ANT100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Lorisoidea, Neotropical Realm
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How do primates differ from other mammals. Mammals (warm blooded(regulates body temperature through physiology), having hair and feeding milk to its young) Differ from mammals by having: grasping hands and feet, collarbone (calvicle, radius and ulna (cross to make an x, forward facing eyes and stereoscopic vision. Cathemeral: active any time of day or night. Moist rhinarium (west nose- serves to sample air for bacteria, strong sense of smell to interact with environment) Unfused mandibular (jaw) and frontal symphases (forehead) 2 parts (right/left sides) unfused. Tapetum lucidum (cells in back of eye that operate as reflector . refocuses light to see in the dark) Arboreal (in trees) quadrupeds and leapers; some are partially terrestrial. Found throughout sub-saharan africa and southeast asia. Lorises and galagos (nocturnal, female mothers have a neurotoxin saliva to protect offspring) Relatively large eyes (larger than the brain), with fused lower leg bones (tibia and fibula) Body massl 110 g 11. 4 kg.
