Primate Behavior, Biology, and Ecology

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Explores the behavior and biology of nonhuman primates, emphasizing the adaptive significance of primate social behaviors and anatomical specializations within an ecological context. Students will examine field and laboratory methods used by primatologists. Major themes in primatology addressed in this course may include primate social organizations, diet, locomotion, sex and reproduction, avoiding predation and disease, and nonhuman primate communication.