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Social Behavior in Cebus capucinus, Department of Anthropology, UCLAField StudySocial Behavior in Cebus capucinus, Department of Anthropology, UCLA Location of field site: Lomas Barbudal Biological Reserve, Guanacaste, Costa Rica , Central America Project Director: Susan Perry Contact Person: Susan Perry , sperry@anthro.ucla.edu , Additional members of the board of directors: Joseph Manson (UCLA) and Julie Gros-Louis (Indiana Univ.) Phone: 310-267-4338 Fax: 310-206-7833 E-mail: sperry@anthro.ucla.edu Mailing address: 341 Haines Hall, Box 951553, 375 Portola Plaza , Los Angeles , California 90095-1553 USA Research Objectives: To test hypotheses about the evolution of social learning, social relationships, and cognitive abilities. The primary research agenda is currently a developmental study (development of social skills, vocal communication, foraging skills and food choice, and acquisition of knowledge about predators and prey). Other on-going projects include studies of the negotiation of social relationships, vocal communication in adults, mating system, the evolution of altruism, life histories of males, and the cognitive underpinnings of coalitionary aggression. Field Positions and Volunteers: applications for field assistants accepted on a rolling basis. We typically hire 6 people/year, for one-year positions. Before applying, please read the guide for field assistants on the following website: http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/anthro/faculty/sperry/jobs.html Species Studied: Cebus capucinus (white-faced capuchin) Other Species Found At Site: Mantled howler Alouatta palliata Affiliations: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, UCLA and Indiana University Project Begin/End Dates: On-going, long-term project. Web Site: http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/anthro/faculty/sperry/ Comments: Field assistant applicants are asked to supply the following materials after reading the "Guide" on our website: CV/resume, cover letter, academic transcripts, timetable stating when available for volunteering, and contact information for 3 references including (preferably): someone who has supervised previous fieldwork, a primatologist, and someone who has lived with the applicant in a cooperative living situation. 12 month minimum commitment required Entry created: 1998-07-02 [Update Entry] [Delete Entry] |