ANTH 35110 - Primate Behavior, Spring 2008

This course explores the social lives of the nonhuman primates. It begins with an introduction to primate evolution and taxonomy and behavioral ecology. It further examines select groups of living primates through topics such as conservation, social behavior, cooperation/competition, reproduction, ethnoprimatology, and evolution of social organization.

Primate Behavior Professor Agustín Fuentes, Ph.D. Anthropology Department University of Notre Dame Course Structure: Two 75-minute classes per week.

Sifaka, 2006.  Photo courtesy of banoffi

Course Description

This course explores the social lives of the nonhuman primates.  It begins with an introduction to primate evolution and taxonomy and behavioral ecology.  It further examines select groups of living primates through topics such as conservation, social behavior, cooperation/competition, reproduction, ethnoprimatology, and evolution of social organization.

 

Citation: Fuentes, A., Fuentes, A. (2006, October 06). Primate Behavior. Retrieved November 07, 2009, from Notre Dame OpenCourseWare Web site: http://ocw.nd.edu/anthropology/primate-behavior.

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