Worldwide savanna monkey (Chlorocebus spp.) body measures

Objectives: Direct comparative work in morphology and growth on widely dispersed wild primate taxa is rarely accomplished, yet critical to understanding ecogeographic variation, plastic local varia- tion in response to human impacts, and variation in patterns of growth and sexual dimorphism. We investigated population variation in morphology and growth in response to geographic variables (i.e., latitude, altitude), climatic variables (i.e., temperature and rainfall), and human impacts in the vervet monkey (Chlorocebus spp.). Methods: We trapped over 1,600 wild vervets from across Sub-Saharan A... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Schmitt, Christopher A.
Turner, Trudy R.
Danzy Cramer, Jennifer
Lorenz, Joseph
Grobler, J. Paul
Jolly, Clifford J.
Freimer, Nelson B.
Dokumenttyp: other
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Schlagwörter: Chlorocebus / Chlorocebus aethiops / Chlorocebus pygerythrus / Chlorocebus sabaeus / growth / life history / Vervet Monkey / African green monkey / Grivet / Bergmann's rule / Allen's rule / Rensch's Rule / Chlorocebus hilgerti
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Link(s) : https://zenodo.org/record/5540326

Objectives: Direct comparative work in morphology and growth on widely dispersed wild primate taxa is rarely accomplished, yet critical to understanding ecogeographic variation, plastic local varia- tion in response to human impacts, and variation in patterns of growth and sexual dimorphism. We investigated population variation in morphology and growth in response to geographic variables (i.e., latitude, altitude), climatic variables (i.e., temperature and rainfall), and human impacts in the vervet monkey (Chlorocebus spp.). Methods: We trapped over 1,600 wild vervets from across Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean, and compared measurements of body mass, body length, and relative thigh, leg, and foot length in four well-represented geographic samples: Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, and St. Kitts & Nevis. Results: We found significant variation in body mass and length consistent with Bergmann's Rule in adult females, and in adult males when excluding the St. Kitts & Nevis population, which was more sexually dimorphic. Contrary to Rensch's Rule, although the South African population had the largest average body size, it was the least dimorphic. There was significant, although very small, variation in all limb segments in support for Allen's Rule. Females in high human impact areas were heavier than those with moderate exposures, while those in low human impact areas were lighter; human impacts had no effect on males. Conclusions: Vervet monkeys appear to have adapted to local climate as predicted by Bergmann's and, less consistently, Allen's Rule, while also responding in predicted ways to human impacts. To better understand deviations from predicted patterns will require further comparative work in vervets. ; Along with the ReadMe file (in Excel format), which describes all variables in the dataset, there is also an html file with R code used for analyses in the publication which will be uploaded to accompany the dataset. Funding provided by: National Science FoundationCrossref Funder Registry ID: ...