ANTH 1120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Trichromacy, Strepsirrhini, New World Monkey
28 Oct 2016
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In captivity, often to test intelligence (e. g. washo, the chimpanzee) In the natural environment (e. g. jane goodall"s work with chimpanzees or dian. One way in which different classes of primates differ amongst themselves: primates have 4 different types: incisors, canines, molars, the dental arcade has a unique shape in humans. Taxonomy the term used to identify and distinguish primates are changing due to molecular biology and cladistics. the current classi cation can be seen in figure 5. 1. Suborders: the order of primates is divided into two suborders, strepsirrhini and. Are characterized by the term wet nose", a wet patch called the rhinarium; this includes longer snouts and a better olfactory sense. Strepsirrhines upper lips are xed to their noses and are split. Like dogs and cats they produce their own vitamin c (human gene producers have been disabled by mutation) They possess a ring of bone surrounding the eardrum that is detached from the skull.
