Primate Craniofacial Function and Biology [Paperback]

Primate Craniofacial Function and Biology is an integrative volume with broad coverage of current research on primate craniofacial biology and function. Topic headings include: the mammalian perspective on primate craniofacial form and function, allometric and comparative morphological studies of primate heads, in vivo research on primate mastication, modeling of the primate masticatory apparatus, primate dental form and function, and palaeoanthropologic studies of primate skulls.

Additionally, the volume includes introductory chapters discussing how primatologists study adaptations in primates and a discussion of in vivo approaches for studying primate performance. At present, there are no texts with a similar focus on primate craniofacial biology and no sources that approach this topic from such a wide range of research perspectives. This breadth of research covered by leaders in their respective fields make this volume a unique and innovative contribution to biological anthropology.

Historical Perspective on Experimental Research in Biological Anthropology.- Experimental Comparative Anatomy in Physical Anthropology: The Contributions of Dr. William L. Hylander to Studies of Skull Form and Function.- In Vivo Research into Masticatory Function.- A Nonprimate Model for the Fused Symphysis: In Vivo Studies in the Pig.- Symphyseal Fusion in Selenodont Artiodactyls: New Insights from~In Vivo and Comparative Data.- Does the Primate Face Torque?.- Motor Control of Masticatory Movements in the Southern Hairy-Nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons).- Specialization of the Superficial Anterior Temporalis in Baboons for Mastication of Hard Foods.- Modeling Masticatory Apparatus Function.- Effects of Dental Alveoli on the Biomechanical Behavior of the Mandibular Corpus.- Surface Strain on Bone and Sutures in a Monkey Facial Skeleton: An In Vitro Approach and its Relevance to Finite Element Analysis.- Craniofacial Strain Patterns During PremolalC-