Susan C Alberts, Professor of Biology and Evolutionary Anthropology

Contact Info:

Office Location:	BioSci: 020
Office Phone:	(919) 660-7272
Email Address:
Web Page:	http://www.biology.duke.edu/albertslab

Teaching (Fall 2012):

• BIOLOGY 267.001, EVOLUTION OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR Synopsis

  LSRC A156, MW 12:00 PM-12:50 PM

• BIOLOGY 267.01D, EVOLUTION OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR Synopsis

  Bio Sci 144, F 10:20 AM-11:10 AM

• BIOLOGY 267.02D, EVOLUTION OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR Synopsis

  Languages 208, Th 12:00 PM-12:50 PM

Education:

Ph.D.	University of Chicago, Department of Ecology and Evolution	1992
M.A.	University of California, Los Angeles	1987
B.A.	Reed College	1983

Specialties:

Organismal Biology and Behavior
Evolution
Ecology and Population Biology

Research Interests: Behavorial ecology and ecological genetics of large mammals

Current Ph.D. Students   (Former Students)

• Mercy Akinyi  
• Amanda Lea  
• Courtney Fitzpatrick  
• Chira R. Mutugi  
• Julie A. Hollister-Smith  
• Elizabeth A. Archie  

Postdocs Mentored

• Anja Widdig (2005-2007)  
• Patrick Onyango (2011-present)  
• Jacob Moorad (2010-present)  
• Jason Buchan (2002-2004)  
• Jordi Galbany (2007 - 2010)  
• Anthony Nsubuga (2005 - 2005)  
• Russell Van Horn (2005-2007)  
• Anja Widdig (2005 - 2006)  
• Marie Charpentier (2005-2008)  
• Russell C. Van Horn (2004/11-2006/07)  
• R. Scott Davidson (2004 - 2007)  
• Jason Buchan (October 2002 - March 2004)  
• Jay Storz (2001 - 2002)  
• Jay Storz (2001 - 2002)  
• Jay Storz (July 2001 - June 2002)  
• Jay Storz (2001 - 2002)  

Representative Publications   (More Publications)   (search)

1. Charpentier MJE, Van Horn RC, Altmann J, Alberts SC, Paternal effects on offspring fitness in a multi-male primate society, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, vol. 105 no. 6 (2008), pp. 1988-1992
2. Tung J, Charpentier MJE, Garfield D, Altmann J, Alberts SC, Genetic evidence reveals temporal change in hybridization patterns in a wild baboon population, Molecular Ecology, vol. 17 (2008), pp. 1998-2011
3. Charpentier MJE, Tung J, Altmann J, Alberts SC, Age at maturity in wild baboons: genetic, environmental and demographic influences, Molecular Ecology, vol. 17 (2008), pp. 2026-2040
4. Silk JB, Alberts SC, Altmann J., Social bonds of female baboons enhance infant survival, Science, vol. 302 (2003), pp. 1231-1234
5. Archie EA, Hollister-Smith JA, Poole JH, Moss CJ, Alberts SC, Behavioural inbreeding avoidance in wild African elephants, Molecular Ecology, vol. 16 (2007), pp. 4138-4148
6. Alberts SC, Watts HE, Altmann J, Queuing and queue jumping: long term patterns of reproductive skew among male savannah baboons, Animal Behaviour, vol. 65 (2003), pp. 821-840
7. Van Horn RC, Buchan JC, Altmann J, Alberts SC, Divided destinies: group choice by female savannah baboons during group fission, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 61 (2007), pp. 1823-1834
8. Smith KL, Alberts SC, Altmann J, Wild female baboons bias their social behaviour towards paternal half-sisters, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B, vol. 270 (2003), pp. 503-510
9. Hollister-Smith JA, Poole JH, Archie EA, Vance EA, Georgiadis NJ, Moss CJ, Alberts SC, Paternity success in wild African elephants, Animal Behaviour, vol. 74 (2007), pp. 287-296
10. Buchan J, Alberts SC, Silk JB, Altmann J, True paternal care in a multi-male primate society, Nature, vol. 425 (2003), pp. 179-181