Thomas T Struhsaker | Scholars@Duke

Thomas T Struhsaker
Adjunct Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology

Currently involved in ecological and demographic studies of the Udzungwa Red Colobus Monkey in the Udzungwa Mts. of Tanzania. The long-term goal of this project is to increase our understanding of this vulnerable, endemic species and to improve the conservation of it and its habitat along with all of the other endemic and endangered species of this area.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Adjunct Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology, Evolutionary Anthropology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2016

Contact Information

tomstruh@duke.edu

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of California - Berkeley 1965
Duke Appointment History
- Adjunct Professor in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Evolutionary Anthropology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2010 - 2013
Recognition
In the News
- JAN 18, 2018 Duke Research Blog
  
  Meet Africa's Bird Master of Vocal Imitation
- MAR 25, 2015 Discover Magazine
  
  Global warming turns rainforest leaves into junk food
Expertise
Global Scholarship
- Research
  - Uganda (Country)
  - United Republic of Tanzania (Country)
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Struhsaker, T. T. “Diet of red-legged sun squirrels (Heliosciurus rufobrachium Waterhouse) in Kibale National Park, Uganda: Implications for seed defence.” African Journal of Ecology 58, no. 3 (September 1, 2020): 588–91. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12704.
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  - Struhsaker, Thomas T., Samuel Angedakin, and Anja Landsmann. “Facial and genital lesions in baboons (Papio anubis) of Kibale National Park, Uganda.” Primates; Journal of Primatology 60, no. 2 (March 2019): 109–12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10329-019-00715-2.
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  - Struhsaker, T. T. “Dietary Variability in Redtail Monkeys (Cercopithecus ascanius schmidti) of Kibale National Park, Uganda: the Role of Time, Space, and Hybridization.” International Journal of Primatology 38, no. 5 (October 1, 2017): 914–41. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-017-9988-3.
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  - Goldberg, T. L., S. Angedakin, G. M. I. Basuta, M. Brown, T. M. Butynski, C. A. Chapman, L. Chapman, et al. “Remembering Jerry Lwanga: A Perspective from His Colleagues.” International Journal of Primatology 37, no. 2 (April 1, 2016): 131–35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-015-9888-3.
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  - Struhsaker, Thomas T. “A Tribute to Dr. Jerry Lwanga (7 June 1960-31 August 2015).” African Journal of Ecology 53, no. 4 (December 2015): 617–18. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12261.
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  - Laurance, William F., D Carolina Useche, Julio Rendeiro, Margareta Kalka, Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Sean P. Sloan, Susan G. Laurance, et al. “Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas.” Nature 489, no. 7415 (September 2012): 290–94. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature11318.
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  - Lwanga, J. S., T. T. Struhsaker, P. J. Struhsaker, T. M. Butynski, and J. C. Mitani. “Primate population dynamics over 32.9 years at Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda.” American Journal of Primatology 73, no. 10 (October 2011): 997–1011. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.20965.
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  - Struhsaker, Thomas T., Colin A. Chapman, Theresa R. Pope, and Jeffrey R. Marcus. “Healthy baboon with no upper jaw or nose: an extreme case of adaptability in the Kibale National Park, Uganda.” Primates 52, no. 1 (January 2011): 15–18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10329-010-0224-4.
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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

In the News

Global Scholarship

Research

Selected Publications

Academic Articles