Primate Ecology: Locomotion Flashcards
1
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Types of Primate Locomotion
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Suspension - brachiation
Arboreal - vertical clinging/leaping, grasping, quadrupedal
Terrestrial - quadrupedal, knuckle-walking, bipedal
2
Q
Adaptations for Locomotion
A
- in hands and feet
- in tail
- in shoulders
3
Q
Locomotion can be understood in terms of ecology
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This is related to characteristics of their environments: Habitat - savanna vs rainforest
Competition - birds and bats
Predators - leopards, raptor birds, snakes, etc…
4
Q
Ecology (as defined by Ernest Haeckel 1868)
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“The total relations of the animal to both its organic and inorganic environments”
