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  1. Characteristics Of Mammals
    1. Reproduction
      1. Placental Mammals
      2. Parental Care
    2. Temperature Regulation
    3. Teeth
      1. Types of Teeth
      2. Dental Formulae
      3. Diet and Teeth
    4. Skeletal Structure
    5. Behavior

  2. Primate Characteristics
    1. The Skeleton
      1. Grasping Hands
      2. Generalized Structure
    2. Vision
    3. The Brain and Behavior
      1. Learning
      2. An Example of Learned Behavior in Primates

  3. Primate Behavior
    1. The Primate Behavioral Ecology
    2. Reproductive Strategies
      1. The Mother-Infant Bond
      2. Adult Males and Infant Care
      3. Alloparenting
      4. Infanticide
    3. Growing Up
    4. Social Groups
    5. Social Behaviors
      1. Affiliative and Agonistic Behaviors
      2. Altruism
      3. Dispersal and Social Behavior
      4. Social Organization and Dominance

  4. Summary


  5. Supplemental Readings


  6. Virtual Explorations
Special Topic: Primates in Danger





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