Research Team
Principal Investigators (PIs)
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James Cheverud – cheverud(at)pcg.wustl.edu Professor of Anatomy and Anthropology, WUSTL |
Joan Richtsmeier – jta10(at)psu.edu Professor of Biological Anthropology, PSU |
Jeff Rogers – jrogers(at)darwin.sfbr.org Scientist Department of Genetics, SFBR |
Alan Walker – axw8(at)psu.edu Evan Pugh Professor in Biological Anthropology and Biology, PSU |
Kenneth Weiss – KenWeiss(at)psu.edu Evan Pugh Professor in Biological Anthropology and Genetics, PSU |
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Anne Buchanan – AnneBuchanan(at)psu.edu Senior Research Scientist, PSU |
Neus Martinez Abadias – nxm29(at)psu.edu Postdoctoral Researcher, PSU |
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Matt Chimera – mdc5027(at)psu.edu Undergraduate Student, PSU |
Chris Percival – cjp216(at)psu.edu Ph.D. Student, PSU |
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Brenda Frazier – bcf134(at)psu.edu Ph.D. Student, PSU |
Megan Rogers – mar450(at)psu.edu Ph.D. Student, PSU |
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Yann Heuzé – yuh15(at)psu.edu Postdoctoral Researcher, PSU |
Charles Roseman – croseman(at)uiuc.edu Assistant Professor, University of Illinois |
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Charles Hildebolt – hildeboltc(at)mir.wustl.edu Professor, WUSTL |
Tim Ryan – tmr21(at)psu.edu Assistant Professor, PSU |
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Nina Jablonski – ngj2(at)psu.edu Head, Department of Anthropology, PSU |
Scott Schwartz – sxs974(at)psu.edu Undergraduate Student, PSU |
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Kazuhiko Kawasaki – kuk2(at)psu.edu Research Associate, PSU |
Satama Sirivunnabood – szs194(at)psu.edu Ph.D. Student and Data Manager, PSU |
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Katie Kim – mik5104(at)psu.edu Undergraduate Student, PSU |
Mark Shriver – mds17(at)psu.edu Professor, PSU |
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Brian Lambert – bwl1(at)psu.edu Programming/Software Development, PSU |
Fred Spoor – f.spoor(at)ucl.ac.uk Professor, University College London |
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Julia Lee – yjl5002(at)psu.edu Undergraduate Student, PSU |
John Starbuck – jms1043(at)psu.edu Ph.D. Student, PSU |
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Denise Liberton – dkl130(at)psu.edu Ph.D. Student, PSU |
Kat Willmore – kew20(at)psu.edu Postdoctoral Researcher, PSU |
Research Institutions
Washington University in St. Louis
Publications
Kazuhiko, K, Buchanan, A.V., Weiss, K.M. 2009. Bimoineralization in Humans: Making the Hard Choices in Life. AAnnu. Rev. Genet. 43:119-142.[ABSTRACT] [PDF]
Willmore, K.E., Roseman, C.C., Rogers, J., Cheverud, J.M., Richtsmeier, J.T. 2009b. Comparison of Mandibular Phenotypic and Genetic Integration between Baboon and Mouse. Evolutionary Biology. 36: 19-36.[ABSTRACT] [PDF]
Willmore, K.E., Roseman, C.C., Rogers, J., Richtsmeier, J.T., Cheverud, J.M. 2009a. Genetic Variation in Baboon Craniofacial Sexual Dimorphism. Evolution. 63-3: 799-806.[ABSTRACT] [PDF]
Pavlicev, M., Wagner, G.P., Cheverud, J.M. 2009b. Measuring evolutionary constraints through the dimensionality of the phenotype: Adjusted bootstrap method to estimate rank of phenotypic covariance matrices. Evolutionary Biology. 36: 339-353.[ABSTRACT] [PDF]
Pavlicev, M., Cheverud, J.M., Wagner, G.P. 2009a. Measuring morphological integration using eigenvalue variance. Evolutionary Biology. 36: 157-170.[ABSTRACT] [PDF]
Buchanan, AV, S Sholtis, JT Richtsmeier, KM Weiss. 2009 What are genes ‘for’ or where are traits ‘from’? What is the question? Bioessays. 31:198-208. [ABSTRACT] [PDF]
Weiss, K.M., Buchanan, A.V. 2009. The cooperative genome: organisms as social contracts. International Journal of Developmental Biology. 53: 753-763.[ABSTRACT] [PDF]
Roseman, C.C., Kenney-Hunt, J.P., Cheverud, J.M. 2009c. Phenotypic integration without modularity: Testing hypotheses about the distribution of pleiotropic quantitative trait loci in a continuous space. Evolutionary Biology. 36: 282-291[ABSTRACT] [PDF]
Meeting Presentations and Abstracts
Rogers, J., Cheverud, J., Joganic, J., Willmore, K., Richtsmeier, J., Roseman, C. 2009. Quantitative genetic analysis of primate cranial morphology: Cayo Santiago and beyond. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 138(S48): 223.[ABSTRACT] [PDF]
Cheverud, J., Schmitz, A., Roseman, C. 2009. Parallel evolution of papionin craniofacial morphology. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 138(S48): 105.[ABSTRACT] [PDF]
Percival, C., Chimera, M., Kim, M., Kenney-Hunt, J., Conley, A., O’Connor, C., Roseman, C., Cheverud, J., Richtsmeier, J. 2009. A study of 2D landmark data accuracy in representing 3D mouse skull form. American Journal of Anthropology. 138(S48): 209.[ABSTRACT] [PDF]
Willmore KE, Lawson HA, Roseman CC, Rogers J, Cox LA, Mahaney MC, Cheverud JM, and Richtsmeier JT. 2008. Comparison of phenotypic and genetic integration between mouse and baboon. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 135(S46): 224. [ABSTRACT]
Percival C, Hill CA, Sun M, Wang Y, Jabs EW, and Richtsmeier JT. 2008. Phenotypic variation within and between ‘genetically homogeneous’ mouse litters. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 135(S46): 170. [ABSTRACT] [POSTER]
Hill C. 2007. Three-dimensional analysis of temporal bone pneumatization patterns in olive baboons. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 132(S44): 129. [ABSTRACT]
Lawson HA, Hardison R, King D, Martin J, Miller W, and Weiss K. 2007. Examining polymorphism and divergence in non-coding features of craniofacial genes. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 132(S44): 152. [ABSTRACT]
Richtsmeier JT, Weiss KM, Buchanan A, Walker A, Jablonski N, Frazier BC, Willmore KE, Lawson H, Yan P, Hill CA, Roseman CC, Cheverud JM, Falk D, Hildebolt CF, and Rogers J. 2007. Developmental genetic basis of primate craniofacial variation and human origins. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 132(S44): 198. [ABSTRACT]
Roseman CC, Willmore KE, Richtsmeier JT, Rogers J, Weiss KM, Walker A, Hildebolt CF, and Cheverud JM. 2007. The genetic basis of phenotypic integration in baboon and mouse craniomandibular morphology with implications for human cranial evolution. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 132(S44): 202. [ABSTRACT]
Willmore KE, Roseman CC, Cheverud JM, Frazier BC, Rogers J, Weiss KM, Walker A, Hildebolt CF, and Richtsmeier JT. 2007. Genetic and phenotypic variation in craniofacial dimorphism in baboons. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 132(S44): 251. [ABSTRACT]
Lawson HA, Lesk AM, Miller W, and Weiss KM. 2006. A comparative genomics approach to primate craniofacial evolution. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 129(S42): 119. [ABSTRACT]
Funding Agencies
Available Data
All of the primary data collected for our project, including the CT scan images of the baboons and mice will be made available to the broader research community upon request. Inquiries regarding the availability of various data sets can be sent to Dr. Joan Richtsmeier.