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1.00 Credits
Social life of primates, with a focus on cognitive implications of social complexity. Primary emphasis on how social organization and social behavior influence the acquisition, expression, and transmission of information or knowledge. Topics include: tool use and causality; discrimination and insight learning; social influences on learning (for example, facilitation, inhibition, observation, imitation); knowledge of the social domain (individual recognition, kinship, hierarchies); coalitions, alliances, cooperation, and reciprocity; social conflict and reconciliation; traditions and cultural transmission; vocal and gestural communication; tactical deception and social manipulation; visual monitoring; intentionality; and instruction. Instructor: Drea
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1.00 Credits
Concepts, practice, and ethics of conservation biology, both at the species and community level. Relevant aspects of biogeography, ecology, behavior and demography; human impact (deforestation, hunting); conservation strategies/policies (objectives, design of protected area networks, impact on local human populations). Impact of cultural, political, ethical considerations on primate conservation. Evolutionary Anthropology 93 recommended. Instructor: Staff
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1.00 Credits
Directed reading, tutorial, or individual project in Evolutionary Anthropology, under the supervision of a faculty member, resulting in a substantive paper or other approved product. Open only to qualified students, who, before being given permission to register, must submit to the faculty advisor a written proposal outlining the area of study and listing course goals and meeting schedule. Consent of instructor and director of undergraduate studies required. Instructor: Staff
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1.00 Credits
Individual research in a field of special interest, under the supervision of a faculty member, resulting in a substantive paper or written report containing significant analysis and interpretation of a previously approved topic. Open to qualified students, who, before being given permission to register, must submit to the faculty advisor a written proposal outlining the area of study and listing the goals and meeting schedule. Consent of instructor and director of undergraduate studies required. Instructor: Staff
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4.00 Credits
The development of the mammalian embryo. Emphasis on human embryology, the origin of major human teratologies, birth defects, ethical and social issues of reproductive biology, aspects of comparative vertebrate development. The evolution of developmental patterns, and the molecular mechanisms of development. Prerequisites: Biology 108L or 205L or Evolutionary Anthropology 133L or equivalent. Permission of instructor required. Instructor: Smith and Wall
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1.00 Credits
Advanced readings and discussion in the evolution of primate cognition. Topics include evolution of social tolerance, communication, cooperation, competition, etc.; role these behaviors play in the evolution of cognitive abilities. Instructor: Hare
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3.00 Credits
Advanced laboratory techniques for human osteological analysis; identification and sizing of fragmented skeletal elements and teeth; differences between human and non-human bone; biomechanical analysis, functional morphology, hominin osteology; case studies of human skeletons used to produce written skeletal report. Pre-requisite: 100-level course in osteology or general anatomy. Instructor: Staff
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3.00 Credits
A study of primate adaptation from an evolutionary perspective. Topics vary according to student interests but may include history and functional significance of locomotor and feeding adaptations, craniofacial morphology, sense organs, reproductive systems, and language in primates, including humans. Seminar format but, depending on topic, may include laboratory analysis of materials. Prerequisite: 100-level anatomy or morphology course and consent of instructor. Instructor: Williams
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of how socioecological studies of human foragers and nonhuman primates can inform the interpretation of the hominid fossil/archaeological record. Summary of documented historical changes during hominid evolution, and identification of approaches required to develop testable reconstructions. Models for the evolution in hominids of bipedalism, ranging and foraging, hunting, food sharing, intersexual relationships and sexual division of labor, communication (including language), culture, technology, life history, parental care, and social organization, as well as their mutual relationships. Prerequisite: Evolutionary Anthropology and Anatomy 93(D) and 132. Instructor: Staff
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3.00 Credits
Advanced readings and discussion of current papers and monographs in primate ecology with special emphasis on comparative studies. Prerequisites: Evoluationary Anthropology 93, 100-level ecology course. Instructor: Glander
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