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19 Cards in this Set
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Power Grip
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Grasping with all four fingers positioned perpendicular to the object and using the thumb for applying significant force.
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Precision Grip
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Grasping that involves opposing the tip of the thumb to the tips of the other fingers.
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Stereoscopic Vision
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Three-Dimensional vision produced by two frontally located eyes with overlapping fields, giving a sense of depth and distance.
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Diurnal
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Active during the day
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Nocturnal
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Active at night.
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Brachiation
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A form of locomotion in which the body is propelled by the arms alone with a phase of free flight between handholds.
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Home Range
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The area in which an individual or a group of animals travels, feeds, rests, and socializes.
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Knuckle Walking
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A form of quadrupedal locomotion in which, in the forelimbs, weight is supported by the knuckles, rather than the palm or outstretched fingers.
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Basal Metabolic Rate
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The rate of energy use required to maintain life when an animal is at rest.
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Territorial
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Defending fixed boundaries against intrusion by individuals or groups of the same species.
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Socioecology
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The study of how social structure is influenced by ecological conditions.
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Resource-defense Model
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(Richard Wrangham): Living in social groups allows primates to better defend access to limited food resources.
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Predation Model
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(Carel van Schaik): The primary benefit of living in social groups is to reduce vulnerability to predators.
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Female-Bonded Kin Groups
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Cooperative groups of related females.
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Philopatry
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The tendency in some animals to remain in their natal (birth) groups throughout their lives.
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Sociobiology
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The discipline concerned with evolutionary explanations of social behavior, focusing on the role played by natural selection.
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Reproductive Strategies
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(Referred to as "mating systems" in the text): Forms of courtship, mating, and parenting behavior that characterize particular species or populations.
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Sexual Strategy
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Techniques used by males and females to advertise for mates and compete with others of the same sex for mates to insure a maximum of fitness.
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Parental Investment
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Any behavior toward offspring that improves the likelihood of the offspring's survival.
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