349 Hilgard Hall, Phone: 510-642-8607 Email: kmilton@berkeley.edu
I
am broadly interested in the dietary ecology of Primates, including human
ancestors and modern humans. I have worked extensively on the dietary
ecology of a number of indigenous groups in the Brazilian Amazon to document
their uses of forest products, both plant and animal, not only as foods
but also as medicines. I have also carried out fieldwork with a number
of non-human primate species including howler monkeys, spider monkeys
and woolly spider monkeys. My present research is focused on the study
of interactions between wild howler monkeys and their host-specific insect
parasite, the howler monkey bot fly. At present, we are in the process
of establishing a genetic data base for howler monkeys and bot flies that
will allow us to examine novel aspects of the interactive biology of these
two populations. I continue to be involved in my long-term project (36
years thus far) on the population dynamics of wild howler monkeys in Panama.
Conservation biology, nutrient and anti-nutrient components of wild plant
parts, and digestive physiology are also research interests.
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