Chapter 7 Primate Behavior

 

Key Terms

 

Affiliative

p. 139

K-selected

p. 143

Altruism

p. 142

Intragroup

p. 139

Autonomic

p. 137

Life history traits

p. 135

Behavior

p. 132

Matriline

p. 134

Behavioral ecology

p. 133

Metabolism

p. 134

Biological continuum

p. 154

Plasticity

p. 133

Communication

p. 137

Polyandry

p. 146

Conspecifics

p. 142

Reproductive strategies

p. 143

Core area

p. 139

r-selected

p. 143

Displays

p. 139

Sexual selection

p. 144

Dominance hierarchies

p. 137

Social structure

p. 134

Ecological

p. 133

Territories

p. 139

Grooming

p. 140

 

 

 

Suggested Internet Exercises

 

@     Go online to the Jane Goodall Institute (http://www.janegoodall.net/chimpanzees) to find out more about chimpanzee behavior.

Go online to the Human Behavior and Evolution Society (http://www.hbes.com). Follow the link “Intro to the Field” and choose one of the introductory readings.