Chapter 2 Flashcards
In the order primates, what are the two suborders?
Prosimii and anthropoidea
What are the alternative suborders in the order primates?
Strepsirhini - loris and lemurs
Haplorhini - all monkeys, including humans and tarsiers
In the suborder prosimii, what are the three infraorders?
Lemuriformes (all lemurs)
Lorisiformes (all lorises and galagos)
Tarsiiformes (all tarsiers)
In the suborder anthropoidea, what are the two infraorders?
Catarrhini (Old world monkeys, apes & humans)
Platyrrhini (New world monkeys)
In the infraorder Catarrhini, what are the two superfamilies?
Cercopithecoidea (all old world monkeys)
Hominoidea (apes and humans)
In the superfamily cercopithecoidea, what is the family?
Cercopithecidae (all old world monkeys)
In the family cercopithecidae, what are the two subfamilies?
Cercopithecinae (baboons, macaques, guenons, etc.)
Colobinae (colobus species, langurs)
In the superfamily hominoidea, what are the three families?
Hylobatidae (gibbons and siamang)
Pongidae (great apes)
Homonidae (humans)
In the subfamily pongidae, what are the three genera?
Pongo, Gorilla, Pan
Within the subfamily pongidae, what are the four genus-species?
Pongo Pygmaues (orangutans - 2 sub species) Gorilla Gorilla (3 subspecies) Pan troglodytes (chimpanzees - 3 sub species) Pan paniscus (bonobos)
In the family homonidae, what is its genus species?
Homo sapien
In the infraorder Platyrrhini, what is its superfamily?
Ceboidea
In the superfamily ceboidea, what are its five families?
Pitheciidae (Sakis, uakari) Aotidae (owl monkeys) Calltrichidae (marmosets and tamarins) Atelidae (howlers, spider monkeys and muriquis) Cebidae (squirrel monkeys, capuchins)
What is the name of the principle that describes larger animals to have lower BMR, and smaller ones to have higher BMR relative to body size?
Jarman/Bell Principle; explains that larger animals require lower quality food and have lower BMR relative to smaller animals. Brains smaller in larger animals.
What is the difference between allometric and isometric scaling?
Allometric growth involves disproportionate growth of 2 variables whereas isometric growth involves equal growth