Learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
identify the common features shown by tree-dwelling mammals from different groups
show an awareness of the difficulties of classifying primates, especially in relation to the position of the prosimians
give an account of opportunities and challenges encountered by tree-dwelling mammals and of evolved adaptations linked with arboreal life
provide examples of the closeness (and sometimes interdependence) of the relationship between tree dwellers and their habitat
show an awareness of differences in lifestyle and forms of locomotion amongst a wide range of prosimians.