Evolution of Gibbons and Siamang : Phylogeny, Morphology, and Cognition /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Reichard, Ulrich H. (Editor), Hirai, Hirohisa. (Editor), Barelli, Claudia. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects,
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Evolution of Gibbons and Siamang
  • The Role of Historical and Fossil Records in Predicting Changes in the Spatial Distribution of Hylobatids
  • Locomotion and Posture in Ancestral Hominoids Prior to the Split of Hylobatids
  • The Fossil Record and Evolutionary History of Hylobatids
  • Climate and Geography of Asia: Miocene to Pleistocene
  • Unique evolution of heterochromatin and alpha satellite DNA in small apes
  • Phylogeny and Classification of Gibbons (Hylobatidae)
  • Why is the Siamang Larger than other Hylobatids?
  • Gibbons to Gorillas: Allometric Issues in Hominoid Cranial Evolution
  • Hylobates lar)
  • Selective Value of Characteristic Size Parameters in Hylobatids. A Biomechanical Approach to Small Ape Size and Morphology
  • Hand Manipulation Skills in Hylobatids
  • The Evolution of Technical Intelligence: Perspectives from theHylobatidae
  • Communication and Cognition of Small Apes
  • Gibbon songs: Understanding the Evolution and Development of this Unique Form of Vocal Communication.