ANTHR-140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Sunda Slow Loris, Slow Loris, Galago
24 Sep 2020
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Strepsirrhini (or strepsirhini) the wet nose primates that exhibit several primitive primate traits. This group consists of lemurs, lorisies, and galagos. Haplorrhines these guys are the dry nosed primates (this includes the platyrrhines and catarrhines) This group consists of tarsiers, monkeys, and apes. Platyrrhines are the flat nosed primates. New world monkeys that exhibit large brains, social groups, and prehensile traits. Catarrhines include the old world monkeys and apes. They have large brains, live in social groups, and exhibit high intelligence. Primate behavior ecology seeks to understand primate behavior in terms of the interplay between a species biology and its interactions with its environment. Body size, diet, ranging behavior, home range size, and activity patterns. Primate socioecology seeks to understand primate social behavior and group dynamics within the context of the group"s local ecology. Which sex is dominate, which sex leaves the group, is dominance hierarchy relaxed or strict (what types of foods do they eat)
