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Digitization of the Nissen–Riesen chimpanzee radiological growth series
Author(s) -
Thompson Nathan E.,
Ahmed Lameesah,
Celebi Taner B.,
Coopee Zachary S.,
Koll Nikki,
Rubinstein Danielle,
Saunders Megan A.,
Anemone Robert L.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
evolutionary anthropology: issues, news, and reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1520-6505
pISSN - 1060-1538
DOI - 10.1002/evan.21836
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , normative , digitization , set (abstract data type) , data set , term (time) , longitudinal data , biology , computer science , artificial intelligence , epistemology , data mining , paleontology , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics , computer vision , programming language
Longitudinal morphological growth data of apes are incredibly difficult to obtain. Long life histories, combined with practical and ethical issues of obtaining such long‐term data have resulted in few longitudinal data sets in chimpanzees of known chronological ages. One classic, long‐term growth study of chimpanzees was that of Drs Nissen and Riesen initiated at the Yale Laboratories of Primate Biology in 1939. Through that study, whole‐body radiological images were taken on a regular basis from a “normative” group of chimpanzees from birth to adulthood. Here we have digitized the known remaining radiographs from that growth study, many of which are deteriorating, and uploaded the data set to the free, online database MorphoSource. The database comprises 3,568 X‐ray images of 15 of the 16 chimpanzee subjects in the normative group and 1 individual from an experimental group. Herein, we briefly review the historical context of this study and specific details of the data set.