Primate Biogeography

3 units

This course focuses on the geographic distribution of living and fossil primates. The first half of the semester will provide an overview of biogeographic theory and methods, including island biogeography theory, geographical ecology, paleogeography, paleoclimatology, cladistic biogeography, and phylogeography. The second half of the semester will apply this knowledge to critically examine the biogeography of primates in the context of their behavior, ecology, morphology, genetics, evolutionary history, and extinction.