Scholars@Duke
Kerry Ossi-Lupo

Kerry Ossi-Lupo

Lecturing Fellow in Communications
Environmental Sciences and Policy
kossi@duke.edu
Box 90999, Durham, NC 27708-0999
Grainger Hall 3106, Durham, NC 27708

Selected Publications

Timing of conceptions in Phayre's leaf monkeys: Energy and phytochemical intake.

Journal Article American journal of biological anthropology · February 2024 ObjectivesRaising offspring imposes energetic costs, especially for female mammals. Consequently, seasons favoring high energy intake and sustained positive energy balance often result in a conception peak. Factors that may weaken this coordinated ... Full text Cite

Primate dietary ecology in the context of food mechanical properties.

Journal Article J Hum Evol · September 2016 Substantial variation exists in the mechanical properties of foods consumed by primate species. This variation is known to influence food selection and ingestion among non-human primates, yet no large-scale comparative study has examined the relationships ... Full text Link to item Cite

Growing up tough: Comparing the effects of food toughness on juvenile feeding in Sapajus libidinosus and Trachypithecus phayrei crepusculus.

Journal Article Journal of human evolution · September 2016 Studies of primate feeding ontogeny provide equivocal support for reduced juvenile proficiency. When immatures exhibit decreased feeding competency, these differences are attributed to a spectrum of experience- and strength-related constraints and are ofte ... Full text Cite

Juvenile growth and socioecological correlates in a wild colobine

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 1, 2015 Link to item Cite

The meaning of weaning in wild Phayre's leaf monkeys: last nipple contact, survival, and independence.

Journal Article American journal of physical anthropology · June 2014 In primates and other mammals, weaning is an equivocal concept, as is reflected in the numerous ways it is measured: a) first intake of solid food, b) conflict over access to the nipple, c) ability to survive without mother, d) maternal resumption of cycli ... Full text Cite

Possible predation attempt by a marbled cat on a juvenile Phayre's leaf monkey

Journal Article Raffles Bulletin of Zoology · January 1, 2014 The marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata) is arguably one of the least known Southeast Asian felids. Based mainly on indirect evidence, a nocturnal and predominantly arboreal lifestyle has been assumed while little is known about its diet. Here we report how ... Cite

Do food material properties predict jaw and tooth morphology in primates?

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2013 Link to item Cite

The meaning of weaning in wild Phayre's leaf monkeys (Trachypithecus phayrei crepusculus)

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2013 Link to item Cite

2011 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Primatologists.

Conference Evolutionary anthropology · January 2012 Full text Cite

Primate life histories and dietary adaptations: a comparison of Asian colobines and macaques.

Journal Article American journal of physical anthropology · February 2011 Primate life histories are strongly influenced by both body and brain mass and are mediated by food availability and perhaps dietary adaptations. It has been suggested that folivorous primates mature and reproduce more slowly than frugivores due to lower b ... Full text Cite

Skill Learning for Survival in Nonhuman Primates

Chapter · December 31, 2009 This first major anthropological reference book on childhood learning considers the cultural aspects of learning in childhood from the points of view of psychologists, sociologists, educators, and anthropologists. ... Cite

Costs of group size: Lower developmental and reproductive rates in larger groups of leaf monkeys

Journal Article Behavioral Ecology · November 26, 2008 Feeding competition is suggested as a major factor constraining group size in social foragers. It has, however, been challenging to demonstrate consequences of reduced energy gain in terms of fitness, possibly because social foragers may compensate negativ ... Full text Cite

Environmental and phylogenetic correlates of Eulemur behavior and ecology (Primates: Lemuridae)

Journal Article Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology · November 1, 2006 The extent of diversity within closely related taxa may be a function of their shared evolutionary history or of selective forces causing adaptive changes. Examining variation among taxa within a single genus may help to identify flexibility in trait varia ... Full text Cite

First evidence for ecological risks among juvenile Phayre's leaf monkeys.

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2006 Link to item Cite

Sex differences in juvenile Phayre's leaf monkeys (Trachypithecus phayrei)

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY · July 1, 2005 Link to item Cite

Correlates of ecological and behavioral diversity in Eulemur.

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2005 Link to item Cite