed. 1993
Series:Advances in Primatology
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 The Importance of Methods: Archontan Phylogeny and Cladistic Analysis of Morphological Data
  • 2 Origin and Evolution of Gliding in Early Cenozoic Dermoptera (Mammalia, Primatomorpha)
  • 3 The Implications of the Propatagial Muscles of Flying and Gliding Mammals for Archontan Systematics
  • 4 Ontogeny of the Tympanic Floor and Roof in Archontans
  • 5 Developmental Evidence from the Fetal Membranes for Assessing Archontan Relationships
  • 6 Cranioskeletal Morphology of Archontans, and Diagnoses of Chiroptera, Volitantia, and Archonta
  • 7 A Molecular Examination of Archontan and Chiropteran Monophyly
  • 8 A Molecular View of Primate Supraordinal Relationships from the Analysis of Both Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequences
  • 9 Phylogeny through Brain Traits: Interordinal Relationships among Mammals Including Primates and Chiroptera
  • 10 The Role of the Neurosciences in Primate Evolutionary Biology: Historical Commentary and Prospectus
  • 11 Summary
  • Systematic Index
  • Author and Subject Index