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Tarsier diet
Body size
- Insectivory
- Small body size
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Small bodied primate species (tarsiers, lemurs, and lorises) get protein from ____
Large bodied primate species get protein from _____
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Tarsiers locomotion
leaping
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Morphologies of tarsiers
-eyes
-legs to arms
-tail
-nose area
- Very large eyes (nocturnal)
- Legs longer than arms
- Non-prehensile tail (non grasping)
- Dry, hairy area around the nose
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Behavior of tarsiers
Mating system
Nocturnal
Mating system is noyau
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Tarsiers location
Southeast Asia
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Lemurs location
Madagascar
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Only type found on Madagascar
Lemurs; no other living non-human primate is on this island
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Lorises location
Africa and southeast Asia
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Lemurs and Lorises diet
Insectivory
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Lemurs and Lorises locomotion
Leaping
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Lemurs and Lorises Morphologies
-Eyes
-Arms to legs
-Nose area
-Brain size
-Dental formula
-Tail
- Large eyes (nocturnal)
- Legs longer than arms
- Mouse, hairless area around nose
- Relatively smaller brain size than tarsiers and anthropoids
- Dental formula: 2,1,3,3/2,1,3,3
- Non-prehensile tail (non grasping)
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Lemurs and Lorises mating system
Noyau (dispersed, one-male polygyny)
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Are lemurs and lorises noctural
Yes, most species are nocturnal
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Daubentonia dental formula
1,0,1,3/1,0,1,3
Are the only primates with the "dental comb"
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