A Comparative Study of the Elbow Joints in Five Species of Chinese Macaques
作者:
Fa-Hong Yu,
Yan-Zhang Peng,
Ru-Liang Pan,
Zhi-Zhang Ye,
Hong Wang,
Nina G. Jablonski,
期刊:
Folia Primatologica
(Karger Available online 1993)
卷期:
Volume 60,
issue 1-2
页码: 18-27
ISSN:0015-5713
年代: 1993
DOI:10.1159/000156672
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: Macaques;Quadrupedalism;Locomotion;Macaca;Multivariate analysis;Elbow joint
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
In this paper, we report the findings of a comparative study of the elbow joints of five species of macaque that inhabit China: Macaca assamensis, M. arctoides, M. mulatta, M. thibetana and M. nemestrina. Results of multivariate analyses of size-related variables and indices of the elbow joint suggested that the breadths of the ventral aspect of the trochlea and of the medial epicondyle of the humerus as well as indices describing the head of the radius are important factors for discriminating these species. The elbow joint of M. arctoides was most similar to that of M. thibetana, no doubt reflecting recency of common ancestry and similarity in terrestrial locomotion. The structures of the elbow joints in M. nemestrina and M. assamensis seemed more adapted to arboreal quadrupedalism. The elbow joint of M. mulatta, however, appears intermediate between the most terrestrial and the most arboreal forms.
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