Primate Tales: Edgar and the Appearance of Pyrrhic Victory in Biology
For more than four years, the alpha male in the Mitumba community of chimpanzees in Gombe National Park has been Edgar, a ruler with an iron fist if ever there was one.
Grantee Spotlight: Joel Bray
Joel Bray is a PhD candidate from Arizona State University. He was awarded a Leakey Foundation Grant to study the role of development and early social experiences in male chimpanzee social behavior.
Grantee Spotlight: Kaitlin Wellens
The next grantee from our fall 2015 cycle is Kaitlin Wellens, PhD candidate from The George Washington University. She was awarded a grant for her project entitled “Maternal effects on juvenile chimpanzee social behavior and physiological stress.”
Kaitlin Wellens
Mothers can have a tremendous impact on various aspects of their offspring’s early development, including behavior, stress responses, cognition, and even