The mighty ape’s last stand

强大的猿猴的最后一战

• 批准号: DP170101597
• 负责人: A/Prof Kira Westaway
• 金额: $ 17万
• 依托单位: Macquarie University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2017-01-31 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP170101597
• 关键词: mighty; ape; last; stand

This project aims to study the fate of primates in southern Asia, where evidence for megafaunal extinction is rare. Why Gigantopithecus blacki, the largest ever primate, disappeared is unknown, while humans in the region survived. This project will model dating techniques across sites to identify a precise extinction window and compare behaviour and past environmental conditions to determine why the ape failed and man persevered. Outcomes will generate a new understanding of past environmental change as a driver of megafaunal extinction in comparison with human adaption and survival.

该项目旨在研究南亚灵长类动物的命运，那里的大型灭绝证据很少。为什么有史以来最大的灵长类动物Gigantopithecus Blacki消失了，而该地区的人类幸存下来。该项目将模拟跨站点的约会技术，以确定一个精确的灭绝窗口，并比较行为和过去的环境条件，以确定猿类为何失败并坚持不懈。与人类的适应和生存相比，结果将对过去的环境变化产生新的理解。