Investigating factors of metabolic bone disease in baboons (Papio spp.) using museum collections.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess manifestations of metabolic bone disease (MBD) and their potential environmental and phenotypic factors in captive and non-captive baboon (Papio spp.) specimens.

Materials and methods

Our sample consisted of 160 baboon specimens at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History accessioned from 1890 to 1971. Combining cranial indicators of MBD and the museum's historical data, we examined factors contributing to likely instances of MBD. We used binomial-family generalized linear models to assess differences in MBD frequency by environment (captive, non-captive), specimen accession year, and skin color (light, medium, dark).

Results

Indicators of MBD were most frequently observed in captive baboons, with a decrease in MBD frequency over time.

SUBMITTER: Sadhir S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9300094 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature