ANT-2301 Lecture Notes - Rhesus Macaque, Folivore, Frugivore
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Social organization determined by: food needed to. Fats and oils high energy, about twice as much as carbohydrates: provide specific types of nutrients. Primates need amino acids, protein essential for growth, reproduction. Vitamin d for metabolizing calcium and phosphorous. Of body fluid: minimize exposure to toxins, generalizations. All rely on at least one food type high in protein + one high in carbohydrates. Monkey: protein= insects, leaves; carbs=fruit: diets: Frugivore: mainly fruits (spider monkey) slightly larger. Gumivore: mainly gum: small vs large. Spend time processing low quality: foraging in the forest foods. Fruit often ripe for only 1 month on a individual tree. Ranging patterns affect grouping patterns and thus social organization and mating systems. Female ranging patterns map onto the flood in the environment. Males ranging patterns map onto the females. Monogamy: 1 male and 1 female form a breeding pair. Polygyny- 1 males and 2+ females (poly jenny- more than 1 girl)
