Primate responses to changing environments.
According to the IUCN, about 60% of the world’s ~500 primate species are threatened by extinction, and this is mainly the result of human activity. Environmental changes linked to …
Primary Projects
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Nutritional landscapes, animal behavior, and forest composition
Many theories about the ecology and evolution of behavior are centered around food resource distribution but the assessments of such distribution are often extremely coarse, and …
Primate behavioral evolution
Complimentary to my other research, I am investigating the evolution of primate social behavior. My work has resulted in insights into variation in male and female social behavior, …
Female sociability and fitness in primates
In many mammals, including humans, individuals form groups in which social relationships can be highly differentiated (i.e., some individuals form strong relationships, while …
Male-male competition and tolerance in baboons.
In mammals, the most common male reproductive strategy is to compete intensely over access to receptive females, and males show little interest in cooperating with each other. …