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Department of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin

Primate Laboratory

Austin, Texas, USA

Department of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station C3200 , Austin , Texas 78712 USA
Phone: 1 (512) 471-4206 Fax: 1 (512) 471-6535

Mission: M.A. and Ph.D. degrees are offered in anthropology, with specialization in physical anthropology including primate anatomy, evolution and behavior.

Principal Research Programs: Anatomical collections, field work in paleoanthropology, functional morphology, primate behavior and ecology, molecular anthropology, paleoecology

Training Opportunities: Educational opportunities available for: Undergraduate, Graduate; Field work opportunities available; Program emphasis: Social behavior; Functional morphology; Paleoanthropology; Primate ecology; Molecular anthropology, Paleoecology. Financial support usually available

Number of Staff: Total (6)

Key Personnel: John Kappelman, Professor, Paleoanthropology, Phone: 512-471-0055, E-mail: jkappelman@mail.utexas.edu Liza Shapiro, Associate Professor, Functional Morphology, Locomotion, 512-471-7533, E-mail: liza.shapiro@mail.texas.edu E. Christopher Kirk, Assistant Professor, Primate Sensory Ecology, Evolution, 512-471-0056, Email: eckirk@mail.utexas.edu Rebecca Lewis, Assistant Professor, Primate Behavior and Ecology, 512-471-8522, Email: rjlewis@mail.utexas.edu Denne Reed, Assistant Professor, Paleoecology, Human Evolution, Phone: 512-471-7529 Deborah Bolnick, Lecturer, Molecular Anthropology, Phone: 471-8514, E-mail: deborah.bolnick@mail.utexas.edu Claud A. Bramblett, Emeritus Professor, Primate Behavior, Email:bramblet@mail.utexas.edu Deborah Overdorff, Adjunct Associate Professor, Behavior and Ecology, E-mail: overdorff@mail.utexas.edu

Associated Field Sites: Kirindy Mite National Park, Madagascar. Contact: Rebecca Lewis. Focus: Lemur behavior and ecology

Web Site: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/anthropology/

Entry created: 1998-03-30
Review requested: 2003-11-17
Entry last reviewed: 2006-09-06

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