ISSN:
1824-310X
Keywords:
Snub-nosed monkey
;
Myology
;
Evolution
;
Functional anatomy
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Some differences between the muscular system of three species of golden monkeys were shown. The major features of the myology in these animals, besides that ofCercopithecoidea, are similar to the anthropoid apes and humans. Although most of the features between taxa of golden monkeys are largely homologous, there are also some differences. Our results differ slightly from thosePatterson (1942) obtained inR. roxellanae. Some conclusions reported by Patterson were obviously incorrect, since the specimen he used did not have a head. Many mylogical characters are similar to other species ofCercopithecoidea while some resemble those of apes. Many are similar to those of the leaf monkey, though some of them show much more development. The golden monkey is more advanced than any other species ofCercopithecoidea. We hypothesize that in terms of the myological characters the golden monkeys seem to occupy a position between the leaf monkeys and the apes.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02436420
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