ANTH 368 - Primate Biology And Adaptation

Institution:

Northeastern Illinois University

Subject:

Anthropology

Description:

The primate lineage is over 50 million years old and exhibits some of the most striking anatomical adaptations found among mammals. This course will explore the adaptations that distinguish primates from all other mammals and will specifically focus on how different primate species have adapted to diverse habitats all over the world, including dense tropical jungle, secondary forests, harsh mountainous regions, open savanna, and flooded forests. We will examine the current theories of primate origins and explore details of diet and foraging, anti-predator strategies, locomotion and posture, reproduction, activity patterns, communication, and sexual selection primate in nonhuman primates. (B)

Credits:

3.00

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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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