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Anthropology Colloquium: Dr. Leila Porter

March 9, 2018 @ 3:30 pm

Free

Join us for our next UWM Anthropology Colloquium!

“Costs and Benefits of Cooperative Breeding in Saddleback Tamarins” (Leontocebus weddelli)

Professor Leila Porter
Department of Anthropology, Northern Illinois University
Sabin G-90
3:30 Friday March 9, 2018

Professor Porter is a biological anthropologist who studies primate behavior and ecology. Her research focuses on South American monkeys, particularly small-bodied tamarins, marmosets, and callimicos. She has studied diet, habitat use, and parental care, and the evolution of social behavior among primates. Professor Porter participates in on-going field research and conservation efforts in the tropics of Bolivia.

Interested in having dinner with Dr. Porter afterwards? RSVP to Paul Brodwin (brodwin@uwm.edu).

Details

Date:
March 9, 2018
Time:
3:30 pm
Cost:
Free
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Venue

Sabin Hall G90
3413 N Downer Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53211 United States
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