短尾猴(Macaca arctoides)和猕猴(M.mulatta)距骨形态的研究

本文对短尾猴(Macaca arctoides)和(M.mulatta)猴猕的距骨形态进行了比较研究。结果表明,距骨的一些变量,如楔形指数、距—腓骨连接面长、距骨颈长及总长在两种间存在明显差异。从距骨形态结构和多变量(三维空间模式)分析,短尾猴比猕猴具有更多的地上活动时间的可能性。     

短尾猴（Macaca arctoides）和猕猴跟骨的功能形态研究

本文从形态描述和统计入手,对短尾猴(macaca arctoides)和猕猴的跟骨进行了比较研究。结果表明,所研究的跟骨变量无论数值大小还是几何图形结构都存在一定差异。特别是跟骨最大宽、跟长、后距骨连结面长、跟骨高度及相对跟长存在显著性差异水平。猕猴跟骨变量间的相关关系比短尾猴的表现得更为紧密。据其形态与功能的关系,我们认为:与猕猴相较,短尾猴更适应于地栖生活。这似乎与短尾猴具更大的体重有关。     

四足型灵长类踝关节的生物力学研究

对猕猴属５种踝关节和跟骨生物力学和多变量分析的结构表明,踝关节的运动主要与距骨关节面的形态有关。楔形指数和跟骨指数是区别种间差异的重要指标。结合生态学观察的结果推测,短尾猴和藏酋猴的运动方式最为接近,表现出适应地栖四足型运动的特征,而豚尾猴和熊猴有关对的树栖运动方式,猕猴的运动介于两者之间,既有一定的地栖性运动,也有较大的树栖性运动。     

雄性黄山短尾猴颅骨变量的异速生长研究

对雄性黄山短尾猴颅骨标本的36项主要形态变量指标进行定点测量,并进行了初步的统计分析和异速生长分析。结果表明,大多数变量的统计值在雄性个体间的变化范围都比较大,2/3的变量表现为正的异速生长,1/3的变量表现为负异速生长。颅骨变量的生长存在年龄及部位间的差异,这些差异与雄性的不同生长发育时期、在社群中的不同地位和竞争压力以及取食习性有关。     

太行山猕猴跗骨形态与两性分化

观察太行山猕猴跗骨形态结构,并初步探讨其两性分化的模式。根据猕猴齿式及骨垢愈合程度选择成年太行山猕猴跗骨标本52例(雄性15例,雌性37例)。选择4块跗骨(舟骨、骰骨和2块楔骨)的5个形态变量进行观察。数据分析采用SPSS 20.0统计软件,组间差异检验采用单因素方差分析。猕猴跗骨5个变量的两侧差异性检验无统计学意义(P>0.05)。跗骨性别之间差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),均为雄性大于雌性;第3楔骨的前关节间宽性差最大(F=85.719,P<0.001);其次是舟骨的前关节宽(F=54.213,P<0.001)和第1楔骨的前关节间长(F=51.865,P<0.001)。猕猴足骨与其他灵长类相比差异具有统计学意义。猕猴跗骨与人类跗骨形状和数量不同,存在着物种、生活习性和运动类型等差异,研究猕猴跗骨的形态结构和性差对生物进化和种间比较有重要意义。     

短尾猴粪便雌二醇和孕酮处理与 提取方法比较

非损伤性的粪便样本已在监测动物性激素水平中得到广泛应用,但粪便处理和激素的提取方法在不同物种中因其食性与代谢不同具有明显的物种特异性。本研究以野生和笼养两种环境下的短尾猴(Macacathibetana)为研究对象,采集粪便样品,利用放射免疫法(RIA)检测激素含量,比较不同粪便处理方式(湿便法、冷冻干燥粉碎法、冷冻干燥研筛法)和激素提取方法(乙醇加热法、甲醇乙醚法、乙醇丙酮法、甲醇乙醇法)的效果,探讨不同取食条件下短尾猴雌二醇(E2)和孕酮(P4)水平的最佳测定方法。粪便不同处理方法的比较中,冷冻干燥研筛法测得雌二醇和孕酮含量最高,冷冻干燥研筛法与冷冻干燥粉碎法在野生短尾猴中具有显著差异(P0.01),但在笼养短尾猴中无显著差异(P 0.05)。湿便法测得含量最低,与另两种处理方法均具有显著差异性(P 0.01)。激素提取方法的比较中,乙醇加热法提取雌二醇和孕酮含量最高,与甲醇乙醚法(P 0.01)、乙醇丙酮法(P 0.01)、甲醇乙醇法(P 0.01)之间均具有显著性差异。综合考虑激素平均含量、处理过程的简便性、抽提步骤的可行性,野生短尾猴粪便处理建议选用冷冻干燥研筛法,笼养短尾猴粪便由于冷冻干燥粉碎法操作简便且与冷冻干燥研筛法无显著差异,因此笼养短尾猴建议选用冷冻干燥粉碎法。野生与笼养短尾猴粪便激素的提取均建议采用乙醇加热法。     

国人距骨的测量及其性别判别分析

距骨在传导体重和运动中起承上启下的重要作用,然而对距骨的研究尚嫌不足。纵观国内外文献,国内仅有对成年距骨长、宽和高的测量(任光金,1983)和对3—17岁X线片距骨长和宽的测量(张福金,1984)。对该骨的性别判别分析检索国内外资料,竟是空白。为此,为积累国人资料和探讨距骨的性别判别分析,特进行此研究。1　材料和方法本文所用材料为青岛医学院人类学研究室专供科研用的东北出土成套的成年距骨94副(男51,女43)。按人类学测量方法(吴汝康等,1984;贾兰坡,1954;邵象清,1985),对距骨进行了8项测量,即最大长(X1)、最大宽(X2)、最大高(X3)、距…     

短尾猴和猕猴在中国安徽省南部的分布

短尾猴(Macaca thibetana)和猕猴(Macaca mulatta)在安徽省的分布见于长江以南,短尾猴限于海拔600-1500米的山地,而猕猴则从平地一直分布到没有短尾猴占据的较高山地。短尾猴所选择的栖息地海拔高度较高,并决定于是否有悬崖和常绿阔叶林。两种猴的分布区,都因人类的严重干扰而缩小。但是,如果其栖息地得到很好的保护,它的种群密度可以接近黄山的水平。两种猴之间的分布界限也反映了它们生态关系的一般形式。     

黄山短尾猴mtDNA控制区序列变异及种群的遗传多样性

短尾猴属灵长目(Primates)猴科(Cercopithecidae)猕猴属(Macaca),是我国特有的国家二级保护动物。为了更有效地保护其野生种群,本文研究了黄山短尾猴种群内的遗传多样性,并对黄山短尾猴与四川短尾猴种群间的遗传差异进行了分析。共测定了黄山短尾猴7个群体中的30个样本的mtDNA控制区5′端493bp的序列,只发现了7个变异位点,定义了3种单倍型,单倍型序列之间缺乏变异,种群中的核苷酸多样性很低(0.006);3种单倍型相应地将黄山种群分为了3个亚群,不同亚群之间呈现出一定的片断化分布,从分子水平上初步揭示了短尾猴黄山种群的遗传多样性。与四川短尾猴的相应序列比较,黄山短尾猴控制区序列存在很大差异,共有59个变异位点,而且存在大片段的碱基插入/缺失,有78%的遗传变异发生在两个种群之间,两个种群间的核苷酸歧异度已达8.21%。进一步分析表明,黄山短尾猴与四川短尾猴之间存在着极显著的遗传分化(FST=0.399,P<0.001),基于最大似然法和邻接法构建的系统发生树均将两者聚为不同的类群,支持将它们归入各自的管理单元。     

成年黄山短尾猴雌性等级结构稳定性

等级结构稳定性是衡量群体凝聚力的重要指标,雌性等级结构稳定对于母系社会群体具有重要的生物学意义。本文采用目标动物取样和全事件记录相结合的方法,研究黄山短尾猴鱼鳞坑A1 群(YA1 群)和鱼鳞坑A2 群(YA2 群)的成年雌性分别在交配季节(2011 年9 ～ 12 月)和非交配季节(2012 年2 ～ 5 月)内的攻击-屈服行为。采用等级结构中雌性间攻击- 屈服频率、社会顺位和等级梯度3 个量化指标,首次定量探讨了短尾猴雌性等级结构及其稳定性。研究期间,YA1 群和YA2 群雌性间攻击- 屈服频率、社会顺位和等级梯度均无季节性变化(P >0. 05)。结果表征短尾猴雌性等级结构趋于稳定,该结果支持了短尾猴雌性等级结构稳定性的定性判断。     

Hindlimb morphology and locomotor performance in waders: an evolutionary approach

Locomotion performance (measured as stride frequency and stride length) was studied in 16 species of waders. Differences in hindlimb morphology (osteology and myology) were analysed among species. Evolutionary changes in both locomotion and morphological variables were analysed using comparative methods revealing the existence of some ecomorphological patterns relating these two sets of characters. Evolutionary changes in stride frequency were correlated with changes in the muscles M. iliotibialis cranialis, M. iliotibiales lateralis and M. gastrocnemius, whereas changes in stride length showed correlated evolution with changes in the length of distal segments of the leg. We identify two different evolutionary strategies in locomotion of waders. One is a change in distal leg segments (skeletal system), an adaptive modification that increases stride length; the second is a change in the skeletal-muscular system, providing an increase in muscular performance (force or speed of contraction) in several muscles, and is an adaptation that increases stride frequency.     

The extensor and peroneal muscles of the crab-eating monkey (Macaca fascicularis)

On the basis of 60 hindlimbs of 30 crab-eating monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) of each sex, the morphology of the crural extensor and the peroneal group of leg muscles is described and some functional indices are calculated. For the attachments and measurements of the muscles, the results obtained in this study generally agreed with those of otherMacaca species. The crural extensor has minor differences. Some anomalous modes of insertion are observed in the peroneal group. These results indicate the phyletically labile state of the peronei in the crab-eating monkey.     

Ecomorphological patterns of aerial feeding in oscines (Passeriformes: Passeri)

The hindlimb (myology and osteology) of swallows (Hirundinidae) is studied and compared with that of seven other passerine families to identify ecomorphological patterns. Muscular and osteological differences are found among swallow species and associations between morphology and foraging technique are examined. We explain morphological differences found in hirundinids as adaptations favouring flexion and adduction of the legs in these aerial foragers, which devote very little time to cursorial locomotion. This adaptive hypothesis is tested using a phylogenetic approach on the basis of an available molecular phylogenetic hypothesis. A clear ecomorphological pattern emerges relating foraging behaviour and pelvic morphology in hirundinids: aerial feeding technique is correlated with short distal leg segments, a large pelvis, a medial insertion of M. iliotibialis cranialis, an absence of pars accessoria of M. flexor cruris lateralis and a fused M. pubo-ischiofemoralis.     

Flexor muscles of the thigh of crab-eating monkeys (Macaca fascicularis)

On the basis of 28 hindlimbs of nine male and eight female crab-eating monkeys (Macaca fascicularis), the morphology of the flexor muscles of the thigh are described and some functional indices calculated, and these results are compared with those of some other primates. The results obtained from this study agreed generally with those of otherMacaca species. In general, the functional indices devised byStern (1971) did not show any significant differences between the right and left hindlimbs or between male and female monkeys, except for the index expressing the level of insertion of the m. biceps femoris on the tibia. The m. biceps femoris inserts further down the leg in females than in males.     

Comparison of hind limb muscle mass in neonate and adult prosimian primates

Little ontogenetic data exist to indicate whether muscular organization of neonates reflects adult locomotion (e.g., leaping) or infant activities like clinging or the initial quadrupedal phase of locomotion that typifies most infant primates. In the present study, five species of primates with contrasting modes of locomotion were examined. Twenty-eight preserved neonatal and adult cadavers were studied by careful dissection of the hip, thigh, and leg muscles. Wet weights were taken of limb muscles after removal, and the muscles were combined into major functional groups (e.g., flexors, extensors) of each limb segment. Results demonstrate that the distribution of muscle mass within the thigh and within the leg are similar between neonates and adults for all species, with major groups varying by 5% or less in all but two age comparisons. Crural indices of the neonates are nearly identical to those of the adults, but leg/thigh muscle mass ratios were higher in the neonates. Species vary greatly in the percentage of adult limb segment muscle mass present in neonates, with Tarsius syrichta having the greatest percentage for all segments and two lemurids showing the least. These results primarily track differences in relative body mass at birth rather than developmental differences. The adaptive distribution of muscle, as discussed previously for adult prosimians, appears to be established at birth. Neonates of leaping species already have much larger quadriceps muscles than quadrupeds. Differences between large- and small-bodied leapers (e.g., pronounced superficial plantarflexor masses in tarsiers and pronounced deep plantarflexor masses in sifakas) also are present in neonates. Ratios of muscle mass over body mass are smaller in all neonates than in their adult counterparts, suggesting that the neonates are relatively poorly muscled, and that muscle mass must increase with positive allometry during growth.     

Comparative limb myology of two opossums,Didelphis and Chironectes

A comparative study of limb morphology indicates that the osteological and myological differences between Didelphis virginiana, the Virginia opossum, and Chironectes minimus, the water opossum, may be associated in Chironectes with decreased resistance to water and increased mechanical advantage of its muscles for increased force. Limb myology is described and a synonymy of terms is applied to the musculature of these two opossums.     

Functional morphology of cercopithecoid primate metacarpals

The primate fossil record suggests that terrestriality was more common in the past than it is today, particularly among cercopithecoid primates. Whether or not a fossil primate habitually preferred terrestrial substrates has typically been inferred from its forelimb anatomy. Because extant large-bodied terrestrial cercopithecine monkeys utilize digitigrade hand postures during locomotion, being able to identify if a fossil primate habitually adopted digitigrade postures would be particularly revealing of terrestriality in this group. This paper examines the functional morphology of metacarpals in order to identify osteological correlates of digitigrade versus palmigrade hand postures. Linear measurements were obtained from 324 individuals belonging to digitigrade and palmigrade cercopithecoid species and comparisons were made between hand posture groups. Digitigrade taxa have shorter metacarpals, relative to both body mass and humerus length, than palmigrade taxa. Also, digitigrade taxa tend to have metacarpals with smaller dorsoventral diameters, relative to the product of body mass and metacarpal length, compared to palmigrade taxa. The size and shape of the metacarpal heads do not significantly differ between hand posture groups. Multivariate analyses suggest that metacarpal shape can only weakly discriminate between hand posture groups. In general, while there are some morphological differences in the metacarpals between hand posture groups, similarities also exist that are likely related to the fact that even digitigrade cercopithecoids can adopt palmigrade hand postures in different situations (e.g., terrestrial running, arboreal locomotion), and/or that the functional demands of different hand postures are not reflected in all aspects of metacarpal morphology. Therefore, the lack of identifiable adaptations for specific hand postures in extant cercopithecoids makes it difficult to determine a preference for specific habitats from fossil primate hand bones.     

A Comparison of Qualitative and Quantitative Methodological Approaches to Characterizing the Dorsal Side of the Scapula in Hominoidea and Its Relationship to Locomotion

Hominoidea have adapted to various forms of locomotion, each of which has specific requirements that are reflected in the shape of the scapula. We compared several qualitative and quantitative methods for characterizing the dorsal side of the scapula to detect morphological differences that reflect the adaptations of the scapula to locomotor behaviors. Our sample included 55 specimens of Hominoidea, representing five genera, including Homo, focusing specifically on the relative sizes of the scapular supraspinous and infranspinous fossae. In addition, we weighed the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles of 23 of the specimens to examine the feasibility of extrapolating muscle characteristics from osteological data. Our findings confirmed that the five genera exhibit significant differences in the relative size of the supraspinous and the infraspinous fossae that are related to their forms of locomotion. The supraspinous fossa was relatively small in Homo and Pongo but large in Pan, Gorilla, and Hylobates. The analysis of muscle weights showed that a substantial amount of information about soft tissues is lost in osteological analyses, leading us to recommend caution when drawing conclusions regarding forms of locomotion based only on osteological analyses.     

Morphometric affinities of the human shoulder

To analyze differences between apes and monkeys and the affinities of man, we have studied the shoulder girdle of 327 specimens of anthropoid primates. The scapula, clavicle and humerus are viewed as an integrated functional complex on the basis of 18 measurements. Several varieties of multivariate analysis show that man is clearly closer to other hominoids than to the included monkey taxa (whether terrestrial or arboreal, Old World or New World). The marked shoulder differences between apes and monkeys and similarities between apes and man correlate with the muscular anatomy, which in hominoids allows the motions involved in their locomotion and feeding behavior. As the hominid-pongid correspondence in shoulder morphology is especially detailed regarding the functionally important joint surfaces, it is consistent with a fairly recent period of common ancestry and behavior. No hypothetical evolutionary pathway or ancestral form of the human shoulder need look far beyond the model afforded by extant pongids. In contrast with previous studies on the primate shoulder, these results agree with information accumulating from other systems—comparative anatomy, primate behavior, and molecular biology — in suggesting very close relationship between man and extant African pongids.