scholarly journals PRIMATA BESAR DI JAWA: SPESIMEN BARU GIGANTOPITHECUS DARI SEMEDO

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofwan Noerwidi

In 2014 there was found two "enigmatic" specimens of mandible, which named as Semedo 3417 and 3418. Both mandibles are morphologically similar but twice bigger than common primate’s jaw. In this research, we use morphology and morphometric analysis to determine the species identity and taxonomic position of those specimens. For comparison study we use some samples from Homo erectus (Java and China), Gigantopithecus (blacki and bilaspurensis), Australopithecines (robust and gracile). Based on morphology and morphometric characters on the mandible and teeth, it is concluded that Semedo specimen tends to be close to Gigantopithecus blacki. The discoveries of Gigantopithecus fossil in Java has implication on some research problem, especially regarding the adaptation pattern of this species which known only found at high latitudes environment. Furthermore this discovery has reinforced the perspective that tropical environment has a very high biodiversity, particularly on primate fossils.

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 141
Author(s):  
Sofwan Noerwidi ◽  
Siswanto Siswanto ◽  
Harry Widianto

In 2014 there was found two "enigmatic" specimens of mandible, which named as Semedo 3417 and 3418. Both mandibles are morphologically similar but twice bigger than common primate’s jaw. In this research, we use morphology and morphometric analysis to determine the species identity and taxonomic position of those specimens. For comparison study we use some samples from Homo erectus (Java and China), Gigantopithecus (blacki and bilaspurensis), Australopithecines (robust and gracile). Based on morphology and morphometric characters on the mandible and teeth, it is concluded that Semedo specimen tends to be close to Gigantopithecus blacki. The discoveries of Gigantopithecus fossil in Java has implication on some research problem, especially regarding the adaptation pattern of this species which known only found at high latitudes environment. Furthermore this discovery has reinforced the perspective that tropical environment has a very high biodiversity, particularly on primate fossils.


Author(s):  
Alexander Germanovich Selyukov ◽  
Ekaterina Vladimirovna Efremova ◽  
Svetlana Aleksandrovna Selyukova ◽  
Leonid Alexandrovich Shuman

The article presents the results of a production experiment with the embryos of Coregonus nasus, delivered at the Sobsk fish hatchery (settlement Kharp, YaNAO). The plant is taking compensatory measures to restore the number of valuable species of whitefishes in the Ob river basin. The purpose of our study was to increase the biological potential of juvenile broad whitefish for their subsequent release to the Ob river. At the last stage of the embryonic period, the embryos were treated with ultra-weak pulsed magnetic fields for several days. In the postembryonic period, the control and experimental juveniles of broad whitefish were fixed for subsequent morphometric and cytological-histological analysis. After conducting a morphometric analysis, we found that already at the early stages of the postembryonic period, the experimental larvae and fry exceeded the control ones in most parameters. Later, these differences persisted. At the same time, the juveniles of the experimental batch showed, as a rule, less variability of morphological characters. Also, the weight of the experimental fry before release to the Ob significantly exceeded the weight of the control fry. We calculated the degree of correlation of morphometric characters in juvenile broad whitefish of both parties in the process of rearing and found that during the first month the correlation of most parameters in the experimental juveniles was lower than in the control. However, with further development, the degree of relationship between the parameters in juveniles in the experiment increased and reached it in the control. Later, the allometric growth of the experimental juveniles began, which caused a decrease in the connection between some characters. We are discussing the features of the development of experimental juvenile fish; activation of its natural mechanisms of autorehabilitation by using weak physical factors. We explain the reasons for the stable, but insignificant differences between the experimental fish fry over the control treatment with an ultra-weak pulsed magnetic field at the last stages of embryogenesis, when the main organ systems are already formed. We conclude that this approach is advisable, starting with fertilization and early embryogenesis.


1998 ◽  
pp. 327-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. G. Maclennan ◽  
L. J. Lanzerotti ◽  
D. J. Thomson
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1986 ◽  
Vol 91 (A1) ◽  
pp. 375 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. J. Lanzerotti ◽  
C. G. Maclennan ◽  
L. V. Medford ◽  
D. L. Carpenter
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1989 ◽  
Vol 67 (10) ◽  
pp. 2376-2383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clifford W. Zeyl ◽  
Leslie A. Lowcock

Six morphometric characters and one meristic character were measured on 96 adult and 88 juvenile Ambystoma from Kelleys Island, where extensive hybridization involves three species. Canonical variates, discriminant functions, and size-constrained principal components analyses showed that A. laterale (represented only in hybrids on Kelleys Island), A. texanum, A. tigrinum, and A. laterale–texanum–tigrinum are distinguishable from each other and from a complex of hybrids involving A. texanum and A. laterale. Within the latter complex, different ploidies are not distinct morphologically. Introgression may explain isolated atypical individuals. Adults differ from juveniles in both size and shape, demonstrating allometry.


1989 ◽  
Vol 121 (12) ◽  
pp. 1103-1109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey A. Lockwood

AbstractMorphometric analysis of 16 body measurements of migratory and solitary Melanoplus sanguinipes (F.) and M. spretus (Walsh) was used to determine if M. spretus was, in fact, the migratory phase of M. sanguinipes. Migratory M. sanguinipes was found to be more similar to its own solitary phase than to M. spretus. Melanoplus spretus resembled migratory M. sanguinipes, but in 14 comparisons M. spretus differed significantly from both solitary and migratory M. sanguinipes. Despite the potential for environmental variation obscuring differences in morphology, the divergent morphometric characters of M. spretus and the phases of M. sanguinipes appear to justify the status of M. spretus as a true species.


2010 ◽  
Vol 211 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 4-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiujie Wu ◽  
Lynne A. Schepartz ◽  
Christopher J. Norton

1973 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 201 ◽  
Author(s):  
W Hartley

Maps are presented showing the world distributions of the subfamily Festucoideae and the tribe Festuceae, based on data on relative specific frequency derived from about 500 widely-distributed floras and floristic lists. The maps show many points of similarity and, especially in N. America, there is a very high correlation between the numbers of species of the subfamily and tribe in regional floras. Both the Festucoideae and the Festuceae attain their highest relative specific frequency in high latitudes or at high altitudes. There is a strong negative correlation between high specific frequency and midsummer temperature in the flora of the United States, and evidence of a similar, though less marked, relationship in other regions. The effect of rainfall is not apparent in the distribution maps. Regions of high relative specific frequency of the tribes Agrostideae, Aveneae, Stipeae, and Triticeae are mapped, and discussed in relation to climate. In their geographical relationships, the tribes studied fall into two groups, viz. (1) Agrostideae, Aveneae, and Festuceae; (2) Stipeae and Triticeae. The significance of the distribution patterns is discussed in relation to the evolutionary development of the subfamily Festucoideae and its constituent tribes. The phytogeographical evidence supports the view that each tribe is monophyletic, with the exception of the Aveneae (sensu str.), which is well developed in regions of diverse climate. A strongly developed enclave of high relative specific frequency of Festuceae in part of south-eastern Europe, which shows no obvious relationship to climate, is interpreted as evidence for the occurrence of a cycle of secondary evolution of the tribe in this region.


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