Tarsiers : past, present, and future / edited by Patricia C. Wright, Elwyn L. Simons, and Sharon Gursky

Object Details

Author

Wright, Patricia C. 1944-

Simons, Elwyn L

Gursky, Sharon 1967-

Contents

The fossil record of tarsier evolution / Elwyn L. Simons -- The evolution of the tarsiid niche / Nina G. Jablonski -- How close are the similarities between Tarsius and other primates? / Jeffrey H. Schwartz -- Morphometrics, functional anatomy, and the biomechanics of locomotion among tarsiers / Robert L. Anemone and Brett A. Nachman -- The axial skeleton of primates : how does genus Tarsius fit? / Friderun A. Ankel-Simons and Cornelia Simons -- Phylogenetic position of tarsiers within the order Primates : evidence from γ-globin DNA sequences / Carla M. Meireles ... [et al.] -- The phylogenetic position of genus Tarsius : whose side are you on? / Anne D. Yoder -- The tarsiers of Sulawesi / Colin P. Groves -- Outline of the vocal behavior of Tarsius spectrum : call features, associated behaviors, and biological functions / Alexandra Nietsch -- Territoriality in the spectral tarsier, Tarsius spectrum / Sharon Gursky -- The natural history of the Philippine tarsier (Tarsius syrichta) / Marian Dagosto, Daniel L. Gebo and Cynthia N. Dolino -- Can we predict seasonal behavior and social organization from sexual dimorphism and testes measurements? / Patricia C. Wright ... [et al.] -- History of captive conservation of tarsiers / Helena M. Fitch-Snyder -- Are tarsiers silently leaping into extinction? / Patricia C. Wright

2003

C2003

Type

Books

Physical description

xv, 324 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm

Smithsonian Libraries

Topic

Tarsiers

Tarsiidae

Record ID

siris_sil_713996

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