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The Evolution of the Primate Foot

Anatomy, Function, and Palaeontological Evidence de

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Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects

Paru le : 2022-12-07

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The human foot is a unique and defining characteristic of our anatomy. Most primates have grasping, prehensile feet, whereas the human foot stands out as a powerful non-grasping propulsive lever that is central to our evolution as adept bipedal walkers and runners and defines our lineage.   Very few books have compiled and evaluated key research on the primate foot and provided a perspective on what we know and what we still need to know. This book serves as an essential companion to “The Evolution of the Primate Hand” volume, also in the Developments in Primatology series. This book includes chapters written by experts in the field of morphology and mechanics of the primate foot, the role of the foot in different aspects of primate locomotion (including but not limited to human bipedalism), the “hard evidence” of primate foot evolution including fossil foot bones and fossil footprints, and the relevance of our foot’s evolutionary history to modern human foot pathology.


This volume addresses three fundamental questions: 


(1) What makes the human foot so different from that of other primates? 
(2) How does the anatomy, biomechanics, and ecological context of the foot and foot use differ among primates and why? 
(3) how did foot anatomy and function change throughout primate and human evolution, and why is this evolutionary history relevant in clinical contexts today?


This co-edited volume, which relies on the insights of leading scholars in primate foot anatomy and evolution provides for the first time a comprehensive review and scholarly discussion of the primate foot from multiple perspectives.  It is accessible to readers at different levels of inquiry (e.g., undergraduate/graduate students, postdoctoral research, other scholars outside of biological anthropology).  This volume provides an all-in-one resource for research on the comparative and functional morphology and evolution of the primate foot.
Pages
527 pages
Collection
Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects
Parution
2022-12-07
Marque
Springer
EAN papier
9783031064357
EAN PDF
9783031064364
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Nombre pages copiables
5
Nombre pages imprimables
52
Taille du fichier
24207 Ko
Prix
189,89 €
EAN EPUB
9783031064364
Informations sur l'ebook
Nombre pages copiables
5
Nombre pages imprimables
52
Taille du fichier
32809 Ko
Prix
189,89 €

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