Course Description
Interrelationships among morphology, behavior, and systematics for students studying primate behavior.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Will read and abstract original research papers for class presentation.
Athena Title
Principles Primate Phylogeny
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
To study the interrelationships among morphology, behavior and systematics using the Order Primates as a specific example. Principles of Systematics and Taxonomy will be applied to this order and Anatomy and Paleontology used to understand classification systems. The fossil material will be related to the diversity of living forms. Students will be expected to write short essays demonstrating their grasp of the principles employed.
Topical Outline
1. Systematics 2. Taxonomics 3. Classifications 4. Evolutionary Theory 5. Measuring Time 6. Population Genetics 7. What is a Primate 8. Major Taxonomic Categories 9. Predominant Forms in each Epoch 10. Interpretations
Syllabus