Tracy L. Kivell, Visiting Assistant Professor
Research Interests:
Functional morphology
Research Summary:
Primate palaeontology,
developmental and functional morphology,
origin of hominin bipedalism,
primate locomotion,
phylogenetic systematics
- Recent Publications
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- Kivell, TL. 2008. "Ontogeny of the hominoid carpus: Did we evolve from a knuckle-walking ancestor?." Am. J. of Phys. Anthropol. S46: 131-132.
- Kivell, TL, Begun, DR. submitted. "New primate carpal bones from Rudabanya (late Miocene, Hungary): Taxonomic and functional implications. Journal of Human Evolution." 2008
- Kivell TL, Begun DR. 2007. "Frequency and timing of scaphoid-os centrale fusion in hominoids." Journal of Human Evolution 52:321-340
- McGoogan K, Kivell TL, Hutchinson M, Young H, Blanchard S, Lehman SM. 2007. "Conservation priorities for African primates using phylogenetic diversity measures." Journal of Biogeography, 34(11):1962-74
- Guimont I, Kivell TL. 2007. "Inter- and intraspecific differences in primate carpal morphology." Am. Journal of Phys. Anthropol. 44: 121.
- Education:
- Ph.D., University of Toronto, 2007
- MA, University of Toronto, 2002
- Hon. B.Sc., University of Western Ontario/University of Toronto, 2001
- Teaching (Summer2 2008):
(typical courses)
BAA 134L.01, ANTHROPOLOGY OF SKELETON Bio sci 013, MTuTh 03:30 PM-05:35 PM
- Contact Info:
- 01AA Biological Sciences Bldg. |
919-660-7392 |
tracy.kivell@duke.edu
Office Hours: By appointment