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UNCW Physical Anthro Class: Primates Quiz Study Cards
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 2
11/14/2010

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Primates
Definition
Prosimians (lemurs, lorises, tarsiers) and Simians (monkeys, apes)
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Grasping hands
Definition
opposition grips, power, pinch, oblique, hook, palm up, palm down
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Heterodontic Dentition
Definition
teeth are of various shapes. incisors, canines, premolars, molars. 2-1-2-3 in humans, apes, and old world monkeys
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primate dental formulae
Definition
New world monkeys: 2-1-3-2 or 2-1-3-3. old world monkeys, humans and apes are 2-1-2-3
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Body size and sexual dimorphism
Definition
polygynous species, larger species, terrestrial species, and frugivores are more sexually dimorphic than other monogamous, arboreal, smaller, foliverous species such as New World monkeys
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strepsirhines
Definition
(lemurs, loris) central Africa, Madagascar, Indonesian islands
concentrate on olfaction
nocturnal
lack complex behavior
brain size small relative to body mass; faster developing primate little selection for cognitive ability
nose connected to upper lip and ginvigal tissue; limits facial expressions
tooth comb
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tarsiers
Definition
carnivorous and insectivorous
nocturnal
evolved independently
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haplorhini
Definition
dry nosed, prosimian tarsiers and true simians (humans, apes, old world and new world monkeys) primary sense is vision, larger brain to body ratio, great facial expression range, specialized feet
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ceboidea
Definition
new world monkeys, prehensile tails 2-1-3-3
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Cercopithecoidea
Definition
old world monkeys; 2-1-2-3 matrilineal
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K selected species
Definition
humans, apes, etc have longer life spans, less young. r selected is opposite like bugs and bacteria
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pongidae
Definition
great apes; orangutan, chimpanzee, eastern and western lowland gorillas. omniverous but mostly vegetarian
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