Introduction to the Primates
Author:   Daris R. Swindler ,  Linda E. Curtis
Publisher:   University of Washington Press
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9780295977041


Pages:   336
Publication Date:   01 April 1998
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Daris R. Swindler ,  Linda E. Curtis
Publisher:   University of Washington Press
Imprint:   University of Washington Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780295977041


ISBN 10:   0295977043
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   01 April 1998
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Foreword Preface Acknowlegments 1) Monkeys and Apes in History 2) Classification and Distribution in Living Primates 3) Blood Groups, Chromosomes, and DNA 4) The Skull 5) Teeth, Diet, and Digestion 6) The Brain and Special Senses 7) The Skeleton and Locomotion 8) Growth and Development 9) Social Groups and Primate Behavior 10) Fossil Primates 11) Primate Conservation Glossary Bibliography Index

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A succinct and highly readable exposition of the past and present members of the zoological Order Primates. The book invites the reader to appreciate the diversity of primates and the similarities between human and nonhuman primates that are a result of our shared evolutionary heritage. - Nina Jablonski, California Academy of Sciences


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