抬起眼睛在脸部肌肉形态在犬类动物
Courtney L Sexton1,2, Rui Diogo3, Francys Subiaul2,4
1Department of Population Health Sciences, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
Biology
|May 24, 2024
概括
狗的面部肌肉,如levator anguli occuli medialis (LAOM) 和 retractor anguli occuli lateralis (RAOL),与人为导向的沟通有关,这些肌肉并不仅仅是养狗的. 这表明这些特征可能不仅仅是人类繁殖的结果.
科学领域:
- 比较解剖学的比较解剖学
- 动物行为 动物行为
- 进化生物学 进化生物学
背景情况:
- 狗的面部肌肉进化与人类选择传达情感的特征有关.
- 狗表现出感知到的无助感,特别是通过眼睛表情,可以触发人类的护理反应.
- 这些表情所涉及的特定的面部肌肉 (levator anguli occuli medialis和收缩器 anguli occuli lateralis) 可能不仅限于家养狗.
研究的目的:
- 调查各种犬类物种中特定的面部肌肉 (LAOM和RAOL) 的存在.
- 确定这些肌肉是否涉及到人类指导的犬类沟通,是养犬 (Canis familiaris) 独有的.
主要方法:
- 预先的,定性粗体解剖评估.
- 对10个不同物种的犬类标本进行了检查.
主要成果:
- 这项研究发现,左侧眼角 (LAOM) 和左侧眼角 (RAOL) 肌肉存在于非化犬类物种中,而不仅仅是Canis familiaris.
- 这表明这些肌肉并不仅仅在养狗身上发现.
结论:
- 各种犬类中LAOM和RAOL肌肉的存在表明,它们不一定仅仅反映了人类养和繁殖的选择.
- 未来的研究应该包括对更多犬类物种的定量分析,并调查表面面部特征对犬类和物种间交流的影响.
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