AN 342 - Primates (BIO 342)

4.00 credits.

This course is a survey of the Order Primates using current taxonomic relationships to organize the content and sequence of topics. Through an examination of the morphological characteristics, distribution, adaptation, and behaviors of non-human primates, this course will provide a context within which we can understand our unique place in the continuum of nature. Selected topics such as social organization, reproduction and development, communication, cognition, and conservation will be coupled with the taxonomic survey.