This course examines primate social behavior in a comparative context, with a focus on how primate models may inform our understanding of human evolution.
Prerequisite
ANTH 120 (Human Origins and Variation) or BZ 110 (Principles of Animal Biology) or LIFE 102 (Attributes of Living Systems).
Textbook and Materials
Textbooks and materials can be purchased at the CSU Bookstore unless otherwise indicated.
Required
- Our Inner Ape (2005)
Frans De Waal
ISBN: 978-1594481963 - The Evolution of Primate Societies (2012)
J.C. Mintani, J. Call, P.M. Kappeler, R.A. Palombit and J.B. Silk (eds.)
ISBN: 978-0226531724
Instructors
Melissa Raguet-Schofield
melissa.raguet-schofield@colostate.edu
Melissa Raguet-Schofield is an instructor in the Department of Anthropology at CSU. Her discipline is biological anthropology, and her research focuses on primate behavioral ecology, life history, maternal investment, and gut microbiome.