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| In zoology, any animal belonging to the suborder Strepsirhin of primates. Prosimians are characterized by a wet nose with slitlike nostrils, the tip of the nose having a prominent vertical groove. Examples are lemurs, pottos, tarsiers, and the aye-aye. |
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| Infraorder of the Primates that includes the anthropoids and the tarsiers. (dry noses) |
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| strepsirhine (strepsirhini) |
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| Infraorder of the order Primates that includes the prosimians EXCLUDING the tarsiers. (Wet noses) |
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| Mammals that reproduce without a placenta. I.E. - Marsupials. |
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| Mammals that reproduce using egg-laying, then nurse their young from nipples. I.E. - Australian Platypus & Echidna. They are the only living examples. |
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| Mammals that reproduce with a placenta and uterus. I.E. - Humans and lemurs. |
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| Mammals that reproduce without a placenta, including the marsupials, are known as __________. |
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| The __________ is the hypothesis for the origin of primate adaptation that focuses on the value of grasping hands and stereoscopic vision for life in the trees. |
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| The part of the brain that controls higher cognitive function is called the __________. |
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| __________ is the infraorder of the order Primates that is synonymous with the New World monkeys, or ceboids. |
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| The form of mating system seen in chimpanzees in which there are temporary subgroups but no stable cohesive groups is called __________. |
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| __________ is a mode of arm hanging and arm swinging that uses a rotating shoulder to suspend the body of an ape or hominid beneath a branch or to travel between branches. |
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| The pattern of walking, eating, moving, socializing and sleeping that all nonhuman primates engage in each day is termed their __________. |
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| __________ are animals who eat a diet composed mainly of leaves or foliage. |
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| __________ refers to the four great apes species: gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and orangutans. |
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| is the hypothesis for the origin of primate adaptation that focuses on the value of grasping hands and stereoscopic vision for catching small prey. |
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| Mammals that reproduce with a placenta and uterus are known as __________. |
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| __________ are members of the primate suborder that includes lemurs, lorises, galagos, and tarsiers. |
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| A grasping or __________ tail is possessed by some species of the primate families Cebidae and Atelidae. |
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| The parabolic arc that forms the upper or lower row of teeth is known as the __________. |
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| as a group have retained more primative characteristics than haplorhini. |
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| Haplorhini as a group have greater encelphalisation rates than Strepsirhini |
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| Why would any animal live in a group if the evolutionary bottom line is individual mating success? |
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| Which of the following best describes the paradox of sociality? |
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| one male, multifemale groups |
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| The relationship of male canine length to female canine length is greater in |
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| Which of the following terms best describes the part of the home range that is most intensively used by a primate group? |
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| The rarest social system in nonhuman primate societies is |
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| the earlier maturation of the offspring of dominant females |
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| The adaptive value of high social status is demonstrated by |
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| A social system in which female relatives of multiple generations live in the same social group is called |
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| A grouping pattern in which a primate species lives, including its size and composition, is known as a __________. |
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| __________ is a primate social system in which males remain and breed in the group of their birth while females emigrate. |
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| __________ is the willingness and ability of a female to mate. |
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polygynandrous
polygynandry |
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| A primate social system consisting of multiple males and multiple females is known as __________. |
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| __________ is a primate social system in which females remain and breed in the group of their birth while males emigrate. |
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| A __________ study is a primate behaviour study conducted in a large area that is enclosed or isolated in some way so the population is captive. |
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