Anthro Exam #2 (21-40)

largest living primate; knuckle walkers; mostly terrestrial; very sexually dimorphic; silverback males

type of claw present in strepsirhines

the time it takes for half of the radioisotopes in a substance to decay

divided into platyrrhines and caterrhines; ow and nw monkeys, apes, humans; post orbital closure; reduced snout

different types of teeth in the mouth

warm-blooded

past humanlike beings

part pf the catarrhine subdivision; apes and humans; largest body size; no tail; more complex behavior and brain

same type of teeth in the mouth; non mammals

butt pads

reproductive strategy in most mammals in which there are few young and lots of parent investment; females strive for this; quality not quantity

strepsirhines found only in madagascar

nocturnal strepsirhines found in southeast asia and africa

basic social unit; responsible for psychological development and learned social behavior; alloparenting

platyrrhines; 2.1.3.3 dental formula; broad, flat noses with outward nostrils; some have prehensil tails

sleeping during the day and awake at night

catarrhines; 2.1.2.3 dental formula narrow noses with downward nostrils; have tails, but no prehensile tails

eats anything

part of the great apes; fist walkers; asia; sexually dimorphic; mostly arboreal