ANT101H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Ponginae, Fovea Centralis, Orangutan
22 Jan 2017
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Primates: our contemporary relatives & the basics of primatology. The study of non-human primate biology & behavior. For the quiz: characters that make a primate, and differentiate between each primate groups. Analogies: similar in function, not similar in makeup. Do not pass through similar stages during embryonic development. Organisms do not share a common ancestor. Ex: the structure of your arm, and the limb of your dog. They will appear the same, but serve a different function in a different environment. Structures possessed by 2 different organisms that arise in a similar fashion. Pass through similar stages during embryonic development. Kingdom we all belong to the kingdom animalia. Primate characteristics: arboreal ability to live in trees (need a lot of anatomical characteristics to survive) , stereoscopic vision - if you climb trees, you need to be able to judge distance. Shred by all primates: binocular vision (forward facing eyes) - shared by most primates (nocturnal do not have this).
