Primates and Their Relatives in Phylogenetic Perspective

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
The Importance of Methods: Archontan Phylogeny and Cladistic Analysis of Morphological Data....Pages 1-61
Origin and Evolution of Gliding in Early Cenozoic Dermoptera (Mammalia, Primatomorpha)....Pages 63-90
The Implications of the Propatagial Muscles of Flying and Gliding Mammals for Archontan Systematics....Pages 91-109
Ontogeny of the Tympanic Floor and Roof in Archontans....Pages 111-148
Developmental Evidence from the Fetal Membranes for Assessing Archontan Relationships....Pages 149-186
Cranioskeletal Morphology of Archontans, and Diagnoses of Chiroptera, Volitantia, and Archonta....Pages 187-226
A Molecular Examination of Archontan and Chiropteran Monophyly....Pages 227-249
A Molecular View of Primate Supraordinal Relationships from the Analysis of Both Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequences....Pages 251-292
Phylogeny through Brain Traits: Interordinal Relationships among Mammals Including Primates and Chiroptera....Pages 293-331
The Role of the Neurosciences in Primate Evolutionary Biology: Historical Commentary and Prospectus....Pages 333-362
Summary....Pages 363-373
Back Matter....Pages 375-383