Dissertation Research: Gradient Phenomena in Primates

本论文改进奖的主要目的是 研究发展原则在发展中的作用 非人类灵长类动物 一般认为，增长模式 是对功能性适应需求的反应。 然而，一段时间以来人们已经知道， 身体某个区域的生长会极大地影响生长， 其他地方的结构。 具体来说，身体的生长 沿前后轴和背腹轴的梯度沿着， 可能会极大地影响形态和功能。 在本研究中，PI将应用相对增长的概念 灵长类动物的数据。 Skeleton材料从相关 一个亚科内的属将比较各种 长度和宽度测量。 这样， 可以分析生长梯度在产生 最后的表型。

The primary purpose of this Dissertation Improvement Award is to investigate the role of developmental principles in the growth of non-human primates. Generally, it is assumed that growth patterns of animals are responses to the need for functional adaptations. However, it has been know for some time that alterations in the growth of one area of the body can greatly affect the growth and form of structures elsewhere. Specifically, the body's growth gradients along anterior-posterior and dorsal-ventral axes, potentially could greatly affect form and function. In this research, the PI will apply the concepts of relative growth to data derived from primates. Skeletal material from related genera within a subfamilies will be compared for a variety of length and breadth measures. In this way the interactions of growth gradients can be analyzed for their role in producing the final phenotype.