Hominization tendencies in the evolution of primates in multidimensional modeling

Zofia Sikorska-Piwowska, et al. "Hominization tendencies in the evolution of primates in multidimensional modeling." Mathematica Applicanda 43.1 (2015): null. <http://eudml.org/doc/292589>.

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abstract = {Evolutionary radiation of primates determined many developmental paths among which there is a hominization tendency that leads to the emergence of modern human. This evolution was studied on the basis of measurements constituting Morant and Sergi’s index (Sergi(1940)), which were taken on 68 skulls of chosen adult monkeys, apes and fossil hominids. They were classified into 10 separate taxons. The skull measurements were worked out with the help of the following methods: descriptive statistics and discriminant analysis, a method that allow spotting differences between the taxons studied on the basis of Mahalanobis distance. Moreover, analysis of variance, ANOVA, was applied as well as Tukey’s multiple comparisons and Kendall’s $\tau $  rank correlation coefficient based on the difference in the probability of growth or decrease of one measuring variable in relation to the other one.  As a result, the analysis performed showed that apes take their origin from the primitive forms in relation to chimpanzee (PAN taxon) and orangutan  (PONGO taxon). Evolution of baboon (PAPIO taxon) is in developmental  lineage of intermediate ancestors of orangutan (PONGO  taxon). Gibbons are forms which differ  from their evolution roots the most.  Hominids, through massive and gracile Australopithecus forms, led simultaneously to the emergence of Pithecanthropus whose further evolution resulted in the neanderthal form. Modern humans remained distinct from all primates due to simultaneous growth of cranial vault and height, which allowed for considerable brain development.  This type of development can be regarded as a manifestation of a qualitative jump in the evolution of primates.},
author = {Zofia Sikorska-Piwowska, Marta Zalewska, Jacek Tomczyk, Antoni Leon Dawidowicz, Hanna Mańkowska-Pliszka},
journal = {Mathematica Applicanda},
keywords = {hominization tendencies in the primates evolution, human roots, primate evolution model},
language = {eng},
number = {1},
pages = {null},
title = {Hominization tendencies in the evolution of primates in multidimensional modeling},
url = {http://eudml.org/doc/292589},
volume = {43},
year = {2015},
}

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AU - Zofia Sikorska-Piwowska
AU - Marta Zalewska
AU - Jacek Tomczyk
AU - Antoni Leon Dawidowicz
AU - Hanna Mańkowska-Pliszka
TI - Hominization tendencies in the evolution of primates in multidimensional modeling
JO - Mathematica Applicanda
PY - 2015
VL - 43
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AB - Evolutionary radiation of primates determined many developmental paths among which there is a hominization tendency that leads to the emergence of modern human. This evolution was studied on the basis of measurements constituting Morant and Sergi’s index (Sergi(1940)), which were taken on 68 skulls of chosen adult monkeys, apes and fossil hominids. They were classified into 10 separate taxons. The skull measurements were worked out with the help of the following methods: descriptive statistics and discriminant analysis, a method that allow spotting differences between the taxons studied on the basis of Mahalanobis distance. Moreover, analysis of variance, ANOVA, was applied as well as Tukey’s multiple comparisons and Kendall’s $\tau $  rank correlation coefficient based on the difference in the probability of growth or decrease of one measuring variable in relation to the other one.  As a result, the analysis performed showed that apes take their origin from the primitive forms in relation to chimpanzee (PAN taxon) and orangutan  (PONGO taxon). Evolution of baboon (PAPIO taxon) is in developmental  lineage of intermediate ancestors of orangutan (PONGO  taxon). Gibbons are forms which differ  from their evolution roots the most.  Hominids, through massive and gracile Australopithecus forms, led simultaneously to the emergence of Pithecanthropus whose further evolution resulted in the neanderthal form. Modern humans remained distinct from all primates due to simultaneous growth of cranial vault and height, which allowed for considerable brain development.  This type of development can be regarded as a manifestation of a qualitative jump in the evolution of primates.
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KW - hominization tendencies in the primates evolution, human roots, primate evolution model
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