Summary

Dr. Katharine Jack of Tulane University talks about non-human primates, reproductive strategies, the importance of collaborative science, and what to do if you run into a capuchin in the wild.

Recommendations

• What to read to learn more:
  • Dr. Jack’s website
  • Primate Ethnographies edited by Karen Strier
• What she’s reading for work right now:
  • Articles on gas chromatography mass spectrometry
• What she’s consuming for fun:
  • Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal

Reference articles

• Jack KM and Fedigan LM. 2018. Alpha male capuchins (Cebus capucinus imitator): Keystone individuals or generics in a keystone role? In: U. Kalbitzer & K.M. Jack (eds.), Primate Life History, Sex Roles, and Adaptability: Essays in honour of Linda M. Fedigan, Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects, pp. 91-115. Springer: Switzerland.
• Brasington LF, Wikberg EC, Kawamura S, Fedigan LM, Jack KM. 2017. Infant mortality in white-faced capuchins: The impact of alpha male replacements. American Journal of Primatology, 79:e22725.
• Wikberg EC, Jack KM, Fedigan LM, Campos FA, Sato A, Bergstrom M, Hiwatashi T, Kawamura S. 2017. Inbreeding avoidance and female mate choice shape reproductive skew in capuchin monkeys (Cebus capucinus). Molecular Ecology, 26: 653-677.
• Jack KM, Schoof VA, Sheller CR, Rich CR, Kligelhofer PP, Fedigan LM, and Ziegler TE. 2014. Hormonal correlates of male life history stages in wild white-faced capuchin monkeys (Cebus capucinus). General and Comparative Endocrinology, 195: 58-67.