Male Parental Investment in Titi Monkeys (Callicebus)
and Barbary Macaques (Macaca)
An Introduction to Primates
I. What is a 'primate'?
i. Anatomical diagnostic
features
II. Primate Classification
i. Prosimians
ii. Monkeys
a) New World
b) Old World
iii. Apes
a) Lesser apes
b) Greater apes
III. Prosimians
i. Physical/anatomical characteristics
ii. Geographical distribution
iii. Ecology
iv. Unique traits of group
IV. New World Monkeys
i. Physical/anatomical characteristics
ii. Geographical distribution/Habitat
iii. Ecology
iv. Unique traits of group
V. Old World Monkeys
i. Physical/anatomical
characteristics
ii. Geographical distribution/Habitat
iii. Ecology
iv. Unique traits of group
VI. Apes
i. Lesser and Greater apes
a. Physical/anatomical characteristics
b. Geographical distribution/Habitat
c. Ecology
d. Unique traits of group
VII. Parental Investment
i. Definition
ii. Introduction to male
parental investment observed in some primate species
iii. Overview of investigation
covered in presentation 2