Cognitive Evolution
Specialists
- Leslie Digby
- Associate Professor of the Practice
-
My research centers on the evolution primate social behavior, especially how reproductive competition among females can shape social organization. My recent research has investigated the impact of infanticide (or the threat on infanticide) on the evolution of cooperative breeding systems (species focus: marmosets and tamarins) and how female competition ...
- View Full Profile
- Christine Drea
- Professor
-
I have two broad research interests, sexual differentiation and
social behavior, both focused on hyenas and primates. I am
particularly interested in unusual species in which the females
display a suite of masculinized characteristics, including male-
like or exaggerated external genitalia and social dominance.
The study of naturally occurring ...
- View Full Profile
- Ian Gilby
- Senior Research Scientist
-
Specific projects include food sharing, hunting, social relationships, dominance strategies.
- View Full Profile
- Richard Kay
- Professor
-
I have several areas of research. The first encompasses the evolution of primates and mammalian faunal evolution, especially in South America. I also have written extensively on the subject of the evolutionary origins of the Anthropoidea (monkeys and apes). More generally, I am interested in the use of primate anatomy to reconstruct the phylogenetic history ...
- View Full Profile
- Blythe Williams
- Associate Professor of the Practice
-
I'm interested in the evolutionary
relationships and ecological adaptations of primates, with particular focus on the initial diversification of the order Primates, the origin of the Anthropoidea, and the early hominoid radiation. I am also interested in the effects of climate change on the evolution of primates.
- View Full Profile
