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| Members of the Prosimii suborder of Primates. Includes lemurs, lorises, and tarsiers. |
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members of the order Primates which includes prosimians, monkeys, apes, and humans |
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the study of the biology and behvior of nonhuman primates |
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| pertaining to amicable associatino between individuals. affiliative behviors such as grooming, reinforce social bonds and promote group cohesion. |
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| individuals other than parents hold, carry, and in general interact with infants |
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| living in different areas; important in the divergence of closely related species from each other and from their shared ancestral species because it leads to reproductive isolation |
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| behavior that benefits another individual but at some potential risk or cost to oneself |
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| tree-living; adapted to life in the trees |
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| the study of the evolution of behavior |
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| vision characterized by overlapping visual fields provided by forward facing eyes; essential to depth perception |
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| a form of locomotion used by some primates; the animal suspends itself from a branch and moves by alternately swinging from one forimnd to the other |
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CERCOPITHECINES (CERCOPITHECIDAE) |
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| the subfamily of old world monkeys that includes baboons, macaques, and guenons |
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| the phylum of the animal kingdom that includes vertebrates |
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| a group of organisms sharing a common ancestors |
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| a chart showing evolutionary relationships as determined by cladistic analysis |
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| common name for members of the subfamily of old world monkeys that includes the african colobus monkeys and asian langurs |
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any act that conveys info, in the form of a message, to another individual; a result of communication is a change in the recipient's behavior |
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| members of the same species |
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| the portion of a home range containing the highest concentration and most reliable supplies of food and water; usually the area that will be defended |
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| referring to characters that are modified from the ancestral condition and thus are diagnostic of particular evolutionary lineages |
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| sequences of repetitious behaviors that serve to communicate emotional states; associated with reproductive or agonistic behavior |
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| systems of social organization wherein individuals within a group are ranked relative to one another; pecking orders |
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| the positions of species within their physical ad biological environments, together makin up the ecosystem; defined by components such as diet, terrain, vegetation, predators, activity patterns, etc. |
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| continuously present in a population |
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| mating with individuals from the same group |
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| able to maintain internal body temperature by producing energy through metabolic processes within cells |
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| mates obtained from groups other than their own |
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| pertaining to non-captive animale living in their natural habitat |
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| having a diet compose primarily of fruit |
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| a grouping of organisms sharing a simliar adaptive pattern |
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| picking through fur to remove dirt, parasites, and other materials that may be present |
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| having different kinds of teeth |
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| the total area exploited by an animal or social group |
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| the taxonomic family to which humans belong |
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members of the family Hominidae |
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| the separate evolutionary development of similar characteristics in different groups of organisms |
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| within species; variation seen within the same species |
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| patches of tough, hard skin on the buttocks of Old World monkeys and chimps |
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an adaptive strategy where individuals produce relatively few offspring, in whom they invest increased parental care; chances of survival are increased |
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| characteristics and developmental stages that influence rates of reproduction |
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| the group in which animals are born and raised |
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| having a diet consisting of many food types |
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| remaining in one's natal group or home range as an adult; in most of the nonhuman primates, the philopatric sex is female |
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a mating system where a female continuously associates with more than one male; single female - multimale; only seen in marmosets and tamarins |
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within a species, the community of individuals where mates are usually found |
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| scientist who studies the evolution, anatomy, and behavior of nonhuman primates |
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members of the suborder Prosimii; lemurs, lorises, and tarsiers |
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| using all four limbs during locomotion |
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| RECOGNITION SPECIES CONCEPT |
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| a depiction of species in which the key aspect is the ability of individuals to identify members of their own species for purposes of mating |
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| the complex behavioral patterns that contributes to individual reproductive success |
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| the moist, hairless pad at the end of the nose seen in most mammalian species; enhances an animal's ability to smell |
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| behavior removed from the original context and sometimes exaggerated to convey info |
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an adaptive strategy that emphasizes relatively large numbers of offpsring and reduced parental care |
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| adapted for cutting or shearing; the compressed first lower premolar |
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| differences in physical characteristics between males and females of the same species |
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| the composition, size, and sex ratio of a group of animals; the results of natural selection in specific habitats |
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| the condition whereby visual images are superimposed; this provides for depth perception and 3D viewing |
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| the portions of an individual's or group's home range actively defended against intrusion |
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an infants coloring which defers from the coloring it will have as an adult |
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| when males and females have different colored pelage |
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