Primate Craniofacial Function and Biology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Vinyard, Chris (Editor), Ravosa, Matthew J. (Editor), Wall, Christine (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2008.
• Series: Developments In Primatology: Progress and Prospects
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Developmental biology.; Evolutionary biology.; Zoology.; Animal anatomy.; Animal physiology.; Anthropology.; Life Sciences.; Evolutionary Biology.; Animal Physiology.; Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology.; Developmental Biology.

Primates have unusual heads among mammals. Their big brains, relatively short faces and forward-facing eyes are part of a unique combination of traits that have captured the interest of biological anthropologists for decades. Describing the patterns of primate craniofacial evolution as well as sorti...