Evolution of the Rodents: Volume 5 Advances in Phylogeny, Functional Morphology and Development

A valuable resource for the latest research on rodents, highlighting links across palaeontology, developmental biology, functional morphology, phylogenetics and biomechanics.

Info autore

Philip G. Cox is a lecturer at the Department of Archaeology, University of York and the Hull York Medical School, and a researcher into the functional morphology of and evolution of mammals, particularly rodents. Much of his research has involved the application of sophisticated engineering techniques, namely finite element analysis, to rodent skulls and mandibles in order to understand the biomechanics of feeding in these species.Lionel Hautier is a researcher (CR2) at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) posted at the Institute of Evolutionary Sciences in Montpellier (ISEM). He is a vertebrate palaeontologist, specialising in mammals and notably rodents. His research interests include the evolution of the masticatory apparatus of extinct and extant rodents, studied using morphological (osteological and myological), morphometrical, and palaeontological evidence.

Riassunto

This book brings together the latest research on rodents to better understand the evolution of both living and extinct members of this fascinating group. Highlighting interdisciplinary links across palaeontology, developmental biology, functional morphology, phylogenetics and biomechanics, it is a valuable resource for evolutionary biologists in all fields.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Philip G. Hautier Cox
• Con la collaborazione di: Philip G. Cox (Editore), Lionel Hautier (Editore), Philip G. (University of York) Cox (Editore), Lionel (Universite de Montpellier II) Hautier (Editore), Cox Philip G. (Editore), Hautier Lionel (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 06.08.2015
• Categoria: Guide e manuali > Natura; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie
• EAN: 9781107044333
• ISBN: 978-1-107-04433-3
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 18.3 x 25.2 x 3.2 cm
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Morphology and Molecules: New Paradigms in Evolutionary Bio; Cambridge Studies in Morpholog > 5; Cambridge Studies in Morphology and Molecules: New Paradigms in Evolutionary Bio
• Categorie: Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, Biology, life sciences, Life sciences: general issues, Palaeontology, Mathematics & science, Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning, Zoology: mammals (mammalogy), Evolution / Evolutionary biology