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| Prosimians (lemurs, lorises, tarsiers) and Simians (monkeys, apes) |
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| opposition grips, power, pinch, oblique, hook, palm up, palm down |
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| teeth are of various shapes. incisors, canines, premolars, molars. 2-1-2-3 in humans, apes, and old world monkeys |
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| New world monkeys: 2-1-3-2 or 2-1-3-3. old world monkeys, humans and apes are 2-1-2-3 |
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| Body size and sexual dimorphism |
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| polygynous species, larger species, terrestrial species, and frugivores are more sexually dimorphic than other monogamous, arboreal, smaller, foliverous species such as New World monkeys |
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(lemurs, loris) central Africa, Madagascar, Indonesian islands
concentrate on olfaction
nocturnal
lack complex behavior
brain size small relative to body mass; faster developing primate little selection for cognitive ability
nose connected to upper lip and ginvigal tissue; limits facial expressions
tooth comb |
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carnivorous and insectivorous
nocturnal
evolved independently |
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| dry nosed, prosimian tarsiers and true simians (humans, apes, old world and new world monkeys) primary sense is vision, larger brain to body ratio, great facial expression range, specialized feet |
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| new world monkeys, prehensile tails 2-1-3-3 |
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| old world monkeys; 2-1-2-3 matrilineal |
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| humans, apes, etc have longer life spans, less young. r selected is opposite like bugs and bacteria |
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| great apes; orangutan, chimpanzee, eastern and western lowland gorillas. omniverous but mostly vegetarian |
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