The Evolution of the Primate Hand

FOREWARDMary Marke Contents 1. IntroductionTracy L. Kivell, Pierre Lemelin, Brian G. Richmond, and Daniel Schmitt 2. On the primitiveness, prehensility, and opposability of the primate hand: the contributions of Frederic Wood Jones and John Russell NapierPierre Lemelin and Daniel Schmitt SECTION I: ANATOMICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL EVIDENCE 3. The Primate WristTracy L. Kivell 4. Morphological Diversity in the Digital Rays of Primate Hands Biren A. Patel and Stephanie A. Maiolino 5. The Role of Genes and Development in the Evolution of the Primate HandCampbell Rolian 6. Organization and Evolution of Neural Control of the Hand in Primates: Motor Systems, Sensory Feedback, and LateralityAndrey Verendeev, Chet C. Sherwood, and William D. Hopkins 7. Anatomy, Function, and Evolution of the Primate Hand MusculaturePierre Lemelin and Rui Diogo 8. Comparative and Functional Morphology of the Primate Hand IntegumentStephanie A. Maiolino, Amanda K. Kinston and Pierre Lemelin SECTION II: BIOMECHANICAL, EXPERIMENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL EVIDENCE 9. Functional Morphology of the Primate Hand: Recent Approaches using Biomedical Imaging, Computer Modeling, and Engineering MethodsCaley M. Orr 10. Experimental Research on Hand Use and Function in PrimatesEvie E. Vereecke and Roshna E. Wunderlich 11. Biomechanics of the Human Hand: From Stone Tools to Computer KeyboardsErin Marie Williams-Hatala 12. Functions of the Hand in PrimatesDorothy M. Fragaszy and Jessica Crast 13. Patterns, Variability, and Flexibility of Hand Posture during Locomotion in PrimatesDaniel Schmitt, Angel Zeininger, and Michael Granatosky SECTION III: PALAEONTOLOGICAL EVIDENCE 14. The Hands of Paleogene PrimatesDoug M. Boyer, Gabriel S. Yapuncich, Stephen G. B. Chester, Jonathan I. Bloch, and Marc Godinot 15. The Hands of Subfossil LemursLaurie R. Godfrey, Michael C. Granatosky, and William L. Jungers 16. The Hands of Non-Hominoid AnthropoidsTerry Harrison and Thomas R. Rein 17. The Hands of Miocene HominoidsMasato

Tracy L. Kivell
Animal Postcranial Evolution (APE) Lab, Skeletal Biology Research Centre, School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany

Pierre Lemelin
Division of Anatomy, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, CanadaBrian G. RichmondDivision of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, USA
Daniel SchmittAnimal Locomotion Lab, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA

"Biological anthropologists and anatomists will find this book indispensable as a reference. The figures and illustrations are excellent, and the chapters are rich in primary data that could be used for original research or class projects. The chapters are detailed yet easy to read. Careful attention to terminology, emphasized with highlighted text, provides important conceptual clarification that will guide future research." (Vivek V. Venkataraman, The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 93 (03), September, 2018)

"The editors and contributors have produced a comprehensive, state-of-the-art volume on primate hand anatomy, function, and evolution that focuses on both primitive and derived features of primate hands. ... the approachable text is enhanced with numerous tables and illustrations. This work is highly recommended for upper-division undergraduates through professionals in primatology and biological anthropology. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals." (E. J. Sargis, Choice, Vol. 54 (7), March, 2017)