https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9563-4660
Overview
Primate ecology and social organization: the interaction between feeding patterns and social structure; evolutionary development of optimal group size and composition; factors affecting short and long-term demographic changes in stable groups; primate use of regenerating forests.
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Professor Emeritus of Evolutionary Anthropology
·
2017 - Present
Evolutionary Anthropology,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Scholarly Works
Serosurvey of Arboviruses in Free-Ranging Mantled Howler Monkeys (Alouatta palliata) in Costa Rica.
Journal article Journal of wildlife diseases · January 2025 We investigated the prevalence of arthropod-borne viral diseases in a population of free-ranging mantled howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata) in Costa Rica in 1998. Blood samples were opportunistically collected from monkeys anesthetized for another study. S ... Full text Open Access CiteHematology and serum biochemistry of free-ranging mantled howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata) at La Pacifica, Costa Rica.
Journal article Journal of medical primatology · August 2024 BackgroundHematologic and blood biochemical values are key tools for assessing primate health. A long-term behavioral study of howler monkeys at a single site (La Pacífica, Guanacaste, Costa Rica), afforded the opportunity to develop baseline valu ... Full text Open Access CiteRobusticity and articular shape variation within Alouatta
Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · April 2024 Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Energetic Costs of Feeding in Primates
ResearchSenior Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2011 - 2016Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant: Foraging Ecology of Delacour's Langurs in a Harsh Environment
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2007 - 2008Doctoral Dissertation Improvement: The Role of Female Mate Choice in Mantled Howling Monkey Reproduction
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2006 - 2008View All Grants
Education
The University of Chicago ·
1975
Ph.D.
The University of Chicago ·
1971
M.A.
University of Texas, Austin ·
1969
B.A.