Investigating the Relationship Between Primate Diet and Innervation Using diceCT
The Graduate Research Series in Anthropology will be hosting Caitlin Yoakum, a doctoral candidate in the biological anthropology program here in the U of A's Department of Anthropology, for a lecture at 6 p.m. today, Thursday, Oct. 24, in Discovery Hall 505.
Yoakum will talk about investigating the relationship between primate diet and innervation using diceCT.
Yoakum has spent the last three years refining diceCT methods using fully fleshed heads of various species. This work allows researchers to view the internal soft-tissue structures of a specimen without having to use destructive sampling or dissection methods.
The goal of her project is to establish if there is a relationship between the soft-tissue structures that we see in the mouth and teeth to the diet that a particular animal is consuming.
If you are interested in learning about biological anthropology, 3D data visualization, and primate dietary habits, come join us!
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Samuel Martin, president, Graduate Research Series in Anthropology
Department of Anthropology
954-551-1271,
sam050@email.uark.edu
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