太行山猕猴蹠骨形态学比较

Morphological Comparision of Five Metatarsals of Macaca Mulatta from the Taihang Mountains

目的:对太行山猕猴5根蹠骨的非测量形态特征进行描述.方法:对5根猕猴蹠骨的近侧端关节面的形态特征的比较.结果表明:5根蹠骨形态特征显著,通过近侧端关节面的形态比较,可以很容易将5根蹠骨区分.同样根据各个蹠骨近侧端关节面对称性和侧面之间的衔接,可以将每根蹠骨的的侧别区分;但是根据蹠骨形态特征无法区分性别.

We further research the morphology of the metatarsals of Macaca mulatta from the Taihang mountains. There are comparisions among five metacarpals based on their morphology of the proximal articular surface. The results of the study indicated that there were obvious differences among five metatarsals in morphological characteristics. Also, according to the hi- lateral symmetries of morphology in paired elements of the skeleton of the Macaca mulatta metatarsals, which one of five metatarsals and which one of left and right metatarsals should be easily distinguished by their morphology of the proximal articular surface. But it＇s difficult to assess their sex differences in the metatarsals from non-meterial measurements of the proximal articular surface.