Chapter 7

Question 1

what is captive study

Answer 1

primate behaviour study conducted in a zoo, lab or other enclosed setting

Question 2

what is the downside of captive study

Answer 2

are in highly controlled study that may not be applicable to natural patterns of behaviour

Question 3

what is semi-free-ranging environment

Answer 3

primate behaviour study conducted in a large area that is enclosed or isolated in some way so the population is captive

Question 4

what is field study

Answer 4

primate behaviour study conducted in the habitat in which the primate natural occurs

Question 5

what is female philopatry

Answer 5

primate social system in which females remain and breed in the group of their birth, whereas males emigrate

Question 6

what is male philopatry

Answer 6

primate social system in which males remain and breed in the group of their birth, whereas females emigrate

Question 7

how is dominance a problem in male philopatry systems

Answer 7

only a few males have dominance, so the other offspring males need to fight their way to the top

Question 8

is dominance a set, linear thing in male philopatry systems

Answer 8

no, it is pretty flexible

Question 9

what is sexual receptivity

Answer 9

willingness and ability of a female to mate, also defined as fertility

Question 10

do females clearly show sexual receptivity

Answer 10

yes, sometimes they will have enlarged genital areas to indicate to the males they are fertile

Question 11

what are the benefits of sexual receptivity

Answer 11

because many males will mate with the female, they have a high chance of being the father of the offspring so they are going to be less aggressive towards the offspring

Question 12

what is polygynous

Answer 12

mating system in which one man is allowed to take more than one wife

Question 13

what is matrilineal

Answer 13

pattern of female kinship in a primate social group

Question 14

define social system

Answer 14

the group patterns in which a primate species lives, including its size and composition evolved in response to natural and sexual selection pressures

Question 15

what are the types of nonhuman primate societies

Answer 15

solitary
monogamy
polygyny: one-male
polygyny: multi-male
polyandry

Question 16

what is monogamy

Answer 16

a mating bond; primates can be socially monogamous but still mate occasionally outside the pair bond

Question 17

what is monogamy best understood as

Answer 17

a female reproductive strategy… she has territory and a male attaches himself to a female and just provides basics for her and the offspring

Question 18

what is polygynu

Answer 18

mating system costing of at least one male and more than one female

Question 19

what is polygyandrous

Answer 19

primate social system consisting of multiple males and multiple females

dominancy hierarchy and infanticide is high in these groups

Question 20

what is dominance hierarchy

Answer 20

formed in ultimate male polygyny– ranking of individual primates in a group the reflects their ability to displace, intimidate or defeat group mates in contests

Question 21

what is fission-fusion polygyny

Answer 21

type of primate polygyny in which animas travel in foraging parties of varying size instead of a cohesive group

Question 22

what is polyandry

Answer 22

mating system i which one female mates with multiple males

Question 23

what is monogamy thought to be linked to

Answer 23

fruit eating and territory

Question 24

primate ecologists differ on what influences are the most important in shaping society– what are they

Answer 24

feeding competition, mate competition and predation