Simplifies a complicated picture of why a particular shape has evolved into its current form
Provides an interdisciplinary approach that integrates mechanics into biology, anatomy and paleontology
Passes on knowledge of zoological, primatological and anthropological aspects of functional morphology gathered by the author for more than half a century
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Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Springer International Publishing
Zielgruppe
Illustrationen
222
222 s/w Abbildungen
XIV, 581 p. 222 illus.
Maße
Höhe: 235 mm
Breite: 155 mm
Dicke: 32 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-3-030-27670-6 (9783030276706)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-27668-3
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Prof. Dr. Holger Preuschoft is an Emeritus Professor at the Center for Anatomy, Ruhr-Universität in Bochum, Germany. 13 years back he was awarded the title "Docteur honoris causa" by the Université Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg, France. He has published more than 196 papers, and edited 9 multi-author books over the course of his career.
Chapter1: Why this book?.- Chapter2: Head.- Chapter3: Axial skeleton in aquatic animals.- Chapter4: Axial skeleton and muscle arrangement in terrestrial tetrapods.- Chapter5: What have the extremities of "lower tetrapods" in common? And Why?.- Chapter6: Birds.- Chapter7: Land-living mammals.- Chapter8: Primates, the group including humans.- Chapter9: Evolution of hominids.- Chapter10: Summary, Conclusions and Open questions.
