Zachary started following the work of Melissa Tallman, American Museum of Natural History, Vertebrate Paleontology.
Zachary started following the work of 2 people.
Zachary started following the work of Justin Ledogar, SUNY Albany, Anthropology.
Graduate Center of the City University of New York
Graduate Student, Anthropology
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Alfred Rosenberger
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About
My research interests revolve around primate feeding adaptations, mostly among New World monkeys. My dissertation research focuses on the feeding adaptations of South American monkeys that specialize in processing tough-skinned fruits, seeds and legumes. My aim is to find how the physical properties of food items influence the procedures used by the monkeys to break down food items in preparation for consumption, and how these challenges contribute to niche differentiation. Dental morphology, jaw mechanics, jaw musculature, and gut morphology all contribute to an animal’s ability to extract nutrients from their foods. To really understand the functional significance of the morphology, however, I aim to integrate these morphology-based areas of inquiry with the animal’s actual application of the anatomy in life. Captive animal feeding experiments and observations of wild animals will shed light on the biological role of the anatomy, which is a critical but often underemphasized part of understanding of the function. Please visit my homepage for more information.
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