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Anthropology
Undergraduate 2
10/28/2010

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Term
Jane Goodal
Definition
Studied chimps
Term
Dian Fossey
Definition
Mountain gorillas
Shot
Term
Birute Gildakas
Definition
studied orangotanes
Term
prehensile
Definition
primate grip obosable
Term
brichiation
Definition
arm swinging
Term
bipedalsim
Definition
supported by both limbs 25% of the time
Term
quadrupedalism
Definition
knuckle walking and slow climbing
intermembral index - forlimb to hind
Term
leaping
Definition
primate characteristic
jumping
Term
Core area
Definition
smaller area within a home range that the group has a liking to
Term
diurnal
Definition
active during day
Term
nocturnal
Definition
night
prosimians
Term
k-selected
Definition
few offspring
born immature
need care
primates
Term
R-selected
Definition
many offspring
shorter gestation period
self care
Term
arboreal hypothesis
Definition
primates behavior are result of living in trees
Term
heterdont
Definition
incisor - bite
Canine - tearing
premolar - grinding
molar - grinding
Term
diastema
Definition
space between some teeth
Term
sectorial p3
Definition
1st premoral -
elongated
posterior cusp
sloping biting
canines
Term
sexual dimorphism
Definition
male and female differences
size shape color
Term
post-orbital bar
Definition

prosimians

not completely closed

Term
dental comb
Definition
prosimians
feeding and grooming
no monkeys or apes
Term
folivore
Definition
leaf diet
Term
grooming claw
Definition
prosimians
grooming
Term
ischial callosities
Definition
old world monkeys
hardened area of skin on butt
Term
silverback
Definition
greater apes
gorillas
lead male
Term
grooming
Definition

primate affiliative behavior

 

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Term
estrus
Definition
Period of sexual receptivity that is corillated with ovulation and hormonal cycles.
Color changes and swelling.
Fertility.
Term
consortship
Definition
Temp relationship that last through estrus period
Term
allomothering
Definition
friends and relatives assist in upbringing
Term
omnivore
Definition
eat a little of everything
Term
insectivore
Definition
insects
Term
home range
Definition
entire area a group occupies
Term
History of primate research
Definition
Descriptive
observational
theoretical - socio
Term
Proposed changed to primate taxodomy
Definition
suborder- move tarsiers pros/anth strep/hap
reclassification of great apes- all huminaD subfamilies and tribes Pong/Hom
Term
Primates to mammals - Limbs MORE
Definition
Erect posture
5 digits, one opposable - nails and nerves
flexible structure
Term
P to M - locomotion
Definition
Leaping
bipedialism
Brachiation
Term
P to M - Senses and brain
Definition
Increased reliance on vision (color and depth)
Decreased smell
Encephalized - big brain larege relative to body
Term
P to M - Maturation learning and behavior
Definition
flexible learned behavior
social behavior
Term
Dental Formula
Definition
1 - inscisor
2 - canine
3- molar

NWM 2133 Maxilla
2133 Mandible

OWM 2123 Maxilla
2123 Mandible
Term
Examples of NWM (4) MORE
Definition
buffy headed marmoset
gold lion tamarins
white throated capuchin
howler monkey
Term
Examples of OWN (4) MORE
Definition
Baboon
Mandril
Colobus
Proboscis
Term
Differences between NWM and OWN MORE
Definition
NW- wide sept, circular nostril lateraly out
OW- narrow sept, oval slit inferiorily. no tail
Term
Example of Prosimians (4) MORE
Definition
Lemurs
Lorises
Tarsiers
aye aye
Term
Differences between Prosimians and Anthropoids
Definition
Prosimians
Small Bodies
Longer Snout
Dental comb
Grooming claw
Post orbital bar only
shorter gestation

Antrho (apes)
Larger body
Smaller snout
No dental comb
no grooming claw
encolsed eye orbit
Longer gestation
Term
Geographic distribution of lemurs
Definition
Madagascar
Term
Tarsiers
Definition
South pacific
taxonomy in transition (prosimian and antrhopo)
Noctournal insectivors
Term
Cheek Pouch Monekys
Definition
Baboons
Mandril
Terrestrail who store food in cheeks*
Term
Leaf Eater Monkeys
Definition
Colobus
Proboscis monkey
Special stomachs for digesting cellulous
Term
Differences between monkeys and apes *************************
Definition
Apes-broad chest, up posture, neurological complexities.
Monkeys- tails
Term
Examples of Apes ********
Definition
-Lesser -
Gibbons
Siamangs


-Greater Apes-
Orragnutane
Gorilla's
Chimps
Bonobos
Term
Reasons why primates are endagered
Definition
Human population growth
-habitat destruction (fire)
-hunting for food
-illegal wildlife trade (2nd to drugs)
Term
Efforts to Conserve
Definition
banning primate use in drugs
laws for trading and hunting
reduce tourism
Term
Residence Patters (6)
Definition
Solitarty - typically female (independent life)
Monogamy- male, female, offspring
Polyandrous- 1 dominant ovulating female, many males.
Multimale/female- break up and come back. fission fussion groups.
All Male
Polygynous- 1 male many female, gorillas and old monkeys.
Term
Dominance Hierarchy
Definition
Males typically higher, but not always than female.
Imposes behavior, reduces fights.
Term
Agression Behavior
Definition
Fighting, yelling.
Intimidation.
Charging towards someone.
Does not appear to be random.
Competitive over resources.
Defense of territories - home range, core area.
Term
Affiliative behaviors
Definition
Promotes group bonding.
Holding hands, kissing, cuddling.
Cooperative behaviors- hunting
Altrusism - help in risky situation
Grooming
Term
Parental investment in offspring
Definition
mother
Term
Behavioral ecology
Definition
study of the evolution of behavior emphasizing the role of the environment; many different variables of “environment” such as food source, habitat, neighbors, etc.
Term
Sociobiology
Definition
Sociobiology- study of the evolution of behavior emphasizing biological factors; natural selection can act on it.
Term
Different ways primates communicate
Definition
Barks, grunts, shrieks, hoots.
Great call- marks territory, mates, threats.
Fox P2 Gene
facial
Term
Cultural Behaviors
Definition
Learned behavior (shared or passed down)
- termite fishing, lake stick, spear.

Symbolic Behavior
-mating behavior- shaking bush
- imitating grooming
-sign language- tried
Term
Primate Cognition
Definition
Cognition
-can count to 5
-Great apes self recognize
Term
Film Questions
what rocked the world
what astounded science community
why
********
Definition
Term
Taxonomy
Definition
classifying organisms based on evolutionary relationships.
Homology, Analogy
Term
Homology
Definition
trait shared by 2 species because of common ansceter
Term
Analogy
Definition
trait shared because of common functional adaptation.
wings.
Term
Method of determining relationship
Definition
Evolutionary Systematic - phylogenetic tree

Cladistics - further defines homologies as incestrial or modified. more modern.

Ancestral, modified, cladogram
Term
Phylogenetic tree
Definition
How results are displayed
Term
ancestral traits*****
Definition
has not changed. 5 didgets.
Term
derived traits*****
Definition
has changed and specific to species
Term
Difference between cladistics and evo systematics
Definition
Evo - how traits are interpreted and data is presented
Clad - ancestral or modified, anc,mod,clad

Evo - phylogeneic tree
Term
cladogram
Definition
showing relationship but no time component
Term
Biological species concept
Definition
Produce viable offspring
- animals interbreed
-species never
-not perfect asexually
-syngameon- 2 seperate species
Term
phylogenic species concept
Definition
Sex out of equation
Whether or not groups decent from common ancestor
What it means to be species, share traits from dcent
Term
paleospecies
Definition
based on phylogenic species concept, based on fossil record
Term
Interepesific vs. intraspecific
Definition
Inter- variation cannot be accounted for

Intra- accounted for by age or sex difference
Term
speciation
Definition
mode of speciation
temp of speciation
Term
mode of speciation
Definition
cladogenisis- one species diverge into 2 different
- geographic isolation
Anagenisis
-
Term
cladogenisis
Definition
1 species will diverge into to different species.
geopraphic isolation
Term
anagenisis
Definition
one species gradually changes over time resulting in different form
-enough change old and new
Term
Tempo of speculation
Definition
gradualism
punctuated equalibrim
Term
punctual equilibrium
Definition
periods of change that occur suddenly and rappidly
Term
gradualism
Definition
change occurs slowly and constant
Term
relative dating
Definition
place artifact or fossil in sequence
stratigraphy
biostratigraphy
Term
Law of superposition
Definition
Stratigraphy
Deeper the layer, older it is.
Term
biostratigraphy
Definition
fanuel corrilation
based on sequence of evolutionary development in animals.
Term
absolute dating
Definition
gives you a number or date
half life
carbon 14
potassium
Term
carbon 14
Definition
5703 half year
relitivly recent - 50 40,000
wood, charcoal bones shells
Term
Radiopotassium
Definition
potassium/argon
1.3 billion half life, older than 200,000
igneous rock
Term
petrifacation
Definition
organic replaced with inorganic
Term
Paleoscene
Definition
pleaia
Term
Eocene
Definition
adapids
omomyds
basal anthrpids
Term
oligocene
Definition
apidium
aegypt
Term
Miocene
Definition
proconsul - african
dryop - european
srivap -Asian
gigatop - asian
Term
paleoanthropolgoy
Definition
human evolution, fossil record, relationship.
1. identify fossil as hominid and hominin
2.estab relationship to eachother and modern
3.gain insight into past behavior
Term
Big 3 of Paleoanth
Definition
800,000-300,000 - community
120,000-35,000 - religion
40,000 - art
Term
skelital adaptations of bipiedeliality
Definition
Skull -Forman Magnun- hole in bottom of skull
Spinal curve - human s, ape straight.
Pelvis - human round, ape flat side to side.
Femur- Bicon angle- limbs below body
neck length - long bi short quad
feet - bi has no opposable toe
Term
Hypothesis for Bipediality
Definition
Freeing the hands
Better view of open country
Energy efficiency.
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