The VIIIth International Congress of the International Prirnatological Society was held from 7 through 11 July 1980 in Florence Italy, under the auspices of the host institution, the Istituto di Antropologia of the University of Florence. More than 300 papers and abstracts were pre­ sented either at the main Congress or in 14 pre-Congress symposia the week earlier (so scheduled to avoid conflict with either the main invited lectures or the contnbuted paper sessions). This volume consists of the contributed papers on primate evolu­ tionary biology, primarily functional morphology, evolution, and pale­ ontology. This is a coherent (though broad) and important sub field of primatology. We have thus focused the subject, in agreement with the publishers, to help ensure a successful and useful volume, befitting these very current contributions from the biennal meeting of the Inter­ national Primatological Society. Furthermore, we have compiled this volume in a fairly unprecedented manner for congress proceedings. In view of space and budget limitations, and the need to guarantee a high-quallty book with appeal for specialists, we subjected all manuscript to a four-stage internal review process and selected only the best 13 of 31. This rejection rate of 58% compares with the more discriminating reviewed scholarly journals. Too often primatological or anthropological proceedings have been heterogeneous, large, unselective volumes that, at least recently, have repeatedly lost money for the publishing house (in sometimes spectacular amounts).

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The Homologies of the Lorisoid Internal Carotid Artery System.- Comparison of Eocene Nonadapids and Tarsius.- Clinal Size Variation in Archaeolemur spp. on Madagascar.- The Anatomy of Growth and Its Relation to Locomotor Capacity in Macaca.- Morphological and Ecological Characters in Sympatric Populations of Macaca in the Dawna Range.- Specialization of Primate Foot Reflected in Quantitative Analysis of Arthrodial Joints of Anterior Tarsals.- Morphology of Some of the Lower Limb Muscles in Primates.- Morpho-Functional Analysis of the Articular Surfaces of the Knee-Joint in Primates.- Outlines of the Distal Humerus in Hominoid Primates: Application to Some Plio-Pleistocene Hominids.- Structural-Functional Relationships Between Masticatory Biomechanics, Skeletal Biology and Craniofacial Development in Primates.- Comparison of Morphological Factors in the Cranial Variation of the Great Apes and Man.- Enamel Prism Patterns of European Hominoids - and Their Phylogenetical Aspects.- The Structural Organization of the Cortex of the Motor Speech Areas of the Human Brain and Homologs on the Ape's Brain.