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

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Reichard, Ulrich H. (Editor), Hirai, Hirohisa (Editor), Barelli, Claudia (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Animal ecology.; Conservation biology.; Ecology.; Evolutionary biology.; Animal anatomy.; Neurobiology.; Life Sciences.; Animal Ecology.; Evolutionary Biology.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.; Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology.

This volume provides insight into gibbon diet and community ecology, the mating system and reproduction, and conservation biology, all topics which represent areas of substantial progress in understanding socio-ecological flexibility and conservation needs of the hylobatid family. This work analyzes...

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.