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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