Skip to main content

Kenneth Earl Glander

Professor Emeritus of Evolutionary Anthropology
Evolutionary Anthropology
Duke Box 90383, Durham, NC 27708
130 Science Dr., 108 Bio Sci Bldg, Durham, NC 27708

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 Appointments & Affiliations


Professor Emeritus of Evolutionary Anthropology · 2017 - Present Evolutionary Anthropology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

In the News


Published November 6, 2013
Lemurs’ neck bling tracks siestas, insomnia

View All News

Recent Publications


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 Cite

Hematology 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 PacĂ­fica, Guanacaste, Costa Rica), afforded the opportunity to develop baseline valu ... Full text Open Access Cite

Robusticity and articular shape variation within Alouatta

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · 2024 Cite
View All Publications

Recent Grants


Energetic Costs of Feeding in Primates

ResearchSenior Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2011 - 2016

Doctoral 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 - 2008

Doctoral 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 - 2008

View All Grants

Education, Training & Certifications


The University of Chicago · 1975 Ph.D.
The University of Chicago · 1971 M.A.
University of Texas, Austin · 1969 B.A.