Old World Monkeys
Where are Old World monkeys found
Africa and Asia
Where are new world monkeys found
Central and South America
what is the colobines social structure (often)
polygyny
what do haplorrhini not have even if they are nocturnal?
tapidum lucidum
true or false: old world monkeys are more terrestrial and lack prehensile tails
true
what type of tail is common in these monkeys (with a few exceptions)
prehensile tail
there are two solitary old world monkeys, how to the other ones live
in pairs or small to very large groups
as a haplyrrhini, what do these monkeys not have on their face
a rhinarium
what is the colobines diet?
leaves
what is the only nocturnal monkey
the owl monkey (still no tapedium lucidum!!)
what is significant about cebine social structure
MMMF and little to no paternal care
what is sexual dimorphism
males and females of the same species have different physical characteristics beyond their primary reproductive organs (think bigger males, or different colored faces)
what habitiat do colobines live in
mainly tropical
Name one of the five main groups of new world monkeys
Callitrichines, Cebines, Aotinae, Pithecines, Atelines
How do atelines communicate
howling! via air sacs
what is special about Callitrichines ovulation
They will sexually suppress their ovulation. There is intrasexual competition, and they have inbreeding avoidance, so they will not ovulate unless they are around a non-related male
what does colobine locomotion look like
arboreal quadrupeds
what is special about marmosets teeth
they have tusks
what does the Aotinae social structure look like
Monogamy and the fathers "mother"
How do Cappuchians mate?
with an elaborate mating ritual