Primate Study (Actual)

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Decks in this class (32)

Primate Definition
Why are most primates diurnal,
Diurnal vs nocturnal,
Cathemeral
41  cards
Lemurs
Example of a diurnal lemur,
What makes ring tailed lemurs unu...,
In lemurs how is rank decided
18  cards
Group Living
Advantages of group living,
4 d of group living pros predator,
Cons of group livign
91  cards
Tarsiers
Location of tarsiers,
Diet of tarsiers,
Tarsier travel style
16  cards
Colobines
Examples of colobines,
Diet of colobines and adaptation,
Classification
7  cards
Cercopithecines
Classification,
Location,
Examples
9  cards
Primate Taxonomy
Taxonomic classification,
Homoinoid clade,
Renamed groups
42  cards
Loris
Loris location,
Types of lorises,
Features of loris
10  cards
Hominoids (Apes)
Classiffy,
Sub groups,
Large apes
37  cards
Callitrichids
Classification,
Sub types,
Special aspects
12  cards
Cebids
Classify,
Examples,
Location
7  cards
Attelids
Classify,
Examples,
Morphology
8  cards
Ecology
What does food kind proportion se...,
Types of consumption,
Non specialized primates
47  cards
Monogamy
Examples of monogamy in primates,
Case study,
Traditional view of monogamy
30  cards
Mating Systems
Monoandry,
Monogyny,
Polygamy
45  cards
Primatologists/Primatology Field
Challenges in investigating primates,
How might one study primates in t...,
Mechanism
10  cards
Studies
Bruce effect in wild geladas,
Leading hypothesis for bruce effect,
Wild chacma baboons
5  cards
Humans
Could we be monogamous,
Could we be polyandrous example,
Could we be polygyandrous example
9  cards
life history
Ontogenenisi definition,
Life history theory,
Stages of development
32  cards
Sex Ratios and Evolution
Fishers principle,
Selfish gene theory,
Group selection
54  cards
Reproductive strategies
Polygyny threshold model definition,
Who came up with the polygyny thr...,
Explain the polygyny threshold model
121  cards
Polygyny
Costs of polygyny females,
Benefits of polygyny females,
Costs of polygyny males
7  cards
Indian Langur Monkeys
Monkey type,
Locations,
Mating system jodhpur
38  cards
The Bacculum
What is the bacculum,
Where is the bacullum not present,
Vaginal friction hypothesis
8  cards
Culture
Biological definition of culture,
Darwinian influence on culture na...,
Definition of cultures in primato...
56  cards
Conservation
Name some threats to primates,
What type of primate is more at risk,
What is one primate adaptation re...
42  cards
Aggression
Benefits of having a high rank fo...,
How high rank has positive effect...,
How high rank has a positive effe...
41  cards
Cognition
Knowwledge acquistion forms,
What is imitation,
What is emulation
110  cards
meat eating
Who studied chimps eating meat,
That meat makes up of a diet,
Stanfords observation on meat hun...
21  cards
altruism
Altruism,
Example of an altruistic primate ...,
Group selection
59  cards
Famous Primatologists
Micheal tomasello investigated,
Hare studied,
Povinelli and eddy studied
37  cards
panthropoology; culture in chimps
Who studied chimps,
Raindancing,
Sexual intiation types variance
21  cards

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