Shaping Primate Evolution

Form, Function, and Behavior

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Edited by Fred Anapol, Rebecca German and Nina Jablonski

Cambridge University Press

Due/Published June 2004, 442 pages, cloth

ISBN 0521811074

Shaping Primate Evolution is an edited collection of state-of-the-art papers about how biological form is described in primate biology, and the consequences of form for function and behavior. The contributors are highly regarded internationally recognized scholars in the field of quantitative primate evolutionary morphology. This book is distinctive not only in the diversity of the topics discussed, but also in the range of levels of biological organization that are addressed from cellular morphometrics to the evolution of primate ecology. The book is dedicated to Charles E. Oxnard, whose influential pioneering work on innovative metric and analytic techniques has gone hand-in-hand with meticulous comparative functional analyses of primate anatomy. Through the marriage of theory with analytical applications, this volume will be an important reference work for all those interested in primate functional morphology. 97 line diagrams 9 half-tones 39 tables

Contributors: Fred Anapol, Rebecca Z. German, Nina G. Jablonski, Charles Oxnard, Matt Cartmill, Paul O'Higgins, Ruilang L. Pan, Colin P. Groves, Joseph M. A. Miller, Gene H. Albrecht, Bruce Gelvin, J. Patrick Gray, Francoise K. Jouffroy, Nazima Shahnoor, Monique F. Medina, Robert S. Kidd, Peter W. Lucas, Willem de Winter, William L. Hylander, Christopher J. Vinyard, Matthew J. Ravosa, Callum F. Ross, Christine E. Wall, Kirk R. Johnson, Yu Li, Robin H. Crompton, Weijie Wang, Russell Savage, Michael M. GŸnther, Nina G. Jablonski, George Chaplin, Jack T. Stern Jr, Brigitte Demes, D. Casey Kerrigan, Walter S. Greaves, John G. Fleagle, Kaye E. Reed, Fred L. Bookstein, F. James Rohlf

 Contents

Preface - shaping primate evolution Fred Anapol, Rebecca Z. German and Nina G. Jablonski
1. Introduction - Charles Oxnard: an appreciation Matt Cartmill
Part I. Craniofacial Form and Variation: 2. The ontogeny of sexual dimorphism Rebecca Z. German
3. Advances in the analysis of form and pattern Paul O'Higgins and Ruilang L. Pan
4. Cranial variation among the Asian Colobines Ruilang L. Pan and Colin P. Groves
5. Craniometric variation in Early Homo compared to Modern Gorillas Joseph M. A. Miller, Gene H. Albrecht and Bruce Gelvin
Part II. Organ Structure, Function and Behavior: 6. Fiber architecture, muscle function and behavior Fred Anapol, Nazima Shahnoor and J. Patrick Gray
7. Comparative fiber type composition and size in the antigravity muscles of primate limbs Francoise K. Jouffroy and Monique F. Medina
8. On the nature of morphology Robert S. Kidd
9. Plant mechanics and primate dental adaptations Peter W. Lucas
10. Convergent evolution in brain 'shape' and locomotion in primates Willem de Winter
Part III. In Vivo Organismal Verification of Functional Models: 11. Jaw adductor force and symphyseal fusion William L. Hylander, Christopher J. Vinyard, Matthew J. Ravosa, Callum F. Ross, Christine E. Wall and Kirk R. Johnson
12. Hind limb drive, hind limb steering? Functional differences between fore and hind limbs in chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) quadrupedalism Yu Li, Robin H. Crompton, Weijie Wang, Russell Savage and Michael M. Günther
Part IV. Theoretical Models in Evolutionary Ecology: 13. Becoming bipedal Nina G. Jablonski and George Chaplin
14. Modelling human walking as an inverted pendulum of varying length Jack T. Stern Jr, Brigitte Demes and D. Casey Kerrigan
15. Estimating the line-of-action of posteriorly inclined resultant jaw muscle forces in mammals using a model that minimizes functionally important distances in the skull Walter S. Greaves
Part V. Primate Diversity and Evolution: 16. The evolution of primate ecology John G. Fleagle and Kaye E. Reed
17. Charles Oxnard and the aye-aye: morphometrics, cladistics and two very special primates Colin P. Groves
18. From 'Mathematical Dissection of Anatomies' to morphometrics Fred L. Bookstein and F. James Rohlf
19. Design, level, interface and complexity: morphometric interpretation revisited Charles E. Oxnard
20. Postscript and acknowledgements Charles E. Oxnard.