Transcript Living Primates, Part 2

Living Primates,
Part 2
Non-Human Primate Social
Groups

Noyau – considered to be the most
_______________________________
 Solitary
lifestyle, besides ____
Individual
together
female and offspring range
Female/offspring
Male
__________________
ranges overlap
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Noyau Social System

Seen in nocturnal
primates (e.g many
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Why is this social
system observed
so often in
nocturnal
primates?
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Non-Human Primate Social Groups

Single Male: (polygyny): ____________________
 Most
common form
 Male
_____________________________
 Seen
in: Gorillas, (some) Spider monkeys, and (some)
Colobus monkeys
Gorillas

_______________
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Location- ________________
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Frugivorous diet
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Live in social groups with a
dominant male – _______
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_______ sexual dimorphism
Non-Human Primate Social Groups
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Multimale-Multifemale: _________________________

_________________________
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Seen in: Squirrel Monkeys, Savanna Baboons, Woolly Spider
Monkey
Prosimians: Ring-tailed Lemur
Group
dwelling
(terrestrial)
Diurnal
Chemical
Communication
___________________
New World Monkeys:
Howler Monkey
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6 species of Howler –
range from __________
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Sexually dimorphic in size

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Hypoid bone – expanded
into a very large, hollow
resonating chamber
Gelada Macaques
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multi-male, multi-females
 Not
a macaque or
baboon
 Separate
genus

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
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
Males in dispute
Non-Human Primate Social Groups
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Monogamous:
 _______________________
 __________among
 Not
primates
found in _____________
 Seen
in: Gibbons, Indris,
Siamangs
Hylobatidae – The Lesser
Apes
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Gibbons & Siamangs –
found in ______________
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Locomotion – brachiation
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Diet – ______________
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Non-Human Primate Social Groups
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Polyandry: __________
 Seen
only in Marmosets
& Tamarins
Marmosets & Tamarins
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Smallest ____________
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Most specialized
 Secondary
derived:
__________________

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
Insectivorous

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Golden Lion
Tamarins
Pygmy
Marmoset
Non-Human Primate Social
Groups
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Fission-Fusion
 Chimps
 ______________________
__________________________ with
different activities and situations
Hominoids - Chimpanzees
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Central & West Africa
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_________sexual dimorphism

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Social behavior is
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Group centered on closely
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