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Anthro Exam #2 (21-40)
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largest living primate; knuckle walkers; mostly terrestrial; very sexually dimorphic; silverback males
gorillas
type of claw present in strepsirhines
grooming claw
the time it takes for half of the radioisotopes in a substance to decay
half-life
divided into platyrrhines and caterrhines; ow and nw monkeys, apes, humans; post orbital closure; reduced snout
haplorhines
different types of teeth in the mouth
heterodontism
warm-blooded
homeotherm
past humanlike beings
hominids
part pf the catarrhine subdivision; apes and humans; largest body size; no tail; more complex behavior and brain
hominoid
same type of teeth in the mouth; non mammals
homodontism
butt pads
ischial callosities
reproductive strategy in most mammals in which there are few young and lots of parent investment; females strive for this; quality not quantity
K-selection
strepsirhines found only in madagascar
lemurs
nocturnal strepsirhines found in southeast asia and africa
lorises
basic social unit; responsible for psychological development and learned social behavior; alloparenting
mothers and infants
platyrrhines; 2.1.3.3 dental formula; broad, flat noses with outward nostrils; some have prehensil tails
new world monkeys
sleeping during the day and awake at night
nocturnal
catarrhines; 2.1.2.3 dental formula narrow noses with downward nostrils; have tails, but no prehensile tails
old world monkeys
eats anything
omnivore
part of the great apes; fist walkers; asia; sexually dimorphic; mostly arboreal
orangutans
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Anthro Exam #2 (21-40)
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