Evolution of Gibbons and Siamang Phylogeny, Morphology, and Cognitio

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Ulrich H. Reichard Hirohisa Hirai Claudia Barelli Editors

Evolution of Gibbons and Siamang Phylogeny, Morphology, and Cognition

Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects Series editor Louise Barrett, Lethbridge, Canada

More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/5852

Ulrich H. Reichard Hirohisa Hirai Claudia Barelli •

Editors

Evolution of Gibbons and Siamang Phylogeny, Morphology, and Cognition

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Editors Ulrich H. Reichard Department of Anthropology and Center for Ecology Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carbondale, IL USA

Claudia Barelli Sezione di Biodiversità Tropicale MUSE—Museo delle Scienze Trento Italy

Hirohisa Hirai Primate Research Institute Kyoto University Inuyama, Aichi Japan

ISSN 1574-3489 ISSN 1574-3497 (electronic) Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects ISBN 978-1-4939-5612-8 ISBN 978-1-4939-5614-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-5614-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016942027 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer Science+Business Media LLC New York

Contents

Part I

Introduction

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The Evolution of Gibbons and Siamang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ulrich H. Reichard, Claudia Barelli, Hirohisa Hirai and Matthew G. Nowak

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The Role of Historical and Fossil Records in Predicting Changes in the Spatial Distribution of Hylobatids . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helen J. Chatterjee

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Locomotion and Posture in Ancestral Hominoids Prior to the Split of Hylobatids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew G. Nowak and Ulrich H. Reichard

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The Fossil Record and Evolutionary History of Hylobatids . . . . . . Terry Harrison

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Hylobatid Evolution in Paleogeographic and Paleoclimatic Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .