Dissertation Research:   Arboreal-Terrestrial Adaptations inPedal Functional Morphology in Cercopithecus and Cercocebus
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One of the important issues in paleoanthropology is the                    development of bipedalism in early hominids.  In order to                       adequately understand the adaptations of the human foot for                     terrestriality, studies are needed that analyze the adaptations                 in the feet of other terrestrial primate groups.                                     In this study, the researcher will analyze the functional                  foot morphology of fourteen species of Cercopithecus and                        Cercocebus, monkey groups found in the Old World.  The student                  will identify interspecific differences in foot function                        associated with shifts from an arboreal to a terrestrial mode of                locomotion.                                                                          This unique study will increase our understanding of the                   trends in pedal adaptation to terrestrial locomotion.  It will                  add to our understanding of the structural modifications in the                 foot associated with the transition to terrestriality in various                primate groups and in early hominids.  Clearly establishing this                correlation between morphology and behavior is fundamental to                   establishing the theoretical framework by which to intrepret the                relationship between ecology and the positional behavior of                     fossil primates and early hominids.
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