The Evolution of the Primate Hand: Anatomical, Developmental, Functional, and Paleontological Eviden

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 Nakatsukasa, Sergio Almécija, and David R. Begun
18.Evolution of the Early Hominin HandBrian G. Richmond, Neil Roach, and Kelly Ostrofsky
19.The Evolution of the Hand in Pleistocene HomoErik Trinkaus