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| Haplorhini includes (NOTHA, no L) |
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Definition
| NWL, Tarsiers, Humans and Apes. |
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| Haplorhini characteristics |
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Definition
-diurnal
-hairless heels (friction) |
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Definition
-only one genus (Tarsier)
-dry nose
-carnivore
-largest eyes:body size ratio
-solitary (nayou), but some live in pairs.
-no tooth comb
-unlike strepsirhines, no tapetum lucidum (reflective eyes at night) |
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Term
| Haplorhini - NWM and OWM and Apes (no tariers); "higher primates". |
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Definition
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Definition
-found in the Americas (central and south)
-many have PREHENSILE tales (like an extra arm)
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-got there by rafting? |
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Term
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Definition
-Sakis and Uakaris
-no sexual dimorphism
-monogamy (sakis) and/or fission-fusion families (uakaris) |
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Term
| Subfamily Aotinae (genus Aotus) |
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Definition
-owl/night monkey
-monochromatic vision
-males care for offspring
-monogamous groups |
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Term
| Subfamily Cebinae - Squirrel monkeys (genus Saimari) |
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Definition
-Sexually dimorphic
-females have pseudo-penis to show dominance over smaller monkeys.
-colour vision varies by sex
-used in pet trade, medical research and space. |
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| Subfamily Cebinae - Capuchins (genus Cebus) |
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Definition
-sexually dimorphic
-multi-male/multi-female groups
-diverse diet
-semi-prehensile tails
-brainy tool users
-"organ grinder monkey"
-used in assisted living |
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Term
| Subfamily Callitrichinae - Marmosets and Tamarins |
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Definition
-Smallest Monkeys(100-1000g)
-claw-like nails
-insects and gum
-Tufts (mustaches or on heads)
-phyletic dwarfing (evolutionary dwarfing)
-monogamous or polyandrous (one female, 2+ males)
-twins are common
-males care of offspring
-territorial
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Definition
-Goeldi's monkey
-smallest "cebid"
-very similar to callithruchinae |
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Definition
-Spider monkeys, woolly monkeys, muriquis
-largest NWM
-prehensile tails
-locomotion and anatomy similar to apes
-diverse diets |
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Term
| Subfamily Atelinae - Muriquis |
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Definition
-Brazilian atlantic coast forests
-Largest NWM (10kg)
-folivores
-live in flexible, fission-fusion communities
-promiscuous mating
-sperm competition (enlarged testes) |
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Term
| Subfamily Alouttinae - Howling monkeys |
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Definition
-mexico, c. and s. america
-large (6-10 kg)
-folivorous diet
-fairly slow/inactive (energy reduction strategy)
-howls! (territorial) |
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