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Kenneth E. Glander

Kenneth E. Glander

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
38
Citations
6930
World Ranking
6567
National Ranking
2222

Overview

Kenneth E. Glander is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields, focusing on topics related to primate behavior, ecology, and health. The scientist's main fields of study include Psychology and Medicine, with notable work in Social Psychology, Developmental Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, and Parasitology.

The main research topics addressed by Kenneth E. Glander cover a range of biological and ecological aspects. These include:

  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Viral Infections and Vectors

Their recent papers highlight contributions to the understanding of primate biology and disease ecology. Notable publications are:

  • "Sexual dimorphism and growth in Alouatta palliata based on 20+ years of field data" (2020) published in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology
  • "Getting Humans Off Monkeys' Backs: Using Primate Acclimation as a Guide for Habitat Management Efforts" (2020) published in Integrative and Comparative Biology
  • "Hematology and serum biochemistry of free-ranging mantled howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata) at La Pacifica, Costa Rica" (2024) published in the Journal of Medical Primatology
  • "Serosurvey of Arboviruses in Free-Ranging Mantled Howler Monkeys (Alouatta palliata) in Costa Rica" (2025) published in the Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Kenneth E. Glander has collaborated frequently with a number of co-authors, including:

  • R. Scott Larsen
  • Anneke Moresco
  • Jacqueline Runestad Connour
  • Ana Meneses
  • Cynthia L. Thompson

Their publications are distributed across several journals with a focus on primate biology and disease, such as:

  • American Journal of Physical Anthropology
  • Journal of Medical Primatology
  • Integrative and Comparative Biology
  • Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Best Publications

  • Captivity humanizes the primate microbiome.

    Jonathan B. Clayton;Pajau Vangay;Hu Huang;Tonya Ward

  • Reproduction and population growth in free-ranging mantled howling monkeys

    Kenneth E. Glander

  • The impact of plant secondary compounds on primate feeding behavior

    Kenneth E. Glander

  • Calibrating single-ended fiber-optic Raman spectra distributed temperature sensing data.

    Mark B. Hausner;Francisco Suárez;Kenneth E. Glander;Nick van de Giesen

  • The howling monkeys, Genus Alouatta

    Melvia K. Neville;KE Glander;Francisco Brata;Anthony B. Rylands

  • Sexual selection and canine dimorphism in New World monkeys.

    R. F. Kay;J. M. Plavcan;K. E. Glander;P. C. Wright

  • Dispersal patterns in Costa Rican mantled howling monkeys

    Kenneth E. Glander

  • Feeding patterns in mantled howling monkeys

    KE Glander

  • Lemur Diversity in Madagascar

    Russell A. Mittermeier;Jörg U. Ganzhorn;William R. Konstant;Kenneth Glander

  • Howling monkey feeding behavior and plant secondary compounds: A study of strategies

    KE Glander

  • Morphometrics and testicle size of rain forest lemur species from southeastern Madagascar

    Kenneth E. Glander;Patricia C. Wright;Patricia C. Wright;Patrick S. Daniels;Adina M. Merenlender

  • Field methods for capture and measurement of three monkey species in Costa Rica.

    Kenneth E. Glander;Linda Marie Fedigan;Laurence Fedigan;Colin Chapman

  • Dust accumulation in the canopy: a potential cause of dental microwear in primates.

    Peter S. Ungar;Mark F. Teaford;Kenneth E. Glander;Robert F. Pastor

  • The gut microbiome of nonhuman primates: Lessons in ecology and evolution.

    Jonathan B. Clayton;Andres Gomez;Katherine Ryan Amato;Dan Knights

  • Parasites of Wild Howlers (Alouatta spp.)

    Michael Stuart;Vickie Pendergast;Susan Rumfelt;Suzanne Pierberg

  • A Coprological Survey of Parasites of Wild Mantled Howling Monkeys, Alouatta palliata palliata

    Michael D. Stuart;Lisa L. Greenspan;Kenneth E. Glander;Margaret R. Clarke

  • Consumption of cyanogenic bamboo by a newly discovered species of bamboo lemur.

    Kenneth E. Glander;Patricia C. Wright;David S. Seigler;Voara Randrianasolo

  • Dental topography and molar wear in Alouatta palliata from Costa Rica.

    John C. Dennis;Peter S. Ungar;Mark F. Teaford;Kenneth E. Glander

  • Relative growth of the limbs and trunk in sifakas: Heterochronic, ecological, and functional considerations

    Matthew J. Ravosa;David M. Meyers;Kenneth E. Glander

  • The foraging strategy of howler monkeys: A study in primate economics

    Kenneth E. Glander

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark F. Teaford
Mark F. Teaford RMIT University
Patricia C. Wright
Patricia C. Wright Stony Brook University
Colin A. Chapman
Colin A. Chapman Vancouver Island University
Timothy J. Johnson
Timothy J. Johnson University of Minnesota
Dan Knights
Dan Knights University of Minnesota
Richard F. Kay
Richard F. Kay Duke University
Linda M. Fedigan
Linda M. Fedigan University of Calgary
Peter S. Ungar
Peter S. Ungar University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Michael P. Murtaugh
Michael P. Murtaugh University of Minnesota
Randall S. Singer
Randall S. Singer University of Minnesota

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