Scholars@Duke
Christine M. Drea

Christine M. Drea

Professor in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology
Evolutionary Anthropology
cdrea@duke.edu
Duke Box 90383, 08 Bio Sci Bldg, Durham, NC 27708-0383
129 Bio Sci Bldg, Durham, NC 27708

Awards & Honors

Thomas Langford Lectureship

University Duke University · 2012

Nomination, Baldwin Scholars Unsung Heroine Award

University Duke University · 2008

In the News

Published December 9, 2024
Pups of Powerful Meerkat Matriarchs Pay a Price for Their Mom’s Status
Published January 17, 2023
Better Health Through Rewilding the Gut
Published January 5, 2022
Cooperation Has a Dark Side, and Meerkats Are Helping Us See It
Published November 18, 2021
A new treatment is helping lemurs resolve gut ailments. It's gross.
Published August 9, 2021
Drug-Resistant Bacteria Found In The Guts Of Lemurs Who Live Around Humans
Published February 12, 2021
Lemurs Show There’s No Single Formula For Lasting Love
Published September 16, 2019
Lemur Sex Role Reversal Gets Its Start in the Womb
Published August 28, 2019
What Lemurs Can Tell Us About Love at First Whiff
Published June 13, 2019
The Surprising Reason Why Some Lemurs May Be More Sensitive to Forest Loss
Published June 28, 2018
Lemurs Can Smell Weakness in Each Other
Published June 12, 2018
Anne Yoder Stepping Down at Duke Lemur Center
Published August 22, 2017
Captive Lemurs Get a Genetic Health Checkup
Published June 12, 2017
Microbes Give Meerkat Gangs Their Signature Scents
Published October 20, 2016
Mean Girl Meerkats Can Make Twice As Much Testosterone As Males
Published May 5, 2016
Duke Awards Distinguished Professorships, Inducts New Bass Society Members
Published April 19, 2016
Lemurs Mix Smelly Secretions to Make Richer, Longer-Lasting Scents
Published April 15, 2016
Why bearcats smell like buttery popcorn
Published April 15, 2016
Bearcats naturally pass the popcorn
Published April 13, 2016
Why Bearcats Smell Like Buttered Popcorn
Published August 26, 2015
Meerkat Matriarch Carries Many Burdens
Published March 13, 2015
Hyenas: Incredibly intelligent
Published February 25, 2015
Smells like a boy: Lemurs may use scent of mother to determine baby’s sex
Published February 24, 2015
Boy or Girl? Lemur Scents Have the Answer
Published April 15, 2014
Lemurs Match Scent Of A Friend To Sound Of Her Voice
Published February 3, 2014
The smell of success: Is the key to a happy relationship having the same scent as your partner?