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2nd mid term
bio anthro
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 1
11/09/2008

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sectorial premolar
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permits k-9 to sit bottom jaw
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dental arcade
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female choice
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when the females choose their mating partner
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homology/analogy
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similary from a comomon ansetor. similary from evolution.
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estrus
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 the hormones the females put off into the air when they are ready to reproduce

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symbolic communication
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communication without words
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sexual selection
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one of darwins theories that says some evelotionary traits have come sexual choice
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allometry
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study of size and shape.
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binomial nomenclature
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formal way of naming specis
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sexual dimorphism
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is the systematic difference in form between individuals of different sex in the same species
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consort relastionship
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a spousal or companion
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inclusive fitness
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reproductive strategy
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strategy to go about reprodution
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altruism
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looking out for others before ones self
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brachiation
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is a form of arboreal locomotion in which primates swing from tree limb to tree limb using only their arms.
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intermebral index
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arm length divided by leg length
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social dominance
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Individual’s personality that has dominance over others
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territory
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an area that a group protects and claims as their own usually protected by males
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day range
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females rage within the males territory usually have a central area where they overlap and come together at night
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behavioral ecology
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is the study of the ecological and evolutionary basis for animal behavior, and the roles of behavior in enabling an animal to adapt to its environment (both intrinsic and extrinsic)
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grooming
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a social and personal touching time to come together
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alloparenting
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when individuals other than the actual parents help with the parenting
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cande
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not as smart as jaclyn
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