Evolution of musculoskeletal anatomy and locomotor style in frogs

青蛙肌肉骨骼解剖学和运动风格的进化

• 批准号: 2241948
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University College London
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2019 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2241948
• 关键词: Evolution; musculoskeletal; anatomy; locomotor; style

Frogs exhibit impressively complex musculature and dramatic anatomical specialisations of the pelvis, limbs and spine, long assumed to represent adaptations for jumping. Yet many frogs employ a wide range of behaviours (walking, swimming, climbing, burrowing). Is anatomical complexity required for functional complexity? Using a novel combination of interdisciplinary and cutting-edge techniques (CT imaging and 3D visualization, musculoskeletal modelling, phylogenetic mapping) this project will determine the link between anatomy, locomotor function, and evolution in frogs, shedding light on how phylogenetic history and biomechanical function influence the origin and radiation of novel anatomical forms.

青蛙展现出令人印象深刻的复杂的肌肉组织和骨盆、四肢和脊柱的戏剧性解剖学特化，长期以来被认为代表了跳跃的适应性。然而，许多青蛙采用广泛的行为（步行，游泳，攀爬，打洞）。功能复杂性是否需要解剖复杂性？使用跨学科和尖端技术（CT成像和3D可视化，肌肉骨骼建模，系统发育映射）的新组合，该项目将确定解剖学，运动功能和青蛙进化之间的联系，阐明系统发育历史和生物力学功能如何影响新解剖形式的起源和辐射。

项目成果

Locomotor, ecological and phylogenetic drivers of skeletal proportions in frogs.

• DOI: 10.1111/joa.13886
• 发表时间: 2023-09
• 期刊: Journal of anatomy
• 影响因子: 2.4