Scholars@Duke
Lindsey Warwick Smith

Lindsey Warwick Smith

Lecturing Fellow of Thompson Writing Program
Thompson Writing Program

Selected Publications

Body language: The interplay between positional behavior and gestural signaling in the genus Pan and its implications for language evolution.

Journal Article American journal of physical anthropology · August 2015 ObjectivesThe gestural repertoires of bonobos and chimpanzees are well documented, but the relationship between gestural signaling and positional behavior (i.e., body postures and locomotion) has yet to be explored. Given that one theory for langu ... Full text Cite

How do social dynamics influence gestural communication in Pan?

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

Considering the role of social dynamics and positional behavior in gestural communication research.

Journal Article American journal of primatology · September 2013 While the hominin fossil record cannot inform us on either the presence or extent of social and cognitive abilities that may have paved the way for the emergence of language, studying non-vocal communication among our closest living relatives, the African ... Full text Open Access Cite

The relationship between gestural signaling and positional behavior in chimpanzees and bonobos.

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · January 1, 2012 Link to item Cite

Cheek pouch use, predation risk, and feeding competition in blue monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni)

Journal Article American Journal of Physical Anthropology · November 2008 AbstractThe adaptive function of cheek pouches in the primate subfamily Cercopithecinae remains unresolved. By analyzing the circumstances of cheek pouch use, we tested two hypotheses for the evolution of cercopithecine che ... Full text Open Access Cite