biology

Lowe's mona monkey

Lowe's mona monkey is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Lowe's mona monkey rather than just read about it. In short: Lowe's mona monkey (Cercopithecus lowei) is an Old World monkey in the family Cercopithecidae found from the Ivory Coast to Ghana. It was previously classified as a subspecies of Campbell's mona monkey C. campbelli.

Key takeaways

Lowe's mona monkey belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Lowe's mona monkey to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Lowe's mona monkey from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Lowe's mona monkey (Cercopithecus lowei) is an Old World monkey in the family Cercopithecidae found from the Ivory Coast to Ghana. It was previously classified as a subspecies of Campbell's mona monkey C. campbelli. The species is named after the naturalist collector Willoughby Prescott Lowe.

Predation Predators of Lowe’s mona monkeys in Ivory Coast include Egyptian cobras.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Lowe's mona monkey

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Lowe's mona monkey claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Lowe's mona monkey before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Lowe's mona monkey ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Lowe's mona monkey

In research: Lowe's mona monkey appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Lowe's mona monkey in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Lowe's mona monkey is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Arboreal mammals, Guenons, IUCN Red List vulnerable species, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Lowe's mona monkey outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Lowe's mona monkey in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Lowe's mona monkey means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Lowe's mona monkey out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Lowe's mona monkey in simple terms?

Why does Lowe's mona monkey matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Lowe's mona monkey?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Lowe's mona monkey.