Students must meet all requirements for admission to the Graduate School at Duke University. These requirements include the submission of an application, transcript, statement of interest, three letters of recommendation, GRE scores, and application fee.
Approaches to understanding
the paleobiology of primates.
How does information about
primate anatomy, physiology,
phylogeny, genomics and
behavior serve as a basis to
infer the behavior and
adaptations of extinct primates?
What are the limit of such
inferences? Classic papers and
recent advances will be
highlighted. Topics:
• Survey of the primate fossil
record in time and space.
• What is an adaptation?
• How do we infer adaptation
from the fossil record?
• Phylogenetics and homoplasy.
Reading, discussion, and final
in-class presentations.
