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What are the features of strepsirrhini?

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Rhinarium, Toothcomb, Bicornuate uterus

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What are features of hylobatidae?

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Arboreal, brachiation, tailless

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What is the adaptation for a larger brain in primates?

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Maintain social information and status within the groups

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Where are the old world monkeys from?

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Africa and South East Asia

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Which genus is within Hominoidea?

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Gorrilla, Pan, Pongo, Homo

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What form of feeding do lemuridae have?

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Herbivorous, frugivorous

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Which species are in scandentia?

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Tree shrew

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What type of nose do haplorrihini’s have?

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Separate nose with full continuous lip

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What is the origin of stepsirrhines?

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African

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What are the features of cercopithecidae?

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Omnivores, simple stomachs and cheek pouches

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What order is in strepsirrhini?

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Lemuriformes

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How do howler monkeys make the noise?

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Enlarged hyoid bone

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What do hylobatidae use singing for?

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Territorial defence and family defence

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What are lemuridae groups like?

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Highly social and terrestrial

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What are the features of indriidae?

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Vocal, folivorous, bipedal leaping

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What are the features of catarrhini?

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Narrow septum, downward pointing nostrils

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Which species are in hylonatidae?

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Gibbons and siamang

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What are the old world monkeys?

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Catarrhini

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What is the primate skull morphology?

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Forward facing eyes, postorbital bar

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What is primate sight like?

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Binocular stereoscopic vision

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What features do Tarsiidae have?

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Highly adapted night vision, elongated tarsals, retained grasping metatarsal digits

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Which species are in Cheirogaleidae?

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Dwarf and mouse lemur

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Which species are in lorisidae?

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Lorises and pottos

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Which animals are in indriidae?

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Wooly lemurs, sifakas

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Which orders are closely related to primates but not part of the order?

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Dermoptera and Scandentia

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Which species are in the cebidae?

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Marmosets, tamarins, capuchins, squirrel monkeys

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What are feature of aotidae?

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Monochromotic vision, vocal, male caring

20
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Why do mammals have a reduced muzzle?

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Rely more on sight than smell

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What are the features of daubentoniidae?

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Noturnal, solitary, specialised dentition and digits.

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What are the features of lepilemuridae?

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Folivorous, bacterial digestion, Low BMR

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What is primate reproduction like?

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Slower maturation, longer life span, more extended and complex parental care

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Which families are in Lemuroidea?

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Lepilemuridae, Indriidae, Daubentoniidae

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Whuch sspecies are in pitheciidae?

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Titi

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Which species are in aotidae?

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Night monkeys, howler, spife, spider monkeys

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What are features of the cebidae?

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Specialised insectivores, sap feeders, digits have claws

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What are the 5 families?

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Cheirogalediae, Lemuridae, Lemuroidea, , Lorisoidea

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What is the social structure of hylobatidae?

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Monoganous, extensive male care

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How are spider monkeys adapted to being semi brachiators?

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Prehensile tail

33
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What are primate teeth like?

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Heterodont

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What is heterodonty like?

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Different types of teeth

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What are features of galagidae?

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Large eyes and ears, arboreal, insect feeders

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What is the function of the toothcomb?

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Grooming

37
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How many families of new world monkeys are there?

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5

38
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What are the families of new world monkeys?

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Cebidae, Callitrichidae, Aotidae, Atelidae, Pitheciidae

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What animals are in lepilemuridae?

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Sportive lemurs

40
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Which animals of lemuridae show sexual dichromatism?

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Black lemur. Males are black, females are cream

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What is the social structure of aotidae?

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Simple pair bonds

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Which species are in Dermoptera?

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Flying lemurs

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What features are in lemuridae?

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Elongated rostrum, broad diastema, sexual dichromatism, long tail

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What are the features of haplorrihini?

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Lack rhinarium, simplex uterus

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How are primates adapted to foraging?

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Grasping limbs, arboreal, digit mobility, nails replacing claaws

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What is the rhinarium?

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Lips split across the teeth

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Which species are in galagidae?

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Galagos (bushbabies)

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What are cebidae social groups like?

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Social flexibility in small family groups

55
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What are the sub orders in primates?

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Strepsirrhini and Haplorrihini

56
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What are the new world monkeys?

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Platyrrhini

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What are features of hominoidea?

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Single young, extended development, sexual dimorphism, tool use, culture.

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What is the social structure of pitheciidae?

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Small family groups, male care givers

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What is the super family of lemuriformes?

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Lemuroidea

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Which species are in cercopithecidae?

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Mangabey, geuenon, vervet, macaque, baboon

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Which animals are in daubentoniidae?

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Aye aye

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How many families are in lemuroidea?

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5

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Which 2 families are in lorisoidea?

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Lorisidae, galagidae

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