Michele A Rasmussen, Asst Dean, Trinity College, and Adjunct Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest:
primate activity cycles
strepsirrhine antipredator strategies
male reproductive strategies
behavioral ecology in Eulemur sp.
- Recent Publications
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- D.J. Curtis and M.A. Rasmussen. "The evolution of cathemerality in primates and other mammals: a comparative and chronoecological approach." Folia Primatologica 77.1-2 (2006): 178-193.
- M. A. Rasmussen. "Seasonality in predation risk: varying activity periods in lemurs and other primates." Seasonality in Primates. Ed. D.K. Brockman & C.P. van Schaik Cambridge University Press, 2005: 105-128.
- D.J. Curtis & M.A. Rasmussen. "Cathemerality in lemurs." Evolutionary Anthropology 11.S1 (2002): 83-86.
- D.J. Overdorff & M.A. Rasmussen. "Determinants of nighttime activity in “diurnal” lemurid primates." Creatures of the Dark: The Nocturnal Prosimians. Ed. L.G. Alterman, G.A. Doyle & K. Izard Plenum Press, 1995: 61-74.
- Education:
- Ph.D., Duke University, 1999
- A.B., UCLA, 1992
- Typical Courses Taught:
BAA 49S, Lemur Behavior and Ecology Synopsis
BAA 49S, FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR (TOP) Synopsis
BAA 180S, CURRENT ISSUES (TOPICS) Synopsis
- Contact Info:
- Academic Advising Center, East Campus |
+1 919 684 6217 |
micheler@aas.duke.edu
Office Hours: By appointment