Haplorhini, Catarihini Flashcards
Hapllori, Catarihini characteristics (2)
1) Flat nose
2) Dental teeth like ours 2.1.2.3
Hapllori, Catarihini two Super Families
1) Cercopithecoidea
2) Homimidae
Hapllori, Catarihini, Cercopthecidoidea characteristics
1) Single births - no twins
2) Some are terrestrial
3) Often sexually dimorphic
4) Bamboons. Macaques, Guenons
Hapllori, Catarihini, Cercopthecidoidea, Cercopithecinae characteristics (5)
1) All Diarnal - fits with haplorihni lifestyle
2) Have Ischial Callosties - but callouses
3) Cheek pouches
4) Sexual dimorphism
5) Sexual Swelling
Hapllori, Catarihini, Cercopthecidoidea, Cercopithecinae - why are cheek pouches so important (3)
1) Reduces risk of predator risk due to food stores
2) Breaks down starchy foods in mouth - high quantities of A-amalyase in mouth
What does sexual swelling indicate
ovulation and a signal for reproduction
hHapllori, Catarihini, Cercopthecidoidea, Cercopithecinae - Papionini Baboons (5)
1) Terrestrial but will sleep in trees
2) Live in MANY habitats
3) Sexual swelling
4) Re-adopted long snouts (unique)
5) ALL species have sexual dimorphism
Hapllori, Catarihini, Cercopthecidoidea 3 common names
1) Papionini Baboons
2) Papionini Macaques
3) Papionini Guenons
haplorihini, Catarihini, Cercopthecidoidea, Cercopithecinae - Papionini Macaques (5)
1) Arboreal and terrestrial
2) Succesful because many can adapt to anthropogenic
(human caused) change
3) Varibale habitats
Hapllorihini, Catarihini, Cercopthecidoidea, Cercopithecinae - Papionini Gelados (2)
1) Sexual swelling in chest
2) Sexual swelling on chest
Hapllorihini, Catarihini, Cercopthecidoidea, Cercopithecinae - Tribe Cercopithecinae Vervet / Green monkeys (2)
1) Have blue balls that indicate their sexually superior even though they got blue balls - blue balls is good in the jungle
2) Seen as pest lol
Hapllorihini, Catarihini, Cercopthecidoidea, Cercopithecinae - Tribe Cercopithecina - Patas Monkeys (3)
1) Fastest primate 55 km / h WTF
2) Omnivorous of course
3) High Sexual dimorphism
