Human evolution through developmental change / edited by Nancy Minugh-Purvis and Kenneth J. McNamara.

Other author Minugh-Purvis, Nancy, 1953-
Other author McNamara, Ken.
Format Book
Publication InfoBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.
Descriptionxviii, 508 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Evolutionary developmental biology: where embryos and fossils meet -- Shape and stage in heterochronic models -- Multivariate approaches to development and evolution -- Are some heterochronic transformations likelier than others? -- Sequential hypermorphosis: stretching ontogeny to the limit -- Animal domestication and heterochronic speciation: the role of thyroid hormone -- The role of heterochrony in primate brain evolution -- Brain evolution by stretching the global mitotic clock of development -- Natural selection and the evolution of hominid patterns of growth and development -- Sexual dimorphism and ontogeny in primates -- Life-history evolution in miocene and extant apes -- Dental development and life history in hominid evolution -- An assessment of radiographic and histological standards of dental development in chimpanzees -- Evolutionary relationships between molar eruption and cognitive development in anthropoid primates -- Enamel microstructure in hominids: new characteristics for a new paradigm -- Cranial growth in Homo erectus -- Peramorphic processes in the evolution of the hominid pelvis and femur -- Heterochrony and the evolution of the Neandertal and modern human craniofacial form -- Adolescent postcranial growth in Homo neaderthalensis -- Between the incisive bone and premaxilla: from African apes to Homo sapiens -- Heterochronic change in the neurocranium and the emergence of modern humans.
Abstract This book reflects two major strands of research in the study of human heterochrony, the change in the timing and rate of development of individuals.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 00012970
ISBN0801867320 (hardcover)

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Joyner General Stacks GN281.4 .H85 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold