![]() What are some notable members of the Lemur family, Lemuridae?Įulemurs - can be monogamous, diochramtic, male infant carrying, dyadic pairs Theories about female dominance in Lemurs?Įnergy conservation because females have to reproduce frequently and therfore expend less energy finding food?Įvolutionary disequalibrium like recent switch to diurnal living? Lemuridae, Indridae, Cheirogaleidae (mouse one), Lepilemurdae, DaubentoniidaeĢnd toe is a grooming claw, scent marking, general female dominance, little sexual dimorphism, some sexual diochromism, some are cathemeral, 4-5 month gestation, 3-4 month weaning, some experience torpor How many families of lemurs are there? What are they? Nocturnal, solitary, rhinarium (not Tarsiers), urine washing, toothcomb, less effective bonocular vision, shorter gestation and maturation, movable ears, baby parking, unfused mandible and frontal bone WHat are the general characteristics of Prosimians? Streps have a Rhinarium - which is a moist nasal pad, showing a gerater reliance on olfactory Streps are prosimii minus the tarsiers (lemurs and lorises), Haps are Tarsiers, Humans, Monkeys, and Apes Strepsirhines have a wet nose, haplorhines have a dry nose What is the major difference between the strepsirhines and the haplorhines? Who are the streps, and who are the hap? What are the effects of this difference? What is the difference between crepuscular, cathemeral, diurnal, and nocturnal? Relatively short gestation and maturation Grooming/toilet claws on 2nd toe (others have nails) Smell -Rhinarium (moist nasal pad like dogs and cats) (characterizes strepsirhines-lemur/loris) Hands Dermatoglyphs (finger prints) Pads on hands for sensitive touchingĪrms Ability to rotate, And brachiate in some species - such as lesser apesĮyes - in Front of Faces Color – not all have color vision – overlapping images – for depth perception Bony eye socket for pretoection Both husband and wife initiate long term study of baboons in late 1970s. ![]()
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