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Doctoral Dissertation Research: Investigating taxonomic efficacy of the skeleton in a primate genus

博士论文研究：研究灵长类属骨骼的分类学功效

基本信息

批准号：
1945735
负责人：
Noreen von Cramon-Taubadel
金额：
$ 2.32万
依托单位：
SUNY at Buffalo
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2020-03-15 至 2024-08-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1945735&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Doctoral Dissertation Research Investigating taxonomic

项目摘要

The classification of species based on skeletal morphology (shape) often has been focused on characteristics of the cranium (skull). However, research has also begun to address the taxonomic signal of other parts of the skeleton. This doctoral dissertation project will use state-of-the art 3D scanning technology to provide a systematic taxonomic assessment of the cranium and numerous post-cranial skeletal elements among closely related species of macaques. Macaques are an ideal model system because they are geographically widespread, there are numerous species, and they occupy a wide range of dietary and climatic niches. The results will provide novel insights into which aspects of skeletal morphology best reflect the genetic relationships of macaques, as well as which bones best reflect dietary, locomotor, and environmental differences among species. Findings in extant primates also will inform the study of fossil species where genetic information is typically not available. The research advances the career of a female scientist, and results will be disseminated to K-12 students from historically underrepresented groups. In addition, 3D models will be used to educate students about how animals with different morphologies adapt to their environments. Public outreach also will be achieved through blog posts, workshops, and seminar presentations.This project seeks to determine if morphological data inferred from the skeleton tracks genetic distances, and therefore, can be a useful tool for species assessment. Skeletons of the relatively specious and geographically widespread macaque will be used to test the hypotheses that (1) taxonomy can be accurately predicted based on morphological patterns, and (2) post-cranial elements may reflect taxonomy at the same level, or better than, the skull. Data will consist of 3D morphometric analyses of eight macaque species and three non-macaque out-groups, each chosen for their diverse genetic, geographic and behavioral relatedness. In cases where bones do not follow the pattern expected by genetics, additional statistical analyses will be performed to test the extent to which skeletal morphology is driven by climatic, dietary or locomotor differences between species. The outcomes of this research will include a large dataset of 3D bone scans from a single primate genus, which will be publicly shared. Moreover, the results will provide an important bridge between the analysis of living primate species and extinct fossil species for which only fragmentary skeletal morphology is known.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

基于骨骼形态（形状）的物种分类通常集中在头盖骨（颅骨）的特征上。然而，研究也开始解决骨骼其他部分的分类信号。该博士论文项目将使用最先进的3D扫描技术，为近亲猕猴物种的头盖骨和许多颅后骨骼元素提供系统的分类评估。猕猴是一个理想的模型系统，因为它们在地理上分布广泛，种类众多，并且它们占据了广泛的饮食和气候生态位。这些结果将为骨骼形态的哪些方面最能反映猕猴的遗传关系，以及哪些骨骼最能反映物种之间的饮食、运动和环境差异提供新的见解。对现存灵长类动物的发现也将为遗传信息通常无法获得的化石物种的研究提供信息。这项研究促进了一位女科学家的职业生涯，研究结果将传播给历史上代表性不足的群体的K-12学生。此外，3D模型将用于教育学生关于不同形态的动物如何适应环境。公众宣传也将通过博客文章、讲习班和研讨会来实现。该项目旨在确定从骨骼推断的形态学数据是否跟踪遗传距离，因此，可以成为物种评估的有用工具。相对似是而非且地理分布广泛的猕猴骨骼将被用来检验以下假设：(1)分类可以根据形态学模式准确预测，(2)后颅元素可能与头骨相同或更好地反映分类。数据将包括对八个猕猴物种和三个非猕猴外群的三维形态分析，每个物种都因其不同的遗传、地理和行为相关性而被选中。在骨骼不遵循遗传学模式的情况下，将进行额外的统计分析，以测试骨骼形态在多大程度上受到物种之间气候、饮食或运动差异的影响。这项研究的结果将包括一个单一灵长类动物属的大型3D骨骼扫描数据集，该数据集将被公开共享。此外，这些结果将为现存灵长类物种和灭绝的化石物种之间的分析提供一个重要的桥梁，这些物种只知道零碎的骨骼形态。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

项目成果

期刊论文数量（8）

专著数量（0）

科研奖励数量（0）

会议论文数量（0）

专利数量（0）

The impediment of sex on taxonomy: A case study in macaque monkeys

性别对分类学的障碍：猕猴的案例研究

DOI：
10.1096/fasebj.2021.35.s1.02081
发表时间：
2021
期刊：
The FASEB Journal
影响因子：
0
作者：
Kenyon‐Flatt, Brittany;Eriksen, Amandine;Simons, Evan;Cramon‐Taubadel, Noreen
通讯作者：
Cramon‐Taubadel, Noreen

The correlation between geographic distance and macaque skeletal morphology

地理距离与猕猴骨骼形态的相关性