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Paul Alan Garber
 
Dr. Paul A. Garber
Professor and Head
Department of Anthropology
University Scholar
Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Illinois
Urbana, Illinois 61801
Office Phone - 217 333-3616
 

Education

  • City University of New York, Brooklyn, New York. 1969-1973.
    (B.A. 1973 in Anthropology)
  • New York University, New York, New York. 1973-1975.
    (M.A. 1976 in Anthropology)
  • Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. 1975-1979.
    (Ph.D. 1980 in Anthropology)

Academic Positions

  • 2001+ Head, Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois
  • 2001-2003 University Scholar, University of Illinois
  • 2000+ Faculty, Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Illinois
  • 1997 Full Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois
  • 1991-1993 Associate Head, Department of Anthropology
  • 1991 Instructor in Summer Bridge Program, LAS
  • 1987 Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois
  • 1987+ Appointed to Campus Honors Faculty
  • 1980-1987 Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois
  • 1980+ Core Faculty for the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Illinois
  • 1979-1980 Visiting Instructor in Physical Anthropology, Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana
  • 1979 Instructor, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
  • 1977 Instructor, Lindenwood College, St. Louis, Missouri
  • 1977 Instructor, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
  • 1976-1977 Teaching Assistant, Department of Anthropology, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri

Other Professional Positions

  • 2003 Editorial Board: Primate Field Studies, Prentice Hall Publishers
  • 2003 Candidate for the Executive Committee of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists.
  • 1997+ Vice President of the Estacion Biologico de Ometepe, Nicaragua
  • 1994+ Director of Education and Research of the La Suerte Biological Research Station, Costa Rica
  • 1993-1996 Member of Evaluation Panel in Anthropology for the National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship Program
  • 1986-1988 Appointed to the Senior Faculty of the School for Field Studies, Beverly, Mass.
  • 1985 Consultant to the Pan American Health Organization

Research

  • 2002 Nicaragua Field study of ranging patterns and spatial memory in wild howler monkeys (A. palliata)
  • 2001 Costa Rica Experimental field study of tool use and spatial cognition in white-faced capuchin monkeys (C. capucinus)
  • 2000 Nicaragua Field study of patterns of social affiliation and subgrouping in mantled howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata)
  • 1999 Brazil Field study of reproductive ecology and conservation status of mixed species troops of Callimico goeldii, Saguinus labiatus, and Saguinus fuscicollis.
  • 1998 Nicaragua Preliminary field study of patterns of habitat exploitation, feeding ecology, and conservation status in Alouatta palliata and Cebus capucinus on Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua.
  • 1997 Brazil Preliminary field study of the behavior and ecology of Callimico goeldii, Saguinus fusicicollis, and S. labiatus in Amazonian Brazil
  • 1995 Costa Rica Experimental field study of the use of spatial information, foraging decisions foraging, perceptual cues, and ranging patterns of Cebus capucinus at the La Suerte Biological Research Station in northeastern Costa Rica.
  • 1994 Costa Rica Preliminary field study of the use of positional behavior and use of semi-prehensile tail in Cebus capucinus at the La Suerte Biological Research Station in northeastern Costa Rica.
  • 1993 Peru Experimental field study of spatial memory and perceptual cues in primate foraging behavior (moustached tamarins, Saguinus mystax) in northeastern Peru.
  • 1992 Florida A preliminary study of cognition, spatial memory, and decision-making in nonhuman primates. This project is a colaborate effort between the University of Illinois, the University of Miami, and the DuMond Conservancy and is designed to examine mental complexity and the kinds of information different species of primates use in making foraging decisions.
  • 1990 Peru Field research project in Amazonian Peru on the behavior and ecology of moustached tamarin monkeys. This first phase of the research project involved collecting blood from all members of 15 tamarin groups in order to conduct genetic fingerprinting analysis to determine relatedness and individual genealogies. These data will be used to determine the importance of kinship in primate social interactions and an understanding of the evolution of cooperation and male infant care giving behavior.
  • 1988 Panama 3 month field investigation of steroid hormone levels and reproductive behavior in dominant and subordinate female tamarin monkeys (Saguinus geoffroyi).
  • 1987 Panama 1 month preliminary field investigation of the ecology and group composition of tamarins (Saguinus geoffroyi) and cebus monkeys (Cebus capucinus) on the Atlantic Coast of Panama.
  • 1984 Peru 12 month field investigation of diet, nutrition and reproductive strategies ofmoustached (Saguinus mystax) and saddle-back (Saguinus fuscicollis) tamarin monkeys in theAmazon Basin of northeastern Peru.
  • 1981 Peru 3 month field study of ranging patterns, dietand positional behavior in moustached tamarin monkeys (Saguinus mystax).
  • 1978 Panama 9 month field study of positional behavior, substrate preference and feeding ecology of the Panamanian tamarin (Saguinus oedipus geoffroyi) in a dry tropical forest on the Pacific Coast of Panama.
  • 1977 Primate Comparative examination of the forelimb anatomy of tamarins of Anatomy the genus Saguinus and tree squirrels of the genus Sciurus.
  • 1976 Dental Investigation of morphological and functional aspects of Anthropology nonhuman and human primate dental variation (Research Assistant to Dr. Stephen Molnar, Washington University).
  • 1975 Primate Dissection and biomechanical analysis of the forelimb anatomy of Anatomy four species ofcercopithecoid primates (Research for M.A.Thesis, Advisor: Dr. C.J. Jolly, New York University).

Research Interests

  • Behavior and Ecology of New World Primates, particularly the Family Callitrichidae
  • Cognition, Spatial Memory, and Foraging Strategies
  • Functional Morphology and Positional Behavior
  • Primate Diet and Nutrition
  • Reproductive Biology and Mating Systems
  • Primate Evolution

Courses Taught

  • Biological Bases of Human Behavior
  • Evolution and Ecology of New World Primates
  • Frugivory and Seed Dispersal
  • Group Movement in Primates and Other Animals: Patterns, Processes, and Cognitive Implications
  • Behavioral Ecology
  • Human Evolution
  • Primate Behavior and Morphology
  • Primate Anatomy
  • Fundamentals of Physical Anthropology
  • Foraging Strategies in Nonhuman Primates
  • The Natural History and Social Behavior of the Great Apes
  • Social Organization and Reproduction
  • Feeding Competition
  • Field School in Primate Behavior and Ecology - Costa Rica

Professional Societies

  • American Association of Physical Anthropologists
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • American Society of Naturalists
  • American Primatological Society
  • International Primatological Society
  • Association for Tropical Biology
  • The Scientific Research Society of North America Sigma Xi

Dortoral Thesis

  • 1980 Ph.D. Thesis: Locomotor Behavior and Feeding Ecology of the Panamanian Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus geoffroyi, Callitrichidae, Primates). Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. Advisor: Robert W. Sussman.

Publications: Books Edited or Co-Edited

  • 1992 FEEDING ADAPTATIONS IN NEW WORLD PRIMATES: AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE. P. A. Garber and W.G. Kinzey. American Journal of Physical Anthropology Volume 88.
  • 1993 Readings in the Biological Bases of Human Behavior. P.A. Garber (ed.). Ginn Press, MA. 1st Edition.
  • 1994 SOCIAL AND REPRODUCTIVE PATTERNS IN NEOTROPICAL PRIMATES. S.D. Tardif and P.A. Garber. American Journal of Primatology Volume 34.
  • 1995 READINGS IN THE BIOLOGICAL BASES OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR. P.A. Garber and S. Leigh (eds). Ginn Press, MA., 2nd edition.
  • 1996 ADAPTIVE RADIATIONS OF NEOTROPICAL PRIMATES. M. Norconk, A.L. Rosenberger, and P. A. Garber (eds.), Plenum Press, New York
  • 1998 PRIMATES AS SEED PREDATORS AND PRIMATES AS SEED DISPERSERS. J.E. Lambert and P.A. Garber. American Journal of Primatology 45 (Special Issue).
  • 2000 ON THE MOVE: HOW AND WHY ANIMALS TRAVEL IN GROUPS. Sue Boinski and Paul Garber. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, 810 pages
  • In Press The Natural History and Behaviour of the Moustached Tamarin Monkey Saguinus mystax). In: Illustrated Monographs of Living Primates. Series editors J.B. Kaiser, M.G.M. van Roosmalen, R.A. Mittermeier, and W.L.R. Oliver. Foundation 'Instituut voor Ontwikkelingsopdrachten' de Oldhorst Publishers, The Netherlands.
  • Forthcoming PRIMATE COGNITIVE ECOLOGY. P.A. Garber (editor). American Journal of Primatology (Special Issue)

Publications: Research Articles

  • *#1980 Locomotor behavior and feeding ecology of the Panamanian tamarin (Saguinus oedipus geoffroyi, Callitrichidae, Primates). International Journal of Primatology 1: 185- 201.
  • *#1984 The proposed nutritional importance of plant exudates in the diet of the Panamanian tamarin, Saguinus oedipus geoffroyi. International Journal of Primatology 5: 1-15.
  • *1984 A preliminary field study of the moustached tamarin monkey, (Saguinus mystax) in northeastern Peru: Questions concerned with the evolution of a communal breeding system. P.A. Garber, L. Moya, and C. Malaga. Folia Primatologica 42: 17-32.
  • *#1984 Ecological distinctions between sympatric species of Saguinus and Sciurus. P.A. Garber and R.W. Sussman. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 65: 135-146.
  • *1986 The ecology of seed dispersal in two species of callitrichid primates (Saguinus mystax and Saguinus fuscicollis). American Journal of Primatology 10: 155-170.
  • *1986 Body weights of wild-trapped Saguinus mystax mystax and Saguinus fuscicollis nigrifrons in Amazonian Peru. P.A.Garber and M.F. Teaford. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 71:331-336.
  • **1987 Foraging strategies among living primates. Annual Reviews of >Anthropology 16: 339-364.
  • *1987 A new interpretation of the social organization and mating system of the Callitrichidae. R.W. Sussman and P.A. Garber. International Journal of Primatology 8: 73-92.
  • *1988 Foraging decisions during nectar feeding in tamarin monkeys (Saguinus mystax and Saguinus fuscicollis, Callitrichidae, Primates). Biotropica 20: 100-106.
  • ***1988 Diet, foraging patterns, and resource defense in a mixed species troop of Saguinus mystax and Saguinus fuscicollis in Amazonian Peru. Behaviour 105: 18-33.
  • *1989 The role of spatial memory in primate foraging patterns: Saguinus mystax and Saguinus fuscicollis. American Journal of Primatology 19: 203-216.
  • 1990 Tamarins: Body size/weight. AnthroQuest 41:12.
  • **1990 Patterns of male caregiving behavior among Primates. Reviews in Anthropology 15:1-7.
  • *1991 A comparative study of positional behavior in three species of >tamarin monkeys. Primates 32: 219-230
  • *1992 Vertical clinging, small body size, and the evolution of feeding adaptations in the Callitrichinae. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 88: 469-482.
  • *1992 Feeding adaptations in New World primates: An evolutionary Perspective - Introduction. P.A. Garber and W.G. Kinzey. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 88: 411-414.
  • *1993 Patterns of range use, range defense, and intergroup spacing in moustached tamarin monkeys (Saguinus mystax). P.A. Garber, J.D. Pruetz, and J. Isaacson. Primates 34: 11-25.
  • *1993 Seasonal patterns of diet and ranging in two species of tamarin monkeys: stability versus variability. P.A. Garber. International Journal of Primatology 14: 145-166.
  • *1993 Demographic and Reproductive Patterns of Mating in Moustached Tamarin Monkeys (Saguinus mystax): Implications for Reconstructing Platyrrhine Mating Systems. P.A. Garber, F. Encarnación, L. Moya, and J.D. Pruetz. American Journal of Primatology 29: 235-254.
  • *1993 Modeling Monkeys: A comparison of computer generated and naturally occuring foraging patterns in 2 species of Neotropical primates. P.A. Garber and B. Hannon. International Journal of Primatology 14(6): 827-852.
  • *1994 Phylogenetic approach to the study of tamarin and marmoset social systems. P.A. Garber. American Journal of Primatology. 34: 199-219.
  • *1994 Social organization and reproductive patterns in Neotropical primates relation to ecology, body size, and infant care. S. D. Tardif and P.A. Garber. American Journal of Primatology 34: 111-114.
  • 1994 Aspects of fruit eating and seed dispersal in Panamanian (Saguinus geoffroyi) and Moustached tamarins (Saguinus mystax). P.A. Garber 1994 Regional Conference Proceedings of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association: 364-369.
  • *1995 Positional Behavior in Moustached Tamarin Monkeys: Effects of >habitat on locomotor variability and stability. P.A. Garber and J.D. Pruetz. Journal of Human Evolution 28: 411-426.
  • *1996 Social and seasonal influences on reproductive biology in Male Moustached Tamarins (Saguinus mystax). P.A Garber, L. Moya, J.D. Pruetz, and C. Ique. American Journal of Primatology 38: 29-46.
  • **1997 Ontogenetic Variation in Small-Bodied New World Primates: Implications for Patterns of Reproduction and Infant Care. P.A. Garber and S.R. Leigh. Folia Primatologica 68 1-22.
  • ***1997 Experimental Field Study of Spatial Memory and Learning in Wild Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus capucinus). P.A. Garber and L.M. Paciulli. Folia Primatologica 68:236-253.
  • *1997 Seed Swallowing in Tamarins: Evidence of a Curative Function or Enhanced Foraging Efficiency? P.A. Garber and U. Kitron. International Journal of Primatology 18:533-538.
  • ***1997 One for All and Breeding for One: Cooperation and Competition as a Tamarin Reproductive Strategy. P.A. Garber. Evolutionary Anthropology. 5: 187-199.
  • ***1998 Ecological and Evolutionary Implications of Primate Seed Dispersal. J.E Lambert and P.A. Garber. American Journal of Primatology 45:9-28.
  • ***1998 Primates as Seed Dispersers: Ecological Processes and Directions for Future Research. P.A. Garber and J.E. Lambert. American Journal of Primatology 45:3-8.
  • 1999 The Ecological role of the prehensile tail in white-faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus). P.A. Garber and J.A. Rehg. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 110: 325:339.
  • 1999 A Preliminary Study of Mantled Howling Monkey (Alouatta palliata) Ecology and Conservation on Isla de Ometepe, Nicaragua. P.A. Garber, J.D. Pruetz, A.C. Lavallee, and S.G. Lavallee. Neotropical Primates 7 (4): 113-117.
  • 2001 Patterns of Positional Behavior in Mixed Species Troops of Callimico goeldii, Saguinus labiatus, and Saguinus fuscicollis in Northwestern Brazil PA. Garber and S.R. Leigh. American Journal of Primatology 54: 17-31.
  • 2002 Evidence of three resident adult male group members in a species of monogamous primate, the red titi monkey (Callicebus cupreus) . French title: Trois mâles adultes résidant au sein d'un groupe d'un primate monogame, le singe titi rouge (Callicebus cupreus) J.C. BICCA-MARQUES, P.A. GARBER, and M.A.O. AZEVEDO-LOPES Mammalia 66: 138-142.
  • in press Do female platyrrhines use visual cues to detect fruit rewards more successfully than males? N. Dominy, P.A. Garber, J.C. Bicca-Marques, and M.A.D. Alevedo-Lopes. Animal Behaviour.
  • In press Wild Capuchins (Cebus capucinus) fail to use tools in experimental field study. P.A. Garber and E. Brown. American Journal of Primatology.
  • In press An experimental field study of the relative costs and benefits to wild tamarins
    (Saguinus imperator and S. fuscicollis) of exploiting contestable food patches as single- and mixed species troops JC BICCA-MARQUES and PAUL A. GARBER. American Journal of Primatology
  • In Press A stone in their hands….are monkeys tool users? B. Urbani and P.A. Garber. Anthropologie (Brno).

Publications: Chapters in Books

  • ***#1984 Use of habitat and positional behavior in a Neotropical primate, Saguinus oedipus. In: Adaptations for Foraging in Nonhuman Primates: Contributions to an Organismal Biology of Prosimians, Monkeys, and Apes. P.S. Rodman and J.G.H. Cant (eds). Columbia University Press, New York. p. 113-133.
  • **#1985 Plant Exudates in the Diet of the Panamanian tamarin (Saguinus oedipus geoffroyi). In: The Botany and Natural History of Panama: La Botanica eHistoria Natural de Panama. W.G. D'Arcy and M.D. CorreaA. (eds.) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri. p. 69-75.
  • **1991 Primate Behavioral Ecology. Encyclopedia of Human Biology.Volume 6. R. Dulbecco (ed.). pp. 127-133. Academic Press, San Diego.
  • ***1993 Feeding ecology and behaviour of the genus Saguinus. pp. 273-295 In: Marmosets and Tamarins: Systematics, Ecology and Behaviour. A.B. Rylands (ed.). Oxford University Press.
  • ***1996 Testing Learning Paradigms In The Field: Evidence For Use of Spatial and Perceptual Information and Rule-Based Foraging In Wild Moustached Tamarins. P.A. Garber and F.L. Dolins. In Adaptive Radiation of Neotropical Primates, M. Norconk, A.L. Rosenberger, and P. A. Garber (eds.), Plenum Press, New York, pp.201-216.
  • ***1996 Marmoset Misconceptions: An Introduction . P.A. Garber, A.L. Rosenberger, and M.A. Norconk. In: Adaptive Radiation of Neotropical Primates, M. Norconk, A.L. Rosenberger, and P. A. Garber (eds.), Plenum Press, New York, pp. 87-96.
  • ***1996 New Perspectives on the Pitheciines. A.L. Rosenberger, Marilyn A. Norconk, and P.A. Garber. In: Adaptive Radiation of Neotropical Primates, M. Norconk, A.L. Rosenberger, and P. A. Garber (eds.), Plenum Press, New York, 329-334.
  • ***1996 On Atelines. W. C. Hartwig, A.L. Rosenberger, P.A. Garber and Marilyn A. Norconk. In: Adaptive Radiation of Neotropical Primates, M. Norconk, A.L. Rosenberger, and P. A. Garber (eds.), Plenum Press, New York, pp.427-432.
  • ***1996 Critical Issues in Cebine Evolution and Behavior. L.M. Fedigan, A.L. Rosenberger, S. Boinski, M. A. Norconk and P.A. Garber. In: Adaptive Radiation of Neotropical Primates, M. Norconk, A.L. Rosenberger, and P. A. Garber (eds.), Plenum Press, New York, 219-228.
  • **1997 Primate Behavioral Ecology. Encyclopedia of Human Biology. 2nd Edition, Vol 7. R. Dulbecco (ed.). Academic Press, San Diego, pp. 85-92.
  • ***1998 Within-and Between-Site Variability in moustached tamarin (Saguinus mystax) Positional Behavior during Food Procurement. P.A. Garber. In: PRIMATE LOCOMOTION: RECENT ADVANCES. E. Strasser, J. Fleagle, A. Rosenberger, and H. McHenry, (eds.), pp. 61-78. Plenum Press, New York.
  • ***In Press The Ecology of Group Movement: Evidence for the use of >Spatial, Temporal, and Social Information in Some Primate Foragers. P.A. Garber. In: Group Movement: Patterns, Processes, and Cognitive Implications in Primates and other Animals. S. Boinski and P. Garber. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press.
  • PUBLICATIONS: BOOK REVIEWS
    1983 Ecology and Behavior of Neotropical Primates. Amer J. Phys. Anthropol. 61: 510-512.
    1986 Ecological Communities: Conceptual issues and the evidence. Amer. J. Phys. Anthropol. 70: 134-135.
  • 1987 Primate Ecology and Conservation. Ecology 68: 1558-1559.
  • 1989 Models of optimal foraging and learning. A review of FORAGING BEHAVIOR. American Journal of Primatology 18: 65-66.
  • 1990 Comparative Primate Biology: Behavior, Cognition, and Motivation Volume 2, Part B. American Anthropologist 92: 799-800.
  • 1991 Primate Origins and Evolution: A Phylogenetic Reconstruction by R.D. Martin. American Anthropologist 93:1030-1031.
  • 1991 Biogeography and Natural History of Tropical Mammals. A review of >MAMMALS OF THE NEOTROPICS, VOLUME 1: THE NORTHERN NEOTROPICS by J.F. Eisenberg. American Journal of Primatology 23: 65-67.
  • 1996 Teaching and Learning in Human and Nonhuman Primates. Review of The Information Continuum: Evolution of Social Information Transfer in Monkeys, Apes, and Hominids by B.J. King. Current Anthropology 37:729-730.
  • 1999 Experimental Approaches to the Study of Primate Cognition in Natural and Near-to-Wild Field Settings. P.A. Garber and A. Lavallee. In: Readings in the Biological Bases of Human Behavior, 4th Edition. P.A. Garber and S. Leigh (eds), pp.71-98. Pearson Custom Pub, MA.
  • 2000 Unraveling the Complexities of Group Travel. P. A. Garber and S. Boinski. In: ON THE MOVE: HOW AND WHY ANIMALS TRAVEL IN GROUPS. S. Boinski and P.A. Garber. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press. pp. 1-6.
  • 2000 The Ecology of Group Movement: Evidence for the use of Spatial, Temporal, and Social Information in Some Primate Foragers. P.A. Garber. In: ON THE MOVE: HOW AND WHY ANIMALS TRAVEL IN GROUPS. S. Boinski and P. A. Garber. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press. pp.261-298.
  • 2000 New Directions for Group Movement. S. Boinski and P.A. Garber. In: ON THE MOVE: HOW AND WHY ANIMALS TRAVEL IN GROUPS. S. Boinski and P. A. Garber. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press. pp. 678-684.
  • 2002 Evidence of Predator Sensitive Foraging in Small and Large-scale Space in Free-Ranging Tamarins (Saguinus fuscicollis, Saguinus imperator, and Saguinus mystax). Paul A. Garber and Julio Cesar Bicca-Marques. In: L. Miller (eds). Eat or be Eaten: Predator Sensitive Foraging in Primates. Cambridge University Press. pp. 138-153.
  • In press Rethinking Sociality: Cooperation And Aggression Among Primates. R.W. Sussman and P.A. Garber. IN: The Origin and Nature of Sociality. R.W.Sussman and A. Chapman (eds.). Aldine De Gruyter, New York.

Publications: Abstracts

  • *1978 Forelimb anatomy of the patas monkey. Amer. J. Phys. Anthropol. 48: 397
  • *1979 Locomotor behavior and ecology of Saguinus oedipus geoffroyi (Callitrichidae, Primates). Am. J. Phys.Anthropol. 50: 440 .
  • *1980 Differential use of habitat in Saguinus oedipus during food procurement. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 52: 229-230.
  • *1981 The ecology of exudate feeding and the importance of plant exudates in the diet of the Panamanian tamarin. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 54: 223 .
  • *1981 A comparative study of the locomotor and feeding behavior of tamarins and tree squirrels. R. W. Sussman and P.A. Garber. . Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 54: 282 .
  • *1982 Activity patterns in two species of neotropicalprimates. S.P. Easley and P.A. Garber. Am. J. Phys.Anthropol. 57: 184 .
  • *1982 Substrate preference and positional behavior in 3 species of neotropical primates. P.A. Garber and S.P. Easley. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 57: 191 .
  • *1983 A preliminary field study of the moustached tamarin monkey, Saguinus mystax in northeastern Peru. P.A.Garber, L. Moya, and C. Malaga.. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 60: 191.
  • *1985 Seed dispersal in two species of callitrichid primates:Saguinus mystax and Saguinus fuscicollis. Am. J. Phys.Anthropol. 66: 172 .
  • *1985 Communal breeding among the Callitrichidae and its adaptive significance. R.W. Sussman and P.A. Garber. Am. J. Phys.Anthropol. 66: 236
  • . *1986 Nectar feeding in two species of Peruvian tamarins (Saguinus mystax and Saguinus fuscicollis). Am. J. Phys.Anthropol. 69: 202 .
  • 1986 Social organization and patterns of infant transport inSaguinus mystax in Amazonian Peru. Primate Report 14: 78 .
  • 1986 Influence of group size on dietary and foraging patterns of >Saguinus mystax and Saguinus fuscicollis in Amazonian Peru. Primate Report 14: 12 .
  • 1988 Feeding ecology and behavior of the genus Saguinus. Int. J. Primatol. 8: 437 .
  • *1988 The role of spatial memory in tamarin foraging behavior. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 75: 211-212.
  • *1989 Vertical clinging, small body size and the evolution of feeding adaptations in the Callitrichinae. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol.78: 224-225.
  • *1990 A comparative study of positional behavior in three species of tamarin monkeys. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 81: 225.
  • *1991 Patterns of resource utilization, home range overlap, and intergroup encounters in moustached tamarin monkeys. J.D. Pruetz and P.A. Garber. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. (Suppl) 12: 146.
  • *1991 Seasonal variation in diet and ranging patterns in 2 species of >tamarin monkeys. Am J. Phys. Anthropol. (Suppl) 12 :75.
  • *1992 Demography, dispersal, and patterns of mating in moustached tamarns: implications for reconstructing platyrrhine mating systems. P.A. Garber, F. Encarnacion, L. Moya, and J.D. Pruetz. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. (Suppl) 14: 79.
  • *1993 Effect of forest structure on positional behavior in moustached tamarin monkeys. P.A. Garber and J.D. Pruetz. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. (Suppl) 16: 91.
  • *1993 Functional anatomy and positional behavior in three Saguinus species. L.C. Davis, S.M. Ford, and P.A. Garber. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. (Suppl) 16: 78-79.
  • *1994 Use of spatial information and perceptual cues in primate foraging behavior. P.A. Garber and F.L. Dolins. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. (Suppl) 18: 92
  • 1994 The use of spatial cognition and perceptual cues in foraging by captive cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus o. oedipus) and wild moustached tamarins (Saguinus mystax). F.L. Dolins and P.A. Garber. Primate Eye:52 26-27.
  • 1994 Individual differences in response to a novel environment in Cebus apella. American Journal of Primatology 33: 231-232. J. Oetting, R. Bolen, S. Evans, and P. Garber.
  • *1995 Fruit feeding and seed dispersal in two species of tamarin monkeys (Saguinus geoffroyi and Saguinus mystax). P.A. Garber. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. (Suppl) 20: 95-96.
  • *1995 The ontogeny of body size variation in New World Monkeys. S.R. Leigh and P.A. Garber. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. (Suppl) 20 : 133.
  • *1996 Intraspecific variability in anatomy and positional behavior in two tamarin species. P.A. Garber and L.C. Davis. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. (Suppl) 22: 110-111.
  • *1996 Experimental field study of spatial memory and learning in free-ranging Cebus capucinus. L.M. Paciulli and P.A. Garber. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. (Suppl) 22: 181-182.
  • *1997 Tails from the canopy: positional behavior in white-faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus). P.A. Garber and J.A. Rehg. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. (Suppl 23:
  • *1997 Intraspecific variability in the positional behavior in white-faced capuchin monkeys (Cebus capucinus). D. Bergeson, P.A. Garber, J.A. Rehg, and L.M. Paciulli. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. (Suppl 24:
  • *1998 Preliminary field study of positional behavior and habitat preference in Callimico goeldii. P.A. Garber and J.A. Rehg. Am.J. Phys. Anthropol. Suppl 26: 85-86
  • 1998 The Use of Natural Field Experiments in the Study of Primate Cognition. P.A. Garber and Anthea Yannopoulos. Meetings of the Southern Society of Philosophy and Psychology
  • 1998 ** Cognitive aspects of foraging in mixed species troop of Saguinus. J.C. Bicca-Marques and P.A. Garber.

* published in refereed journals
** invited paper
# related to thesis research


Research Articles Submitted For Review And Publication

  • Tails from the Canopy: Positional Behavior in White-Faced Capuchins (Cebus capucinus). P.A. Garber and J.A. Rehg. American Journal of Physical Anthropology.
  • Experimental Approaches to the Study of Primate Cognition in Natural and Near-to-Wild Field Settings P.A. Garber and A. Yannopoulos. Journal of Comparative Psychology.
  • The Rainforest at Monkey Jungle: A Natural Laboratory. S. Evans, P.A. Garber, and S. Green. In: A. Feistner and S. Evans (eds.).

Publications: Book Reviews

  • 1983 Ecology and Behavior of Neotropical Primates. Amer J. Phys. Anthropol. 61: 510-512.
  • 1986 Ecological Communities: Conceptual issues and the evidence. Amer. J. Phys. Anthropol. 70: 134-135.
  • 1987 Primate Ecology and Conservation. Ecology 68: 1558-1559.
  • 1989 Models of optimal foraging and learning. A review of FORAGING BEHAVIOR. American Journal of Primatology 18: 65-66.
  • 1990 Comparative Primate Biology: Behavior, Cognition, and Motivation Volume 2, Part B. American Anthropologist 92: 799-800.
  • 1991 Primate Origins and Evolution: A Phylogenetic Reconstruction by R.D. Martin. American Anthropologist 93:1030-1031.
  • 1991 Biogeography and Natural History of Tropical Mammals. A review of MAMMALS OF THE NEOTROPICS, VOLUME 1: THE NORTHERN NEOTROPICS by J.F. Eisenberg. American Journal of Primatology 23: 65-67.
  • 1996 Teaching and Learning in Human and Nonhuman Primates. Review of The Information Continuum: Evolution of Social Information Transfer in Monkeys, Apes, and Hominids by B.J. King. Current Anthropology 37:729-730.

Papers In Preparation

  • Functional Anatomy and Positional Behavior in three Saguinus Species. L.C. Davis, S.M. Ford, and P.A. Garber
  • Intraspecific variability in anatomy and positional behavior in two tamarin species. P.A. Garber and L.C. Davis.

Technical Reports

  • 1992 Final Report: Reproduction, Fertility, Mating, and Conservation of >the Moustached Tamarin on Padre Isla, Iquitos, Peru, Submitted to the Proyecto Peruano de Primatología.
  • 1990 Informe Preliminar: Estudio de la produccion, fertili-dad y organizacion social de Saguinus mystax en Padre Isla. Submitted to Peruvian Government (I.V.I.T.A)
  • 1987 Preliminary field study of the Panamanian tamarin. Submitted to the Panamanian Government (R.E.N.A.R.E.)
  • 1984 Feeding ecology and mating patterns of mixed speciestroops of >moustached and saddle-back tamarin monkeys in the Amazon Basin of Northeastern Peru. Submitted to thePeruvian Government (I.V.I.T.A).
  • 1981 Diet and behavior of Saguinus mystax on Padre Isla,Iquitos, Peru. Submitted to the Peruvian Government (I.V.I.T.A.)

Papers Presented At International Conferences

  • 1994 The use of spatial cognition and perceptual cues in foraging by captive cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus o. oedipus) and wild moustached tamarins (Saguinus mystax). F.L. Dolins and P.A. Garber. Primate Eye:52 26-27.
  • 1994 One for all and Breeding for One: Competition and Cooperation as a Callitrichid Reproductive Strategy. P.A. Garber. XV Congress of the International Primatological Society, Bali, Indonesia
  • 1992 Tamarin and marmoset social systems: Insights into Playtrrhine social systems. P.A. Garber. XIV Congress of the International Primatological Society, Strasbourg, France, August 1992.
  • 1992 Evidence for age-related reproductive sovereignty in moustached tamarns monkeys. P.A. Garber. XIV Congress of the International Primatological Society, Strasbourg, France, August 1992.
  • 1992 The Rainforest at Monkey Jungle: A Natural Laboratory. S. Evans, P.A. Garber, and S. Green. Proceedings of the Congress of theInternational Primatological Society, Strasbourg, France, August 1992
  • 1991 Demography, patterns of dispersal, and polyandrous matings in an island population of moustached tamarin monkeys. P.A. Garber, L. Moya, F. Encarnacion, and J.D. Pruetz. Fourteenth Annual Meeting of the American Society of Primatologists. Veracruz, Mexico. American Journal of Primatology:
  • 1988 Feeding ecology and behavior of the genus Saguinus. XIIth Congress of the International Primatological Society, Brasilia, Brazil. Int. J. Primatol. 8: 437 .
  • 1986 Social organization and patterns of infant transport inSaguinus mystax in Amazonian Peru. XIth Congress of theInternational Primatological Society, Goettingen, West Germany. Primate Report 14: 78 .
  • 1986 Influence of group size on dietary and foragingpatterns of Saguinus mystax and Saguinus fuscicollis inAmazonian Peru. XIth Congress of the InternationalPrimatological Society, Goettingen, West Germany.Primate Report 14: 12 .
  • 1984 Invited speaker at International Symposium entitled:Curso sobre tecnicas en vida silvestre conservacion deareas nacionales, Iquitos, Peru. Seminar entitled: Programa de Eco-desarrollo de Padre Isla, Iquitos,Peru.
  • 1981 The importance of plant exudates in the diet of thePanamanian tamarin. International Symposium on theFlora and Fauna of Panama and Central America, PanamaCity, Republic of Panama. Symp. Sign. Comp. Flora Panama 1: 61-64 .

Papers Presented At National Conferences

  • 1978 Forelimb anatomy of the patas monkey. Amer. J. Phys. Anthropol. 48: 397
  • 1979 Ecology and feeding behavior of Saguinus oedipus geoffroyi (Callitrichidae, Primates). 48th Annual Meeting of the Southern Anthropologcal Society, Memphis, Tenn.
  • 1979 Locomotor behavior and ecology of Saguinus oedipus geoffroyi (Callitrichidae, Primates). 48th AnnualMeeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, San Francisco, CA. Am. J. Phys.Anthropol. 50: 440 .
  • 1980 Differential use of habitat in Saguinus oedipus duringfood procurement. 49th Annual Meeting of the AmericanAssociation of Physical Anthropologists, Niagra Falls, New York. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 52: 229-230.
  • 1981 The ecology of exudate feeding and the importance of plant exudates in the diet of the Panamanian tamarin. 50th Annual Meeting of the American Association ofPhysical Anthropologists, Detroit, Michigan. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 54: 223 .
  • 1981 A comparative study of the locomotor and feeding behavior of >tamarins and tree squirrels. R. W. Sussman and P.A. Garber. 50th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Detroit, Michigan. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 54: 282 .
  • 1982 Activity patterns in two species of neotropicalprimates. S.P. Easley and P.A. Garber. 51st AnnualMeeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Eugene, Oregon. Am. J. Phys.Anthropol. 57: 184 .
  • 1982 Substrate preference and positional behavior in 3 species of >neotropical primates. P.A. Garber and S.P. Easley. 51st Annual Meeting of the American Associationof Physical Anthropologists, Eugene, Oregon. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 57: 191 .
  • 1983 A preliminary field study of the moustached tamarin monkey, Saguinus mystax in northeastern Peru. P.A.Garber, L. Moya, and C. Malaga. 52nd Annual Meeting ofthe American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Indianapolis, Indiana. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 60: 191.
  • 1985 Seed dispersal in two species of callitrichid primates:Saguinus mystax and Saguinus fuscicollis. 54th AnnualMeeting of the American Association of PhysicalAnthropologists, Knoxville, Tenn. Am. J. Phys.Anthropol. 66: 172 .
  • 1985 Communal breeding among the Callitrichidae and its adaptive significance. R.W. Sussman and P.A. Garber.54th Annual Meeting of >the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Knoxville, Tenn. Am. J. Phys.Anthropol. 66: 236 .
  • 1986 Nectar feeding in two species of Peruvian tamarins (Saguinus mystax and Saguinus fuscicollis). 55th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Am. J. Phys.Anthropol. 69: 202 .
  • 1988 The role of spatial memory in tamarin foragingpatterns. 57th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Kansas City, Missouri. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 75: 211-212.
  • 1989 Vertical clinging, small body size and the evolution offeeding adaptations in the Callitrichinae. 58th AnnualMeeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, San Diego, CA. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol.78:
  • 1990 A comparative study of positional behavior in three species of tamarin monkeys. 59th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Miama, Florida. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 81: 225.
  • 1991 Patterns of resource utilization, home range overlap, and social interactions in moustached tamarin monkeys. 60th Annual Meeting the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Milwaukee, WI. J.D. Pruetz and P.A. Garber. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 83: 146.
  • 1991 Seasonal variation in diet and ranging patterns in 2 species of >tamarin monkeys. 60th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Milwaukee, WI. Am J. Phys. Anthropol. 83:75.
  • 1992 Demography, dispersal, and patterns of mating in moustached tamarns: implications for reconstructing platyrrhine mating systems. P.A. Garber, F. Encarnacion, L. Moya, and J.D. Pruetz. 61 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Las Vegas, Nevada. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol.
  • 1993 Effects of forest structure on positional behavior in moustached tamarin monkeys. P.A. Garber and J.D. Pruetz. 62 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Toronto, Canada. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol.
  • 1993 Functional anatomy and positional behavior in three Saguinus species. L.C. Davis, S.M. Ford, and P.A. Garber. 62 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Toronto, Canada. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol.
  • 1993 The use of color, odor, and spatial cues in primate decision-making. P.A. Garber, R.H. Bolen, and S. Evans. 16th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Primatologists, Sturbridge, MA, August 1993.
  • 1994 Use of spatial information and perceptual cues in primate foraging behavior. P.A. Garber and F.L. Dolins. 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Denver, Colorado. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. Suppl (18): 92
  • 1994 Individual differences in response to a novel environment in Cebus apella. American Journal of Primatology 33: 231-232. J. Oetting, R. Bolen, S. Evans, and P. Garber.
  • 1995 Fruit feding and seed dispersal in two species of tamarin monkeys (Saguinus geoffroyi and Saguinus mystax). P.A. Garber. 64th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Oakland, California.
  • 1995 The ontogeny of body size variation in New World Monkeys. S.R. Leigh and P.A. Garber. 64th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Oakland, California.
  • 1995 Intraspecific variability in positional behavior in moutached tamarin monkeys (Saguinus mystax). Conference on Primate Locomotor Adaptations and Evolution. Davis, California,
  • 1996 Intraspecific variability in anatomy and positional behavior in two tamarin species. P.A. Garber and L.C. Davis. 65th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Durham, NC.
  • 1996 Experimental field study of spatial memory and learning in free-ranging Cebus capucinus. L.M. Paciulli and P.A. Garber. 65th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Durham, NC.

Research Grants Awarded

  • 1997 William and Flora Hewlett Summer International Research Grant: FIELD RESEARCH IN BRAZIL ($4,000)
  • 1997 MUCIA Travel grant for travel to Brazil ($1,000)
  • 1997 SCALE Grant through the Educational and Technologies Board to create an asynchronous learning environment for large introductory class ($21,000)
  • 1996 Research Board, University of Illinois: Field Study of >Reproduction, Conservation, and Ecology of Goeldi's monkey in Brazil ($8,000).
  • 1993 National Academy of Sciences Proposal Title: A Paleoecological Reconstruction of Diet and Behavior of Fossil Apes in China ($12,000)
  • 1993 Reseach Board, University of Illinois Proposal Title: Paleoecological Reconstruction of Diet and Behavior of Fossil Apes in China ($2,105).
  • 1993 William and Flora Hewlett Summer International Research Grant: FIELD RESEARCH IN PERU ($3,500)
  • 1993 Research Grant, Research Board, University of Illinois. COGNITION, SPATIAL MEMORY, AND DECISION MAKING IN NONHUMAN PRIMATES ($8,037)
  • 1993 Research grant to the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research COGNITION, SPATIAL MEMORY, AND DECISION MAKING IN NONHUMAN PRIMATES ($8,700).
  • 1992 L.S.B. Leakey Foundation: Cognition, Spatial Memory, and Decision- Making in Nonhuman Prmates ($4,500)
  • 1991 Grant from the Research Board, University of Illinois ($4,271)
  • 1990 William and Flora Hewlett Summer International Research Grant ($3,000)
  • 1990 Research Grant from the National Geographic Society ($3,800)
  • 1990- 1989 Grant from the Research Board, University of Illinois ($8,640)
  • 1988 Research Grant, Beckman Insititue, University of Illinois ($1,685)
  • 1987 Research Grant from the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
  • 1987- 1986 Grant from the Research Board, University of Illinois
  • 1985 National Science Foundation Research Grant for Supplementary Funding
  • 1985 Grant from the Research Board, University of Illinois
  • 1984 National Science Foundation Research Grant #BNS 10480
  • 1984 National Institutes of Health - Subcontract #273-MH-338564
  • 1984 Grant from the Research Board, University of Illinois
  • 1984 Grant from the Center for Field Research
  • 1983 Equipment Grant, School of Social Sciences, University of Illinois
  • 1981 Tinker Field Research Grant, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of llinois.
  • 1981 Biomedical Research Support Grant, School of Life Sciences, University of Illinois.
  • 1981 Grant from Center for International Comparative Studies, University of Illinois.
  • 1979- 1978 Washington University Graduate Fellowship
  • 1979 National Science Foundation Dissertation Improvement 1978 Award
  • 1978- 1977 Biomedical Research Support Grant, Division of Research Resources, Washington University, St. Louis, MO.
  • 1977 Grant-in-Aid of Research, The Scientific Research Society of North America - Sigma Xi.

Professional Awards

  • 1997 Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, Department of Anthropology
  • 1995 Incomplete List of Outstanding Teachers
  • 1993 Incomplete List of Outstanding Teachers
  • 1992 Incomplete List of Outstanding Teachers
  • 1991 Oustanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, Department of Anthropology.
  • 1991 Incomplete List of Outstanding Teachers
  • 1988 Incomplete List of Outstanding Teachers
  • 1987 Undergraduate Instruction Award for excellence in teaching, Department of Anthropology.
  • 1984 Incomplete List of Outstanding Teachers

Professional Activities

  • Co-Editor (with Dr. Warren Kinzey) of a Special Issue of the American Journal of Physical Anthropology Vol 88: 1992
  • Co-Editor (with Dr. Suzette Tardif) of a Special Issue of the American Journal of Primatology 34: 1994

University Activities

  • Evaluation Committee for the International Programs and Studies William and Flora Hewlett Summer International Research Grant Awards 1996 University Senate 1994-1995
  • Member of the Behavioral and Social Sciences Subcommittee, Graduate College - 1992-1993
  • Evaluation Committee for the International Programs and Studies William and Flora Hewlett Summer International Research Grant Awards 1991
  • Graduate College Dissertation Research Grant Committee 1989-1991
  • CHAIR, LAS College Academic Standards Committee 1990-1991
  • Social Science Quantitative Laboratory Advisory Committee
  • Instructor in the University Undergraduate Honors Program
  • Invited speaker at the University of Illinois Forum: Origins- The Evolution of our World.
  • Courses and Curriculum Committee, School of Life Sciences
  • Department of Anthropology Sigma Xi Representative
 

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