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Aug 19, 2009 however, few studies have examined how female behavior changes during pregnancy and lactation in free living great apes, a taxon typified by long lives and slow life histories. The behavioral ecology of strepsirrhines and tarsiers peter m. Marine mammal ecology and conservation remote access. In my spare time i love hiking with my friends and dogs, and watching comedies. Download pdf the evolution of primate societies ebook full. Publications primate molecular ecology lab andrea baden. I am currently working on my phd in ecology, evolution, and conservation biology at the university of nevada reno and once i finish i hope to become a professor at a university so that i can continue to conduct research and teach students about animal behavior. South america is home to perhaps the largest and most diversified radiation some 200 species of nonhuman primates on earth. Some primatologists separate foraging, the act of finding and handling food, from feeding, the act of consuming. Essays on primate behavior, ecology, and conservation from natural history vasey 2000 american anthropologist wiley. The behavior, ecology, and social evolution of new world monkeys eduardo fernandezduque, anthony di fiore, and maren huck 4. Behavioral genetics, or the study of how genes influence behavior, is a fairly new field, and we currently dont know how much genes influence behavior in humans or even other species. Planar pcb hazards to fish, wildlife, and invertebrates.
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