Body Weights of Adult Vervet Monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops) at Four Sites in Kenya

Turner, Trudy R.; Anapol, Fred; Jolly, Clifford J.

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“…Most cercopithecoid male primates range from about 30 -80% larger than females in body mass. Body mass differences between males and females are often characterized as species-specific traits, but there is good evidence for biologically meaningful subspecific variation in body mass dimorphism in some species (Turner et al, 1994(Turner et al, , 1997Smith and Jungers, 1997;Plavcan and van Schaik, 1997b;Jones et al, 2000).…”

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“…Populations and subspecies can differ in dimorphism from one to another. Turner et al (1994Turner et al ( , 1997 demonstrated that Cercopithecus aethiops populations from different parts of Kenya differed significantly in body mass dimorphism, largely as a result of changes in female body mass. Females from areas showing higher average rainfall showed greater body mass than those from drier areas.…”

Section: Correlated Responsementioning

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Sexual dimorphism in primate evolution

Plavcan

2001

Am. J. Phys. Anthropol.

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Sexual dimorphism is a pervasive phenomenon among anthropoid primates. Comparative analyses over the past 30 years have greatly expanded our understanding of both variation in the expression of dimorphism among primates, and the underlying causes of sexual dimorphism. Dimorphism in body mass and canine tooth size is familiar, as is pelage and "sex skin" dimorphism. More recent analyses are documenting subtle differences in the pattern of skeletal dimorphism among primates. Comparative analyses have corroborated the sexual selection hypotheses, and have provided a more detailed understanding of the relationship between sexual selection, natural selection, and mating systems in primates. A clearer picture is emerging of the relative contribution of various selective and nonselective mechanisms in the evolution and expression of dimorphism. Most importantly, recent studies have shown that dimorphism is the product of changes in both male and female traits. Developmental studies demonstrate the variety of ontogenetic pathways that can lead to dimorphism, and provide additional insight into the selective mechanisms that influence dimorphism throughout the lifetime of an animal. Evidence from the fossil record suggests that dimorphism probably evolved in parallel twice, and the dimorphism in some extinct hominoids probably exceeded that of any living primate. Our advances in understanding the behavioral/ecological correlates of dimorphism in living primates have not improved our ability to reconstruct social systems in extinct species on the basis of dimorphism alone, beyond the inference of polygyny or intense male-male competition. However, our understanding of the behavioral/ecological correlates of growth and development, and of the expression of dimorphism as a function of separate changes in male and female traits, offers great potential for inferring evolutionary changes in behavior over time

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Section: Body Mass Dimorphismmentioning

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Section: Correlated Responsementioning

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Sexual dimorphism in primate evolution

Plavcan

2001

Am. J. Phys. Anthropol.

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191

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“…Several students went on to illustrious careers in primatology, social anthropology, and related fields, and although I believe only one project immediately yielded publishable results (Shipman & Phillips-Conroy 1977) . Trudy and I later collaborated on a project in which she trapped and sampled vervets throughout Kenya , Turner et al 1994, Turner et al 1997, Whitten et al 1998, Anapol et al 2005, and she has since gone on to build a rich data set documenting the species across Africa.…”

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A Life in Evolutionary Anthropology

Jolly

2016

Annu. Rev. Anthropol.

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I am delighted to contribute this career piece, although there are many other aged physical anthropologists who are more distinguished! I have tried to avoid duplicating another retrospective rumination ( Jolly 2009) while describing personal academic experiences over the past 60 years or so. This is not a CV; I have concentrated on my main research themes, omitting some academic byways, teaching, textbooks, and edited volumes. The account is punctuated with opinionated comments, mostly on physical anthropology, but sometimes, rashly, on other anthropological specialties. It begins early, because my professional interests have deep roots, and finishes with a speculation about the future of physical anthropology, and anthropology in general, in the coming genomic age. BONES, BLOOD, AND BABOONSA career's evolution, like that of a species, is a combination of heritage, adaptation, and luck. I sometimes wonder if my thinking was molded in infancy by Beatrix Potter, whose wonderfully delineated rabbits, mice, and foxes are at once true to their species and also recognizable human characters. Perhaps Mr. Tod and Squirrel Nutkin instilled the propensity to blur the line between the human and nonhuman, and see the continuities and commonalities among species, that underlies the evolutionary worldview. Be that as it may, I cannot remember a time when natural history was not a consuming interest. I grew up with access to a biologically rich estuarine shore and countryside not yet totally disfigured by housing estates and golf courses. Unpolluted ponds held newts and sticklebacks that were fair game for an urchin with a homemade net to take home and observe in improvised aquaria. London was also accessible, offering museums and, especially, the Zoo. Mandrills and lemurs, Piltdown Man, and "Ginger," the British Museum's predynastic mummy, became old friends of mine. I have two other very early memories. One is of a documentary sponsored by the South African government, presumably to stimulate British immigration. The political message was lost on an eight-year-old, but the traditional Bantu dancers ignited an indelible curiosity about other cultures, especially African. The other memory concerns a story written by Louis Leakey and illustrated by Mary Leakey, which featured a lively bunch of prehistoric humans hunting giant baboons in Kenya (Leakey 1950).In high school, I experienced very little hard science and no formal biology. These I do not miss, but I have often regretted my ignorance of mathematics beyond elementary algebra. One unforgettable influence was my first form history master, who, firmly rejecting a syllabus beginning in 1066, introduced us to prehistory and human evolution. He illustrated his lessons with stone tools personally collected in France and England. Some of these doubtless originated from fouilles interdites, but the inspiration of generations of 11-year-olds surely excused it. Happily lacking either aptitude or enthusiasm for sports, I spent weekends with like-minded friends: bird-watch...

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“…Monkeys were classified as adult (large and potentially breeding animals, body mass > 4.5 kg); sub-adult (smaller than adults, but otherwise similar to adults 3-4.5 kg) and juvenile (smaller than the sub-adults, 1.5-2.9 kg). Turner et al (1994) calculated the mean mass of wild adult vervet monkeys in Kenya and reported a mean of 2.98 kg for females and 4.28 kg for males, but studies of animals in captivity reported higher masses of 3.59-5.16 kg as typical for adults (eg Rowell and Richards 1979).…”

Section: Morphological Comparisonmentioning

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“…The morphological data obtained during the current study do not providing any motivation for the continued separation of vervet monkeys originating from the Former Transvaal, KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape regions of South Africa. However, failure to allow for sexual dimorphism (Turner et al 1994(Turner et al , 1997 during our morphological analysis may have resulted in slightly biassed results. The genetic results derived from allozyme data presents a dichotomy.…”

Section: Management Of Captive Vervet Monkeys From Distant Geographicmentioning

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Regional genetic variability among South African vervet monkeyChlorocebus aethiops populations

Grobler¹,

Matlala²

2002

Acta Theriol

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2002. Regional genetic variability among South African vervet monkey Chlorocebus aethiops populations. Acta Theriologica 47: 113-124.A South African rehabilitation centre for illegally kept vervet monkeys Chlorocebus aethiops Linnaeus, 1758 required an evaluation of the genetic status of vervet monkeys, to determine whether animals from different geographical areas may be mixed. We studied animals originating from three geographical regions and used biochemical genetic and morphological approaches to address this question. The most prominent trend from allozyme data was derived from the locus Prt-2 (an unspecified serum protein), where each of the three populations could be characterised by the absence or presence of unique alleles. Nevertheless, statistical coefficients indicated little genetic divergence, with genetic distance values of 0.001-0.003 and an overall fixation index value of 0.046. Average heterozygosity did not differ appreciably among populations (2.5-3.3%). The morphological study identified suitable traits, free from the influence of growth allometry, that can be used for inter-population comparisons. No significant morphological differences between con-specific populations were however found. It is concluded that vervet monkeys from the species' wider distribution range is relatively monotypic, but that monkeys from different geographical areas should not be unduly mixed, pending the results of finer grained molecular studies.

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Body Weights of Adult Vervet Monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops) at Four Sites in Kenya

Cited by 19 publications

References 4 publications

Sexual dimorphism in primate evolution

Sexual dimorphism in primate evolution

A Life in Evolutionary Anthropology

Regional genetic variability among South African vervet monkeyChlorocebus aethiops populations

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