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Department of Evolutionary Anthropology
104 Biological Sciences Building
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Durham, NC 27708-9976
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  • Jandy B Hanna

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor
  • Biological Sciences Building
  • Campus Box 90383
  • Office Hours: By appointment
  • Curriculum Vitae

  • Specialties

    • Primate Biology

  • Research Summary

    • Locomotion and functional morphology of the post-cranium, particularly in primates

  • Research Description

    My research primarily focuses on the comparative functional morphology, biomechanics, and physiology of locomotion using various experimental methods. I believe that experimental work is an integral part of functional morphological research because it allows in vivo testing of biomechanical models and hypotheses concerning the function of a particular trait. In addition, such in vivo tests allow for a stronger application of functional morphological models to the fossil record, ultimately aiding in a greater understanding of an organism’s evolutionary history. Primates, in particular, are an interesting group to study in regard to their locomotion because they exhibit several modes of locomotion unique among mammals, such as arm swinging and bipedalism. In addition, primates are the only mammalian group that exhibits movement in an arboreal environment over several orders of magnitude in body size, and the physical demands of this locomotor ecology, particularly at large body sizes, is an interesting area of study.

  • Current Projects

    Climbing energetics in primates, Climbing kinematics in lorises and Cheirogaleus medius, Climbing kinematics in chamaeleons and anoles, Ground running gaits in primates

  • Selected Publications

      • J.B. Hanna.
      • 2005.
      • Vertical climbing kinematics of lorises and Cheirogaleus medius.
      • Journal of Human Evolution
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      • Schmitt, D, Cartmill, M, Griffin, TM, Hanna, JB, and P Lemelin.
      • 2005.
      • Ground running gaits in primates.
      • Journal of Experimental Biology
      • .
      • Hanna, JB, Polk, JD, and D Schmitt.
      • 2005.
      • Foreimb and hindlimb forces in walking and galloping primates.
      • American Journal of Physical Anthropology
      • .
      • Schmitt, D and JB Hanna.
      • 2004.
      • Substrate alters forelimb to hindlimb peak force ratios in primates.
      • Journal of Human Evolution
      • 46:
      • 239-254
      • .
      Publication Description

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      • Vinyard, CJ and JB Hanna.
      • 2005.
      • Molar scaling in strepsirrhine primates.
      • Journal of Human Evolution
      • 49:
      • 241-269
      • .
      Publication Description

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