Our Origins: Discovering Physical Anthropology (Fourth Edition)
Our Origins: Discovering Physical Anthropology (Fourth Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393614008
Author: Clark Spencer Larsen
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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To describe: The ecological and environmental factors have the greatest potential to affect the evolutionary future of species like chimpanzee, gorilla, howler monkey, tarsier, ring-tailed lemur, or one of the many other nonhuman primate species.

Introduction: The primates are the best one to classify as the order of mammals. They are defined on the basis of various evolutionary trends as they invest as a great time with their young ones and they have a highly flexible diet. They are evolved from the ancestor lived in the trees of the tropical forest.

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To describe: The types of adaptation might be most beneficial in response to these selective pressures.

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