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A Comparative Study of Growth Patterns in Crested Langurs and Vervet Monkeys
Author
Source
Anatomy Research International
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-02-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The physical growth patterns of crested langurs and vervet monkeys are investigated for several unilinear dimensions.
Long bone lengths, trunk height, foot length, epiphyseal fusion of the long bones and the pelvis, and cranial capacity are compared through six dental growth stages in male Trachypithecus cristatus (crested langurs) and Cercopithecus aethiops (vervet monkeys).
Results show that the body elements of crested langurs mature differently than those of vervets.
In some dimensions, langurs and vervets grow comparably, in others vervets attain adult values in advance of crested langurs, and in one feature the langurs are accelerated.
Several factors may explain this difference, including phylogeny, diet, ecology, and locomotion.
This study proposes that locomotor requirements affect differences in somatic growth between the species.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bolter, Debra R.. 2011. A Comparative Study of Growth Patterns in Crested Langurs and Vervet Monkeys. Anatomy Research International،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510596
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bolter, Debra R.. A Comparative Study of Growth Patterns in Crested Langurs and Vervet Monkeys. Anatomy Research International No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510596
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bolter, Debra R.. A Comparative Study of Growth Patterns in Crested Langurs and Vervet Monkeys. Anatomy Research International. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510596
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-510596