Browsing by Subject "Hominidae"
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A comparison of temperament in nonhuman apes and human infants.
(Dev Sci, 2011-11)The adaptive behavior of primates, including humans, is often mediated by temperament. Human behavior likely differs from that of other primates in part due to temperament. In the current study we compared the reaction of ... -
Catarrhine hallucal metatarsals from the early Miocene site of Songhor, Kenya.
(Journal of human evolution, 2017-07)Songhor is an early Miocene fossil locality in Kenya known for its diverse primate assemblage that includes catarrhine species belonging to the genera Kalepithecus, Limnopithecus, Dendropithecus, Rangwapithecus, and Proconsul. ... -
Considering the role of social dynamics and positional behavior in gestural communication research.
(Am J Primatol, 2013-09)While the hominin fossil record cannot inform us on either the presence or extent of social and cognitive abilities that may have paved the way for the emergence of language, studying non-vocal communication among our closest ... -
Direct and indirect reputation formation in nonhuman great apes (Pan paniscus, Pan troglodytes, Gorilla gorilla, Pongo pygmaeus) and human children (Homo sapiens).
(J Comp Psychol, 2013-02)Humans make decisions about when and with whom to cooperate based on their reputations. People either learn about others by direct interaction or by observing third-party interactions or gossip. An important question is ... -
Evidence for an Asian origin of stem anthropoids.
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Fatty acid composition of wild anthropoid primate milks.
(Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol, 2008-01)Fatty acids in milk reflect the interplay between species-specific physiological mechanisms and maternal diet. Anthropoid primates (apes, Old and New World monkeys) vary in patterns of growth and development and dietary ... -
First record of the Miocene hominoid Sivapithecus from Kutch, Gujarat state, western India.
(PloS one, 2018-01)Hominoid remains from Miocene deposits in India and Pakistan have played a pivotal role in understanding the evolution of great apes and humans since they were first described in the 19th Century. We describe here a hominoid ... -
Hip extensor mechanics and the evolution of walking and climbing capabilities in humans, apes, and fossil hominins.
(Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2018-04-02)The evolutionary emergence of humans' remarkably economical walking gait remains a focus of research and debate, but experimentally validated approaches linking locomotor capability to postcranial anatomy are limited. In ... -
How does cognition evolve? Phylogenetic comparative psychology.
(Anim Cogn, 2012-03)Now more than ever animal studies have the potential to test hypotheses regarding how cognition evolves. Comparative psychologists have developed new techniques to probe the cognitive mechanisms underlying animal behavior, ...
