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The first photographic and descriptive musculoskeletal atlas of the genus Pongo, this book includes high-quality photographs of musculoskeletal structures and an extensive review of the literature. It covers the anatomical variations within orangutans and an extensive list of the synonyms used in the literature to designate the structures discussed. It will be of interest to students, teachers and researchers studying primatology, comparative anatomy, functional morphology, zoology, and physical anthropology and to medical students, doctors and researchers who are curious about the origin,…mehr

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The first photographic and descriptive musculoskeletal atlas of the genus Pongo, this book includes high-quality photographs of musculoskeletal structures and an extensive review of the literature. It covers the anatomical variations within orangutans and an extensive list of the synonyms used in the literature to designate the structures discussed. It will be of interest to students, teachers and researchers studying primatology, comparative anatomy, functional morphology, zoology, and physical anthropology and to medical students, doctors and researchers who are curious about the origin, evolution, homology and variations of the musculoskeletal structures of modern humans.
Autorenporträt
Rui Diogo is a multi award-winning researcher, speaker and writer. Worldwide, he is renowned for addressing broader scientific questions and societal issues using empirical data from many different fields of science. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Biology from the University of Aveiro, Portugal, and a PhD at the University of Liege, Belgium. This was followed up with a postdoc. at King's College London, and a Master's and PhD at the Department of Biology at George Washington University, US.A wanderer as well as a wonderer, he has conducted research, given speeches, and travelled to more than 120 countries. He is the author of more than 150 papers in top journals and 20 books, including: "Learning and Understanding Human Anatomy and Pathology," - a textbook that is used in several medical schools globally - "Evolution Driven by Organismal Behavior" - listed amongst the ten best evolutionary books of 2017 - and the highly acclaimed "Meaning of Life, Human Nature, and Delusions."