The Evolution of the Primate Hand (eBook)

Anatomical, Developmental, Functional, and Paleontological Evidence

Tracy L. Kivell, Pierre Lemelin, Brian G. Richmond, Daniel Schmitt (Herausgeber)

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2016 | 1st ed. 2016
XI, 589 Seiten
Springer New York (Verlag)
978-1-4939-3646-5 (ISBN)

Infos

This book demonstrates how the primate hand combines both primitive and novel morphology, both general function with specialization, and both a remarkable degree of diversity within some clades and yet general similarity across many others. Across the chapters, different authors have addressed a variety of specific questions and provided their perspectives, but all explore the main themes described above to provide an overarching 'primitive primate hand' thread to the book. Each chapter provides an in-depth review and critical account of the available literature, a balanced interpretation of the evidence from a variety of perspectives, and prospects for future research questions. In order to make this a useful resource for researchers at all levels, the basic structure of each chapter is the same, so that information can be easily consulted from chapter to chapter. An extensive reference list is provided at the end of each chapter so the reader has additional resources to address more specific questions or to find specific data. 

Tracy L. Kivell
Animal Postcranial Evolution (APE) Lab, Skeletal Biology Research Centre, School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany

Pierre Lemelin
Division of Anatomy, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Brian G. Richmond

Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, USA

Daniel Schmitt

Animal Locomotion Lab, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA

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This book demonstrates how the primate hand combines both primitive and novel morphology, both general function with specialization, and both a remarkable degree of diversity within some clades and yet general similarity across many others. Across the chapters, different authors have addressed a variety of specific questions and provided their perspectives, but all explore the main themes described above to provide an overarching "e;primitive primate hand"e; thread to the book. Each chapter provides an in-depth review and critical account of the available literature, a balanced interpretation of the evidence from a variety of perspectives, and prospects for future research questions. In order to make this a useful resource for researchers at all levels, the basic structure of each chapter is the same, so that information can be easily consulted from chapter to chapter. An extensive reference list is provided at the end of each chapter so the reader has additional resources to addressmore specific questions or to find specific data. 

Inhalt

FOREWARDMary MarkeContents1.IntroductionTracy L. Kivell, Pierre Lemelin, Brian G. Richmond, and Daniel Schmitt2.On the primitiveness, prehensility, and opposability of the primate hand: the contributions of Frederic Wood Jones and John Russell NapierPierre Lemelin and Daniel SchmittSECTION I:  ANATOMICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL EVIDENCE3.The Primate WristTracy L. Kivell4.Morphological Diversity in the Digital Rays of Primate Hands Biren A. Patel and Stephanie A. Maiolino5.The Role of Genes and Development in the Evolution of the Primate HandCampbell Rolian6.Organization and Evolution of Neural Control of the Hand in Primates: Motor Systems, Sensory Feedback, and LateralityAndrey Verendeev, Chet C. Sherwood, and William D. Hopkins7.Anatomy, Function, and Evolution of the Primate Hand MusculaturePierre Lemelin and Rui Diogo8.Comparative and Functional Morphology of the Primate Hand IntegumentStephanie A. Maiolino, Amanda K. Kinston and Pierre LemelinSECTION II: BIOMECHANICAL, EXPERIMENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL EVIDENCE9.Functional Morphology of the Primate Hand: Recent Approaches using Biomedical Imaging, Computer Modeling, and Engineering MethodsCaley M. Orr10.Experimental Research on Hand Use and Function in PrimatesEvie E. Vereecke and Roshna E. Wunderlich11.Biomechanics of the Human Hand: From Stone Tools to Computer KeyboardsErin Marie Williams-Hatala12.Functions of the Hand in PrimatesDorothy M. Fragaszy and Jessica Crast13.Patterns, Variability, and Flexibility of Hand Posture during Locomotion in PrimatesDaniel Schmitt, Angel Zeininger, and Michael GranatoskySECTION III: PALAEONTOLOGICAL EVIDENCE14.The Hands of Paleogene PrimatesDoug M. Boyer, Gabriel S. Yapuncich, Stephen G. B. Chester, Jonathan I. Bloch, and Marc Godinot15.The Hands of Subfossil LemursLaurie R. Godfrey, Michael C. Granatosky, and William L. Jungers16.The Hands of Non-Hominoid AnthropoidsTerry Harrison and Thomas R. Rein17.The Hands of Miocene HominoidsMasato Nakatsukasa, Sergio Almécija, and David R. Begun18.Evolution of the Early Hominin HandBrian G. Richmond, Neil Roach, and Kelly Ostrofsky19.The Evolution of the Hand in Pleistocene HomoErik Trinkaus 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.8.2016
• Reihe/Serie: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects
• Reihe/Serie: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects
• Zusatzinfo: XI, 589 p. 64 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Biomechanics • Hand Musculature • Morphology • paleontology • Primates
• ISBN-10: 1-4939-3646-8 / 1493936468
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4939-3646-5 / 9781493936465