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Cebus
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© Carolyn Hall |
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1.
The Santa Rosa Primate Field Project
I
initiated this project in Costa Rica in 1983. My long-term goal is
to describe the behavioral ecology, conservation parameters and
life histories of the 3 primate species (capuchins, howlers and
spider monkeys) in the park. I have conducted frequent censuses of
the monkey groups throughout the 100 km2 park over a 25 year
period, and several groups of each species were first targeted 23
years ago for intensive, longitudinal study. We collect continuous
life history data on selected female capuchins. Twenty-seven advisees
have completed their theses (eight doctoral, 19 masters) at the
site under my supervision, and two more (two Doctoral, one Masters) are currently underway. Numerous undergraduate
and graduate students have assisted in my fieldwork and been part
of our research team. I employ Costa Rican field assistants year-round on the project (Rodrigo Morera 1985-1995, Saul Cheves 2011-present, Ronald Lopez 2016-present), and I hire other Costa Ricans on shorter-term contracts. A 1998 film on our project was
produced by OMNI Film Productions for the series "Champions of the
Wild" (Discovery Channel). Dorothy Fragaszy, Elisabetta
Visalberghi and I co-authored a book entitled The Complete
Capuchin Monkey, published by Cambridge University Press in
March 2004. |
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Macaca
fuscata |
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The Arashiyama West‑East Primate Project
I
was associated with this project in North America and Japan
from its beginning in 1972 until data collection ceased in
1996. I was the Field Station Manager in 1978-79 and spent
more than three years "living with" the Arashiyama macaques.
My research with this population of monkeys now focuses upon
analysis of the long-term database, especially reproductive
and life history patterns in females. As well, I held field
schools, supervised numerous graduate student thesis
projects, spent time in Japan and helped to arrange
exchanges with Japanese primatologists. In 1991, I co-edited
a volume with Pamela Asquith (The Monkeys of Arashiyama, SUNY Press) that surveyed the research conducted on these
macaques in Japan and North America since 1954. Since 1991,
I have produced a series of papers on reproductive cessation
("menopause") in primates, co-authored with Mary Pavelka. |
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3.
Gender and Science
Beginning
with an interest in how the gender of the scientist affects
their research on sex differences, I have moved to a wider
focus on the role of gender in scientific disciplines such
as anthropology, primatology and biology. Publications include
papers on the role of women in models of human evolution;
feminism and primatology; science and the successful female;
and historical analyses of the effects of gender on changing
views of life history research. I co-hosted an international
Wenner-Gren conference on the role of gender, method and
theory in the history of primatology, and co-edited Primate
Encounters. Models of Science, Gender and Society with Shirley
Strum (University of Chicago Press, 2000).
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Research Links
Santa Rosa National Park & the Area de
Conservación Guanacaste
Santa Rosa National
Park
http://www.acguanacaste.ac.cr/1999/ecoturismo/santa_rosa_tur.html
Area de Conservación
Guanacaste
http://www.acguanacaste.ac.cr/
Santa Rosa Photo Database
http://anth.ucalgary.ca/santarosa/
Collaborators
Dr. Katharine Jack, Tulane University
http://www.tulane.edu/~kjack/
Dr. Amanda Melin, University of Calgary
http://www.amandamelin.com/
Dr. Shoji Kawamura, University of Tokyo
http://www.jinrui.ib.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp/kawamura-home-E.html
Dr. Urs Kalbitzer, McGill University
https://urskalbitzer.github.io/
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