Standing on the shoulders of apes
Analyzing the form and function of the hominoid scapula using geometric morphometrics and finite element analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8317439 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas A Püschel (0000-0002-2231-2297, Computational and Evolutionary Biology Group, Faculty of Life Sciences University of Manchester Manchester M13 9PT UK, corresponding author), William I Sellers (0000-0002-2913-5406, Computational and Evolutionary Biology Group, Faculty of Life Sciences University of Manchester Manchester M13 9PT UK) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 159 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 325-341 |
| Publication date | 2016-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.22882 |
| PMID | 26472496 |
| OpenAlex | W1892738097 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 178 |
OBJECTIVE: The aim was to analyze the relationship between scapular form and function in hominoids by using geometric morphometrics (GM) and finite element analysis (FEA). METHODS: FEA was used to analyze the biomechanical performance of different hominoid scapulae by simulating static postural scenarios. GM was used to quantify scapular shape differences and the relationship between form and function was analyzed by applying both multivariate-multiple regressions and phylogenetic generalized least-squares regressions (PGLS). RESULTS: Although it has been suggested that primate scapular morphology is mainly a product of function rather than phylogeny, our results showed that shape has a significant phylogenetic signal. There was a significant relationship between scapular shape and its biomechanical performance; hence at least part of the scapular shape variation is due to non-phylogenetic factors, probably related to functional demands. DISCUSSION: This study has shown that a combined approach using GM and FEA was able to cast some light regarding the functional and phylogenetic contributions in hominoid scapular morphology, thus contributing to a better insight of the association between scapular form and function
Biology · Evolutionary biology · Function (biology) · Morphometrics · Phylogenetic tree · Scapula · Zoology · Anatomy · Genetics · Mathematics · Morphological variations and asymmetry · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Primate Behavior and Ecology
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Geometric Morphometrics
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