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25 Cards in this Set
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altruism
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acting in a way that has a net loss of energy to the actor and a net benefit in energy to the receiver
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anthropoids
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all monkeys, apes, and humans
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behavioral ecology
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the study of behavior from ecological and evolutionary perspectives
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Ceboidea
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primate superfamily that includes all monkeys found in the Americas
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Cercopithecoidea
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primate superfamily that includes all monkeys found in Africa and Asia
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comparative primatology
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the study of our closest living relatives, the primates, for the purpose of understanding aspects of our own behavior
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dominance
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set of relationships that results in different relative abilities to acquire desired resources
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estrus
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behavioral and physiological sexual receptivity
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foraging
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the act of seeking and processing food
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Haplorrhini
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primate suborder that includes the Tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans
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home range
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area used by a primate group or community
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hominin
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the division (called a tribe) in the superfamily Hominoidea that includes humans and our recent ancestors
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hominoid
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member of the superfamily Hominoidea
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infant dependency period
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period during which the infant is wholly reliant on others for nutrition, movement, thermoregulation, and protection
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kin selection
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behavioral favoring of one's close genetic relatives
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performance
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the actual expression of a trait or behavior
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philopatric
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staying in one's natal group
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phylogenetic constraints
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limits on current behavior or traits due to patterns and trends in an organism's evolutionary past
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potential
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the spectrum of possible expression created by morphology, evolutionary history, and other aspects of a genotype
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sociosexual behavior
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nonreproductive sexual behavior that serves to resolve conflicts and/or reinforce alliances and coalitions
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spandrels
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by-products of structural change
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strategy
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set of behavior patterns that has become prominent in a population as a result of natural selection
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Strepsirrhini
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primate suborder that includes the Lemurs, Lorises, and Galagos (the prosimians)
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set of behavior patterns that has become prominent in a population as a result of natural selection
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