Developments in Primatology

Progress and Prospects

By: Christopher Vinyard (Editor), Matthew J. Ravosa (Editor), Christine E. Wall (Editor)

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Hardcover | 25 September 2008

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Primate Craniofacial Function and Biology is an integrative volume with broad coverage of current research on primate craniofacial biology and function. Topic headings include: the mammalian perspective on primate craniofacial form and function, allometric and comparative morphological studies of primate heads, in vivo research on primate mastication, modeling of the primate masticatory apparatus, primate dental form and function, and palaeoanthropologic studies of primate skulls.

Additionally, the volume includes introductory chapters discussing how primatologists study adaptations in primates and a discussion of in vivo approaches for studying primate performance. At present, there are no texts with a similar focus on primate craniofacial biology and no sources that approach this topic from such a wide range of research perspectives. This breadth of research covered by leaders in their respective fields make this volume a unique and innovative contribution to biological anthropology.

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"Experimental analysis of functional adaptations of facial and skull form in nonhuman primates often has implications for human evolution as well. William Hylander (Duke Univ.) has been a major player in this arena since the early 1970s, and this volume is based on a 2005 symposium in his honor. ... Greater intercitation of chapters would have improved this excellent collection of often-complex papers. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, and faculty." (E. Delson, Choice, Vol. 46 (8), April, 2009)

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Historical Perspective on Experimental Research in Biological Anthropology
Experimental Comparative Anatomy in Physical Anthropology: The Contributions of Dr. William L. Hylander to Studies of Skull Form and Function	p. 3
In Vivo Research into Masticatory Function
A Nonprimate Model for the Fused Symphysis: In Vivo Studies in the Pig	p. 19
Symphyseal Fusion in Selenodont Artiodactyls: New Insights from In Vivo and Comparative Data	p. 39
Does the Primate Face Torque?	p. 63
Motor Control of Masticatory Movements in the Southern Hairy-Nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons)	p. 83
Specialization of the Superficial Anterior Temporalis in Baboons for Mastication of Hard Foods	p. 113
Modeling Masticatory Apparatus Function
Effects of Dental Alveoli on the Biomechanical Behavior of the Mandibular Corpus	p. 127
Surface Strain on Bone and Sutures in a Monkey Facial Skeleton: An In Vitro Approach and its Relevance to Finite Element Analysis	p. 149
Craniofacial Strain Patterns During Premolar Loading: Implications for Human Evolution	p. 173
Jaw-Muscle Architecture
Scaling of Reduced Physiologic Cross-Sectional Area in Primate Muscles of Mastication	p. 201
Scaling of the Chewing Muscles in Prosimians	p. 217
The Relationship Between Jaw-Muscle Architecture and Feeding Behavior in Primates: Tree-Gouging and Nongouging Gummivorous Calitrichids as a Natural Experiment	p. 241
Bone and Dental Morphology
Relationship Between Three-Dimensional Microstructure and Elastic Properties of Cortical Bone in the Human Mandible and Femur	p. 265
Adaptive Plasticity in the Mammalian Masticatory Complex: You Are What, and How, You Eat	p. 293
Mandibular Corpus Form and Its Functional Significance: Evidence from Marsupials	p. 329
Putting Shape to Work: Making Functional Interpretations of Masticatory Apparatus Shapes in Primates	p. 357
Food Physical Properties and Their Relationship to Morphology: The Curious Case of kily	p. 387
Convergence and Frontation in Fayum Anthropoid Orbits	p. 407
What Else Is the Tall Mandibular Ramus of the Robust Australopiths Good For?	p. 431
Framing the Question: Diet and Evolution in Early Homo	p. 443
Index	p. 483
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