The Maderas Rainforest Conservancy presents… Primate Behavior and Ecology Field School
Where: Ometepe Biological Field Station, Nicaragua When: December 27, 2014 – January 11, 2015 The rainforest is your classroom! Join Dr. Ruth Steel as you learn about how primates interact with their environment. The materials and topics covered in this course are equivalent to an upper-division undergraduate course but with an emphasis on field methods, data collection, and research design. You will learn about how primates adapt to their ecosystems both physically and behaviorally. We will study forest ecology and primate behavior from an evolutionary perspective. How behavioral ecology data must be incorporated into conservation strategies will also be emphasized. You will gain first-hand experience learning and employing important field methods while collecting behavioral data on mantled howling monkeys (*Alouatta palliata*). Under the instructor’s supervision, each student will design and complete a short field project, writing and presenting the results to the class. A background in biology or physical anthropology is helpful but not required. However, a desire to be in the rain forest is a must! For more information and questions: www.maderasrfc.org [email protected] The Maderas Rainforest Conservancy is a non-profit (501c3) dedicated to 1) protecting the Mesoamerican rain forests through local education programs and land management (via habitat restoration, land purchases, and land preservation) and 2) training the next generation of field primatologists.
