Introduction to the Primates.

Swindler, Daris R.

ISBN 10: 0295977043 / ISBN 13: 9780295977041

Editore: University of Washington Press, 1998

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1998. Natural History, mammals, primates. University of Washington Press. very good - fine paperback 284p.

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• Titolo: Introduction to the Primates.
• Editore: University of Washington Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0295977043
• ISBN 13: 9780295977041
• Rilegatura: Brossura

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Introduction to the Primates is a comprehensive but compact guide to the long evolutionary history of the worlds prosimians, monkeys, and apes, and to the much shorter history of humankinds interactions with them, from our earliest recorded observations to the severe threats we now pose to their survival.

Daris Swindler provides a detailed description of the major primate groups and their environments, from the smallest lemurs of Madagascar to the gorillas of central Africa. He compares and contrasts the primate species, looking at each with a specific anatomical focus. The range of diversity emerges as the particular characteristics of the species becomes increasingly distinct. Swindler also considers primate behavior and its close connections with environment and evolutionary differences. His account of 65 million years of successful adaptation and evolution demonstrates the drama of paleontology as evidence accrues and gaps in the history of primate evolution gradually close.

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Book by Swindler Daris R Curtis Linda E