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Ken Glander, Professor, Biological Anthropology & Anatomy

Contact Info:

011 Bio Sci Bldg

+1 919 668 0267

glander@duke.edu

www.baa.duke.edu/FacPages/glander.html

Education:

• PhD, University of Chicago, 1975
• M.A., University of Chicago, 1971
• B.A., University of Texas, Austin, 1969

Research Interests:

Primate ecology and social organization: the interaction between feeding patterns and social structure; evolutionary development of optimal group size and composition; factors affecting short and long-term demographic changes in stable groups; primate use of regenerating forests.

Curriculum Vitae

Representative Publications   (More Publications)

1. K.E. Glander. "Average body weight for mantled howling monkeys (Alouatta pallilata): an assessment of average values and variability." New Perspectives In The Study Of Mesoamerican Primates. Ed. A. Estrada, P.A. Garber, M. Pavelka, & L. Luecke Springer, New York, 2006: 247-263.  [abs]
2. Teaford M.F., P.W. Lucas, P.S. Ungar, and K.E. Glander. "Mechanical defenses in leaves eaten by Costa Rican howling monkeys (Alouatta palliata)." Amer. J. Phy. Anth. 129 (2006): 99–104.  [abs]
3. Teaford, M.R. & K.E. Glander. "Dental microwear and diet in a wild population of mantled howlers (Alouatta palliata)." Adaptive Radiations of Neotropical Primates (1997): 433-449.
4. Glander, K.E. & R.A. Nisbett. "Community structure and species density in tropical forest associations in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica." Brenesia 45-46 (1996): 113-142.
5. Glander, K.E.. "Nonhuman primate self-medication with wild plant foods." . In Eating On The Wild Side: The Pharmacologic, Ecologic, and Social Implications Of Using Noncultigens (1994): 227-239.
6. Glander, K.E.. "Dispersal patterns in Costa Rican mantled howling monkeys." Int. J. Primatol 13 (1992): 415-436.
7. Glander, K.E., L.M. Fedigan, L. Fedigan, C. Chapman. "Capture techniques and measurements of three monkey species in Costa Rica." Folia Prim 57 (1991): 70-82.