Anthro2050 1st Edition Lecture 15Outline of Last Lecture I. StrepsirhinesOutline of Current Lecture II. New World MonkeysCurrent LectureNew World Monkeys- Live in South America and a little in Central America- Greater reliance on vision; reduced reliance on scent characterized by reduced snout- generally larger than strepsirhines and not nocturnal, except for howler monkeys- all have nails except for marmosets and tamarins which have re-evolved claws- wide-spaced, oval shaped nostrils that point and turn out at the sides- all are arboreal- they have 3 premolars versus the 2 that humans have- some have prehensile tails used for gripping and are the only primates with these- monkey examples that are good to focus on- cebidae -live in large multi-female/multi-male groups of 25-50, sometimes up to 100- capuchins - very clever and even exhibit tool usage- atelidae (ex. howler monkeys) - most wide spread new world monkeys, extremely loud due to a well developed hyoid -marmosets and tamarins: -feed on saps and gums in trees, which they get by chewing the trees as wells as using These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.their re-evolved claws. -they are also polyandrous (one female with several males) which is rare for
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