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| Karen L. Baab |
CUNY |
Anthropology |
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baab@nycep.org |
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 B.A. 2000, Muhlenberg College; M.A. 2004, CUNY Hunter College
Research Interests:
Paleoanthropology; cranial morphology; geometric morphometrics; evolutionary history of genus Homo; Homo erectus; morphological variation.
Selected Publications:
(In Revision). Baab, K.L. Interindividual variation in Homo erectus: implications for taxonomy and evolution. Journal of Human Evolution.
(2006 Online). Delson, E. and Baab, K.L. Fossil Humans in McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology 7: 464-478.
2007. Baab, K.L. Magnitude and pattern of geographic variation in cranial shape within Homo erectus, especially from Asia. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 132(S44): 66-67. [abstract]
2006. Baab, K.L., S.E. Friedline and S.L. Wang. An investigation of robusticity in modern human crania: Implications for Homo erectus. PaleoAnthropology: A50. [abstract]
2006. Harvati, K., E. Panagopoulou, P. Karkanus, S.R. Frost, A. Athanassiou, P. Elefanti, C. Schrein, K. Baab, E. Henderson, E. Tourlonkis and C. Garefalakis. New findings of the Aliakmon Paleolithic Survey, Greece 2004-2006. PaleoAnthropology: A61. [abstract]
2006. McNulty, K.P. and K.L. Baab. Sexual dimorphism in hominin supraorbital morphology. PaleoAnthropology: A65. [abstract]
2004. Baab, K.L. and K. Harvati. A 3-D analysis of shape differences in the scapula between
Neanderthals and modern humans using geometric morphometrics. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 123(S38): 57. [abstract]
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| Mary Blair |
Columbia |
Anthropology |
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meb2127@columbia.edu
maryeblair@gmail.com |
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B.A. 2005, Swarthmore College; M.A. 2006, Columbia University
Research Interests:
Population genetics; molecular systematics; phylogeography and conservation of Neotropical primates.
Selected Publications:
2006. Grobler, P., Jacquier, M., deNys, H., Blair, M., Whitten, P.L., and Turner, T.R. Primate sanctuaries, taxonomy and survival: a case study from South Africa. Ecological and Environmental Anthropology 2(2): 12-16.
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| Jessica F. Brinkworth |
CUNY |
Anthropology |
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jfbrinkworth@gmail.com |
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B.A. 1998, Wilfrid Laurier University (Waterloo, Ontario); M.S. 2000, University of Toronto
Dissertation Topic:
Chimpanzee/Immunodeficiency virus Co-evolution and Toll-Like Receptor mediated Resistance to AIDS Pathogenesis.
Research Interests:
Evolutionary immunology; chimpanzee/human genetic divergence; host-pathogen co-evolution; primate pathogens; HIV/SIV; proteomics.
Selected Publications:
2007. Brinkworth, J.F. and J.L. Ho. 3D Molecular Modeling and Comparison of Human and Chimpanzee Toll-Like Receptor 2. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 132(S44): 80. [abstract]
2007. Brinkworth, J.F. and J.L. Ho. 3D Modeling of Human and Chimpanzee Toll-Like Receptor 2. 20th Annual International Symposium of The Center for Study of Gene Structure and Function: Evolution Health and Disease. Hunter College. January 19, 2007. [poster]
2005. Brinkworth, J.F. A Prediction Model for the Geographical Distribution of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes by Wild and Domestic Animals: Mobilized Reservoirs and Human Health Implications. American Journal of Physical Anthropology Supplement 40: 81. [abstract]
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| Michelle Brown |
Columbia |
Anthropology |
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mb2425@columbia.edu |
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B.A. 2000, Harvard University; M.A. 2005, Columbia University
Research Interests:
Primate behavioral ecology: intergroup relationships; evolution of social behaviors.
Selected Publications:
2007. M. Brown and M. Cords. Spatial position and dominance rank in blue monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni). American Journal of Physical Anthropology 132(S44): 81. [abstract]
2002. Hare, B., Brown, M., Williamson, C., and Tomasello, M. The domestication of social cognition in dogs. Science 298: 1634-1636.
web-page:
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/e3b/students/michelle.htm
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| Andrew Burrell |
NYU |
Anthropology |
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asb224@nyu.edu |
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Member - NYU Molecular Primatology Lab
Member - Center for the Study of Human Origins
Selected Publications:
2005. Detwiler KM, Burrell AS, Jolly CJ. Conservation implications of hybridization in African cercopithecine monkeys. International Journal of Primatology 26: 661-684.
2005. Perez-Sweeney BM, Valladares-Padua C, Burrell AS, Di Fiore A, Satkoski J, van Coeverden de Groot PJ, Boag PT, Melnick DJ. Dinucleotide microsatellite primers designed for a critically endangered primate, the black lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus). Molecular Ecology Notes 5: 198-201.
2005. Burrell AS. Reliable mitochondrial DNA sequence data from non-invasively collected samples? American Journal of Physical Anthropology 126(S40): 80.
2004. Burrell AS, Jolly CJ, Rogers J, Disotell TR. Mitochondrial phylogeny of southern African baboons. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 123(S38): 71.
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| Joe Califf |
NYU |
Anthropology |
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jrc274@nyu.edu |
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Member - Center for the Study of Human Origins
B.S. 2000, Rutgers University; M.A. 2004, NYU
Research Interests:
Behavior; socioendocrinology; cognitive evolution; human evolution.
Selected Publications:
2005. Califf, J. and Robinson, C. Can the mandible speak? Mandibular Variation in Homo erectus and H. sapiens. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 126(S40): 82.
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| Terence D. Capellini |
CUNY |
Anthropology |
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TC1Kenobi@cs.com |
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B.A. 1995, Binghamton University; M.A. 1998, Kent State University; M.Phil. 2007, CUNY;
Ph.D. 2007 (June expected graduation date), CUNY
Research Interests:
Evolutionary developmental biology; physical anthropology including primate evolutionary morphology with a focus on limb and axial skeletal biology, growth, and development.
Selected Publications:
(Submitted). Capellini T.D., Di Giacomo G., Ferretti E., and Selleri L. Pbx1/Pbx2 hierarchically regulate Pax and Hox expression in the vertebrate embryonic axis. Developmental Biology.
2006. Capellini T.D., Di Giacomo G., Salsi V., Brendolan A., Ferretti E., Srivastava D., Zappavigna V., and Selleri L. Pbx1/Pbx2 requirement for distal limb patterning is mediated by the hierarchical control of Hox spatial distribution and Shh expression. Development 133(11): 2263-2273.
2006. Di Giacomo G., Koss M., Capellini T.D., Brendolan A., Popperl H., and Selleri L. Spatio-temporal expression of Pbx3 during mouse organogenesis. Mechanisms of Development 6(7): 747-757.
2006. Vidal A., Capellini T.D., Yeh N., Selleri L., Koff A., Bromage T. Cancer and Development: Two Sides of the Same Coin. In Bromage, T.G. Vidal, A., Aguirre, E., Perez-Ochoa, A., (Eds): Integrative Approaches to Human Health and Evolution: Proceedings of the International Symposium Integrative Approaches to Human Health and Evolution. New York: Elsevier.
2004. Selleri L., DiMartino J., van Deursen J., Brendolan A., Sanyal M., Boon E., Capellini T.D, Smith K.S., Rhee J., Popperl H., Grosveld G., Cleary M.L. The TALE homeodomain protein Pbx2 is not essential for development and long-term survival. Mol Cell Biol. Jun, 24(12): 5324-5331.
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| Hannah Carter-Menn |
NYU |
Anthropology |
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hannahgcm@hotmail.com |
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Member - Center for the Study of Human Origins
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| Shahrina Chowdhury |
CUNY |
Anthropology |
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chowdhury@nycep.org |
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| Siobhán B. Cooke |
CUNY |
Anthropology |
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cooke@nycep.org |
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B.A. 2002, Barnard College, Columbia University; M.Phil. 2007, CUNY
Research Interests:
Physical anthropology; paleontology; primate evolution; platyrrhine evolution; dental morphology; Caribbean biogeography.
Selected Publications:
(Accepted). Cooke, S.B., Halenar, L.B., Rosenberger, A.L, Tejedor, M.F., and Hartwig, W.C. Protopithecus, Paralouatta, and Alouatta: The making of a platyrrhine folivore. American Journal of Physical Anthropology.
2006. Cooke, S.B. The Phylogenetic Placement of the Victoriapithecidae. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 129(S42): 77. [abstract]
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| Anand Dacier |
NYU |
Anthropology |
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adl307@nyu.edu |
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Member - Center for the Study of Human Origins
B.Sc. 2005, University of Brasilia (Brazil)
Research Interests:
Behavioral ecology; sensory ecology; cognition; evolutionary neurobiology; primate evolution; mammalian evolution; systematics; phylogeography; population genetics; conservation biology.
Selected Publications:
2006. Dacier, A., Maia, R., Agustinho, D., Barros, M. Rapid habituation of scan behavior in captive marmosets following brief predator encounters. Behavioral Processes 71(1): 66-69.
2006. Waga, I., Dacier, A., Pinha, P. S., Tavares, M. C. H. Spontaneous tool use by wild capuchin monkeys (Cebus libidinosus) in the Cerrado. Folia Primatologica 77(5): 337-344.
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| Kate Detwiler |
NYU |
Anthropology |
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kmd231@nyu.edu |
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Member - Center for the Study of Human Origins
Selected Publications:
2005. Detwiler KM, Burrell AS, Jolly CJ. Conservation implications of hybridization in African cercopithecine monkeys. International Journal of Primatology 26: 661-684.
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| Rachel Dvoskin |
NYU |
Anthropology |
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r.dvoskin@gmail.com |
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Member - Center for the Study of Human Origins
B.S. 1995, Duke University; Ph.D. 2007, NYU
Research Interests:
Primate behavioral genetics; evolution of behavioral variation; physiology and behavior; neuroendocrinology.
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| Jessica N. Eng |
CUNY |
Anthropology |
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engj@nycep.org |
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B.A. 2005, Cornell University
Research Interests:
Hominid functional anatomy and evolution; skeletal morphology; craniofacial morphology and development; bone biology and microanatomy; bone growth and remodeling.
Selected Publications:
2006. McMahon, J.M., Bromage, T.G., Eng, J.N. Evolutionary Constraints on Higher Primate Skull Morphology: A Test of Enlow's Theory. Donald H. Enlow International Research Symposium: An Integrative Approach to Skeletal Biology. New York University College of Dentistry, November 6-7, 2006.
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| Connie D. Fellmann |
NYU |
Anthropology |
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cf557@nyu.edu |
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Member - Center for the Study of Human Origins
B.A. 2000 University of Iowa; M.A. 2004 Rutgers University
Dissertation Title:
Limb Ontogeny, Function, and the Ancestral Growth Patterns of Catarrhines.
Research Interests:
Physical anthropology; limb ontogeny; heterochrony; growth and development; evolution of genus Homo (especially origin, dispersal and variation of Homo erectus); functional morphology/biomechanics; evolution and trends in hominin body size and shape.
Selected Publications:
(In Press). Antón, S.C., Spoor, F., Fellmann, C.D., Swisher, C.C. III. Defining Homo erectus: Size Considered. In Henke, Roth and Tattersall (eds). Handbook of Paleoanthropology, Volume 3, Chapter 11. Springer-Verlag.
2006. Fellmann, C.D. Estimation of femoral length and stature in Homo erectus from fragmentary remains. Collected works for The 40th Anniversary of Yuanmou Man Discovery and the International Conference on Paleoanthropological Studies. Kunming, China: Yunnan Sciences and Technology Press.
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| Catherine White Flattmann |
NYU |
Anthropology |
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cqf7343@nyu.edu |
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Member - Center for the Study of Human Origins
Member - NYCEP Morphometrics Group
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| Frances Forrest |
CUNY |
Anthropology |
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forrestelf516@hotmail.com |
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B.A. 2006, CUNY Queens College
Research Interests:
Paleoanthropology; Plio-Pleistocene hominin evolution; evolution of the genus Homo; paleoecology; taphonomy; Africa.
Selected Publication:
2007. Plummer, T., J. Oliver, C. Delaney-Rivera, F. Hertel, F. Forrest and J. Hodgson. Expanding the taxonomic range of omnivores and carnivores in feeding experiments and the application of actualistic tooth mark data to zooarcheological analysis. PaleoAnthropology: 20. [abstract]
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| Sarah Freidline |
CUNY |
Anthropology |
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freidline@nycep.org
sarah.freidline@eva.mpg.de |
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Member - NYCEP Morphometrics Group
[Currently at Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology]
Selected Publications:
2006. Baab, K.L., S.E. Friedline and S.L. Wang. An investigation of robusticity in modern human crania: Implications for Homo erectus. PaleoAnthropology: A50. [abstract]
Contact Info:
freidline@nycep.org, or sarah.freidline@eva.mpg.de
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| Eva C. Garrett |
CUNY |
Anthropology |
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garrett@nycep.org |
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B.A. 2005, University of Texas at Austin
Research Interests:
Sexual dimorphism; primate evolution; sensory ecology.
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| Lauren Halenar |
CUNY |
Anthropology |
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halenar@nycep.org |
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B.A. 2000, NYU
Research Interests:
Platyrrhine paleontology.
Selected Publication:
(Accepted). Cooke, S.B., Halenar, L.B., Rosenberger, A.L, Tejedor, M.F., and Hartwig, W.C. Protopithecus, Paralouatta, and Alouatta: The making of a platyrrhine folivore. American Journal of Physical Anthropology.
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| Holly Hemmalin |
NYU |
Anthropology |
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hqh6542@nyu.edu |
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| Ayesha Yasmeen Hinedi |
CUNY |
Anthropology |
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ayhinedi@yahoo.com |
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| Jason Hodgson |
NYU |
Anthropology |
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jah485@nyu.edu |
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Member - Center for the Study of Human Origins
Member - NYU Molecular Primatology Lab
B.S. 2002, Rutgers University; M.Phil. 2003, University of Cambridge (UK)
Research Interests:
Anthropological genetics; molecular genetics; population genetics; human population history; the peopling of Island Melanesia; bioinformatic approaches to the study of primate and human evolution.
Selected Publications:
2007. Friedlaender, J.S., Friedlaender, F.R, Hodgson, J.A., Scheinfeldt, L.B., Kidd, K.K., Kidd, J.R., Bauchet, M., Chambers, G., Lea, R., Koki, G., Reedland, F. & Merriwether, D.A. Peopling of the Pacific: resolving the controversy. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 132(S44): 11.
2007. Friedlaender, J. S., Friedlaender, F. R., Hodgson, J. A. , Stoltz, M, Koki, G., Horvat, G., Zhadanov, S., Schurr, T. G. & Merriwether, D. A. Melanesian mtDNA Complexity. PLoS ONE 2: e248.
2007. Friedlaender, J.S., Friedlaender, F.R, Hodgson, J.A., McGrath, S., Stoltz, M., Koki, G., Schurr, T.G. & Merriwether, D.A. Mitochondrial DNA Variation in Northern Island
Melanesia. In J.S. Friedlaender (ed). Population Genetics, Linguistics, and Culture History in the Southwest Pacific: A Synthesis. Oxford University Press.
2005. Merriwether, D.A., Hodgson, J.A., Friedlaender, F.R., Allaby, R., Cerchio, S., Koki, G. &
Friedlaender, J.S. Ancient mitochondrial M haplogroups identified in the Southwest Pacific. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 102: 13034-39.
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| Jennifer A. Hodgson |
CUNY |
Anthropology |
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hodgson@nycep.org |
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B.A. 2001, University of Washington; M.Phil. 2003, University of Cambridge (UK).
Research Interests:
Paleoanthropology; paleoecology, environmental context of human evolution; early hominid habitat use; taphonomy; zooarchaeology; East Africa.
Selected Publications:
(In Press). Hodgson, J.A., W.D. Allmon, P.L. Nester, J. Sherpa, and J.J. Chiment. Comparative osteology of Late Pleistocene mammoth and mastodon remains from the Watkins Glen Site, Chemung County, New York. Bulletins of American Paleontology.
(In Press). Hodgson, J.A. and W.D. Allmon. Geology and taphonomy of the North Java mastodon site, Wyoming County, New York. Bulletins of American Paleontology.
2007. Plummer, T., J. Oliver, C. Delaney-Rivera, F. Hertel, F. Forrest and J. Hodgson. Expanding the taxonomic range of omnivores and carnivores in feeding experiments and the application of actualistic tooth mark data to zooarcheological analysis. PaleoAnthropology: 20. [abstract]
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| Russell Hogg |
CUNY |
Anthropology |
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hogg@nycep.org |
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| Rebecca S. Jabbour |
CUNY |
Anthropology |
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rjabbour@gc.cuny.edu |
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B.A. 1995, UC Berkeley; M. Phil. 2003, CUNY Graduate School
Research Interests:
African ape evolution and diversity; paleoanthropology; human anatomy; skeletal growth and variation.
Selected Publications:
2007. Jabbour, R.S. Patterns of geographic variation in hands and feet of Pan and Gorilla. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 132(S44): 134. [abstract]
2006. Jabbour, R.S. Differences in hand and foot morphology of eastern gorilla subspecies. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 129(S42): 108-109. [abstract]
2003. Richards, G.D., Jabbour, R.S., Anderson, J.Y. Medial mandibular ramus: Ontogenetic, idiosyncratic, and geographic variation in recent Homo, great apes, and fossil hominids. Oxford: British Archaeological Reports International Series.
2002. Jabbour, R.S., Richards, G.D., Anderson, J.Y. Mandibular condyle traits in Neanderthals and other Homo: A comparative, correlative, and ontogenetic study. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 119: 144-155.
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| Jenna Lawrence |
Columbia |
Anthropology |
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jml127@columbia.edu |
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Dissertation Title:
Understanding the pair bond in brown titi monkeys (Callicebus brunneus): Male and female reproductive interests.
Research Interests:
Conservation biology; social behavior; behavioral ecology.
Selected Publications:
(In Prep). Compiled information on six Callicebus species. In Rowe, N. (ed): All the World's Primates.
(Submitted). Frankel MA, Morimoto DC, Federowicz Y, Hersek MJ, Lawrence J, Wasserman FE. Avian distribution and abundance in a forested, suburban landscape in eastern Massachusetts.
2007. Lawrence JM. The pair bond in brown titi monkeys (Callicebus brunneus): Male and female reproductive interests. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 132(S44): 151. [abstract]
2005. Lawrence JM. Diet and activity pattern of brown titi monkeys (Callicebus brunneus) in Madre de Dios, Peru. Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation Annual Meeting, Uberlandia, Brazil.
2005. Lawrence J, McCann C, Dierenfeld E. Chemical composition of foods eaten by African colobines compared with Southeast Asian colobines. Proceedings of the Sixth Conference of the Nutrition Advisory Group, AZA.
2003. Lawrence JM. Preliminary report on the natural history of brown titi monkeys (Callicebus brunneus) at the Los Amigos Research Station, Madre de Dios, Peru. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 120(S36). [abstract]
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| Joshua Linder |
CUNY |
Anthropology |
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jmlinder74@yahoo.com |
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| Andres Link |
NYU |
Anthropology |
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al898@nyu.edu |
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Member - Center for the Study of Human Origins
BSc. 2000, Universidad de Los Andes (Colombia); MSc. 2005, NYU
Research Interests:
Primate socio-ecology; atelins (spider monkeys); tropical forest ecology; conservation of Neotropical rainforests.
Selected Publications:
2006. Link, A. and Di Fiore, A. Seed dispersal by spider monkeys and its importance in the maintenance of Neotropical rain-forest diversity. Journal of Tropical Ecology 22: 335-346.
2006. Di Fiore, A., Link, A, and Stevenson, P.R. Scent marking in two western Amazonian populations of woolly monkeys (Lagothrix lagotricha). American Journal of Primatology 68: 637-649.
2006. Link, A., Palma, A.C., Velez, A., and de Luna, G. Costs of breeding twins in free ranging white-bellied spider monkeys (Ateles belzebuth belzebuth) at Tinigua National Park, Colombia. Primates 47: 131-137.
2006. Morales, A.L., & Link, A. The variegated spider monkey (Ateles hybridus) conservation project 2006-2010. Oral presentation at the XXI International Primatological Society (IPS) congress at Entebbe, Uganda. [abstract]
2005. Spehar, S., Link, A., and DiFiore, A. Patterns of male and female range use in White-bellied spider monkeys (Ateles belzebuth) in Yasuni National Park, Ecuador. American Journal of Primatology 66(S1): 118. [abstract]
2005. Link, A., DiFiore, A. and Spehar, S. Predation risk affects subgroup size in spider monkeys (Ateles belzebuth) at Yasuní National Park, Ecuador. VI Congress of the Asociacion Primatologica Española at Madrid, Spain.
2004. Link, A., Spehar, S. and DiFiore, A. Sex differences in behavior of sympatric woolly monkeys and spider monkeys at Yasuni National Park, Ecuador. Folia Primatologica 75(S1): 294-295.
2004. Link, A. Insect eating by spider monkeys. Neotropical Primates 11(2): 104-107.
2004. Link, A., and P. Stevenson. Fruit dispersal syndromes in animal disseminated plants at Tinigua Park, Colombia. Revista Chilena Historia Natural 77: 319-334.
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| Jennifer Listman |
NYU |
Anthropology |
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jbl245@nyu.edu |
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Member - Center for the Study of Human Origins
Member - NYU Molecular Primatology Lab
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| Luke J. Matthews |
NYU |
Anthropology |
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ljm244@nyu.edu |
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Member - Center for the Study of Human Origins
B.S. 2002, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.A. 2005, NYU
Research Interests:
Cultural primatology; social learning; phylogeny and behavior; primate ethology.
Publications:
Matthews, L. J. and A. L. Rosenberger. 2008. Taxon combinations, parsimony analysis (PAUP*), and the taxonomy of the yellow-tailed woolly monkey, Lagothrix flavicauda.
American Journal of Physical Anthropology. [in press].
Presentations
Matthews, L. J. and C. A. Schmitt. 2007. Courtship behaviors of genus
Cebus: a test case for
inferences from phylogeny. American Journal of Physical Anthropology,
Supplement. 44:166.
Schmitt, C. A., A. Di Fiore, A. Link, L. J. Matthews, M. J. Montague,
A. M. Derby, D. Hurst, G. Carrillo, C. Sendall, M. Y. Field, and E.
Fernandez-Duque. 2007. Comparative ranging behavior of eight species
of primates in a western Amazonian rainforest. American Journal of
Physical Anthropology, Supplement. 44:208-209.
Matthews, L. J. 2005. A behavioral phylogeny of the platyrrhines.
Presented at "Monkeys: Old
and New," a symposium sponsored by the New York Consortium in
Evolutionary Primatology.
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| Emily Middleton |
NYU |
Anthropology |
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erm293@nyu.edu |
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B.A. 2005, Ohio State University
Research Interests:
Paleoanthropology; human osteology; skeletal morphology; human reproductive ecology.
Selected Publications:
2006. Emily R. Middleton and Sam D. Stout. Intraskeletal Variability in Osteon Size. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 129(S42): 75-76.
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| Marc A. Moniz |
CUNY |
Anthropology |
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mmoniz@nyc.rr.com |
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B.A. 1990, Brandeis University; M.A. 1994, SUNY Stony Brook
Dissertation Title:
Assessing Bovid Taxonomy and the Paleobiogeography of the Early Hominini
Research Interests:
Paleoanthropology; hominin evolution; paleobiogeography of the African Plio-Pleistocene; bovid evolution; phylogenetic methods.
Selected Publications:
1997. Strait, D.S., Grine, F.E., and Moniz, M.A. A reappraisal of early hominid phylogeny. Journal of Human Evolution 32: 17-82.
1996. Strait, D.S., Moniz, M.A., and Strait, P.T. Finite Mixture Coding: A new approach to coding continuous characters. Systematic Biology 45: 67-78.
1995. Moniz, M.A. The biogeography of the endemic centers of Africa: hierarchical congruence in the mammalian patterns. American Journal of Physical Anthropology (S20): 156. [abstract]
1994. Moniz M.A. Measures of variation in canine metrics as indicators of multiple taxa in samples of African great apes. American Journal of Physical Anthropology (S18): 148. [abstract]
1991. McBrearty, S. and Moniz, M. Prostitutes or providers? Hunting, tool use, and sex roles in early Homo. In D. Walde and N.D. Willows (eds.): The Archaeology of Gender: Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Conference of the Archaeological Association of the University of Calgary. The University of Calgary Archaeological Association.
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| Michael Montague |
NYU |
Anthropology |
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mjm394@nyu.edu |
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Member - Center for the Study of Human Origins
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| Alba Lucia Morales-Jiménez |
NYU |
Anthropology |
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amj285@nyu.edu |
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Member - Center for the Study of Human Origins
BSc. 2000, Universidad Nacional de Colombia; MSc. 2004, Oxford Brookes University (UK)
Research Interest:
Neotropical primate conservation (Ateles hybridus and Saguinus leucopus); taxonomy and systematics (using genetics and morphology), especially of spider monkeys, tamarins and owl monkeys.
Selected Publications:
2004. MORALES-JIMÉNEZ, A.L., F. SÁNCHEZ, K. POVEDA & A. CADENA. Guía de Mamíferos terrestres de Colombia. Bogota, Colombia.
2004. MORALES- JIMÉNEZ, A.L. Metodologías para el estudio de los mamíferos. In: Morales-Jiménez, F. Sánchez, K. Poveda & A. Cadena. Guía de Mamíferos terrestres de Colombia. Bogota, Colombia.
2004. LÓPEZ-ARÉVALO, H.F., A.L. MORALES-JIMÉNEZ. Conservación de los Mamíferos Colombianos. In: Morales-Jiménez, F. Sánchez, K. Poveda & A. Cadena. Guía de Mamíferos terrestres de Colombia. Bogota, Colombia.
2004. LÓPEZ-ARÉVALO, H. F., A. L. MORALES-JIMÉNEZ, M. D. ESCOBAR, M. M. CARMONA. Impacto, de la industria piscícola sobre las poblaciones de Águila pescadora (Pandion haliaetus) en Latinoamérica In: VI Congreso Internacional sobre manejo de Fauna Silvestre en la Amazonía y Latinoamérica, Iquitos. Libro de Resúmenes, VI Congreso Internacional sobre manejo de Fauna Silvestre en la Amazonía y Latinoamérica, pp.37.
2003. DAVIDSON, P., M.L. KOPPEN, A. MIEHS, A.L. MORALES JIMÉNEZ, H. PARATHIAN & K. SEVERN. Canopy: The Newsletter of MSc. Primate Conservation 2(1).
2003. MORALES JIMÉNEZ, A.L. The Nocturnal Primate Research Group. In: Davidson P., M.L. Koppen, A. Miehs, A.L. Morales Jiménez, H. Parathian & K. Severn. 2003. Canopy: The Newsletter of MSc. Primate Conservation 2(1): 15.
2003. MORALES-JIMÉNEZ, A.L. Área de acción de los monos aulladores (Alouatta seniculus) en un bosque nativo y uno reforestado, Risaralda (Colombia). In: F. Nassar & V. Pereira (eds.), Primatología en Colombia. Fundación Araguatos, Santa Fe de Bogotá.
2003. LÓPEZ-ARÉVALO, H.F., A.L. MORALES-JIMÉNEZ & C. MATALLANA. Aproximación a los efectos de las actividades antrópicas sobre la fauna de vertebrados en los páramos colombianos. Libro de Memorias Congreso de Páramos. Bogotá, Colombia.
2003. GOMEZ, M., A.L. MORALES-JIMENEZ & J.C. RESTREPO. Tráfico Ilegal, Rehabilitación y Liberación de Fauna Silvestre. En: Polanco-Ochoa R. (Ed). Manejo de Fauna Silvestre en Amazonía y Latinoamérica, Selección de trabajos V Congreso Internacional. CITES, Fundación Natura. Bogota, Colombia.
2002. MORALES-JIMÉNEZ, A.L. Densidad de los monos aulladores (Alouatta seniculus) en un bosque Subandino, Risaralda, Colombia. Neotropical Primates 10(3), December.
2001. SÁNCHEZ, P., A. L. MORALES-JIMÉNEZ & H. F. LÓPEZ-ARÉVALO. Libro de Resúmenes. V Congreso Internacional en Manejo de Fauna Silvestre en la Amazonía y Latinoamérica - Criterios de Sostenibilidad. Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
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| Rachel Nuger |
CUNY |
Anthropology |
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rnuger@gmail.com |
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| Anthony Pagano
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CUNY |
Anthropology |
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ganndalf27@aol.com |
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| Tara Peburn |
CUNY |
Anthropology |
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peburn@juno.com |
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Member - NYCEP Morphometrics Group
Selected Publications:
2005. T. Peburn. Differences in patterns of shape variation among cranial regions in the Papionini. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 126(S40): 164. [abstract]
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| Suzanne Price |
NYU |
Anthropology |
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stp230@nyu.edu |
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Member - Center for the Study of Human Origins
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| Thomas R. Rein |
NYU |
Anthropology |
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trr234@nyu.edu |
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Member - Center for the Study of Human Origins
B.A. 2003, Columbia University; M.A. 2006, NYU
Research Interests:
Early hominin evolution and paleontology; primate positional behavior; comparative morphology; skeletal biology.
Selected Publications:
2007. TR Rein and T Harrison. Quantifying the angle of orientation of the metatarsophalangeal joint surface of proximal phalanges in extant primates. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 132(S44): 197.
2004. Chet C. Sherwood, Michael R. Cranfield, Patrick T. Mehlman, Alecia A Lilly, Jode Garbe, Chris Whittier, Felicia Nutter, Thomas R. Rein, Harlan J. Bruner, Ralph L. Holloway, Cheuk. Y. Tang, Thomas P. Naidich, Bradley N. Delman, Horst Dieter Steklis, Joseph M. Erwin and Patrick R. Hof. Brain Structure Variation in Great Apes, With Attention to the Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei). American Journal of Primatology 63(3): 149-164.
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| Amy Schreier |
CUNY |
Anthropology |
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amyschreier@gmail.com |
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B.S. 1998, Cornell University; M.Phil. 2004, CUNY
Research Interests:
Primate behavior and primate socioecology.
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| Christopher Schmitt |
NYU |
Anthropology |
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cas486@nyu.edu |
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Member - Center for the Study of Human Origins
Selected Publications:
2005. Schmitt, C., Di Fiore, A., Hurst, D., and Fernandez- Duque, E. Maternally-initiated babysitting by wild adult male equatorial sakis (Pithecia aequatorialis) in Yasuní National Park, Ecuador. Monkeys Old and New: 17. [abstract]
2006. Schmitt, C. Juvenile Development in Primates: Life History and Behavioral Perspectives. M.A. Thesis, New York University.
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| Maja Šešelj |
NYU |
Anthropology |
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ms1531@nyu.edu |
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Member - Center for the Study of Human Origins
B.A. 2004, University of Zagreb (Croatia); M.A. 2006, NYU
Research Interests:
Comparative morphology and patterns of growth and development in Middle and Late Pleistocene hominins; geometric morphometrics; Paleolithic archeology.
Selected Publications:
2007. Šešelj, M. Geographic variation in orbital shape in modern human populations. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 132(S44): 215. [abstract]
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| Rachel Shoichet |
CUNY |
Anthropology |
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rachelshoichet8@hotmail.com |
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Research Interests:
Bioarchaeology, disease in prehistory, Chinese archaeology, oral health
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| Lindsey Smith |
CUNY |
Anthropology |
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lindseywsmith@yahoo.com |
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B.A. 1999, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; M.A. 2006, CUNY Hunter College
Research Interests:
Gestural communication in African apes; primate behavior; language evolution.
Selected publications:
(In prep). Smith L., Link A., and Cords M. Cheek pouch use by blue monkeys (Cercopothecus mitis stuhlmanni) in the Kakamega Forest, Kenya.
2007. Smith, L.W. Gestural communication in captive gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) at the Bronx Zoo, New York. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 132(S44): 221. [abstract]
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| Kirstin N. Sterner |
NYU |
Anthropology |
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kns210@nyu.edu |
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Member - Center for the Study of Human Origins
Member - NYU Molecular Primatology Lab
B.A. 2001, M.A. 2005, M.Phil. 2007, NYU
Research Interests:
Primate evolution; molecular primatology; simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV); evolution of infectious diseases in primate hosts; toll-like receptors; colobine (leaf-eating monkey) evolutionary history.
Selected Publications:
2006. Sterner KN, RL Raaum, Y-P Zhang, C-B Stewart, TR Disotell. Mitochondrial data support an odd-nosed colobine clade. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 40(1): 1-7.
2005. Raaum RL, KN Sterner, CM Noviello, C-B Stewart, TR Disotell. Catarrhine primate divergence dates estimated from complete mitochondrial genomes: concordance with fossil and nuclear DNA evidence. Journal of Human Evolution 48(3): 237-257.
2004. Wildman DE, TJ Bergman, A al-Aghbari, KN Sterner, TK Newman, JE Phillips-Conroy, CJ Jolly, TR Disotell. Mitochondrial evidence for the origin of hamadryas baboons. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 32(1): 287-296.
2003. Telfer PT, S Souquiere, SL Clifford, KA Abernethy, MW Bruford, TR Disotell, KN Sterner, P Roques, PA Marx, EJ Wickings. Molecular evidence for deep phylogenetic divergence in Mandrillus sphinx. Molecular Ecology 12(7): 2019-2024.
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| Jennifer St. Germain |
CUNY |
Anthropology |
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jensaintg@hotmail.com |
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B.A. 1999, Purdue University; M.A. 2006, Northern Illinois University
Research Interests:
Paleoanthropology; primate dental morphology; paleobiology and evolution of Miocene apes; biogeography and dispersal; Asia and Africa.
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| Wesley Sutton |
NYU |
Anthropology |
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wksutton@verizon.net |
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Member - Center for the Study of Human Origins
Member - NYU Molecular Primatology Lab
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| Lissa Tallman |
CUNY |
Anthropology |
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tallman@nycep.org |
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CUNY Graduate School
Member - NYCEP Morphometrics Group
Selected Publications:
2005. F. J. Rohlf, N. Amenta, E. Delson, D. F. Wiley, W. Harcourt-Smith, S. Frost, A. L. Rosenberger, D. A. Alcantara, and L. Tallman. Visualizing primate evolution - reification of a statistical model. Classification Society of North America 2005 meeting: 62. [abstract]
2005. M. Tallman. Quantifying cross-sectional geometry in modern human long bones using Elliptic Fourier Analysis for the purposes of ancestry attribution. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 126(S40): 204-205. [abstract]
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| Nelson Ting |
CUNY |
Anthropology |
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ting@nycep.org |
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Member - NYU Molecular Primatology Lab
B.A. 1999, Washington University; M.A. 2001, University of Missouri
Dissertation Title:
Molecular Systematics of Red Colobus Monkeys.
Research Interests:
Primate evolutionary history, primate conservation (especially of the Colobinae); conservation genetics; molecular primatology; biogeography.
Selected Publications:
(Submitted). Ting, N. Mitochondrial phylogeny and divergence dates of the living colobus monkeys. Journal of Human Evolution.
(Submitted). Ting, N., A.J. Tosi, Y.-P. Zhang, Y. Lee, T.R. Disotell. Evidence of phylogenetic incongruence between nuclear and mitochondrial markers among the Asian langurs and leaf monkeys. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.
2006. Whittaker, D.J, N. Ting, and D.J. Melnick. Molecular phylogenetic affinities of the simakobu monkey (Simias concolor). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39(3): 887-892.
2001. Ting, N. A Functional Analysis of the Hip and Thigh of Paracolobus chemeroni and Paracolobus mutiwa. M.A. Thesis, University of Missouri, Columbia.
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| Steven L. Wang |
CUNY |
Anthropology |
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wang@nycep.org |
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Member - NYCEP Morphometrics Group
B.A. 2001, UCLA; M.Phil. 2007, CUNY
Dissertation Title:
Testing the Continuity of Middle and Late Pleistocene Hominins in Asia.
Research Interests:
Paleoanthropology; cranial variation in genus Homo; comparative cranial morphology; Middle Pleistocene hominins; modern human origins and dispersals; paleopathology; geometric morphometrics; East Asia.
Selected Publications:
(In prep with E. Delson and W. Liu). A three-dimensional perspective on the modernity of the oldest Homo sapiens cranium from southern China.
2006. Liu, W., Wu, X., Wang, S.L. Some problems for the Late Pleistocene human cranium found in Liujiang of South China based on morphological analysis. Acta Anthropologica Sinica 25: 177-194 (in Chinese with English abstract).
2006. Baab, K.L., Freidline, S.E., Wang, S.L. An investigation of robusticity in modern human crania: Implications for Homo erectus. PaleoAnthropology: A50. [abstract]
2005. Wang, S.L. Who is Xenothrix? A three-dimensional cranial shape study using geometric morphometrics. Monkeys Old and New: 20. [abstract]
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| Johanna Warshaw |
CUNY |
Anthropology |
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johanna364@yahoo.com |
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B.F.A. 1986, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Sciences; M.Phil. 2001, CUNY
Dissertation Title:
Primate Bone Microstructural Variability: Relationships to Life History, Mechanical Adaptation and Phylogeny.
Research Interests:
Primate phylogeny; primate life history; primate functional morphology and biomechanics; bone biology and histology.
Selected Publications and Presentations:
2007 (expected). Warshaw, J. Comparative primate bone microstructure: records of life history, function and phylogeny (tentative title), In Sargis EJ and Dagosto M (eds). Mammalian Evolutionary Morphology: A Tribute to Frederick S. Szalay. Kluwer Academic: The Netherlands.
2006. McFarlin, S, Warshaw, J. Comparative and ontogenetic investigations of bone microstructure in primates. Donald H. Enlow International Research Symposium, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY.
2004. Warshaw, J. Comparative primate bone microstructure: records of life history and mechanical adaptation. Journal of Morphology 260(3): 338. [abstract]
2003. Bromage, T.G., Goldman, H.M., McFarlin, S.C., Warshaw, J.W., Boyde, A., Riggs, C.M. Circularly polarized light standards for investigations of collagen fiber orientation in bone. The Anatomical Record (Part B: New Anatomist) 274B: 157-168.
2003. Warshaw, J, Bromage, T.G., Terranova, C.J., Szalay, F.S. Primate bone microstructural variability: relationships to mechanical and life history adaptation. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 120(S36): 220. [abstract]
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| Steven Worthington |
NYU |
Anthropology |
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steven.worthington@nyu.edu |
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Member - Center for the Study of Human Origins
Member - NYCEP Morphometrics Group
B.A. 2000, M.Sc. 2002, University of Durham (UK); M.Phil. 2007, NYU
Dissertation Title:
Systematics of Late Miocene Hominoidea, and the Application of Continuous Characters to Phylogenetic Inference.
Research Interests:
Craniodental morphology; the evolution of anthropoid primates; homoplasy across mammalian taxa; theory and method of phylogenetic inference.
Selected Publications:
2004. Worthington, S. Character analysis of hominoid trunk and forelimb morphology: synapomorphy or homoplasy? American Journal of Physical Anthropology 123(S38): 211. [abstract]
2003. Worthington, S. and Read, C. Primate evolution and adaptation. Evolutionary Anthropology 12(4): 164.
2003. Worthington, S. The extent of homoplasy in the trunk and forelimb of the Hominoidea. Primate Eye 79: 7. [abstract]
2002. Worthington, S. The Extent of Homoplasy in the Trunk and Forelimb of the Hominoidea. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Durham (UK).
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