Unknown Bones is an educational activity that uses monkey skeletons to understand sexual selection and sexual dimorphism, applying data analysis and statistical techniques in the course of the activity. This activity is framed around the Cayo Santiago rhesus macaques. Instructors can also adapt this activity using provided data, or for other skeletal collections to illustrate these concepts.
Target Audience: High school and university students
This module includes the following materials:
- Activity instructions for instructors [PDF]
- Appendix 1: Rhesus skeletal samples [PDF]
- Appendix 2: Rhesus skeletal data [PDF]
- Appendix 3: Data collection sheet [PDF]
- Appendix 4: Sex data analysis [XLS]
- Appendix 5: Aging data analysis [XLS]
- Read more at the Caribbean Primate Research Center
Funding Support for Module: Support for this module comes from a National Center for Research Resources Grant CM-5-P40RR003640-13 and National Institutes of Health Grant 5P40OD012217 to the Caribbean Primate Research Center
