KMS Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology
| Cranial shape transformation in the evolution of the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) | |
| Figueirido, Borja1; Palmqvist, Paul1; Perez-Claros, Juan A.1; Dong, Wei2; Francisco.figueirido@uv.es | |
| 2011-02-01 | |
| 发表期刊 | NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN
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| ISSN | 0028-1042 |
| 卷号 | 98期号:2页码:107-116 |
| 文章类型 | Article |
| 摘要 | In this study, landmark-based methods of geometric morphometrics are used for investigating the main aspects of cranial shape transformation in the evolution of the giant panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca. Specifically, we explore if the highly derived cranial adaptations for bamboo feeding of the living panda were developed early in the panda's lineage. Results obtained show that the overall cranial morphologies of the oldest known panda, the "pygmy" Ailuropoda microta, and the late Pleistocene Ailuropoda baconi are both very similar to that of their closest living relative, A. melanoleuca, which agrees with a previous proposal based on qualitative criteria. However, we also describe several differences between the crania of A. microta, A. baconi, and A. melanoleuca, including the development of the postorbital process, the orientation of the occipital region, and the expansion of the braincase. As a result, the cranial morphology of A. microta shows a less specialized morphology toward a fibrous and durophagous diet compared to the giant panda. These results are confirmed by a comparative analysis of the dimensions of the upper teeth in bears, which has revealed differences in relative tooth size between A. microta and A. melanoleuca, most probably as a result of mosaic evolution. Therefore, we conclude that cranial shape did not remain essentially uniform in the Ailuropoda lineage, as previously thought, but underwent a number of changes during more than 2 Myr. |
| 关键词 | Ailuropoda Cranial Morphology Evolution Geometric Morphometrics |
| WOS标题词 | Science & Technology |
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| 关键词[WOS] | GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRICS ; CARNIVORA MAMMALIA ; BEARS CARNIVORA ; PHYLOGENY ; ADAPTATION ; URSIDAE ; SKULL ; LONG |
| 收录类别 | SCI |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| WOS研究方向 | Science & Technology - Other Topics |
| WOS类目 | Multidisciplinary Sciences |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000286664700003 |
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| 文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/4453 |
| 专题 | 中科院古脊椎所（2000年以后） |
| 通讯作者 | Francisco.figueirido@uv.es |
| 作者单位 | 1.Univ Malaga, Fac Ciencias, Area Paleontol, Dept Ecol & Geol, E-29071 Malaga, Spain 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Figueirido, Borja,Palmqvist, Paul,Perez-Claros, Juan A.,et al. Cranial shape transformation in the evolution of the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)[J]. NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN,2011,98(2):107-116. |
| APA | Figueirido, Borja,Palmqvist, Paul,Perez-Claros, Juan A.,Dong, Wei,&Francisco.figueirido@uv.es.(2011).Cranial shape transformation in the evolution of the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca).NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN,98(2),107-116. |
| MLA | Figueirido, Borja,et al."Cranial shape transformation in the evolution of the giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)".NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN 98.2(2011):107-116. |
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