Ebola Week 2 Assignment 1) Infectious Agent a) Describe the Ebola virus‚ including what type of virus it is (family‚ DNA or RNA‚ envelope or not) and how many genes it has. The Ebola virus is a highly infectious disease that has killed many worldwide. The virus is part of the Filoviridae family that is a highly infectious agent (Garcia et al.‚ 2012). The Flioviridae family of viruses causes symptoms such as: fever‚ bleeding‚ and hypotensive shock to the host in which it enters (Garcia et al.
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Monkeys are aggressive creatures who are often very temperamental. If you have the gumption to try to touch a monkey‚ be warned: it will most likely end in violence. Show love to our primate cousins by waving from afar in order to avoid pain and injury. Number Three: There Are Specialists. Monkeys of all kinds eat many different kinds of fruits‚ but some specialize in some foods and will not eat others. Specialist monkeys are those that
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pygmaeus) Scientific classification e Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Suborder: Haplorrhini Infraorder: Simiiformes Parvorder: Catarrhini Superfamily: Hominoidea Gray‚ 1825 Type species Homo sapiens Linnaeus‚ 1758 Families †Proconsulidae †Afropithecidae Hylobatidae Hominidae Apes (Hominoidea) are a branch of Old World tailless anthropoid catarrhine primates native to Africa and Southeast Asia and distinguished by a wide degree of freedom at the shoulder
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Topic 6: Mammalian Pheromones Abstract A pheromone is a chemical signal which is released by one animal and received by another‚ which induce a species specific reaction. Pheromones are detected via chemosensory systems known as the Vomeronasal Organ (VNO). Within a wide range of mammals the VNO is used to elicit a generalized sexual response‚ primarily affecting the reproductive tract. This is seen in most terrestrial mammals who have adapted to sensing volatile chemical signals; the Mouse displays
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Gibbons One of the most interesting primates living on this earth is the Siamang gibbon. I first found these primates interesting while I was at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago years ago because of their unique sound they make with their giant throats that sounds like a howl but has rhythm like a song. They have distinct features unlike other gibbons and they sure know how to make a scene or at least noticeable to visitors. Although my visit was very vague‚ these primates are still imprinted in my memory
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possible (Westergaard‚ 1995). Usually managing to grasp and understand the method of handling a tool to do certain things‚ takes years to figure out for primates however‚ with this ability by the capuchin monkeys‚ they have a high level of
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relative to the size of the individual‚ and that in females‚ aggressiveness and reproductive ability determine the rank of an individual. The dominance hierarchies displayed in primate groups suggest that higher-ranking males have the highest reproductive success due to increased female attention and availability. Female primates at a higher level benefit and are able to produce more surviving offspring‚ (Huntingford and Turner‚ 1987). In relation to Darwin’s sexual selection theory‚ Huntingford and
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Leakey’s Laetoli fossils are identical in form and belong to the same species. 4. Which hominid taxonomic group is "Lucy" placed into? "Lucy" it is placed into in to the taxonomic group called hominid (Australopithecus afarensis)‚ which includes all primates including chimpanzees‚ orangutans & gorillas. 5. Why is "Lucy" not considered an ancestor of modern apes‚ even if her jaw looks like that chimpanzee? Although the specimens of Au. Afarensis indicated that Lucy’s jaw was rather unlike other hominins
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INTERFERE IN ONE AREA OF THE ECOSYSTEM WITHOUT PAYING DUE ATTENTION BOTH TO THE CONSEQUENCES OF SUCH INTERFERENCE IN OTHER AREAS AND TO THE WELL-BEING OF FUTURE GENERATIONS. The Root of Ecological Crisis 1. Human beings did not evolve from non-human primates‚ but were created in the image of God. Men and women are more than merely very complex and highly evolved apes. They possess physical attributes that are not shared by animals‚ such as an erect posture‚ hands with a highly developed opposable thumb
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The gorilla is the world’s largest primate. Gorillas are mammals. Young and younger gorillas are called blackbacks. Older males have white hair on their backs and are called silverbacks. Silverbacks gorillas are the most aggressive person in the group. The duty of the silverback gorilla is to protect others from dangerous threats. They can get angry very fast. The males are twice as big as the females (Morgan 2). The name gorrilla means “hairy person” and was first used by an explorer from North
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