- 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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