Question 1

Discuss the role of taxonomy in conservation.

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Question 2

More than a dozen new species of primates have been discovered by scientists during the past two decades. Most of the new species discovered have been callitrichids and prosimians, which are relatively small compared to most other monkeys and apes. Using your knowledge of the allometric relationship between body size and life history traits, explain why isolated populations of small primates may evolve more rapidly than those of large primates that occur sympatrically.

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Question 3

How do predictions about the effects of contemporary global climate change on primate biodiversity differ from the effects of environmental changes that contributed to the adaptive radiations in primate evolutionary history?

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Quiz 3: Primates Past to Present

Discuss the role of taxonomy in conservation.

How do predictions about the effects of contemporary global climate change on primate biodiversity differ from the effects of environmental changes that contributed to the adaptive radiations in primate evolutionary history?