Skeletal Anatomy of the Newborn Primate

Timothy D. Smith is Professor at the School of Physical Therapy, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. He has researched growth and development in primates and other mammals for over two decades, with a particular focus on the perinatal period. He is also an illustrator and has produced anatomical illustrations for numerous journal articles and books. He is currently an Associate Editor for The Anatomical Record. Valerie B. DeLeon is Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology, University of Florida. She has studied craniofacial development and growth in humans, non-human primates, and other mammals for over twenty years. She currently serves as President-Elect of the American Association of Anatomists. Christopher J. Vinyard is Professor in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Northeast Ohio Medical University. He has studied mammalian craniofacial biology for two decades, with a special emphasis on feeding adaptations in primates. He is the co-editor of Primate Craniofacial Function and Biology (2008). Jesse W. Young is Associate Professor in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Northeast Ohio Medical University. He has nearly two decades of experience conducting research on postcranial growth and locomotor development in humans, non-human primates, and other mammals.

Foreword; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Primate development and growth; 3. Why ontogeny matters; 4. The skull; 5. Dentition; 6. The postcranial axial skeleton; 7. The pectoral girdle and forelimb skeleton; 8. The pelvic girdle and hindlimb skeleton; 9. The newborn primate body form: phylogenetic and life history influences; 10. Ontogeny of feeding; 11. Ontogeny of locomotion; References; Index; Atlas.