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| bump. the more bumps the better. complexity of the diet- more restricted diet affect brain size. leaf eaters have smaller brain then fruit eaters. |
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| nerves on primitive primates |
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| come out between the eyes |
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| nerves in higher primates |
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| come from behind the eyes. fewer nerves. |
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| chemosensor in roof of mouth. senses hormones in ex urine. |
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| the bar where the eye socket ends (lower primates) |
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| typically have either increased smell or larger eyes. |
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three parts: outer, middle, inner
inner ear is simply used for balance |
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| few offspring, high investment in offspring--like humans |
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| lots of offspring, low investment |
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| is rapid after birth. most mammals slow down. |
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| menopause is an adaptation |
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| grandmother hypothesis- menopause is to help women in the raising of grandchildren |
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| primate adolescence in fossils |
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| dental eruption rates in extant primates. you must have a sample size. Neanderthals matured faster than we do. |
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| where animals live (address), divided into biomes |
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| includes the habitat, ecological role in the environment, profession |
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| all factors contributing to an animals survival |
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| food, predators, home, activity patterns |
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| can occupy the same niche. competition |
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| divsions of primates habitat. broadly similar vegetation. |
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1. forest
2. woodlands
3. savanna
4. desert/semi desert |
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| tall trees dominate, canopies often present |
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| high trees emergents 80m; continuous canopy; dark open understory |
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| primary forests is cut down. fast growing. can be primary again. species poor. more light (understory more dense w/ vegetation. shorter trees |
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| montane, high and lowland, swamp, bamboo |
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| Forest structure, plant types affected by: |
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| soil type, heat, precipitation, seasonality, elevation, bedrock |
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| shorter, deciduous trees, grasses, bushlands, canopies not as dense |
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| few trees, many grasses, gallery forests line rivers in dry areas, major predators on savanna |
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| sparse, low growing shrubs. little vegetation. |
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| 5/7 continents. no native ones in antartica and austrailia. |
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| primates typically live in |
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| tropical climates, tropical forests, focused on areas around the equator |
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| ____ affects where primates live |
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| height; tops of tree/bottom/middle |
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climates at different heights
ground: |
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less light
more vertical supports
more terrestrial predators |
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more horizontal, continuous supports
more fruits, leaves |
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more avians predators
more light-higher temp
less continuous supports |
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| why dont they all live in the canopy? |
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| cause of niche overlap--competition |
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| primates are not in a vacuum |
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| all evolve together: plant defenses, plant encouragement, competition with other species, prey predators |
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