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ANTH 261
Primate Behaviour UW
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 2
10/23/2015

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What phylum are primates?
Definition
Chordata
Term
What are dermatoglyphs?
Definition
Fingerprints
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What is a clavicle?
Definition
Collarbone
Term
What does the suffix -idae mean?
Definition
Family
Term
What does the suffix -inae mean?
Definition
Subfamily
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What does the suffix -oidea mean?
Definition
Superfamily
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What type of primates are native to Madagascar?
Definition
Lemurs
Term
What are the two suborders in the gradistic system?
Definition
Prosimii and Anthropoidea
Term
What are the two suborders in the cladistic system?
Definition
Strepsirhini and Haplorhini
Term
What are some general characteristics of strepsirhines?
Definition
Tooth comb, grooming claw, small body size, tapetum lucidum, scent marking
Term
Lemurs, lorises, pottos, galagos, tarsiers are all examples of?
Definition
Prosimians
Term
What is a rhinarium?
Definition
Wet nose found in strepsirhines among other animals
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