A toolkit for the dynamic study of air sacs in siamang and other elastic circular structures.

ABSTRACT: Biological structures are defined by rigid elements, such as bones, and elastic elements, like muscles and membranes. Computer vision advances have enabled automatic tracking of moving animal skeletal poses. Such developments provide insights into complex time-varying dynamics of biological motion. Conversely, the elastic soft-tissues of organisms, like the nose of elephant seals, or the buccal sac of frogs, are poorly studied and no computer vision methods have been proposed. This leaves major gaps in different areas of biology. In primatology, most critically, the function of air sacs is widely debated; many open questions on the role of air sacs in the evolution of animal communication, including human speech, remain unanswered. To support the dynamic study of soft-tissue structures, we

SUBMITTER: Burchardt LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11226135 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature