ANT100Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Homeothermy, Rhinarium, Evolutionary Ecology

• School: UTSG
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANT100Y1
• Professor: Shawn Lehman

Document Summary

Introduction: black head uakari primate expedition in venezuela, there are 300-400 species of living primates. Infraorder lemuriformes: 2 superfamilies lemuroidea and lorisoidea / found in madagascar and comoro, le(cid:373)urs ra(cid:374)ge i(cid:374) (cid:271)od(cid:455) (cid:373)ass fro(cid:373) the (cid:449)orld"s s(cid:373)allest pri(cid:373)ate (cid:894)33g(cid:895) pygmy mouse lemur and the largest lemur (7. 5 kg) indri. 27th september 2017: birds, insect and some fruit, large eyes for nocturnal vision, hunt by smell and sound. Ranging patterns: primatologists study the horizontal movements of primates within and between habitats, restrict movements to known areas improves chances of locating food and sleeping sites. In many species, the male reaching sexual maturity leaves. In few primate species, adults cut out a part of their home range to set up their offspring, which is something like a starter home range. Dominance hierarchies: some primates have dominance hierarchies, some members are more dominant in social groups, grooming, vertical position in the group or sex could be used (affiliative.