ANTH 376 - Primate Behavior

Institution:

Northeastern Illinois University

Subject:

Anthropology

Description:

From grooming behavior to prehensile tails, living nonhuman primates exhibit an intriguing array of behavioral and anatomical adaptaions. Using bones, videos, scientific literature, and zoo trips, students will explore the behavioral deversity of nonhuman primates in an ecological context. A comprehensive appreciation of our closest relatives will follow from studies of diet and foraging behavior, locomotion, social structure, male and female mating strategies, rank and dominance hierarchies, communication, intelligence, cognition, and primate survival and conservation. (B)

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.neiu.edu/

Phone Number:

(773) 583-4050

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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