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Primate Vocabulary Flashcards

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New World

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North, Central, and South America

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dominance

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the ability to intimidate others

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control animal

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an animal that performs the set of roles associated with alpha status in macaques

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avoidance

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voluntary surrender of space or possessions, ignored by the reciever

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primiparous

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a female who has had only one infant

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coalition

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alliance of several animals for joint action

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tumescence

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swelling

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branch shake

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a violent display in which the actor calls attention to himself by vigorously shaking a tree limb or cage wall

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role

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the performance of an interrelated, predictable set of behaviors that appear to have functional organization

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headbob

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up and down movement of head

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estrous cycle

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anatomical, behavioral, and endocrine changes associated with cyclic changes in reproductive status

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scent-marking

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deposition of odoriferous substances on an object or animal

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supplantation

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Forceful taking of another animal’s possessions or space. Preferable to a term displacement, which has alternative meanings.

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sib clusters

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brothers and sisters

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Old World

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Europe, Africa, and Asia

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breeding season

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the time of year when subject animals are sexually active

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oikia

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Japanese term equivalent to troop. A stable, organized group of primates.

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sexual dimorphism

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the differences between male and female of a particular species

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lipsmack

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rapid opening and closing of the mouth

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Alpha male

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the most dominant adult male in a rhesus group

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ischial callosities

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thick, colored callous pads overlying the ischial tuberosities (buttocks) in some anthropoids

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cheek pouches

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an extension of the oral cavity produced by the herniation of the buccinator muscles

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present

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to offer a part of one’s body to another animal

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forebob

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up and down movement of the head and shoulders

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troop

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Stable group that represents the largest tightly organized unit of a primate society. Variously referred to as a clan, band, or a family.

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terrestrial

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living on the ground

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parallel play

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playing alongside, but not with, another animal

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conspecifics

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members of the same species

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peripheral

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On the margins or outlying areas of the troop. The implicit contrast is with central, which refers to the most conspicuous site of social activity, a focus around which other animals gravitate.

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bounce

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vigorous up and down movement of the entire body as a specific display

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uterine group

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a mother and her offspring

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territory

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an area (usually within a home range) to which a troop has exclusive claims, often established by defending against intruders

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display

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stereotyped series of motor acts and body alterations that has emotional and communicative functions

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nulliparous

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a female who has never given birth

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subordinates

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the loser of a social conflict

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sexual skin

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skin patch found in some primates (usually female), which exhibits color or physical changes that reflect reproductive status

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Agnostic

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combative

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null hypothesis

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a proposal of no difference or no effect

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Adaptation

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adjustment of a species to a particular environment

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tactile

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relation to the sense of touch

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ontogeny

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development and growth of an individual (contrasts with phylogeny, the evolutionary inheritance from an individual’s ancestry).

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enlist

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an attempt by an animal to acquire the support of a second animal against a third

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crouch

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a defensive or subordinate quadrupedal posture with body and legs partly flexed

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pharamone

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chemical substances produced by an animal, which acts as a signal in communication

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rank

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order position in a status hiarachy

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stereotypy

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persistent repetition of senseless acts or movements

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gestation

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period of prenatal development between conception and birth

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focal animal

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the subject animal on which the observer concentrates his attention

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home range

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area utilized by a troop

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stereotyped

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consistent in form

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status hierarchy

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the stable organization of dominance relationships of habitual patterns of conflict resolution among members of a group

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brachiation

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locomotion by arm-swinging

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ethology

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the study of animal behavior

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