Ecological needs related to the behavior of different primates

1.) In what ways are ecological needs related to the behavior of different primates? How are features that make
us uniquely human actually part of a continuum that ends with hominids? How do world market forces put
pressure on primate populations?
2.) What role did continental drift play in making the world hospitable for the emergence of primates? What
evidence would we look for to determine if a primate was an insectivore or more of an omnivore? or if it was
diurnal rather than nocturnal?
3.) When did hominids first appear? How do we distinguish them from their hominoid ancestors? What is the
fossil evidence and why is the position of the foramen magnum so critical in determining a primate's mode of
locomotion?
4.) What evidence exists to support the idea that nonhuman primates have culture? What is significant about
primate sociability? How do sexual dimorphism and social organization vary from one primate species to
another?
5.) What is cladistic analysis? On what is it focused? What are the benefits of this type of analysis?