AR103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Simian, Sifaka, Haplorhini
11 Apr 2013
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Four sections-all the material presented so far, plus required readings, non-human primate behaviour. Ten answers, right hand to left hand column. Cold wet noses, better sense of smell in primate populations. All are endangered, from competition of other primates. One very few that are terrestrial orientated, ground dwelling. Isolation, all lemur population is limited to one place and space, in. Geologically madagascar is isolated, do not have any natural predators. Never spends any time on the ground, tree dwelling. Nocturnal, enormous eyes they occupy 30-35 percent of the face. Lacks the muscles to move around the eyes therefore eyes cannot move around, turns it head in almost 360 degrees. Moves around differently, locomotor pattern: climbing/leaping, which is reflected in the morphology of the population. Insect eating, sneaks up on insects from behind. Gum eating population: gumnivore: eat tree sap, gnaw notches in tree. Old world monkeys, of africa and asia populations.
