Segmental morphometrics of the olive baboon (Papio anubis): a longitudinal study from birth to adulthood.

ABSTRACT: The linear dimensions and inertial characteristics of the body are important in locomotion and they change considerably during the ontogeny of animals, including humans. This longitudinal and ontogenetic study has produced the largest dataset to date of segmental morphometrics in a Catarrhini species, the olive baboon. The objectives of the study were to quantify the changes in body linear and inertial dimensions and to explore their (theoretical) mechanical significance for locomotion. We took full-body measurements of captive individuals at regular intervals. Altogether, 14 females and 16 males were followed over a 7-year period, i.e. from infancy to adulthood. Our results show that individual patterns of growth are very consistent and follow the general growth pattern previously describ

SUBMITTER: Druelle F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5442150 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature