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

• Introduction / Patricia C. Wright, Elwyn L. Simons, and Sharon Gursky -- PART 1: PAST: Origins, Phylogeny, Anatomy, and Genetics -- CHAPTER 1 : The Fossil Record of Tarsier Evolution / Elwyn L. Simons -- CHAPTER 2: The Evolution of the Tarsiid Niche / Nina G. Jablonski -- CHAPTER 3: How Close Are the Similarities between Tarsius and Other Primates? / Jeffrey H. Schwartz -- CHAPTER 4 : Morphometrics, Functional Anatomy, and the Biomechanics of Locomotion among Tarsiers / Robert L. Anemone and Brett A. Nachman -- CHAPTER 5: The Axial Skeleton of Primates: How Does Genus Tarsius Fit? / Friderun A. Ankel-Simons and Cornelia Simons -- CHAPTER 6: Phylogenetic Position of Tarsiers within the Order Primates: Evidence from y-Globin DNA Sequences / Carla M. Meireles, John Czelusniak, Scott L. Page, Derek E. Wildman, and Morris Goodman -- CHAPTER 7: The Phylogenetic Position of Genus Tarsius: Whose Side Are You On? / Anne D. Yoder -- PART 2: PRESENT: Taxonomy, Behavioral Ecology, and Vocalizations -- CHAPTER 8: The Tarsiers of Sulawesi / Colin P. Groves -- CHAPTER 9 : Outline of the Vocal Behavior of Tarsius spectrum: Call Features, Associated Behaviors, and Biological Functions / Alexandra Nietsch -- CHAPTER 10: Territoriality in the Spectral Tarsier, Tarsius spectrum / Sharon Gursky -- CHAPTER 11 : The Natural History of the Philippine Tarsier (Tarsius syrichta) / Marian Dagosto, Daniel L. Gebo, and Cynthia N. Dolino -- CHAPTER 12 : Can We Predict Seasonal Behavior and Social Organization from Sexual Dimorphism and Testes Measurements? / Patricia C. Wright, Sharon T. Pochron, David H. Haring, and Elwyn L. Simons -- PART 3: FUTURE: Conservation -- CHAPTER 13 : History of Captive Conservation of Tarsiers / Helena M. Fitch-Snyder -- CHAPTER 14 : Are Tarsiers Silently Leaping into Extinction? / Patricia C. Wright -- The Editors and Contributors. 

Ämnesord

Tarsiers.  (LCSH)

Klassifikation

599.83 (DDC)

Ugfa (kssb/8 (machine generated))