ANP 120 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Quadrupedalism, Insectivore, Frugivore

• School: Stony Brook University
• Department: Biological Anthropology
• Course: ANP 120
• Professor: gabrielle Russo

Document Summary

Study online at quizlet. com/_3sgzeh: cusps bumps on teeth, dietary strategies, insectivory, frugivory, folivory, omnivory, gummivory, enamel. Derived innovations that first evolved in the common ancestor of group in question, example nails: frugivory, evolutionary advantage to territoriality, forelimb suspension, general rules for diet, general rules for locomotion, general rules for niches, hired-gun. Hypothesis: insectivory, defend resources in territory (fruit) for reproducing females, defending female mates (for males) Females associate with familiar males to prevent harassment from other males. Any primate below 500g tends to be insectivorous if above frug or folivorous: monogamy (pair bonding, polyandry - marmosets and tamarins, polygyny - gorillas, polygynandry - chimps, arboreal quadrupedalism. Bring center of mass closer: benefits of sociality, big body, resource defense model, predation defense model (deter, dilute, detect) Relatively low metabolism, food quality is flexible: biological. Study of humans as biological organisms often from evolutionary perspective: bipedalism.