Category Archives: Primatology

The price of grooming in redfronted lemurs

Posted on April 18, 2010 by

At first blush grooming among primates might seem to strictly serve hygienic purposes. After all, primates are furry little mammals crawling with ectoparasites like lice, ticks, and other icky arthropods. Despite this, primates seem to allocate more time to grooming … Continue reading →

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Baboons raid wine grape farms in South Africa

Posted on March 29, 2010 by

How does news like this not make it into Science or Nature? The effect of fermented grape skins on baboon mate choice is a dissertation waiting to happen.

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Reproductive trajectories of male geladas

Posted on March 17, 2010 by

Inspired by a similar post on another primate blog, I’ve decided to share with you a generalized version of my dissertation research proposal. And since the DRDA finally cleared my NSF through I can start spending some money to address … Continue reading →

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