Peter H. Klopfer

mother-infant attachments in mammals and imprinting in birds development and control of aggressive behavior, and its neurobiological mechanisms. causes of species diversity. hibernation in lemurs

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor Emeritus of Biology · 2003 - Present Biology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

In the News

Published March 18, 2025

Hibernating Lemurs Can Turn Back the Clock on Cellular Aging

Published June 24, 2015

Duke Lemur Center educates and entertains

Published October 1, 2014

Duke's lemurs may hold key to deep space travel

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Recent Publications

To arouse or not to arouse: physiological responses from active thermogenesis versus thermoconforming in hibernating dwarf lemurs

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · April 1, 2018 Link to item Cite

Neuroethology: Do hibernating primates sleep?

Journal Article Nova Acta Leopoldina · 2013 Cite

Timing of hibernation bouts in eastern dwarf lemurs

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

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Education, Training & Certifications

Yale University · 1958 Ph.D.

University of California, Los Angeles · 1952 B.A.