Last updated 11/01/2013
THORE JON BERGMAN
University of Michigan, 3014 East Hall, 530 Church St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1043
Tel: 734-615-3744
Fax: 734-647-9440
Email: thore@umich.edu
Academic website: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/eeb/directory/faculty/thore/
Field research project website: http://www.umich.edu/~gelada/UMGRP/Home.html
EDUCATION
2000
1993
1993
Ph.D. in Evolutionary and Population Biology, Biology Department, Washington
University, St. Louis, MO (Thesis committee: Dr. Jane Phillips-Conroy, Dr.
Jonathon Losos, Dr. Allan Larson, Dr. James Cheverud, Dr. Tab Rasmussen)
B.S. in Zoology and Biological Aspects of Conservation, University of Wisconsin,
School of Arts and Sciences. Madison, WI.
Certificate (Minor) in Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin School of Arts
and Sciences, Madison, WI.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Animal cognition, Animal communication, Evolution of social behavior, Social complexity, Signals
and signal theory, Sexual selection, Mating strategies, Hybrid zones
POSITIONS
2006 – present
2005 – present
2001 – 2005
Assistant Professor, Departments of Psychology and Ecology and Evolutionary
Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Co-director, University of Michigan Gelada Research Project, Simien Mountains
National Park, Ethiopia
NRSA Post-doctoral Fellow, Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana and the University
of Pennsylvania. Supervisors: Drs. Dorothy Cheney and Robert Seyfarth.
FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS
2013 – 2018
2010 – 2013
2010 – 2012
2008 – 2009
2007 – 2010
2007 – 2008
National Science Foundation (IOS-1255974, Role: Co-PI), LTREB: Social
dynamics and fitness in a complex primate society, ($449,851).
National Science Foundation (BCS-0962807, Role: Co-PI) Collaborative
Research: Causes and Consequences of Vocal Variation in a Howler Monkey
(Alouatta spp), ($390,552).
National Science Foundation (BCS-0962118, Role: Co-PI) Doctoral Dissertation
Improvement: The effects of social composition and complexity: Examining the
genetic and social structure of the gelada (Theropithecus gelada), ($20,000).
University of Michigan Office of the Vice President for Research Grant (Role:
collaborator), Vocalizations in purebred and hybrid howler monkeys in Mexico
($10,620).
National Science Foundation (Gr.# 0715179: Role: PI), Sizing up potential rivals
and mates in wild geladas: Visual, vocal, and hormonal signals, ($317,696).
L.S.B. Leakey Foundation (Role: Co-PI), Sizing up potential rivals and mates in
wild geladas: Visual, vocal, and hormonal signals, ($13,740).
Thore J. Bergman – CV, page 2
2006 – 2007
2005 - 2006
2002 - 2005
1999 - 2000
1998 - 1999
1997 - 1998
1997 - 1998
1997 - 1998
1997 - 1998
National Geographic Society (Role: Co-PI) Committee for Research and
Exploration grant (Gr.# 8100-06) Sizing up potential rivals and mates in wild
geladas: Visual, vocal, and hormonal signals, ($20,000).
Wildlife Conservation Society, Species Survival Fund conservation award (Gr.#
67250, Role: Co-PI), Assessing the effects of human activity on gelada baboons in
Ethiopia, ($9,996).
National Institutes of Health, National Research Service Award (NRSA),
postdoctoral research fellowship awarded to T.J. Bergman, Social cognition in wild
chacma baboons $133,668).
Wenner-Gren Foundation (Gr.# 6371, Role: PI) supplemental grant for dissertation
fecal hormone analysis, ($1,500).
Wenner-Gren Foundation (Gr.# 6371, Role: PI) grant for dissertation field and
laboratory research, Reproductive success of hybrid male baboons in Awash
National Park, Ethiopia, ($15,000).
National Science Foundation Dissertation Improvement Grant (SBR-9711216,
Role: Co-PI), Reproductive success of hybrid male baboons in Awash National
Park, Ethiopia, ($12,000).
National Geographic Society (Gr.# 6091-97, Role: PI), grant for dissertation field
research, ($15,000).
Boise Fund (Role: PI), grant for dissertation field research, ($500).
Sigma Xi (Role: PI), grant for dissertation field research, ($1,000).
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
* after author’s name indicates students and post-docs
Ho L*, Cortés-Ortiz L, Dias PA, Canales-Espinosa D, Kitchen DM, Bergman, TJ. (in review). Effect
of ancestry on behavioral variation in two species of howler monkeys (Alouatta pigra and A.
palliata) and their hybrids. American Journal of Primatology.
Schneider-Crease IA*, Snyder-Mackler N*, Jarvey JC*, Bergman TJ. (in press) Molecular
identification of Taenia serialis coenurosis in a wild Ethiopian gelada (Theropithecus gelada).
Veterinary Parasitology.
Tinsley Johnson E*, Snyder-Mackler N*, Beehner JC, Bergman TJ. (in press) Kinship and dominance
rank influence the strength of female social bonds in geladas. International Journal of Primatology.
Bergman TJ. (2013) Speech-like vocalized lip-smacking in geladas. Current Biology 23(7):R268R269.
le Roux A*, Snyder-Mackler N*, Roberts EK*, Beehner JC, Bergman TJ. (2013) Evidence for
tactical concealment in a wild primate. Nature Communications 4:1462.
Bergman TJ, Sheehan MJ*. Social knowledge and signals in primates. (2013) American Journal of
Primatology. DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22103
Snyder-Mackler N*, Alberts SC, Bergman TJ. (2012) Concessions of an alpha male? Cooperative defence
and shared reproduction in multi-male primate groups. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological
Sciences. 279(1743):3788-3795.
Gustison ML*, le Roux A*, Bergman TJ. (2012) Derived vocalizations of geladas (Theropithecus gelada)
and the evolution of vocal complexity in primates. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B:
Biological Sciences 367(1597):1847-1859.
Thore J. Bergman – CV, page 3
Snyder-Mackler N*, Beehner JC, Bergman TJ. (2012) Defining higher levels in a gelada multilevel society.
International Journal of Primatology 33:1054-1068.
le Roux A*, Bergman TJ. (2012) Indirect rival assessment in a social primate, Theropithecus
gelada. Animal Behaviour 83:249-255.
Roberts EK*, Lu A*, Bergman TJ, Beehner JC. (2012) A Bruce effect in wild geladas. Science
335:1222-1225.
Pappano DJ*, Snyder-Mackler N*, Bergman TJ, Beehner JC. (2012) Social ‘predators’ within a
multilevel primate society. Animal Behaviour. 84:653-658.
le Roux A*, Beehner JC, Bergman TJ. (2011) Female philopatry and dominance patterns in wild
geladas. American Journal of Primatology 73(5):422-430.
Bergman TJ. (2010) Experimental evidence for limited vocal recognition in a wild primate:
implications for the social complexity hypothesis. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological
Sciences, 277:3045-3053.
Kitchen DM, Bergman TJ, Cheney DL, Nicholson JR, Seyfarth RM. (2010) Comparing responses
of four ungulate species to playbacks of baboon alarm calls. Animal Cognition, 13:861-870.
Seyfarth RM, Cheney DL, Bergman TJ, Fischer J, Zuberbuhler K, Hammerschmidt K. (2010) The
central importance of information in studies of animal communication. Animal Behaviour, 80:3-8.
Silk JB, Beehner JC, Bergman TJ, Crockford C, Engh AL, Moscovice LR, Wittig RM, Seyfarth RM,
Cheney DL. (2010) Female chacma baboons form strong, equitable, and enduring social bonds.
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 64:1733-1747.
Silk JB, Beehner JC, Bergman TJ, Crockford C, Engh AL, Moscovice LR, Wittig RM, Seyfarth RM,
Cheney DL. (2010) Strong and Consistent Social Bonds Enhance the Longevity of Female
Baboons. Current Biology, 20(15):1359-1361.
Bergman TJ, Ho L*, Beehner JC. (2009) Chest color and social status in male geladas
(Theropithecus gelada). International Journal of Primatology. doi:10.1007/s10764-009-9374-x
Bergman TJ, Kitchen DM. (2009) Comparing responses to novel objects in Papio and Theropithecus.
Animal Cognition. 12(1):63-73.
Silk JB, Beehner JC, Bergman TJ, Crockford C, Engh AL, Moscovice LR, Wittig RM, Seyfarth RM,
Cheney DL. (2009) The benefits of social capitol: close social bonds among female baboons
enhance offspring survival. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 276:30993104.
Bergman TJ, Beehner JC. (2008) A simple method for measuring color variation in wild animals:
Validation and use in geladas (Theropithecus gelada). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.
94:231-240.
Bergman TJ, Phillips-Conroy JE, Jolly CJ. (2008) Behavioral variation and reproductive success of
male baboons (Papio anubis x P. hamadryas) in a hybrid social group, American Journal of
Primatology. 70:136-147.
Beehner JC, Bergman TJ. (2008) Infant mortality following unit takeovers in wild geladas.
American Journal of Primatology. 70:1-8.
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Beehner JC, Gebre B, Bergman TJ, McCann C. (2007) Population estimate for geladas
(Theropithecus gelada) living in and around the Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia. SINET
Ethiopian Journal of Science. 30:149-154.
Bergman TJ, Beehner JC, Cheney DL, Seyfarth RM, Whitten PL. (2006) Interactions in male baboons:
the importance of both males’ testosterone, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 59:480-489.
Beehner JC, Bergman TJ, Cheney DL, Seyfarth RM, Whitten PL. (2006) Testosterone predicts future
dominance rank and mating activity among male chacma baboons, Behavioral Ecology and
Sociobiology. 59:469-479.
Engh AL, Beehner JC, Bergman TJ, Whitten PL, Hoffmeier RR, Seyfarth RM, Cheney DL. (2006)
Behavioural and hormonal responses to predation in female chacma baboons (Papio hamadryas
ursinus). Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 273:707-712.
Engh AL, Beehner JC, Bergman TJ, Whitten PL, Hoffmeier RR, Seyfarth RM, Cheney DL. (2006)
Female hierarchy instability, male immigration, and infanticide increase glucocorticoid levels in
female chacma baboons. Animal Behaviour. 71:1227-1237.
Bergman TJ, Beehner JC, Cheney DL, Seyfarth RM, Whitten PL. (2005) Correlates of stress in freeranging male chacma baboons. Animal Behaviour, 70:703-713.
Seyfarth RM, Cheney DL, Bergman TJ. (2005) Primate social cognition and the origins of language,
Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 9:264-266.
Beehner JC, Bergman TJ, Cheney DL, Seyfarth RM, Whitten PL. (2005) The effect of new alpha males
on female stress in free-ranging baboons. Animal Behaviour, 69:1211-1221.
Cheney DL, Seyfarth RM, Fischer J, Beehner JC, Bergman TJ, Johnson SE, Kitchen DM, Palombit
RA, Rendall D, Silk JB. (2004) Factors affecting reproduction and mortality among baboons in the
Okavango Delta, Botswana. International Journal of Primatology, 25: 401-428.
Bergman TJ, Beehner JC. (2004) The social system of a hybrid baboon group (Papio hamadryas
anubis x P. h. hamadryas). International Journal of Primatology, 25:1313-1330.
Wildman DE, Bergman TJ, al-Aghbari A, Sterner KN, Newman TK, Phillips-Conroy JE, Jolly CJ,
Disotell TR. (2004) Mitochondrial evidence for the origin of hamadryas baboons. Molecular
Phylogenetics and Evolution, 32:287-296.
Bergman TJ, Beehner JC, Cheney DL, Seyfarth RM. (2003) Hierarchical classification by rank and
kinship in baboons. Science, 302:1234-1236.
BOOK CHAPTERS, COMMENTARIES, AND REVIEWS
Bergman TJ, Beehner JC. (2013) Theropithecus gelada. In J Kingdon, D Happold, T Butynski (eds.):
The Mammals of Africa. Elsevier Press.
Kitchen DM, Bergman TJ. (2012) Chacma baboons. In N Rowe (ed.): All the World’s Primates,
Pogonias Press: Charlestown, RI.
Bergman TJ. (2010) Social relationships and social knowledge. In GF Koob, M Le Moal, RF
Thompson (eds): Encyclopedia of Behavioral Neuroscience. Elsevier Press.
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Kitchen DM, Cheney DL, Seyfarth RM, Beehner JC, Bergman TJ, Crockford C, Engh AL, Fischer J,
Wittig R. (2009) Costs and consequences of male aggression directed at female chacma baboons.
In M Muller, R Wrangham (eds.): Male Coercion in Primates. Harvard University Press: Harvard.
Bergman TJ. Hybrid baboons and the origin of the hamadryas male mating strategy. (2006) In L
Swedell and S Leigh (eds.): Reproduction and Fitness in Baboons: Behavioral, Ecological, and Life
History Perspectives. Springer: New York. pp 81-103.
Bergman TJ. (2006) Commentary on article by RM Sapolsky, Social cultures among Nonhuman
primates. Current Anthropology, 47(4):648-649.
Beehner JC, Bergman TJ. (2006) Social behavior among female hybrid baboons in the Awash
National Park of Ethiopia. In L Swedell and S Leigh (eds.): Reproduction and Fitness in Baboons:
Behavioral, Ecological, and Life History Perspectives. Springer: New York. pp 53-79.
Cheney DL, Seyfarth RM, Fischer J, Beehner JC, Bergman TJ, Johnson SE, Kitchen DM, Palombit
RA, Rendall D, Silk JB. (2006) Factors affecting reproduction and mortality among baboons in the
Okavango Delta, Botswana. In L Swedell, S Leigh (eds.): Reproduction and Fitness in Baboons:
Behavioral, Ecological, and Life History Perspectives. Springer:New York. pp 147-176.
Bergman TJ. 2004. Book review of Sexual Selection in Primates: New and Comparative Perspectives,
eds. Kappeler PM, van Schaik CP (2004) Cambridge University Press: Cambridge and New York.
The Quarterly Review of Biology, 80:266.
Bergman TJ, Beehner JC. (2003) Hybrid zones and sexual selection: Insights from the Awash baboon
hybrid zone (Papio hamadryas anubis x P.h. hamadryas). In CB Jones (ed.): Sexual Selection and
Reproductive Competition in Primates: New Perspectives and Directions. American Society of
Primatologists, Norman, OK, pp. 502-537.
Phillips-Conroy JE, Bergman TJ, Jolly CJ. (2000) Quantitative assessment of occlusal wear and age
estimation in Ethiopian and Tanzanian baboons. In CJ Jolly and P Whitehead (eds.): Old World
Monkeys. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. pp. 321-340.
Sexton OJ, Phillips CA, Bergman TJ, Wattenberg EB, Preston RE. (1998) Abandon not hope: The
status of populations of the spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) and the wood frog (Rana
sylvatica). In MJ Lannoo (ed): Status and Conservation of Midwestern Amphibians. University of
Iowa Press: Iowa City. pp. 340-344.
INVITED LECTURES
2013
Sharing and shenanigans in gelada male reproduction. Behavioral Ecology Group, SUNY
Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY.
2012
The geladas of the Simien Mountains. International ambassadors commission for
conservation, Simien Lodge, Ethiopia.
2011
The limits of social knowledge in a complex primate society. Workshop on Vocal
Communication and Social Cognition, University of Zurich, Zurich CH.
2011
Using kinship and cognition to demarcate a complex primate society. EEBB Seminar Series,
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
2008
Comparing communication and cognition in geladas and baboons. Behavioral Biology
Seminar Series, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI.
2007
Comparative studies in communication and cognition in wild primates. Neuroscience Group,
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Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
2007
Curiosity, communication and cognition: Comparative studies of baboons and geladas.
Behavioral Biology Group, Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing,
MI.
2007
Geladas - past and present: The natural history and behavioral ecology of geladas. Wildlife
Training Seminar, Amhara National Regional State Parks Development and Protection
Authority, Debark, Ethiopia.
2006
Curiosity, communication and cognition: Comparative studies of baboons and geladas.
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology seminar series, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
MI.
2006
2005
Population monitoring and Ethiopia’s endemic species. Wildlife Training Seminar, Amhara
National Regional State Parks Development and Protection Authority, Debark, Ethiopia.
Cognition in free-ranging baboons. Psychology Colloquium, Psychology Dept. University of
Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
2005
Cognition in free-ranging baboons. Biopsychology Colloquium, Psychology Dept. University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
2004
Using playback experiments to study behavior and cognition. New York Regional
Primatology Colloquium, NYCEP, New York City, NY.
2003
Sexual selection in hybrid baboons of the Awash National Park. Rutgers University, NJ.
2001
The behavior of hybrid male baboons. University of Capetown, South Africa.
CONTRIBUTED TALKS AND PRESENTATIONS
2013
Johnson ET*, Snyder-Mackler N*, Beehner JC, Bergman TJ. Female geladas form strong
bonds with close kin. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, S56.
Ho L*, Cortéz-Ortiz L, Bergman TJ. Using a howler monkey hybrid zone (Allouata pigra x
Allouata palliata) to understand social variation. American Journal of Physical
Anthropology, S56:149-150.
Pappano DJ*, Bergman TJ, Beehner JC. Seasonal and social influences on androgen
secretion in male geladas. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, S56.
2012
Gustison ML*, Bergman TJ. Comparing vocal complexity in baboons and geladas. XXIV
Congress of the International Primatological Society. Cancun, MX.
Snyder-Mackler N*, Alberts SC, Bergman TJ. Kinship in the multi-level society of
geladas (Theropithecus gelada). XXIV Congress of the International Primatological
Society. Cancun, MX.
Benitez ME*, le Roux A*, Beehner JC, Bergman TJ. Acoustic properties of gelada loud
calls may advertise male quality. XXIV Congress of the International Primatological
Society. Cancun, MX.
Snyder-Mackler N*, Alberts SC, Bergman TJ. Concessions of an alpha male?
Reproductive sharing in male geladas. Animal Behavior Society. Albuquerque, NM.
Roberts EK*, Lu A*, Bergman TJ, Beehner JC. The Bruce effect in a wild primate.
American Journal of Physical Anthropology. S54:250.
2011
Bergman TJ, Snyder-Mackler N, Alberts SC. Reproduction by follower male geladas
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supports transactional model. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. S52:88
Gustison ML, le Roux A, Bergman TJ. A comparative study of vocal complexity in wild
baboons (Papio ursinus) and geladas (Theropithecus gelada). Göttinger Freilandtage
International Conference, Göttingen, Germany.
2011
Snyder-Mackler N*, Alberts SC, Bergman TJ. The ontogeny of multi-level societies: The
socio-genetic structure of geladas (Theropithecus gelada). Animal Behavior Society.
Bloomington, IN.
Pappano DJ*, Synder-Mackler N*, Bergman TJ, Beehner JC. All-male groups affect
grouping and spacing in a multi-level primate society. Animal Behavior Society.
Bloomington, IN.
2010
Snyder-Mackler N*, Alberts SC, Bergman TJ. Successful subordinates: Alternative mating
strategies in male geladas. Animal Behavior Society, Williamsburg, VA.
Liberman SA*, Bergman TJ, Beehner JC. Testosterone and life-history stages in adult male
chacma baboons. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. S50:155.
2009
Jolly CJ, Phillips-Conroy JE, Kaplan J, Bergman TJ, Mann JJ. Monoamine metabolites
in the CSF of male anubis (Papio anubis) and hamadryas (P. hamadryas) baboons
parallel their species-specific behavioral ontogeny. Accepted.
Beehner JC, Bergman TJ. The ‘bleeding heart baboon’: Does chest patch color signal male
quality in geladas? American Journal of Physical Anthropology. Accepted.
Dobson SD, Bergman TJ, Beehner JC. On the facial display repertoire of geladas. American
Journal of Physical Anthropology. Accepted.
2008
Kitchen DM, Bergman TJ. Comparing responses to novel objects in Papio and
Theropithecus. American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Columbus, OH.
2007
Bergman TJ, Beehner JC, Gebre B, McCann C. Gelada conservation: Human-gelada
conflict and tourism in the Simien Mountains National Park. The Biological Society of
Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
2004
Bergman TJ, Beehner JC, Cheney DL, Seyfarth RM, Whitten PL. Field experiments on
testosterone, rank, and male-male interactions in baboons. Animal Behaviour Society,
Oaxaca, Mexico.
Beehner JC, Bergman TJ, Cheney DL, Seyfarth RM, Whitten PL. Male takeovers,
infanticide risk, and stress in male and female chacma baboons. American Society of
Primatologists, Madison, WI.
2003
Beehner JC, Bergman TJ. Social behavior among female hybrid baboons in the Awash
National Park. American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Tempe, AZ.
Seyfarth RM, Bergman TJ, Cheney DL, Beehner JC. Survival and reproduction in chacma
baboons. American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Tempe, AZ.
2000
Bergman TJ, Whitten PL. Fecal cortisol and testosterone in relation to ancestry and
behavior in hybrid male baboons. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, S30:106-107.
Thore J. Bergman – CV, page 8
1999
Bergman TJ, Phillips-Conroy JE, Jolly CJ, Disotell TR. Reproductive success of hybrid male
baboons: Implications for gene flow in Ethiopia's Awash National Park. Society for the Study
of Evolution, Madison, WI, June 1999.
Bergman TJ. Mating behavior and success of hybrid male baboons (Papio hamadryas
hamadryas x P. h. anubis) in the Awash National Park. American Journal of Primatology,
49(1):34-35.
1999
Beehner JC, Phillips-Conroy JE, Bergman TJ, Jolly CJ, Whitten PL. A field method for the
assessment of gonadal, adrenal, and ovarian function in baboons using fecal steroid
analysis. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, S28:89.
1997
Bergman TJ. Relationships within and among Awash baboon forms based on mtDNA
sequence data. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, S24:75-76.
1996
Bergman TJ, Phillips-Conroy JE. Quantitative assessment of dental macro-wear in wild
baboons: age prediction and intergroup comparisons. Joint Conference, International
Primatological Society and American Society of Primatologists, Madison, WI.
TEACHING
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Introduction to Animal Behavior, Dept of Psychology, University of Michigan.
Comparative Animal Cognition, Dept of Psychology, University of Michigan.
Introduction to Animal Behavior, Dept of Psychology, University of Michigan.
Comparative Animal Cognition, Dept of Psychology, University of Michigan.
Introduction to Animal Behavior, Dept of Psychology, University of Michigan.
Comparative Animal Cognition, Dept of Psychology, University of Michigan.
Introduction to Animal Behavior, Dept of Psychology, University of Michigan.
Comparative Animal Cognition, Dept of Psychology, University of Michigan.
Introduction to Animal Behavior, Dept of Psychology, University of Michigan.
Introduction to Animal Behavior, Dept of Psychology, University of Michigan.
Comparative Animal Cognition, Dept of Psychology, University of Michigan.
Introduction to Animal Behavior, Dept of Psychology, University of Michigan.
Workshop in Cognitive Science and Cognitive Neuroscience, Instructor, Institute for
Research in Cognitive Science, University of Pennsylvania.
Animal Communication, Animal Cognition, and Linguistics, Periodic lecturer,
Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Editor
Animal Behaviour (Elsevier), Aug. 2013 – present
Ad hoc reviewer
Granting agencies: National Science Foundation, Leakey Foundation
Peer-reviewed Journals: Acta Ethologica, American Journal of Physical Anthropology, American
Journal of Primatology, Animal Behaviour, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Behaviour,
Biology Letters, Current Anthropology, Current Biology, Ethology, Herpetological Journal,
Hormones and Behavior, International Journal of Primatology, Molecular Ecology,
Naturwissenschaften, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society series B, Proceedings of the
Royal Society series B, Primates, Science
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SELECTED MEDIA COVERAGE OF RESEARCH
NPR “Monkey calls could offer clues for origin of human speech”
http://www.npr.org/2013/04/09/176713152/monkey-calls-could-offer-clues-for-origin-of-human-speech
BBC “Primate call gives clues to human speech origin” http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment22067192
PBS Newshour, “Babbling Sounds of Monkeys Share Rhythms with Human Speech“
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2013/04/post-29.html
Huffington Post, “Lip-smacking monkeys may show what human ancestors’ speech sounded like”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/09/lip-smacking-monkeys-human-ancestorsspeech_n_3039712.html
Live Science, “Gelada baboons keep sexual infidelity hush-hush” http://www.livescience.com/27046-geladababoons-hide-sexual-infidelity.html
Science Daily, July 3, 2012, “How cooperation can trump competition in monkeys”,
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120704021831.htm
AAAS Science Update, April 3, 2012, “Monkey Miscarriages”, http://www.scienceupdate.com/
Scientific American, “New male terminates monkey pregnancies”
http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=new-male-terminates-monkey-pregnanc-12-02-23
Huffington Post, “Monkeys miscarry when new males joins group”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/27/monkeys-miscarry-when-new-male-joinsgroup_n_1304320.html#s732102
MSNBC, “Pregnant monkeys miscarry to avoid infanticide by new males”
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46502066/ns/technology_and_science-science/#.T0an45hx5CNruc
Discover magazine, “The Bruce effect – why some pregnant monkeys abort when new males arrive”
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/02/23/the-bruce-effect-–-why-some-pregnantmonkeys-abort-when-new-males-arrive/
Live Science, “Pregnant monkeys miscarry to avoid infanticide by new males” http://www.livescience.com/18629pregnant-monkeys-miscarry-avoid-infanticide.html
Forbes Magazine, “When mother nature kills: Miscarriages in the service of future offspring”
http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnfarrell/2012/03/21/when-mother-nature-kills-miscarriages-in-the-service-of-futureoffspring/
Science Daily, May 18, 2010, “Have we met? Research finds ‘missing social knowledge’”,
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100518110545.htm
Smithsonian Magazine, December, 2009, “Ethiopia’s Exotic Monkeys”, http://www.smithsonianmag.com/sciencenature/Ethiopias-Exotic-Monkeys.html.
New Scientist, November 22-28, 2003. “Fairer Sex Drove Social Evolution”, pp. 16.
Science News, December 20 & 27, 2003. “Baboons Demonstrate Social Proficiency”, pp. 397-398.
National Geographic, March 5, 2004. “Baboons Excel at Assessing Rank and Family,”
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/03/0305_040305_TVbaboon.html.
Scientific American, November 14, 2003. “Baboons Recognize Complex Relationships”,
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=000C6D07-0026-1FB4-802683414B7F0000.
ABC News, November 14, 2003. “Baboons Studies Show Humans Aren’t the Only Ones Embroiled in Social Politics”,
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/SciTech/US/baboons_psychology_031114.html.