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Chapter 7 Vocabulary
The Primates
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 1
09/30/2013

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Primatology
Definition
the study of apes, monkeys, and prosimians
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Terrestrial
Definition
ground-dwelling
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Taxonomy
Definition
classification scheme; assignment to categories (taxa; singular, taxon)
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Homologies
Definition
traits inherited from a common ancestor
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Analogies
Definition
adaptive traits die to convergent evolution
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Convergent Evolution
Definition
similar selective forces produce similar adaptive traits
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Arboreal
Definition
living in the trees
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Anthropoids
Definition
monkeys, apes, and humans
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Prosimians
Definition
the primate suborder that includes lemurs, lorises, and tarsiers
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Opposable Thumb
Definition
a thumb that can touch all the other fingers
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Bipedal
Definition
two-footed; upright locomotion (of hominins)
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Sexual Dimorphism
Definition
marked differences in male and female anatomy and temperament
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Gibbons
Definition
small, arboreal, Asiatic apes
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Brachiation
Definition
under-the-branch swinging
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Behavioral Ecology
Definition
study of evolutionary basis of social behavior
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M.Y.A.
Definition
million years ago
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Hominoid
Definition
zoological superfamily that includes extinct and living apes and hominins
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