Skeletal Anatomy of the Newborn Primate Smith DeLeon Vinyard Young Hardback

Skeletal Anatomy of the Newborn PrimateAuthor(s): Timothy D. Smith, Valerie B. DeLeon, Christopher J. Vinyard, Jesse W. Young\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107152694, 978-1107152694\nSynopsis\nAlthough much is known about the anatomy of adult primates, particularly chimpanzees, the same cannot be said for the anatomy of young primates, especially non-hominoid primates such as lemurs and marmosets. This is the first book dedicated to newborn skeletal and dental anatomy and how it varies across primate species, which is important for interpreting adult primate skeletal form, as well as for comprehending primate and human evolution. Structured according to anatomical regions, the book includes hundreds of detailed anatomical illustrations, a color atlas illustrating entire skeletons in representative taxa, and boxes at the end of each chapter providing further detail on key aspects covered in t.