Development, Growth and Evolution: Implications for the Study of the Hominid Skeleton: Volume 20 - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0125249659 ISBN 13: 9780125249652

Casa editrice: Academic Press, 2000

Riassunto

This book presents a synthesis of the modern approaches to the study of ontogeny and the interpretation of the fossil evidence for human origins. Recent years have seen significant developments in the understanding of the regulation of embryonic pattern formation and skeletal adaptation, and in techniques for the visualizations and analysis of ontogenetic transformations, offering the prospect of understanding the mechanisms underpinning phylogenetic transformation in the skeleton. Advances in developmental biology, molecular genetics, biomechanics, microscopy, imaging and morphometrics are brought to bear on the subject.

• Reviews important hot subject areas
• Juxtaposes contributions by developmental biologists and those by evolutionary morphologists
• Makes some bold insights; synthesizes development and evolution

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Recensione:

"This book is an important step in the process of improving the efficacy of methods for the reconstruction of higher primate evolution. The authors are to be congratulated on their efforts." ―Bernard Wood in JOURNAL OF ANATOMY (2001)

"...for those in the earlier stages of their paleoanthropological careers mastery of all the material covered here is going to be essential." ―David Pilbean, Harvard University, in JOURNAL OF HUMAN EVOLUTION (2001)

L'autore:

Paul O'Higgins began studying medicine at the University of Leeds in 1976. He earned a BSc in Anatomy and developed an interest in primate and human evolution. He returned to complete medical studies, qualifying in 1982. For the next 6 years he pursued his Ph.D. while practicing medicine and lecturing in Anatomy at the University of Leeds. He received his Ph.D. in 1989 and in 1990 was named Senior Lecturer in Anatomy at the University of Western Australia. In 1994 he returned to London where he became a Reader in Anatomy at University College. His focus there is in geometric modelling and comparison of growth in relation to evolution and sexual dimorphism.

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• Editore: Academic Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0125249659
• ISBN 13: 9780125249652
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 288
• Redattore: O'Higgins Paul, Cohn Martin J.