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，在那里，大型动物群灭绝的证据很少。目前尚不清楚有史以来最大的灵长类动物--巨猿黑猩猩为什么会消失，而该地区的人类却幸存了下来。该项目将模拟不同地点的测年技术，以确定准确的灭绝窗口，并比较行为和过去的环境条件，以确定类人猿失败和人类坚持下来的原因。结果将产生对过去环境变化的新理解，与人类适应和生存相比，环境变化是大型动物灭绝的驱动因素。