Mammalian evolutionary morphology: a tribute to Frederick S. Szalay

This book acknowledges and celebrates the contributions of Dr. Frederick S. Szalay to the field of Mammalian Evolutionary Morphology. Professor Szalay has published about 200 articles, six monographs, and six books on this subject. He is a strong advocate for biologically and evolutionarily meaningful character analysis, which, in his view, can be accomplished only through an integratedstrategy of functional, adaptational, and historical analysis. The articles in this book employ this strategy to address a wide range of problems in mammalian and primate evolution. 'A tribute to Professor Frederick S. Szalay, and a state-of-the-art overview of many of his favorite topics in primate and mammalian morphology and paleontology.', Philip Gingerich, University of Michigan, USA. Celebrating the contributions of Dr. Frederick S. Szalay to the field of mammalian evolutionary morphology Features emphasized subjects such as the evolution and adaptation of mammals Provides up-to-date articles on the evolutionary morphology of a wide range of mammalian groups

• ISBN: 978-1-4020-6996-3
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 235
• Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés