PYI: Field Research on Woolly Spider Monkeys (Brachyteles Arachnoides)

获得了国家科学院颁发的总统青年研究员奖。 科学基金会，卡伦Strier博士将继续她的长期 对东南部濒危的蜘蛛猴的研究 巴西 这个物种的不寻常之处在于 同性成年人之间的竞争，以及Strier博士 我想知道这其中的原因。 自1982年以来，系统 收集了人口统计学和生活史变量的数据 以及粮食资源的分配和供应。 注意力也集中在如何使用通信上 来调解社会关系。 Strier博士最近添加了一个 比较方面，这项研究，并开始观察一个 第二个种群在不同的森林中，大小不同， 植物群和动物群的组成 在NSF的支持下， 继续这项研究。 这项工作之所以重要，有几个原因。 会增加 濒危灵长类动物的知识，并直接协助 它的保护。 它还将提供比较数据， 进一步加深了我们对灵长类动物行为适应的理解 它 还将协助极其专业的发展 有前途的年轻科学家

With a Presidential Young Investigator award from the National Science Foundation, Dr. Karen Strier will continue her long-term study of the endangered woolly spider monkey of southeastern Brazil. What makes this species unusual is the apparent lack of competition among adult members of the same sex, and Dr. Strier wishes to determine the reasons for this. Since 1982, systematic data has been collected on demography and life history variables and on the distribution and availability of food resources. Attention has also been focused on how communication is employed to mediate social relationships. Dr. Strier recently added a comparative aspect to this research and began observation of a second population in a different forest which differs in size, floral, and faunal composition. With NSF support she will continue this research. This work is important for several reasons. It will increase the knowledge of an endangered primate species and directly assist in its conservation. It will also provide comparative data to further our understanding of primate behavioral adaptations. It will also assist in the professional development of an extremely promising young scientist.