性别偏差的采样可能会影响Homo naledi牙大小的变化
Lucas K Delezene1, Jeremiah E Scott2, Joel D Irish3
1Department of Anthropology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 72701, USA; Centre for the Exploration of the Deep Human Journey, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, WITS, 2050, South Africa.
Journal of human evolution
|January 24, 2024
概括
在Homo naledi化石样本显示异常低的变化. 这项研究表明,性别偏差的抽样,其中一个性别的代表性不足,可能解释了Homo naledi牙中这种较低的表型变异.
科学领域:
- 古人类学古人类学.
- 灵长类古生物学
- 人类进化人类进化
背景情况:
- 古人类学中的分类学辩论往往源于人类化石组合中的高变异性,这表明多种物种.
- 来自Rising Star洞穴系统的Homo naledi化石组合显示了显著的低骨变异,促使人们对其原因进行调查.
研究的目的:
- 调查性别偏差采样是否可以解释Homo naledi牙样本中观察到的低表型变异.
- 将Homo naledi牙的变异与现存的原始人类牙样本进行比较.
主要方法:
- 计算了Homo naledi牙的变化系数.
- 将这些系数与八个现存的人类样本的系数进行了比较.
- 采用重新抽样程序来模拟化石样本大小内的各种性别比率.
主要成果:
- 发现四个特定的Homo naledi牙位置 (I2,M1,P4,M1) 的变化异常低.
- 这种低差异表明,一个性别可能在牙科样本中表现不佳或不存在.
结论:
- 性别偏差采样是对Homo naledi组合的某些方面较低的表型变异的合理解释.
- 建议进行进一步的研究,包括古代DNA或质蛋白质组分析,以证实这一点.
- 强调在化石集合中考虑语音学因素和采样偏差的重要性.
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