John G (Hrsg.) Fleagle

Elwyn Simons: A Search for Origins

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Elwyn Simons: A Search for OriginsJohn G. Fleagle and Christopher C. Gilbert, EditorsFor nearly a half century, Dr. Elwyn Simons has dominated the study of primate evolution. This volume summarizes the current state of knowledge in many aspects of primate and human evolution that have been studied by Simons and his colleagues and places it in a broader paleontological and historical perspective. A Search for Origins contains the results of new research and reviews of many of the critical issues in primate and human paleontology during the last half of the twentieth century as well as other aspects of African paleontology, geology, and primat… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Gilbert, Christopher C. (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-1-4419-2536-7
EAN: 9781441925367
Produktnummer: 10521191
Verlag: Springer New York
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Seitenangabe: 476 S.
Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.5 cm x D2.5 cm 715 g
Auflage: Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
Abbildungen: Paperback
Gewicht: 715

Über den Autor

Elwyn Simons has held professional appointments at Yale University (1960-1977), Duke University (1977-present), and was the Director of the Duke Primate Center (1977-1991) and Scientific Director (1991-2001). He has authored nearly 300 scientific publications and is the holder of many high honors. He is a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, as well as many other professional associations. He was elected a Knight of the National Order by the government of Madagascar and has been the recipient of many awards including the prestigious Charles R. Darwin Award for Lifetime Achievement from the American Association of Physical Anthropologists.