David J. Pappano is the primary author of Beast Ape and the Bleeding Heart Baboons. David is a Ph.D. candidate in Biological Anthropology at the University of Michigan and member of the UM Gelada Research Project. His dissertation work focuses on social bonding, cooperation, and reproductive strategies in male geladas. He can be reached via email at pappano_at_umich_dot_edu. You can check out his homepage here.
Beast Ape and the Bleeding Heart Baboons is a science blog that primarily covers behavioral biology. Given the interests of the author and his primate pals, the blog covers topics such as primatology, behavioral ecology, endocrinology, psychology, and anthropology. Since the author is a former high school biology teacher, topics such as science education and science policy are also addressed. And because no good blog should be just for scientists, Beast Ape tries to (and occasionally succeeds at) relating the latest scientific research to you all in internet land.
DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed in Beast Ape and the Bleeding Heart Baboons are the author’s and are not shared by his associated department, institution, research project, family, and friends—especially the geladas.
I think ‘bipedal hominin’ is redundant. Unless of course we find out that bipedalism isn’t the true hallmark of the human half of the Pan-hominin split. And wouldn’t that be something!
I found this recently, but I’m really, really looking forward to hearing more of your work with geladas! They’re one of my favorite species, so I’ll be watching this like a hawk–or a primate watching out for hawks. You get the idea.