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Reconstructing behavior in the primate fossil record

Title
Reconstructing behavior in the primate fossil record / edited by J. Michael Plavcan [and others].
Publication
New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum, [2002], ©2002.

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Plavcan, J. Michael, 1962-
Description
xi, 437 pages : illustrations; 26 cm.
Series Statement
Advances in primatology
Uniform Title
Advances in primatology (Plenum Press)
Subject
  • Primates, Fossil
  • Primates > Behavior
  • Evolutionary paleobiology
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
  • 1. Adaptation and Behavior in the Primate Fossil Record / Callum F. Ross, Charles A. Lockwood and John G. Fleagle / [et al.] -- 2. Functional Morphology and In Vivo Bone Strain Patterns in the Craniofacial Region of Primates: Beware of Biomechanical Stories about Fossil Bones / William L. Hylander and Kirk R. Johnson -- 3. On the Interface between Ontogeny and Function / Matthew J. Ravosa and Christopher J. Vinyard -- 4. Dental Ontogeny and Life-History Strategies: The Case of the Giant Extinct Indroids of Madagascar / Laurie R. Godfrey, Andrew J. Petto and Michael R. Sutherland -- 5. A Comparative Approach to Reconstructing the Socioecology of Extinct Primates / Charles L. Nunn and Carel P. van Schaik -- 6. The Use of Paleocommunity and Taphonomic Studies in Reconstructing Primate Behavior / Kaye E. Reed -- 7. Reconstructing the Diets of Fossil Primates / Peter Ungar -- 8. Reconstructing Social Behavior from Dimorphism in the Fossil Record / J. Michael Plavcan --
  • 9. The Adaptations of Branisella boliviana, the Earliest South American Monkey / Richard F. Kay, Blythe A. Williams and Federico Anaya -- 10. Ecomorphology and Behavior of Giant Extinct Lemurs from Madagascar / William L. Jungers, Laurie R. Godfrey and Elwyn L. Simons / [et al.] -- 11. Conclusions: Reconstructing Behavior in the Fossil Record / J. Michael Plavcan, Richard F. Kay and William L. Jungers / [et al.].
ISBN
030646604X
LCCN
2001032668
OCLC
  • ocm46959660
  • SCSB-4240302
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries