{"product_id":"theropithecus-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-primate-genus-paperback-9780521018494","title":"Theropithecus; The Rise and Fall of a Primate Genus (Paperback) 9780521018494","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTheropithecus\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Rise and Fall of a Primate Genus\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis unique volume provides a comprehensive and up-to-date examination of all aspects of the biology of the Old World monkey genus, Theropithecus, which evolved alongside our human ancestors.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNina G. Jablonski (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521018494, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 22 August 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e556 pages, 105 b\/w illus.  95 tables\u003cbr\u003e24.5 x 18.6 x 3 cm, 0.982 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"It is a tour de force.  The layout, typesetting, the quality of the photographs, and even the jacket illustration are first rate.  The contributors hail from eight different countries and are all experts in their respective fields.  But its content and organization are where this volume truly excels.  The editor, Nina Jablonski, has done a superb job, uniting the topics of the volume into four main sections....The topical coverage of Theropithecus in this fine volume is nearly perfect....[T]he volume will remain an important source of information about this unusual primate well into the twenty-first century.  This is a volume that every primatologist, primate paleontologist and all sentient paleoanthropologists should have on their shelves....Nina Jablonski deserves thanks from all of us for assembling this wonderful work.\"   Russell L. Ciochon, Evolutionary Anthropology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis unique volume provides a comprehensive and up-to-date examination of all aspects of the biology of the Old World monkey genus, Theropithecus, which evolved alongside our human ancestors. The authors explore the fossil history and evolution of the genus, its biogeography, comparative evolutionary biology and anatomy, and the behaviour and socioecology of the living and extinct representatives of the genus. The parallels between the evolution of Theropithecus and early hominids are discussed. There are also two chapters of particular significance which describe how an innovative and exciting approach to the modelling of the causes of species extinction can be used with great success. This highly multidisciplinary approach provides a rare and insightful account of the evolutionary biology of this fascinating and once highly successful group of primates. Theropithecus will be of interest to researchers in the fields of primatology, anthropology, palaeontology, and mammalian behaviour, physiology and anatomy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Fossil Evidence and Phylogeny: 2. Theropithecus darti from the Hadar Formation, Ethiopia\u003cbr\u003e 3. Evolution of Theropithecus in the Turkana Basin\u003cbr\u003e 4. Are P. baringensis R. Leakey, 1969, and P. quadratirostris Iwamoto, 1982, species of Papio or Theropithecus?\u003cbr\u003e 5. Theropithecus fossils from Africa and India and the taxonomy of the genus\u003cbr\u003e 6. Theropithecus from Ternifine, Algeria\u003cbr\u003e 7. The phylogeny of Theropithecus\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Biogeography and Evolutionary Biology: 8. Climate change, biogeography and Theropithecus\u003cbr\u003e 9. African terrestrial primates: the comparative evolutionary biology of Theropithecus and the Hominidae\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Anatomy of the Fossil and Living Species of Theropithecus: 10. Allometric aspects of skull morphology in Theropithecus\u003cbr\u003e 11. Evolution of the masticatory apparatus in Theropithecus\u003cbr\u003e 12. Dental microwear and diet in extant and extinct Theropithecus: preliminary analyses\u003cbr\u003e 13. The development and microstructure of the dentition of Theropithecus\u003cbr\u003e 14. Postcranial anatomy of extinct and extant species of Theropithecus\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Behaviour and Ecology of Living and Fossil Species of Theropithecus: 15. Social organisation of the Gelada\u003cbr\u003e 16. The ecology of Theropithecus gelada\u003cbr\u003e 17. Food digestion and energetic conditions in Theropithecus gelada\u003cbr\u003e 18. Socioecology of the extinct Theropiths: a modelling approach\u003cbr\u003e 19. Ecological energetics and extinction of giant gelada baboons\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Palaeontology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Palaeontology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Palaeontology%20%5BRBX%5D%22\"\u003eRBX\u003c\/a\u003e], Primates [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Primates\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Primates%20%5BPSVW79%5D%22\"\u003ePSVW79\u003c\/a\u003e], Evolution [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Evolution\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Evolution%20%5BPSAJ%5D%22\"\u003ePSAJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45978397245720,"sku":"9780521018494","price":50.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521018494i_97947bb9-11dc-42e2-bbf4-d2660a1d28eb.jpg?v=1691376783","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/theropithecus-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-primate-genus-paperback-9780521018494","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}