Quarto, vii, x, xiv, 804 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine light blue with blue lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Exterior has slight wear including mild sunning, scarce soiling and minor edge wear. Boards have very light wear including faint sunning. Text block has slight plus wear including light soiling to the edges. Illustrated. First edition. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Quarto and Folio Case. Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for international/expedited orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates. 1414026. FP New Rockville Stock.

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Title

PRIMATES ORIGINS AND EVOLUTION: A PHYLOGENETIC RECONSTRUCTION

Publisher

Princeton University Press, Princeton

Publication Date

1990

Language

English

ISBN 10

069108565X

ISBN 13

9780691085654

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition.

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Weight

5 pounds

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This unique book carries out a comprehensive reconstruction of the evolutionary history of living and fossil primates. The text takes a comparative approach and covers the broadest possible spectrum of evidence. Although emphasis is placed on reviews of the anatomical characteristics of such species seen in a functional context, attention is also given both to evidence from the chromosomal level and to comparative molecular evidence. The tree-shrews, once thought to provide an approximate model for the ancestral primates, are repeatedly shown to differ from them significantly in key features. The primary objective throughout the book is the identification of such key characteristics in the earliest primates and investigation of the fate of these features during the subsequent evolution of the group. The major events of human evolution are examined in a broad evolutionary context, thus avoiding the ad hoc arguments that commonly result from narrow comparisons. This book will be of special interest to advanced students of anthropology and zoology, in particular to primatologists and evolutionary biologists and those concerned with mammals generally. Since technical terminology has been explained throughout, the book will also be accessible to a wide audience of people interested in primate evolution.

Review

"Martin's book summarizes modern views of evolutionary relationships among primates in remarkably clear language. Primate Origins and Evolution is a comprehensive, unified work on the biological context of our species.... The book is in my opinion destined to take a place among the chief scholarly works of this generation.... Martin's book remains an extraordinary accomplishment, a monumental synthesis which I anticipate will be a standard work for years to come." (Nature)

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