ANTH 1001 Chapter : Anth 1001 Unit 2
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Different kinds of primates (correspond to taxonomic categories) Taxonomy: proposed changes: name changes in primate suborders. Moves tarsiers (recognizes the molecular similarities rather than: reclassification of the great apes (family names): anatomical similarities) Descriptive researchers would go into the field and describe the groups that they saw (1920s-1940s) Jane goodall went into the field untrained and uneducated; took her 18 months before a group of chimpanzees would stop running away from her; first long term observational researcher. Dian fossey studied mountain gorillas; controversial because she was a conversationalist who brought out poaching to the public and was murdered. Behavioral ecology the study of the relationship between the environment and behavior. Sociobiology the study of the relationship between genetics and behavior. Five digits at the end of each limb. Prehensile (grasping or manipulating), opposable thumbs and toes. Enhanced nerve endings in finger and toe tips.
