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Eduardo Fernandez-Duque

Eduardo Fernandez-Duque

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
42
Citations
6697
World Ranking
5587
National Ranking
1910

Overview

Eduardo Fernandez-Duque is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and has contributed extensively to scientific research across multiple disciplines. Their work spans psychology, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and agricultural and biological sciences, with a primary focus on the study of primates and their behavior.

Their research covers a broad array of topics, including primate behavior and ecology, animal behavior and reproduction, and animal vocal communication and behavior. Other areas of study include wildlife ecology and conservation, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, genomics and phylogenetic studies, as well as circadian rhythm and melatonin.

Eduardo Fernandez-Duque has authored several recent papers, including:

  • A global catalog of whole-genome diversity from 233 primate species, 2023, Science
  • The landscape of tolerated genetic variation in humans and primates, 2023, Science
  • Expert range maps of global mammal distributions harmonised to three taxonomic authorities, 2022, Journal of Biogeography
  • Identification of constrained sequence elements across 239 primate genomes, 2023, Nature
  • Moonstruck sleep: Synchronization of human sleep with the moon cycle under field conditions, 2021, Science Advances

Frequent collaborations characterize their research activities. Notable co-authors include Alba García de la Chica, Anthony Di Fiore, Margaret Corley, Claudia Valeggia, and Horacio O. de la Iglesia, reflecting ongoing cooperation within the primatology and behavioral ecology communities.

The venues in which Eduardo Fernandez-Duque most often publishes include:

  • American Journal of Primatology
  • American Journal of Physical Anthropology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Science
  • Ethology

In addition to articles, Eduardo Fernandez-Duque has published a book titled Owl Monkeys in 2023 with Springer Nature, which has been cited multiple times.

Their primary fields of study are psychology with 39 publications, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology with 30 publications, and agricultural and biological sciences with 22 publications. Subfields include social psychology, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, developmental biology, molecular biology, and genetics. These areas reflect an interdisciplinary approach connecting behavioral science with genomic and ecological perspectives.

Best Publications

  • Impending extinction crisis of the world's primates: why primates matter

    Alejandro Estrada;Paul A. Garber;Anthony B. Rylands;Christian Roos

  • The Biology of Paternal Care in Human and Nonhuman Primates

    Eduardo Fernandez-Duque;Claudia R. Valeggia;Sally P. Mendoza

  • New Perspectives in the Study of Mesoamerican Primates: Distribution, Ecology, Behavior, and Conservation

    Eduardo Fernandez-Duque

  • A global catalog of whole-genome diversity from 233 primate species

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  • Influences of moonlight, ambient temperature, and food availability on the diurnal and nocturnal activity of owl monkeys (Aotus azarai)

    Eduardo Fernandez-Duque

  • Access to Electric Light Is Associated with Shorter Sleep Duration in a Traditionally Hunter-Gatherer Community

    Horacio O. de la Iglesia;Eduardo Fernández-Duque;Eduardo Fernández-Duque;Diego A. Golombek;Norberto Lanza

  • Expert range maps of global mammal distributions harmonised to three taxonomic authorities

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  • Moonstruck primates: owl monkeys (Aotus) need moonlight for nocturnal activity in their natural environment.

    Eduardo Fernández-Duque;Eduardo Fernández-Duque;Horacio de la Iglesia;Hans G. Erkert

  • Cathemerality and lunar periodicity of activity rhythms in owl monkeys of the Argentinian Chaco

    Eduardo Fernandez-Duque;Hans G. Erkert

  • Environmental determinants of birth seasonality in night monkeys (Aotus azarai) of the Argentinean Chaco

    Eduardo Fernandez-Duque;Marcelo Rotundo;Patricio Ramirez-Llorens

  • Meta-Analysis: A Valuable Tool in Conservation Research

    Eduardo Fernandez-Duque;Claudia Valeggia

  • Estimating Population Density of Amazonian Titi Monkeys (Callicebus discolor) via Playback Point Counts

    Anand Dacier;Ana Gabriela de Luna;Eduardo Fernandez-Duque;Eduardo Fernandez-Duque;Anthony Di Fiore

  • Demographic Changes over Thirty Years in a Red Howler Population in Venezuela

    Rasanayagam Rudran;E. Fernandez-Duque

  • Reproductive biology of female titi monkeys (Callicebus moloch) in captivity.

    C. R. Valeggia;S. P. Mendoza;E. Fernandez-Duque;W. A. Mason

  • Infant development and parental care in free-ranging Aotus azarai azarai in Argentina

    Marcelo Rotundo;Eduardo Fernandez-Duque;Eduardo Fernandez-Duque;Alan F. Dixson

  • Till death (or an intruder) do us part: intrasexual-competition in a monogamous primate.

    Eduardo Fernandez-Duque;Eduardo Fernandez-Duque;Maren Huck

  • Correlates of genetic monogamy in socially monogamous mammals: insights from Azara's owl monkeys

    Maren Huck;Eduardo Fernandez-Duque;Paul Babb;Theodore Schurr

  • Density and population structure of owl monkeys (Aotus azarai) in the Argentinean chaco

    Eduardo Fernandez-Duque;Marcelo Rotundo;Carrie Sloan

  • The diversity of population responses to environmental change.

    Fernando Colchero;Owen R Jones;Dalia A. Conde;David Hodgson

  • Field methods for capturing and marking azarai night monkeys

    Eduardo Fernandez-Duque;Marcelo Rotundo

  • Structure and Composition of Wild Black Howler Troops (Alouatta caraya) in Gallery Forests of the Argentinean Chaco

    Cecilia Paola Juárez;Rachel Dvoskin;Eduardo Fernández-Duque

  • Sex, age, and family differences in the chemical composition of owl monkey (Aotus nancymaae) subcaudal scent secretions.

    Edith A. MacDonald;Eduardo Fernandez-duque;Eduardo Fernandez-duque;Sian Evans;Lee R. Hagey

  • Growth and Development in Wild Owl Monkeys (Aotus azarai) of Argentina

    Maren Huck;Marcelo Rotundo;Eduardo Fernandez-Duque;Eduardo Fernandez-Duque

  • Terrestrial Activity in Pitheciins (Cacajao, Chiropotes, and Pithecia)

    Adrian A. Barnett;Sarah A. Boyle;Sarah A. Boyle;Marilyn M. Norconk;Suzanne Palminteri

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony Di Fiore
Anthony Di Fiore The University of Texas at Austin
Sally P. Mendoza
Sally P. Mendoza University of California, Davis
Stephen F. Ferrari
Stephen F. Ferrari Universidade Federal de Sergipe
Joanna M. Setchell
Joanna M. Setchell Durham University
William A. Mason
William A. Mason University of California, Davis
Lynne A. Isbell
Lynne A. Isbell University of California, Davis
Diego A. Golombek
Diego A. Golombek National University of Quilmes
Torbjørn Haugaasen
Torbjørn Haugaasen Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Serge A. Wich
Serge A. Wich Liverpool John Moores University
Geoffrey M. While
Geoffrey M. While University of Tasmania

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