The Evolution of the Primate Hand Anatomical, Developmental, Functio
This book demonstrates how the primate hand combines both primitive and novel morphology, both general function with specialization, and both a remarkable degree of diversity within some clades and yet general similarity across many others. Across the cha
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Tracy L. Kivell Pierre Lemelin Brian G. Richmond Daniel Schmitt Editors
The Evolution of the Primate Hand Anatomical, Developmental, Functional, and Paleontological Evidence
Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects
Series Editor Louise Barrett Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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Tracy L. Kivell • Pierre Lemelin Brian G. Richmond • Daniel Schmitt Editors
The Evolution of the Primate Hand Anatomical, Developmental, Functional, and Paleontological Evidence
Editors Tracy L. Kivell Animal Postcranial Evolution (APE) Lab Skeletal Biology Research Centre School of Anthropology and Conservation University of Kent Canterbury, UK Department of Human Evolution Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Leipzig, Germany
Pierre Lemelin Division of Anatomy Department of Surgery Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta Edmonton, AB, Canada Daniel Schmitt Department of Evolutionary Anthropology Duke University Durham, NC, USA
Brian G. Richmond Division of Anthropology American Museum of Natural History New York, NY, USA Department of Human Evolution Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Leipzig, Germany
ISSN 1574-3489 ISSN 1574-3497 (electronic) Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects ISBN 978-1-4939-3644-1 ISBN 978-1-4939-3646-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-3646-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016935857 © 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
Foreword
Rarely are we privileged to witness the appearance of a book that strikes out in a completely new, groundbreaking direction and will accelerate a major field of research. The new direction of this book on the evolution of the primate hand is toward a comprehensive, highly informed, critical rev
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