The course begins with surveying general principles of evolution, biodiversity and systematics, species theory, phylogeny reconstruction and biogeography, and progresses to a consideration of how these apply in turn to lemurs, lorises and galagos, tarsiers, New and Old World monkeys, and apes. Students will be expected to be able to recognise and characterise all the main groups of primates. In this course, we will also examine dietary, locomotor and sensory adaptations in primates and will cover aspects of the primate fossil record.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:- Identify the major groups of living primates, and all the species in at least one of the groups;
- Apply the rules of nomenclature in a way that organises their knowledge of primates;
- 3Construct phylogenetic hypotheses from different sources of evidence;
- Evaluate published claims about Primate taxonomy and biogeography;
- Understand and assess the various meanings given to the concept of species.
Indicative Assessment
Essay proposal, 500 words (10%) [Learning Outcome 3-5]Major essay, 2500 words (50%) [Learning Outcome 3-5]
Take-home test, 48 hours (25%) [Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 5]
Tutorial presentation, 15 min, students will present alone, or in groups, depending on number of student enrollments (10%) [Learning Outcomes 2-5]
Tutorial participation (5%) [Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 4]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials and online activities; and
b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Fleagle, J. G. (2013). Primate Adaptation and Evolution: 3rd Edition. Academic Press.Preliminary Reading
Groves, C. Primate Taxonomy, Smithsonian Institution Press, 2001.
Majors
Minors
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
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- Student Contribution Band:
- 2
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $3840 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $5460 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4204 | 25 Feb 2019 | 04 Mar 2019 | 31 Mar 2019 | 31 May 2019 | In Person | View |
