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Ken Glander, Professor, Biological Anthropology & Anatomy

Contact Info:

011 Bio Sci Building

(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
Teaching (Fall 2009):

• EVANTH 93.01, Intro Evolutionary Anthro Synopsis

  Bio sci 111, TuTh 11:40 AM-12:55 PM

• EVANTH 93D.001, Intro To Evolutionary Anthro Synopsis

  Bio sci 111, TuTh 11:40 AM-12:55 PM

• EVANTH 93D.01D, Intro To Evolutionary Anthro Synopsis

  Bio sci 013, M 11:55 AM-12:45 PM

• EVANTH 93D.02D, Intro To Evolutionary Anthro Synopsis

  Bio sci 013, M 01:30 PM-02:20 PM

• EVANTH 93D.03D, Intro To Evolutionary Anthro Synopsis

  Bio sci 013, M 03:05 PM-03:55 PM

• EVANTH 93D.04D, Intro To Evolutionary Anthro Synopsis

  Bio sci 013, M 04:40 PM-05:30 PM

• EVANTH 93D.05D, Intro To Evolutionary Anthro Synopsis

  Bio sci 013, Tu 08:45 AM-09:35 AM

• EVANTH 93D.06D, Intro To Evolutionary Anthro Synopsis

  Bio sci 013, Tu 10:05 AM-11:20 AM

• EVANTH 120.01, Food For Thought Synopsis

  Bio sci 013, TuTh 02:50 PM-04:05 PM

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  [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.