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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2006 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Kay E. Holekamp is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. The scientist's research covers multiple domains within psychology and environmental science, with particular focus on social psychology and ecology. Their work also intersects with molecular biology and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The primary subjects of their research include:

  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies

Frequent collaborations have involved several coauthors:

  • Tracy M. Montgomery
  • Zachary M. Laubach
  • Eli D. Strauss
  • Kenna D. S. Lehmann
  • Andrew S. Gersick

Most publications by this researcher appear in key scientific venues where they have multiple contributions, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Nature Communications
  • Ecology
  • Integrative and Comparative Biology

Recent representative publications encompass:

  • Host phylogeny and host ecology structure the mammalian gut microbiota at different taxonomic scales (2021, Animal Microbiome)
  • Rank-dependent social inheritance determines social network structure in spotted hyenas (2021, Science)
  • Toxoplasma gondii infections are associated with costly boldness toward felids in a wild host (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Early-life relationships matter: Social position during early life predicts fitness among female spotted hyenas (2020, Journal of Animal Ecology)
  • Juvenile rank acquisition is associated with fitness independent of adult rank (2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)

An authored book publication includes:

  • Evolution in Action: Past, Present and Future (2020, Springer Nature)

Recognition in the scientific community is reflected through fellowships awarded by several organizations:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2015)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2012)
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (2006)

Best Publications

  • Fission-fusion dynamics: new research frameworks

    Filippo Aureli;Colleen M Schaffner;Christophe Boesch;Simon K Bearder

  • Spatial, temporal, and physical characteristics of livestock depredations by large carnivores along a Kenyan reserve border

    J.M. Kolowski;K.E. Holekamp

  • Brain size predicts problem-solving ability in mammalian carnivores

    Sarah Benson-Amram;Ben Dantzer;Gregory Stricker;Eli M. Swanson

  • Innovative problem solving by wild spotted hyenas.

    Sarah Benson-Amram;Kay E. Holekamp

  • Social and ecological determinants of fission-fusion dynamics in the spotted hyaena

    Jennifer E. Smith;Joseph M. Kolowski;Katharine E. Graham;Stephanie E. Dawes

  • Rank and reproduction in the female spotted hyaena

    K. E. Holekamp;L. Smale;M. Szykman

  • Proximal Causes of Natal Dispersal in Belding's Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus Beldingi)

    Kay E. Holekamp

  • Symbiotic bacteria appear to mediate hyena social odors

    Kevin R. Theis;Arvind Venkataraman;Jacquelyn A. Dycus;Keith D. Koonter

  • Hunting rates and hunting success in the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)

    K. E. Holekamp;L. Smale;R. Berg;S. M. Cooper

  • Social intelligence in the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta).

    Kay E Holekamp;Sharleen T Sakai;Barbara L Lundrigan

  • Dominance Acquisition During Mammalian Social Development: The “Inheritance” of Maternal Rank

    Kay E. Holekamp;Laura Smale

  • Evolutionary forces favoring intragroup coalitions among spotted hyenas and other animals

    Jennifer E. Smith;Russell C. Van Horn;Katherine S. Powning;Alison R. Cole

  • Society, demography and genetic structure in the spotted hyena

    Kay E. Holekamp;Jennifer E. Smith;Jennifer E. Smith;Christopher C. Strelioff;Christopher C. Strelioff;Russell C. Van Horn

  • Patterns of Association among Female Spotted Hyenas (Crocuta crocuta)

    Kay E. Holekamp;Susan M. Cooper;Catherine I. Katona;Nancy A. Berry

  • Sex Differences in Territorial Behavior Exhibited by the Spotted Hyena (Hyaenidae, Crocuta crocuta)

    Erin E. Boydston;Toni Lyn Morelli;Kay E. Holekamp

  • Patterns of alliance formation and postconflict aggression indicate spotted hyaenas recognize third-party relationships

    Anne L. Engh;Erin R. Siebert;David A. Greenberg;Kay E. Holekamp

  • Questioning the social intelligence hypothesis

    Kay E. Holekamp

  • Rank-related maternal effects of androgens on behaviour in wild spotted hyaenas.

    S. M. Dloniak;Jeffrey A French;K. E. Holekamp

  • Mechanisms of maternal rank 'inheritance' in the spotted hyaena, Crocuta crocuta.

    Anne L. Engh;Katrina Esch;Laura Smale;Kay E. Holekamp

  • Sexually Dimorphic Dispersal in Mammals: Patterns, Causes, and Consequences

    Laura Smale;Scott Nunes;Kay E. Holekamp

  • Ontogeny of dominance in free-living spotted hyaenas: juvenile rank relations with adult females and immigrant males

    Laura Smale;Laurence G. Frank;Kay E. Holekamp

  • Altered behaviour in spotted hyenas associated with increased human activity

    Erin E. Boydston;Karen M. Kapheim;Heather E. Watts;Micaela Szykman

Frequent Co-Authors

Risto Miikkulainen
Risto Miikkulainen The University of Texas at Austin
Kim T. Scribner
Kim T. Scribner Michigan State University
Elise F. Zipkin
Elise F. Zipkin Michigan State University
Cheryl L. Sisk
Cheryl L. Sisk Michigan State University
Laurence G. Frank
Laurence G. Frank University of California, Berkeley
Thomas M. Schmidt
Thomas M. Schmidt University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Robin I. M. Dunbar
Robin I. M. Dunbar University of Oxford
Christine M. Drea
Christine M. Drea Duke University
Josep Call
Josep Call University of St Andrews

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