Dissertation Research: Gradient Phenomena in Primates

论文研究：灵长类动物的梯度现象

• 批准号: 9108387
• 负责人: Clifford Jolly
• 金额: $ 0.48万
• 依托单位: New York University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1991
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1991-07-01 至 1992-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9108387&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Dissertation; Research; Gradient; Phenomena; Primates

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.

该论文改进奖的主要目的是研究发育原理在非人类灵长类动物生长中的作用。 一般来说，人们认为动物的生长模式是对功能适应需求的反应。 然而，人们早就知道身体某一区域生长的改变会极大地影响其他部位结构的生长和形式。 具体来说，身体沿前后轴和背腹轴的生长梯度可能会极大地影响形态和功能。 在这项研究中，PI 将把相对生长的概念应用于来自灵长类动物的数据。 来自亚科内相关属的骨骼材料将进行各种长度和宽度测量的比较。 通过这种方式，可以分析生长梯度的相互作用，以了解它们在产生最终表型中的作用。