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Ian J. VanLare

K. Anne-Isola Nekaris

Robert Sussman
Sheryl Saterstrom
Chrissie McKenney
Falk Huettmann
Michelle Bezanson
Katherine C. MacKinnon
Jesse Stephen
Kimberley A. Phillips
DebbieCurtis
Linda Winkler
Roberto Delgado
Scott Nicol
Paul A. Garber
Lorna S. Rodney
Lynne Miller
Gregory C Mayer
Giuseppe Donati
Ericka McAlister
Randall Wallace
Robert Wald Sussman

PERSONAL

Married. Two children.
United States citizen.

 
   

EDUCATION

University of California at Los Angeles B.A. June 1965
University of California at Los Angeles M.A. June 1967
Duke University Ph.D. July 1972
Dissertation title: An Ecological Study of Two Madagascar Primates: Lemur fulvus rufus (Audebert) and Lemur catta (Linnaeus). Dissertation director: J. Buettner-Janusch.

 

UNIVERSITY POSITIONS

  • Professor, Department of Anthropology and Environmental Sciences, Washing¬ton University, 1986-present.
  • Professeur Missionaire (Visiting Professor), Département Eaux et Forêts, Ecole Supériere des Sciences Agronomiques, Univers¬ité de Madaqascar, 1987-1988.
  • Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Washington University, 1978-1986.
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Washington University, 1973-1978.
  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, New York University, 1973.
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Hunter College, City University of New York, 1971-1973.
  • Instructor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Duke University, 1968-1969.
  • Teaching Assistant, Department of Anthropology, University of California at Los Angeles, 19651967.

AWARDS

Recognition, Most Cited article in 25 year history of
International Journal of Primatology, IJP Vol. 25, 2004.
Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award, Graduate Student Senate,
Washington University, 2002-2003.
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science,
Elected September, 2000.
Teaching Award, Mortarboard Honorary Society, Washington
University, 1992.
Senior Fulbright Research Fellow, 1987.

FELLOWSHIPS

National Institute of Mental Health Predoctoral Fellowship and
Training Grant, 1970-1971 (An ecological study of two sympatric species of Lemur in Madagascar), MH46268-01.
Duke University Graduate Fellowship, 1969-1970.
Duke University Graduate Fellowship, 1967-1968.

SPONSORED RESEARCH

Principal Investigator:

Washington University FRG, 2000-2001 (Survey of the Distribution
of the ring-tailed lemur in Southern Madagascar,).
St. Louis Zoological Park, Field Research Program, 1999-2000,
(Survey of the ringtailed lemur in Southwestern Madagascar using satellite imagery) with Ingrid Porton and Glen Green.
St. Louis Zoological Park, Field Research Program, 1998-1999,
(Deforestation History of Southern Madagascar) with Ingrid Porton and Glen Green.
Douroucouli Foundation, 1995-1997, (Survey of Primate Distribu¬tion in Northwestern Guyana) with J. Phillips-Conroy.
National Science Foundation, 1992-1994, (Exploratory Survey to
Locate Potential Research Sites in Guyana) DBS-9213532.
co-investigators, J. Phillips-Conroy and R. Birkel.
National Geographic Society, 1992-1994, (Exploratory Research to
Locate Potential Primate Research Sites in Guyana), Co-PI's
J.Phillips-Conroy, R. Birkel and J. Pipoly. Grant # 4867-92.
Consortium for International Earth Science Information
Network, 1990-1992, (An Integrated Approach to Deforestation, Conservation, and Development in Madagascar using Satellite Images), co-investigator, Conrad Kottak, University of Michigan.
National Institute of Health, Biomedical Research Support Grant
Program, Division of Research Resources, 1990-1991, (Demography and health status of free-ranging Lemur catta) BRSG S07RRO77054.
National Science Foundation Travel Grant, Summer 1990,
International Primatological Society Cogress, Japan.
Fulbright Scholar Program, Senior Research Grant, 1987-1988
(Demography and Social Organization of a Madagascar Primate), Grant No. 87-47377.
National Geographic Society, 1987-1988 (Remote sensing to
monitor primary vegetation in southern Madagascar), co-investigator: Glen Green, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, Grant No. 3660-87.
World Wildlife Fund, 1987-1988 (The use of remote sensing to monitor primary vegetation in southern Madagascar), co-investigator: Glen Green, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, Project 6272.
Organization of Tropical Studies, National Geographic La Selva- Volcan Barba Expedition, Costa Rica, 1986 (Survey and Census of the Primate Population in the La Selva-Volcan Barba Transect).
World Wildlife Fund, 1985-1990 (Program of Conservation in Southern Madagascar), co-investigator: Alison Richard, Yale University, Project 3660.
Richard Lounsbery Foundation, American Museum of Natural History, 1984-1985 (Distribution of Mauritius macaques), co-investigator: Ian Tattersall, American Museum of Natural History
World Wildlife Fund, 1977-1985 (A preliminary program of con
servaion in Madagascar), co-investigator: Alison Richard, Yale University, Project 1368.
National Science Foundation, 1979-1981 (Intraspecific variation in diet, foraging behavior and nutrition of Macaca fascicularis in Mauritius), BNS-7916561.
National Geographic Society, 1977-1978 (Ecology and behavior of the lemurs of the Comoro Archipelago), co-investigator: Ian Tattersall, American Museum of Natural History.
National Science Foundation Research Grant, 1973-1975 (Survey of
populations of Lemur in Northwest Madagascar), BG-41109.

Project Director: (Dissertation Improvement Awards)

National Science Foundation, 2002-2003 (Socioecology of spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi panamensis) in Costa Rican wet forest, Jennifer Weghorst), BCS-0233248.
National Science Foundation, 1999-2001 (Dimensions of personality in nonhuman primates, dissertation research, Jackie Rouff), BCS-9816165.
National Science Foundation, 1995-1996 (The ecological effect of Alouatta pigra on a fragmented forest in north-central Belize, dissertation research, Laura Marsh), SBR-9421805. Ph.D. completed summer 1999.
National Science Foundation, 1995-1996 (Community ecology and positional behavior of lowland rain forest lemurs, dissertation research, Natalia Vasay), SBR-9423502. Ph.D. completed Dec. 1997.
National Science Foundation, 1995-1996 (Benefits and costs of sociality and patterns of social interaction in white faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus) at Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica, dissertation research, Lisa M. Rose), SBR-17584. Ph.D. completed Dec. 1998.
National Science Foundation, 1993-1994 (Feeding and ranging by the white-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar) in northern Thailand, dissertation research, Thad Bartlett), SBR-9314804. Ph.D. completed June, 1999.
National Science Foundation, 1993-1994 (A comparative study of prehensile tail use in Alouatta palliata, Ateles geoffroyi, and Cebus capucinus, dissertation research, David Bergeson), SRB-9307631. Ph.D. completed August 1996.
National Science Foundation, 1991-1993 (A study of affiliative Behavior and Social Relationships in Adult Male Ringtailed Lemur (Lemur catta) at Beza Mahafaly Reserve, Madgascar, dissertation research, Lisa Gould), BNS 9119122. Ph.D. completed May, 1994.
National Science Foundation, 1991-1993 (The Ecology of the Black Lemur, Lemur macaco macaco, in primary rainforest versus converted forest in northwestern Madagascar, dissertation research, J. R. Andrews), BNS-9115001.
National Science Foundation, 1991-1993 (A socioecological study of the Black Lemur (Lemur macaco macaco) in northwestern Madagascar, dissertation research, I. C. Colqluhoun), BNS-9101520. Ph.D. completed May, 1997.
National Science Foundation, 1988-1990 (co-occurence in free- ranging Lemur coronatus and L. fulvus sanfordi in Madagascar, dissertation research, B. Z. Freed), BNS-8722340. Ph.D. completed December 1995.
National Science Foundation, 1987-1990 (Interindividual Feeding Behavior in Populations of Wild Lemur catta on the Island of Madagascar, dissertation research, M. L. Sauther), BNS-8619240. Ph.D. completed May 1992.
National Science Foundation, 1983-1986 (Kinship, dominance, and social organization in a semi-free ranging group of Lemur catta, dissertation research, L. Taylor), BNS83-10448. Ph.D. completed Spring 1986.
National Science Foundation, 1979-1981 (A study of the social organization of Macaca fascicularis in Mauritius, disserta- tion research, R. W. Jamieson), BNS-7917931. Ph.D. completed December 1998.
National Science Foundation, 1979-1980 (Habitat isolation in the genus Callicebus in Peru, dissertation research, S. Easley), BNS-7824467. Ph.D. completed May 1982.
National Science Foundation, 1978-1979 (Behavioral and mor-phological adapta¬tions of Saguinus in Panama, dissertation research, P. Garber), BNS-7724043. Ph.D. completed August 1980.
National Science Foundation, 1975-1977 (Ecological study of Lemur mongoz in the Comoro Islands, dissertation research, Jeremy Dahl), MBS74-24292. Ph.D. completed August 1980.

EDITORIAL POSITIONS

Primate Field Studies Monograph Series, Senior Co-editor, Prentice Hall, Massachusetts (2002-present).
Editorial Board, Encyclopedia of Social Measurement, Academic Press, New York, 2001-2003
Editorial Board, American Anthropologist (2001-present).
American Anthropologist, Editor-in-Chief (1998-2001).
Board of Editors, Foundations of Tropical Biology: Key Papers and Commentaries. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2001.
American Anthropologist, Guest Editor, A Current Controversy in Human Evolution, Contemporary Forum Issue, March 1993.
Lemur News, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Primate Specialist Group Newsletter, 1992-present.
Population and Environment: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Advisory Editor, 1991-present.
American Journal of Primatology, Consulting Editor, 1991-1999.
American Anthropologist, Advisory Editor, 1989-1993.
American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Associate Editor, 1986-1990.
Reviews in Anthropology, Member, Editorial Board, 1986-1999.
International Journal of Primatology, Member, Editorial Board, 1979-present.
Abstracts in Human Evolution, Member, Editorial Board, 1975-1977.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

University of Miami, Coral Gables, Member External Review Committee, Program in Anthropology, 2004
Guest Host (with Richard Wrangham and Robin Dunbar), BBC Science Interactive, Dana Centre Programmes, Science Museum, London. (via satellite). January 8, 2004.
Panelist, National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow Program, 2003-2004
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Committee on Council Affairs, 2002-2004.
Member, Advisory Board, Program for Dialogue between Science, Ethics and Religion, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2002-2004.
Member, Evaluation Panel, Ford Foundation Dissertation and Fellowships for Minorities, 2002-2003.
Member, Nominating Committee, American Association of Physical Anthropology, 2002-2003.
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Council Delegate, Section on Anthropology, 2001-2004.
Member, Nomination and Selection Committee, Conservation Action Prize, International Center for Tropical Ecology, U. Missouri, St. Louis, 2001-present.
Member, Scientific Advisory Council, Lemur Conservation Foundation, 2000-present.
Member, Selection Committee, Field Research Program, St. Louis Zoological Park, 1999-present.
La Suerte, Costa Rica and Ometepe, Nicaragua Biological Field Stations, Invited Guest Lecturer, Summer Courses in Primatology, August, 1999.National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Member of committee to review Human Sciences at the museum, 1999. University of Colorado, Boulder, Member of External Committee for the Program Review of the Department of Anthropology, 1998.
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Consultant, Program for Dialogue between Science and Religion. (1998-present).
Center for the Study of Institutions, Population, and Environmental Change (CIPEC), Indiana University,
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Summer Institute, Invited Lecturer, May- June, 1997.
American Zoo and Aquarium Association, Species Survival Plan Management Group and Prosimian Taxonomic Advisory Group, Scientific Advisor, Field Research and Conservation, 1993- present.
American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Executive Committee, 1991-1994.
National Science Foundation Minority Graduate Fellowship Program, member of evaluation panel, 1991-1995.
Society Expeditions, Project Lost Continent of Madagascar Expedi¬tion, Special Lecturer, April, 1991.
Organization of Tropical Studies, Member, Board of Directors, 1985-1999.(Executive Committee, 1992-1996).
Wild Kingdom T.V. series, "Lemurs of Madagascar" and "White Ghosts of Madagascar, "Don Meier Productions, Scientific advisor, 1980-1981.
Canadian Broadcasting Co., "Nature of Things" program on Madagascar, TV Arts, Music and Science Department, Consultant, July-August 1979.
Duke University Center for the Study of Primate Biology and History, Member, External Advisory Board, 1978-present.
International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Primate Specialist Group, Consultant, 1977-present.
Defenders of Wildlife, Member, Board of Directors, 1976-1985.
National Cancer Institute, N.I.H., Member, Cancer and Nutrition Scientific Review Committee, 1976-1978.
American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Local Arrangements Chairman, St. Louis, April, 1976.
Diet, Nutrition and Cancer Program, National Cancer Program, N.I.H., Workshop: Anthropology and Comparative Zoology to Define Evolutionary Determinants of Dietary Adaptation and Natural Diet Patterns in Man, Consultant, 1975-1976.

FIELD WORK

  • 2005 Madagascar. Survery of the distribution of ringtailed lemur in Southern Madagascar. August.
  • 2001 Madagascar. Survey of the distribution and density of the ringtailed lemur and its habitat in Southwest Madagascar. June-July.
  • 1995 Madagascar. Trap, identify and resensus Lemur catta population in the Beza Mahafaly Reserve. June-July.
  • 1994 Guyana. Survey of the primates of Guyana. January-February.
  • 1990 Madagascar. Trap, identify and resensus Lemur catta population in the Beza Mahafaly Reserve. Continue vegetation analysis.
  • 1989 Guyana. Member of Georgetown-St. Louis sister city delegation. December.
  • 1987- Madagascar. Study of Demography and Social Organiza¬ 88 tion of Lemur catta, vegetation analysis, and Project Field Coordinator, W.W.F.U.S.-U.S.A.I.D. Beza Mahafaly Natural Reserve. January, 1987-March, 1988.
  • 1986 Costa Rica. Survey of primate populations (Ateles, Cebus and Alouatta) in newly protected zone of Atlantic highland forest. May.
  • 1985 Madagascar. Attend inauguration of Beza-Mahafaly as the 22nd Special Government Reserve. Survey remnant highland forests of the Central Plateau. October-November.
  • 1984 Mauritius. Study of distribution of Macaca fascicularis. June-August.
  • 1981 Madagascar. Filming lemurs for television series. July-August.
  • 1979- Mauritius. Field study of Macaca fascicularis. April 80 1979-November 1980.
  • 1979- Madagascar. Administer WWF conservation project. Three 80 visits: May and October 1979; October 1980.
  • 1978 Panama, Canal Zone. Study of locomotor and feeding behavior of Saguinus. May-June.
  • 1977 Madagascar. Conservation project; establishment of nature reserve, Beza-Mahafaly, for the study and conservation of flora and fauna. August.
  • Mauritius. Preliminary research on ecology and behavior of the crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis).May-July.
  • 1976 Europe. Research on the skeletal morphology of the genus Lemur at museums in Paris, Leiden, and London. July-August.
  • 1974 Madagascar. Survey of populations of Lemur in the Northwest of Madagascar. 16mm filming. May-August.
  • 1973 Madagascar. Preliminary research on the ecology and behavior of Lemur mongoz.. June-August.
  • 1969-71 Madagascar. Research on the ecology and 1individual and social behavior of two sympatric species of lemurs (Lemur catta and Lemur fulvus rufus).
  • 1967 Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Filming semi-free ranging chimpanzees for UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, June-July.

SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association for Physical Anthropologists
American Society of Primatologists
International Primatological Society

INVITED PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

2004 Co-Chair (with A. Jolly, L. Gould, N. Koyama, and H. Rasamimanana) and presentation, Invited symposium: Interpreting Lemur catta. Congress of the International Primatological Society, Torino, Italy, August.
2004 (D.C. Whitelaw, K.D. Fish, M.L. Sauther, L. Gould, R.W. Sussman) Population Viability Analysis of Ring-tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) of the Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve, Madagascar. Poster presentation, Annual Meeting, American Association of Physical Anthropology.
2004 (R.W. Sussman, A. Stark, R. Kriwinsky, L. Meador, J. Severson, D. Ulevitch, and D. Ward) Social behavior and aggression among semi-free ranging ringtailed lemurs, Poster presentation, Annual Meeting, American Association of Physical Anthropology. (Co-Authors = Washington University undergraduate students)
2003 Co-Chair (with Karen Strier) & discussant, Invited Session-Executive Program Committee, Sociality and Aggression among primates, Annual Meeting, American Anthropological Association.
2003 Invited lecture, “50 years of Change in Madagascar’s Southern dry forests” (with G. Green), Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers. March.

2003 Invited guest lecture, The Future of Anthropology, Anthropology Colloquium Series, University of Illinois, January 24, 2003.
2002 Invited guest lecture, Ethical Society of St. Louis. “The Evolution of Cooperation and Aggression Among Primates and Humans. November.
2002 Co-Chair and speaker, Invited symposium, Rethinking the Role of Affiliation and Aggression in Primate Groups. Annual Meeting of American Association for the Advancement of Science. Boston, February.
2001 Invited speaker, International Conference on Primate Origins and Adaptations, "Parallelisms among primates and possums". (with T. Rasmussen), Chicago, December.
2001 Invited speaker, Invited symposium, Anthropology in Print: The Transformation of Scholarly Publications. "Academic editing: the good the bad and the ugly." Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association. Washington D.C. November.
2001 Invited speaker, Taxonomic Action Group, Annual American Zoo Association Conference. "Survey of Ringtailed Lemur and its habitat." September.
2001 Co-Chair and Speaker, Primatology and Human Nature,
Conference II: Sociality. Program of Dialogue on Science, Ethics and Religion. Washington, D.C., January.
2000 Invited Speaker, Invited symposium, A Critique of
Psychological Darwinism. 99th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association. San Fransisco, November.
2000 Invited participant, Poster symposium, Current Issues
in Primate Biogeography. Annual Meeting of the American
Association of Physical Anthropology. San Antonio, April.
2000 Invited Plenary speaker, Central States Anthropological Society 77th Annual Meeting. "The Science Wars in Anthropology: Where Do We Go from Here?" Bloomington, Indiana, April.
2000 Co-Chair and Co-Organizer: Invited symposium, Origins
and Nature of Sociality Among Nonhuman and Human Primates. Annual Meeting of American Association for the Advancement of Science. Washington D.C., February.
1999 Panel on “Scientific Racism: Now it’s Rushton”. 98th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association. Invited discussant, Chicago, November.
1999 Timely Negotiations: the Evolutionary Implications of Conflict Resolution in Human and Nonhuman Primates. 98th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association. Invited discussant, Chicago, November.
1999 Primatology and Anthropology into the Third Millenium, Centenary Congress of the Anthropological Institute and Museum in Zurich, 1899-1999. Zurich, Invited Guest Speaker, October.
1998 Opening Presentation: Deconstructing the Myth of Man the Hunter. Primatology and Human Nature, Conference 1: Methodology Issues. American Assoc. for the Advancement (AAAS) of Science Conference Series. Co- coordinator and Chair. October.
1998 Co-Chair and Speaker. Primatology and Human Nature, Conference I: Methodology Issues. Program of Dialogue between Science and Religion. Invited Lecture, Washington D.C., March.
1997 Man the Hunter/Killer Myths and the Evolution of Human Morality, invited paper delivered at 44th Annual Star Island Conference of the Institute of Religion in an Age of Science: The Evolution of Morality, July 26 to August 2.
1996 Invited participant, Symposium on the ringtailed lemur, XVIth Congress of the International Primatological Society, August 11-16, Madison, Wisconsin.
1996. Invited participant, Wenner-Gren International Symposium, Changing Images of Primate Societies: Theory, Method, and Gender. June, Rio de Janeiro.
1995. Invited paper (with I. Tattersal), International Conference, Biology and Conservation of Prosimians. September, 14-16, Chester, England.
1993. Guest speaker, 13th Annual Conference, Association of Zoological Horticulture, September, St. Louis, Mo.
1993. Guest speaker, Creatures of the Dark, Symposium on Nocturnal Primates, June, Duke University.
1993. Invited speaker, New York Consortium for Evolutionary Primatology, Distinguished Speaker Series, January, New York.
1992. Invited speaker, Lincoln Park Zoo and the Dr. Scholl
Foundation, Distinguished Lecture Series, "Conserva¬tion for the 21st Century", Nov. 18, Chicago.
1992. Invited paper (with Michelle Sauther), Symposium on "Lemur Social Systems and their Ecological Basis." XIVth Congress of the International Primatological Society, August 16-21, Strasbourg, France.
1991. Invited Chair and paper (with A.F. Richard) Panel on "Anthropology, Conservation and Development in Southwestern Madagascar". 34th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, Nov. 23-26, St. Louis. (Paper distributed by Pan African Documentation and Information System of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.)
1991. Invited paper (with T.Q. Bartlett). Symposium on "The Evolution of Deception: A Biocultural Approach." 157th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, D.C. (Available on tape from the AAAS.)
1990. Invited paper. Invited session on "Tropical Forest Ecology, the Changing Human Niche and Deforestation." 89th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropologi¬cal Association, New Orleans.
1990. Invited paper. Symposium on "Dispersal and Migration: Behavioral, Ecological and Genetic Correlates." XIIIth Congress of the International Primatological Society, July 18-24, Nagoya and Kyoto, Japan.
1986. Invited paper and participant. Workshop on research problems and potentials in Madagascar. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. April.
1985. Invited papers and World Wildlife Fund-U.S. Delegate. Workshop on Species Conservation Priorities in Madagascar and International Conference on the Protection of Nature in Madagascar, Sponsored by International Union for the Conservation of Nature and United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. October 28-30, November 4-12, Tananarive, Madagascar.
1985. Invited papers. Association for the Taxonomic Study of the Flora of Tropical Africa, Eleventh Plenary Meeting. June 10-14, St. Louis, MO.
1984. Invited Discussant. Gordon Research Conferences, "Diet and Human Evolution." February 6-10, Oxnard, CA.
1983. Invited Participant and World Wildlife Fund-U.S. Representative. International Advisory Group of Scientists Interested in Conservation and Research in Madagascar, Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust. January 31-February 2, Jersey, Channel Islands.
1980. Invited paper. International Scientific Colloquium on Lemur Behavior and Evolution, Academie Malgache. September 5-9, Tananarive, Madagascar. (paper delivered in absentia).
1978. Invited paper. 100th Anniversary Session, Mauritius Institute. September, Port Louis, Mauritius.
1977. Invited paper. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Symposium of the American Institute of Nutrition, "Contribution of Anthropology to the Assess¬ment of Nutrition Status." April 6, Chicago, IL.
1976. Invited paper. Sixth Congress of the International Primatological Society, "Symposium on Behavioral Factors in Prosimian Evolution." August 22-28, Cambridge, England.
1973. Invited paper. Twenty-second International Conference of the Parapsychology Foundation, "Parapsychology and Anthropo¬logy." August 29-31, London, England.
1972. Invited paper. International Research Seminar on Prosimian Biology, Research Seminars in Archaeology and Related Subjects, Institute of Archaeology, London University. April 14-17, London, England.
1969. Invited Participant. International Conference on the Conservation of Nature and Resources in Madagascar. October 7-11, 1970, Tananarive, Madagascar

PUBLICATIONS
Books

  • 1975. (I. Tattersall and R. W. Sussman, eds.) Lemur Biology.. Plenum, New York.
  • 1979. Primate Ecology: Problem-Oriented Field Studies. John Wiley and Sons. New York. (Editor)
  • 1981. L. L. Mai, E. Shanklin and R. W. Sussman, eds.) The Perception of Evolution, Papers in Honor of Joseph B. Birdsell. Anthropology, UCLA, Los Angeles.
  • 1997. The Biological Basis of Human Behavior. Simon and Schuster Custom Publishing, Nashville. (Editor)
  • 1999. The Biological Basis of Human Behavior, A Critical Review. Prentice Hall, Saddle River, NJ. (Editor)
  • 1999. Primate Ecology and Social Structure, Vol. 1: Lorises, Lemurs and Tarsiers. Pearson Custom Publishing, Boston, MA. (Revised First Edition, 2003)
  • 2000. Primate Ecology and Social Structure, Vol. 2: New World Monkeys. Pearson Custom Publishing, Boston, MA. (Revised First Edition, 2003).
  • 2004.. (R.W. Sussman and A. Chapman, eds.) The Origins and Nature of Sociality Among Primates. Aldine de Gruyter, New York.
  • 2005.. (Donna Hart and R.W. Sussman) Man the Hunted:Primates, Predators, and Human Evolution. Westview Press, Boulder, CO.
  • In press (Alison Jolly, Robert W. Sussman, Naoki Koyama, and Hantanirina R. Rasamimanana, eds. Ringtailed Lemur Biology. Springer, New York.
  • In prep. Primate Ecology and Social Structure, Vol. 3: Old World Monkeys and Apes. Pearson Custom Publishing, Boston, MA. (under contract).
  • In prep. The Ecology and Social Behavior of Free-ranging Primates. Prentice Hall, New Jersey. (under contract).
  • In prep. The History of Field Primatology. Harvard University Press, Cambridge. (under contract)
  • Articles (*Refereed)
  • 1965.* Skeletal analysis for the archeologist. UCLA Archeological Survey Annual Report 7:337-361.
  • 1969.* (J. H. Prost and R. W. Sussman) Monkey locomotion on inclined surfaces. American Journal of Physical Anthropol¬ogy 31:53-58.
  • 1972.* Child transport, family size, and the increase in human population size during the Neolithic. Current Anthropology 13:258-259.
  • 1974.* (R. W. Sussman and A. Richard) Aggressive behavior among diurnal prosimians, pp. 49-76. In R. L. Holloway, Jr., (ed.), Primate Aggression, Territoriality, and Xenophobia. Academic Press, New York.
  • 1974.* Ecological distinctions in sympatric species of Lemur, pp. 75-108. In R. D. Martin, G. A. Doyle, and A. C. Walker (eds.), Prosimian Biology. Duckworth, London.
  • 1974. (R. W. Sussman and L. K. Sussman) A description of divination among the Sakalava of Madagascar, pp. 203-222. In A. Angoff and D. Barth (eds.), Parapsychology and Anthropology. Parapsycho¬ogy Foundation, Inc., New York.
  • 1975.* (J. Buettner-Janusch, I. Tattersall, R. W. Sussman).
  • History of study of the Malagasy lemurs, with notes on the major museum collections, pp. 3-11. In I. Tattersall and R. W. Sussman (eds.), Lemur Biology. Plenum, New York.
  • 1975.* (I. Tattersall and R. W. Sussman) Notes on topography, climate, and vegetation of Madagascar, pp. 13-21. In I. Tattersall and R. W. Sussman (eds.), Lemur Biology. Plenum, New York.
  • 1975.* A preliminary study of the behavior and ecology of Lemur fulvus rufus Audebert 1800, pp. 237-258. In I. Tattersall and R. W. Sussman (eds.), Lemur Biology. Plenum, New York.
  • 1975.* (A. Richard and R. W. Sussman) Future of the Malagasy lemurs: conservation or extinction?, pp. 335-350. In I. Tattersall and R. W. Sussman (eds.), Lemur Biology. Plenum, New York.
  • 1975.* (I. Tattersall and R. W. Sussman) Observations on the ecology and behavior of the mongoose lemur Lemur mongoz mongoz Linnaeus (Primates, Lemuriformes), at Ampijoroa, Madagascar. Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History 52:193-216.
  • 1976. Ecologie de deux especes coexistantes de Lemur: Lemur catta et Lemur fulvus rufus. Bulletin de l'Academie Malgache 52:175-191.
  • 1976.* (R. W. Sussman and I. Tattersall) Cycles of activity, group composition and diet of Lemur mongoz mongoz in Madagascar. Folia Primatologica 26:270-283.
  • 1977.* Socialization, social structure, and ecology of two sympatric species of Lemur, pp. 515-528. In S. Chevalier-Skolnikoff and F. E. Poirier (eds.), Primate Bio-Social Development: Biological, Social and Ecological Deter¬minants. Garland Publishers, Inc., New York.
  • 1977.* Feeding behavior in Lemur catta and Lemur fulvus, pp. 1-36. In T. Clutton-Brock (ed.), Primate Ecology: Feeding and Ranging Behavior in Lemurs, Monkeys, and Apes. Academic Press, London.
  • 1977. (R. W. Sussman and L. K. Sussman) Divination among the Sakalava of Madagascar, pp. 271-291. In J. Long (ed.), Parapsychology and Anthropology. Scarecrow Press, New York. (Requested revision and expansion of Sussman and Sussman 1974).
  • 1977.* Distributions of the Malagasy lemurs, Part 2: Lemur catta and Lemur fulvus rufus in Southern and Western Madagascar. Annals New York Academy of Sciences 293:170-184.
  • 1978.* Pollination by prosimians and its ecological and evolu¬tion¬ary significance, pp. 119-125. In D. J. Chivers and K. A. Joysey (eds.), Recent Advances in Primatology. Vol. 3. Evolution. Academic Press, London.
  • 1978.* Foraging patterns in non-human primates and dietary preferences in man. Federation Proceedings, Federation of the American Society of Experimental Biologists 37:55-60.
  • 1978.* (R. W. Sussman and P. Raven) Pollination by lemurs and marsupials: an archaic coevolutionary system. Science 200:731-736.
  • 1978.* (R. F. Kay, R. W. Sussman and I. Tattersall) Dietary and dental variations in the genus Lemur, with comments concerning dietary-dental correlations among Malagasy primates. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 49:119-127.
  • 1979. Preface, pp. v-viii. In R. W. Sussman (ed.), Primate Ecology: Problem-Oriented Field Studies. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
  • 1979. Introduction: field studies on prosimians, pp. 1-4. In R. W. Sussman (ed.), Primate Ecology: Problem-Oriented Field Studies. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
  • 1979. Introduction: field studies on new world monkeys, pp. 85-88. In R. W. Sussman (ed.), Primate Ecology: Problem-Oriented Field Studies. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
  • 1979. Introduction: field studies on old world monkeys, pp. 133-138. In R. W. Sussman (ed.), Primate Ecology: Problem-Oriented Field Studies. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
  • 1979. Introduction: field studies on apes, pp. 281-284. In R. W. Sussman (ed.), Primate Ecology: Problem-Oriented Field Studies. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
  • 1979. Introduction: relationships between ecology and social structure, pp. 341-342. In R. W. Sussman (ed.), Pri¬mate Ecology: Problem-Oriented Field Studies.. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
  • 1979.* (S. Ward and R. W. Sussman) Correlates between locomotor behavior and anatomy in two sympatric species of Lemur. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 50:575-590.
  • 1979.* (R. W. Sussman, W. M. O'Fallon, L. Sussman, J. Buettner-Janusch) A method for analyzing data on daily activity cycles of primates. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 51:1-14.
  • 1980.* (A. E. Hamilton, I. Tattersall, R. W. Sussman and J. Buettner-Janusch) Chromosomes of Lemuriformes. VI. Comparative karyology of Lemur fulvus: A G-banded karyotype of Lemur fulvus mayottensis (Schlegel 1966). International Journal of Primatology 1:81-93.
  • 1980. (R. W. Sussman and I. Tattersall) A preliminary study of the crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis) in Mauritius. The Mauritius Institute Bulletin 9:31-57.
  • 1981.* (R. W. Sussman and I. Tattersall) The ecology and behavior of Macaca fascicularis in Mauritius. Primates 22:192-205.
  • 1981.* (I. Tattersall, A. Dunaif, R. W. Sussman and R. W. Jamieson) Haemotological and serum biochemical values in free-ranging Macaca fascicularis of Mauritius: possible diabetes mellitus and correlation with nutrition. American Journal of Primatology 1:413-419.
  • 1981.* Preagricultural mobility - a factor limiting growth in human populations, pp. 199-212. In L. L. Mai, E. Shanklin and R. W. Sussman (eds.), The Perception of Evolution, Papers in Honor of Joseph B. Birdsell. Anthropology UCLA, Los Angeles.
  • 1984.* (R. W. Sussman and W. G. Kinzey) The ecological role of the Callitrichidae: a review. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 64:419-449.
  • 1984.* (P. A. Garber and R. W. Sussman) Ecological distinctions between sympatric species of Saguinus and Sciurus. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 65:135-146.
  • 1984. (A. F. Richard and R. W. Sussman) Lemurs: Madagascar's ancient primates. Focus (World Wildlife Fund-U.S. Newsletter) 6:3.
  • 1984. (I. Tattersall and R. W. Sussman) Island Primates of the Western Indian Ocean. National Geographic Research Reports.. National Geographic Society, Washington, D. C. 17:885-862.
  • 1985. (R. W. Sussman and A. F. Richard) Madagascar: current projects and problems in conservation. Primate Conservation 5:23-29.
  • 1985.* (L. Taylor and R. W. Sussman) A preliminary study of kinship and social organization in a semi-free ranging group of Lemur catta. International Journal of Primatology 6:601-614.
  • 1985.* (I. Tattersall and R. W. Sussman) Homing behavior in an artificially released female Mauritian long-tailed macaque. Mammalia 49:325-328.
  • 1986.* (R. W. Sussman and I. Tattersall) Distribution, abun¬dance, and putative ecological strategy of Macaca fascicularis on the island of Mauritius, Southwestern Indian Ocean. Folia Primatologica 46:28-43.
  • 1986.* (R. W. Sussman and A. F. Richard) Lemur conservation in Madagascar: the lemurs in the south. Primate Conservation 7:86-92.
  • 1986.* (D. H. Lorence and R. W. Sussman) Exotic species invasion into Mauritius wet forest remnants. Journal of Tropical Ecology 2:147-162.
  • 1987.* Species-specific dietary patterns in primates and human dietary adaptations. pp. 151-179. In W. G. Kinzey (ed.), The Evolution of Human Behavior: Primate Models. S.U.N.Y. Press, New York.
  • 1987.* (A. F. Richard and R. W. Sussman) Framework for primate conservation in Madagascar, pp. 329-341. In J. S. Gartlan, C. Marsh and R. Mittermeier (eds.), Conserva¬tion of Primates in Tropical Forests. Alan Liss, New York.
  • 1987. (P. Rakotomanga, A. F. Richard, and R. W. Sussman) Beza-Mahafaly: formation et mesurs de conservation, pp. 41-43. In R. A. Mittermeier et al. (eds.), Priorités en Matière de Conservation des Espèces a Madagascar. I.U.C.N., Gland.(reprinted in: 1988. L. Rakotovao, V. Barre and J. Sayer (eds.) L'equilibre des Ecosystèmes Forestiers à Madagascar. pp. 25-27. I.U.C.N., Gland).
  • 1988. (A.F. Richard, P. Rakotomanga, and R.W. Sussman) Beza-Mahafaly: reserches fondementales et appliquées, pp. 45-49. In R. A. Mittermeier et al. (eds.), Priorités en Matière de Conservation des Espèces a Madagascar.. I.U.C.N., Gland. (reprinted in: 1988. L. Rakotovao, V. Barre and J. Sayer (eds.) L'equilibre des Ecosystèmes Forestiers à Madagascar. pp. 209-215. I.U.C.N., Gland).
  • 1987. (R. Sussman, A. F. Richard, and P. Rakotomanga) La Conservation des Lémuriens à Madagascar: leur statut dans le sud, pp. 75-81. In R. A. Mittermeier et al. (eds.), Priorités en Matière des Espèces a Madagascar. I.U.C.N., Gland.
  • 1987.* (R. W. Sussman and P. A. Garber) A new interpretation
    of the social organization of the Callitrichidae. International Journal of Primatology, 8:73-92.
  • 1987.* (A. S. Fishkind and R. W. Sussman) Preliminary survey of the primates of the Zona Protectora and La Selva Biological Station, Northeast Costa Rica. Primate Conservation 8:63-66.
  • 1988.* The adaptive array of the lemurs of Madagascar. Monographs in Systematic Botany, Missouri Botanical Garden 25:215:226.
  • 1988.* (D. H. Lorence and R. W. Sussman) Diversity, density and invasion in a Mauritian wet forest. Monographs in Systematic Botany, Missouri Botanical Garden 25:187-204.
  • 1989. Katra: A Malagasy game of stratgegy. Faces 5:24-26.
  • 1989. (I. Tattersall and R.. W. Sussman) Ecology and behavior of the Malagasy primates, pp.61-69. In P. K. Seth and S. Seth (eds.), Perspectives in Primate Biology. Vol. 3. Today and Tomorrow's Publishers, New Delhi.
  • 1990.* (G. M. Green and R. W. Sussman) Deforestation history of the eastern rainforests of Madagascar using satellite images. Science 248:212-215.
  • 1991.* Demography and social organization of free-ranging Lemur catta in the Beza Mahafaly Reserve, Madagascar. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 84:43-58.
  • 1991.* Primate origins and the evolution of the Angiosperms. American Journal of Primatology 23:209-223.
  • 1992.* Male life history and inter-group mobility among ringtailed lemurs (Lemur catta). International Journal of Primatology 13:395-413.
  • 1992. Smell as a signal, pp.157-160. In R. D. Martin, D. R. Pilbeam and J. S. Jones (eds.), The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Evolution.. Cambridge University, Cambridge.
  • 1992. (Alison Richard and R. W. Sussman) Reflections on the Beza Mahafaly project in southern Madagascar. TRI News Fall:112-14. (Tropical Resources Institute, Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.)
  • 1993. A current controversy in human evolution: overview. In Contemporary Forum Issue, R.W. Sussman, guest editor, American Anthropologist. 95:9-13.
  • 1993. (R. W. Sussman, A. F. Richard, and J. Rogers) Obituary: John Buettner-Janusch (1924-1992). American Journal of Physical Anthropology 91:529-530.
  • 1993. (S. Leon, L. Taylor, and R. W. Sussman) Activity patterns of captive and free-ranging crab-eating maquaques (Macaca fascicularis). American Association of Zoological Parks Regional Proceedings. pp. 171-178.
  • 1993.* (T. Q. Bartlett, R. W. Sussman, and J. Cheverud) Infant killing in primates: a review of observed cases with specif¬ic reference to the sexual selection hyothesis. American Anthroplogist 95:958-990.
  • 1993.* (Michelle Sauther and R. W. Sussman). A new interpretation of the social organization and mating system of the ringtailed lemur (Lemur catta). pp.111-121. In P.M. Kappeler and J. Ganzhorn (eds.) Lemur Social Systems and Their Ecological Basis. Plenum Press, New York.
  • 1994.* (A. F. Campbell and R. W. Sussman) The value of radio-tracking in the Study of Neotropical rainforest monkeys. American Journal of Primatology 32:291-301.
  • 1994.* (R. W. Sussman, G. M. Green and L. K. Sussman) Satellite imagery, human ecology, anthropology and deforestation in Madagascar. Journal of Human Ecology 22:333-354.
  • 1994.* (R. W. Sussman and A. Rakotozafy) Plant diversity and structural analysis of a tropical dry forest in southwestern Madagascar. Biotropica 26:241-254.
  • 1995. The nature of human universals. Reviews in Anthropology 24:35-45.
  • 1995.* S. Lawler and R. W. Sussman) Mitochondrial DNA of the Mauritian macaques (Macaca fascicularis): an example of founder effect. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 96:133-141.
  • 1995.* R.W. Sussman, J. Cheverud, and T.Q. Bartlett) Infant killing as an evolutionary strategy: reality or myth? Evolutionary Anthropology 3:149-151.
  • 1995.* (R.W.Sussman and J.Phillips-Conroy) A survey of the distribution and density of the primates of Guyana. International Journal of Primatolology 16:761-791.
  • 1995.* How primates invented rain forest and vice versa. pp. 1-10, In L. Anderson and K. Izard (eds.), Creatures of the Dark: The Nocturnal Prosimians. Plenum Press, New York.
  • 1995. (J. Phillips-Conroy and R. W. Sussman) A study of the primates of Guyana: Survey and 20 year comparison. Report on Research, Jan-Feb, 1994. pp.4-18. Archaeology and Anthropology, Journal of the Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology 10, 1995. Georgetown, Guyana.
  • 1996.* (R. W. Sussman, G. M. Green and L. K. Sussman) The use of satellite imagery and anthropology to assess the causes of deforestation in Madagascar. pp. 296-315, In L.E. Sponsel, T.N. Headland, and R.C. Bailey (eds.), Tropical Deforestation: The Human Dimension. Columbia University Press, New York.
  • 1996.* (M. A. Norconk, R. W. Sussman, J. Phillips-Conroy)
    Primates of Guyana shield forests. pp. 69-83. In M.A. Norconk, A.L. Rosenberger, and P. Garber (eds.). Adaptive Radiations of Neotropical Primates.. Plenum Press, New York.
  • 1997. Primate field studies. pp. 842-848. In F. Spencer (ed.), History of Physical Anthropology: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, New York.
  • 1997. Terry, Robert James (1871-1966). PP. 1031-1032. In F. Spencer (ed.), History of Physical Anthropology: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, New York.
  • 1997. Trotter, Mildred (1899-1991). p. 1042. In F. Spencer (ed.), History of Physical Anthropology: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, New York.
  • 1997. The taxonomy and evolution of primates. pp. 22-44. In R.W.Sussman (ed.), The Biological Basis of Human Behavior. Simon & Schuster, Needham Heights. (Reprinted in 2nd Edition, 1999).
  • 1997. Nonhuman primate social groups. p.45. In R.W. Sussman (ed.), The Biological Basis of Human Behavior. Simon & Schuster, Needham Heights.
  • 1997. Socioecology. pp. 46-47. In R.W. Sussman (ed.), The Biological Basis of Human Behavior. Simon & Schuster,
    Needham Heights. (Reprinted in 2nd Edition, 1999).
  • 1997. (R.W. Sussman and T.Q. Bartlett) Deception among primates. pp. 165-170. In R.W. Sussman (ed.), The Biological Basis of Human Behavior. Simon & Schuster, Needham Heights. (Reprinted in 2nd Edition, 1999).
  • 1997. Exploring our basic human nature: Do great apes shed
    any light? Anthro Notes (National Museum of Natural History Bulletin for Teachers)19:1-6,17-19. (reprinted: Annual Editions: Physical Anthropology, 1999-2000, and 2000-2001 editions, DushkinPublishing Group, Guilford, Conn.; Biological Anthropology: An Introductory Reader. M. Park (ed.), Mayfield Publishing Co. (2000); Taking Sides. K. Endicott and R. Welsch (eds.), McGraw-Hill (2001).
  • 1997. Anthropology can promote better race relations. Anthro Notes (National Museum of Natural History Bulletin for Teachers)19:10-11.
  • 1998.* (I. Tattersall and R.W. Sussman) Little brown lemurs
    of north¬ern Madagascar: phylogeny and ecological role in resource parti¬tioning. Folia Primatologica 69:379-388.
  • 1999. Introduction. Pp. ix-xi. In R.W. Sussman (ed). Biological Basis of Human Behavior: A Critical Review.
    Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.
  • 1999. Evolution, humans, and primates. Pp. 1-2. In R.W. Sussman (ed). Biological Basis of Human Behavior: A Critical Review. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.
  • 1999. The evolution of human behavior. Pp. 63-64. In R.W. Sussman (ed). Biological Basis of Human Behavior: A Critical Review. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.
  • 1999. The myth of man the hunter/man the killer and the evolution of human morality. Pp. 121-129. In R.W. Sussman (ed). Biological Basis of Human Behavior: A Critical Review. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.
  • 1999. The biological basis of race and racism. Pp. 178-179. In R.W. Sussman (ed). Biological Basis of Human Behavior: A Critical Review. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.
  • 1999. The new biological determinism. Pp. 253-256. In R.W. Sussman (ed). Biological Basis of Human Behavior: A Critical Review. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.
  • 1999. The brain, hormones, and human behavior. Pp. 331-332. In R.W. Sussman (ed). Biological Basis of Human Behavior: A Critical Review. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.
  • 1999.* (L. Gould, R.W. Sussman and M. Sauther) Natural disasters and primate populations: the effects of a two-year drought on a naturally occuring population of ringtailed lemurs in southwestern Madagascar. International J. Primatol. 20:69-84.
  • 1999.* The myth of Man the Hunter, Man the Killer, and the evolution of human morality. Zygon: Journal of Reli¬gion and Science.. 34:453-471. (reprinted: 2002, Readings in Anthropology, 1st Edition, K. Stocz (ed.), Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, U.K.).
  • 1999.* (M. Sauther, R.W. Sussman and L. Gould) The socioecology and of the ringtailed lemur: Thirty-five years of research. Evolutionary Anthropology 8:120-132.
  • 2000* Piltdown Man: The father of American field primatology. Pp. 85-103. In S.C. Strum and L.M. Fedigan (eds.) Primate Encounters: Models of Science, Gender and Society. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
  • 2001 Socioecology of primates. Pp. 12038-12042. N.J.
    Smelser and P.B. Baltes (eds.) International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Pergamon, Amsterdam.
  • 2002* (M.L. Sauther, R.W. Sussman and F Cuozzo) Dental and general health in a population of wild ring-tailed lemurs: a life history approach. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 117:122-132.
  • 2002* (B.A. Loiselle, R.W. Sussman and Lord G. Cranbrook) Terrestrial vertebrate diversity. Pp. 441-448. R.L. Chazdon and T.C. Whitmore (eds.) Foundations of Tropical Biology. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
  • 2002* (R. Dirzo and R.W. Sussman) Human impact and extinction. Pp. 703-711. R.L. Chazdon and T.C. Whitmore (eds.) Foundations of Tropical Biology. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
  • 2002* What a tangled web they also weave: the new sociobiology. Anthropological Theory Volume 2:155-164.
  • 2003* Adaptive array of the Madagascar lemurs revisited. in R.D. Martin (ed.) Evolutionary Anthropology 11; Supplement 1:75-82.
  • 2003* (L. Gould, R.W. Sussman, M. Sauther) Demographic and Life-history patterns in a population of ringtailed lemurs (Lemur catta) at Beza Mahafaly Reserve, Madagascar a 15-year perspective. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 120:182-194.
  • 2003* (R.W. Sussman, G.M. Green, I. Porton, O.L.
    Andrianasolondraibe, and J. Ratsirarson) A survey of the habitat of Lemur catta in southwestern and southern Madagascar. Primate Conservation 19:32-57
  • 2003* (R.W. Sussman, O. Andrianasolondraibe, T. Soma, and S. Ichino. Social Behavior among ringtailed lemurs Folia primatol. 74:168-172.
  • 2004 Exploring our basic human nature: do great apes shed any light. Updated version. Pp. 30-45. In R.O. Selig, M.R. London and A. Kaupp (eds.), Athropology Explored: The Best of Smithsonian Anthronotes. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C.
  • 2004 (Robert W. Sussman and Audrey R. Chapman) The nature and evolution of sociality: Introduction. Pp. 3-19. In R.W. Sussman and A.R. Chapman (eds.), The Origins and Nature of Sociality Among Primates. Aldine de Gruyter, New York.
  • 2004 (Robert W. Sussman and Paul A. Garber) Rethinking sociality: cooperation and aggression among primates. Pp. 161-190. In R.W. Sussman and A.R. Chapman (eds.), The Origins and Nature of Sociality Among Primates. Aldine de Gruyter, New York.
  • 2004 (Karen B. Strier and Robert W. Sussman) Mechanisms for maintaining peace in primate societies. Anthropology News 45:14.
  • 2004 Flowering plants and the origins of primates: a new theory. Pp. 967-969. In M. Bekoff (ed.) Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior.. Greenwood Press, Portsmouth, NH.
  • 2004 Cooperation and evolution of social behavior in primates. Pp. 985-988. In M. Bekoff (ed.) Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior. Greenwood Press, Portsmouth, NH.
  • 2005* (Robert W. Sussman, Paul A. Garber and Jim Cheverud) The importance of cooperation and affiliation in the evolution of primate sociality. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 128:84-97.

In press* (D.T. Rasmussen and R.W. Sussman) Parallelisms among
primates and possums. To appear in M.J. Ravosa and M. Dagosto (eds.) Primate Origins and Adaptations. Plenum Press, New York.
In press* (S.M. Lehman, R.W. Sussman, J. Phillips-Conroy and W. Prince) Ecological biogeography of primates in Guyana: the effects of natural and anthropogenic disturbances. In S.M. Lehman and J. Fleagle (eds.), Primate Biogeography. Plenum/Kluwer, New York.In press* (Robert W. Sussman and Paul A. Garber)Primate Sociality. In S. Bearder, C.J. Campbell, A. Fuentes, K.C. Mackinnon, and M. Panger (eds.) Primates in Perspective.. Oxford University Press, New York.
In press* (Jacqueline H. Rouff, Robert W. Sussman, and Michael J. Strube) Personality Traits in Captive Lion-Tailed Macaques, Macaca Silenus. American Journal of Primatology..

Films

1982 Lemurs of Madagascar. 16mm Film. Wild Kingdom television series, Don Meier Productions, Chicago. (Scientific advisor, co-narrator, featured scientist).
2004 The Demonic Male. Horizon, BBC2, Television Program and Video, London. (Scientific Advisor andone of featured scientists).
2004 Miracle Planet II, Evolution of Life #5: Origins of Primates. Television program, video and book (in Japanese and English) Japan Broadcasting Corporation, Tokyo. (Scientific Advisor and one of featured scientists).

Book Reviews

  • 1974. Review of: F. E. Poirier (ed.). Primate Socializa¬tion. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 40:461-463.
  • 1977. Review of: R. H. Tuttle (ed.). Socioecology and Psychology of Primates. Quarterly Review of Biology 52:115-116.
  • 1978. Review of: P. Charles-Dominique. Ecology and Behavior
    of Nocturnal Primates. American Journal of Physical Anthropol¬ogy 49:153-154.
  • 1982. Review of: A. F. Richard. Behavioral Variation: Case Study of a Malagasy Lemur. American Journal of Physi¬cal Anthropology 57:365-366.
  • 1982. Review of: P. Charles-Dominique et al. Nocturnal Malagasy Primates: Ecology, Physiology and Behavior. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 58:352.
  • 1983. Review of: D. J. Chivers (ed.). Malayan Forest Pri¬mates: Ten Years' Study in Tropical Rain Forest. American Scientist 71:82.
  • 1983. Review of: I. Tattersall. The Primates of Madagascar. International Journal of Primatology 4:327-329.
  • 1984. Review of: J. Wolfheim. Primates of the World: Distribu¬tion, Abundance, and Conservation. Quarterly Review of Biology 59:334-33
  • 1984. Review of: J. G. H. Cant and P. S. Rodman (eds.). Adaptations for Foraging in Nonhuman Primates: Contributions to an Organismal Biology of Prosimians, Monkeys and Apes. Science 226:1187-118
  • 1985. Review of: M. F. Small, Female primates: Studies by Women Primatologists. Quarterly Review of Biology 60:544-545.
  • 1987. Review of: R. I. M. Dunbar, Reproductive Decisions: An Economic Analysis of Gelada Baboon Social Strategies. Man 22:178-179.
  • 1989 Review of: J. G. Fleagle, Primate Adaptation and Evolution. American Anthropologist 9l:519-520.
  • 1994. Review of: R. J. Russell, The Lemurs Legacy: The Evolution of Power, Sex, and Love. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 95:365-367
  • 1995. Review of: A. Rylands, Marmosets and Tamarins.. Quarterly Review of Biology 69:537-5
  • 1996. Review of: B.D. Patterson, S.M. Goodman and J.L. Sedlock, Environmental Change in Madagascar. International Journal of Primatology 17:633-634.
  • 2002 Review of: G. Cowlishaw and R. Dunbar, Primate Conservation Biology. Ecoscience 8:409-410.
  • 2002 Review of: P.R. Ehrlich, Human Natures: Genes, Cultures, and the Human Prospect. American Anthropologist 104:678-679.
  • 2004 Review of: Shirley Strum, Almost Human. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 124:96-97.

PH.D. STUDENTS ADVISED

  • Paul A. Garber (1980) Locomotor Behavior and Feeding Ecology of the Panamanian Tamarin (Saguinus Oedipus Geoffroyi, Callitrichidae, Primates).
  • Jeremy F. Dahl (1980) Daily Activity Patterns, Environmental Factors, and Morphological Diversity in the Genus Lemur.
  • Stephen P. Easley (1982) Ecology and Behavior of Callicebus torquatus, Cebidae, Primates.
  • Linda L. Taylor (1986) Kinship, Dominance and Social Organization in a Semi-free Ranging Group of Ringtailed (Lemur catta).
  • N. Rogerio Castro Coronado (1991) Behavioral Ecology of Two Coexisting Tamarin Species (Saguinus fuscicollis nigrifrons And Saguinus mystax mystax, Callitrichidae, Primates) in
    Amazonian Peru.
  • Pamela C. Ashmore-DeClue (1992) Macaques: An Adaptive Array (A Summary and Synthesis of the Literature on the Genus Macaca from an Ecological Perspective.
  • Michelle L. Sauther (1992) The effect of Reproductive State, Social Rank and Group Size on Resource Use among Free- ranging Ringtailed Lemurs (Lemur catta).
  • Lisa Gould (1994) Patterns of Affiliative Behavior in Adult Male Ringtailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) at the Beza Mahafaly Reserve, Madagascar.
  • David J. Bergeson (1996) The Positional Behavior and Prehensile Tail Use of Alouatta palliata, Ateles geoffroyi, and Cebus capuchinus.
  • Benjamin Z. Freed (1996) Co-occurrence Among Crowned Lemurs (Lemur coronatus) and Sanford’s Lemurs (Lemur fulvus sanfordi) of Madagascar.
  • J. Michael Fay (1997) The Ecology, Social Organization, Populations, Habitat and History of the Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla Savage and Wyman 1847).
  • Ian C. Colquhoun (1997) A Predictive Socioecological Study of the Black Lemur (Eulemur macaco macaco) in Northwestern Madagascar.
  • Natalia Vasey (1997) Community Ecology and Behavior of Varecia variegata rubra and Lemur fulvus albifrons on the Masoala Peninsula, Madagascar.
  • Robert W. Jamieson (1998) The Effects of Seasonal Variation in Fruit Availability on Social and Foraging Behavior in Macaca fascicularis in Mauritius.
  • Lisa M. Rose (1998) Behavioral Ecology of White-faced Capuchins (Cebus capucinus) in Costa Rica.
  • Shawn M. Lehman (1999) Biogeography of the Primates of Guyana.
  • Thad Q. Bartlett (1999) Feeding and Ranging Behavior of the White-handed Gibbon (Hylobate lar) in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand.
  • Laura K. Marsh (1999) Ecological Effects on the Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) on Fragmented Forests in the Community Baboon Sanctuary, Belize.
  • Donna Hart (1999) Primates as Prey: Ecological, Morphological and Behavioral Relationships Between Primates and their Predators.
  • Jacqueline J. Rouff (2003) Personality Traits of Captive Lion- tailed Macaques.
  • Crickette Sanz (2004) Behavioral Ecology of Chimpanzees in a Central African Forest: Pan troglodytes troglodytes in the Goualougo Triangle, Republic of Congo.

Recent invited outside Ph.D. Examiner

  • Sylvia Atsalis (1998) Feeding Ecology and Aspects of Life History in Microcebus rufus. City University of New York.
  • Thomas W. Mutschler (1999) The Alaotran Gentle Lemur (Hapalemur griseus alaotrensis): A Study of Behavioral Ecology.
    Universitat Zurich.
 

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