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  • 1991 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Louise H. Emmons is a researcher affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on environmental science, with notable contributions spanning various subfields and topics.

Emmons has published in several areas including nature and landscape conservation, small animals, sensory systems, social psychology, and global and planetary change. Their research interests cover veterinary pharmacology and anesthesia, olfactory and sensory function studies, primate behavior and ecology, ecology and vegetation dynamics, forest ecology and management, and ecosystem dynamics and resilience.

Recent publications by Emmons include the 2021 paper titled Field Anesthesia of the Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) in Bolivia, published in the Journal of Wildlife Diseases. Another publication, appearing in 2025 in Ecological Modelling, is Attractor of a neutral individual-based forest model captures spatiotemporal structure characteristics of a mature tropical forest.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Emmons include Ellen Bronson, Sharon L. Deem, Lena C. Patino Westermann, Sixto Angulo Alpire, and Marc Dubois.

Emmons' work has appeared primarily in the following publication venues:

  • Journal of Wildlife Diseases
  • Ecological Modelling

The main fields of study for Emmons' research are:

  • Environmental Science

Subfields of study include:

  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Small Animals
  • Sensory Systems
  • Social Psychology
  • Global and Planetary Change

Main topics covered in their work consist of:

  • Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Ecosystem Dynamics and Resilience

In 1991, Louise H. Emmons was awarded the distinction of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Neotropical Rainforest Mammals: A Field Guide

    Louise Emmons;François. illust Feer

  • The status of the world's land and marine mammals: diversity, threat, and knowledge

    Jan Schipper;Jan Schipper;Janice S. Chanson;Janice S. Chanson;Federica Chiozza;Neil A. Cox;Neil A. Cox

  • Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas

    William F. Laurance;William F. Laurance;D. Carolina Useche;Julio Rendeiro;Margareta Kalka

  • Mammalian diversity in Neotropical lowland rainforests : a preliminary assessment. Bulletin of the AMNH ; no. 230

    Robert S. Voss;Louise. Emmons

  • Fruit characters as a basis of fruit choice and seed dispersal in a tropical forest vertebrate community.

    Annie Gautier-Hion;Jean-Marc Duplantier;René Quris;F. Feer

  • Comparative feeding ecology of felids in a neotropical rainforest

    Louise H. Emmons

  • Geographic variation in densities and diversities of non-flying mammals in Amazonia

    Louise H. Emmons

  • Geographical variation in fertility, phenology, and composition of the understory of neotropical forests

    A.H. Gentry;L.H. Emmons

  • Tropical Forest Structure and the Distribution of Gliding and Prehensile-Tailed Vertebrates

    L. H. Emmons;A. H. Gentry

  • Ecology and Resource Partitioning among Nine Species of African Rain Forest Squirrels

    Louise H. Emmons

  • A field study of ocelots (Felis pardalis) in Peru

    Louise. H. Emmons

  • Social organization of some trinidad bats I. Emballonuridae.

    Jack W. Bradbury;Louise H. Emmons

  • Annotated checklist of bird and mammal species of Cocha Cashu Biological Station, Manu National Park, Peru /

    John W. Terborgh;John W. Fitzpatrick;Louise Emmons

  • Non-Flying Mammals as Pollinating Agents in the Amazonian Forest

    Charles H. Janson;John Terborgh;Louise H. Emmons

  • Rodent Dispersal of Vesicular‐Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Amazonian Peru

    David P. Janos;Catherine T. Sahley;Louise H. Emmons

  • A comparison of the diets of three major groups of primary consumers of Gabon (primates, squirrels and ruminants).

    A. Gautier-Hion;L. H. Emmons;G. Dubost

  • Tupai: A Field Study of Bornean Treeshrews

    Louise H. Emmons

  • Elemental Composition of a Natural Mineral Lick in Amazonia

    Louise H. Emmons;Nellie M. Stark

  • Community structure of the frugivours‐folivorous forest mammals of Gabon

    Louise H. Emmons;Annie Gautier‐Hion;Gerard Dubost

  • Mitogenomic Phylogeny, Diversification, and Biogeography of South American Spiny Rats.

    Pierre Henri Fabre;Pierre Henri Fabre;Nathan S. Upham;Nathan S. Upham;Louise H. Emmons;Fabienne Justy

  • Historical and current range of the Near Threatened maned wolf Chrysocyon brachyurus in South America

    Diego Queirolo;José Roberto Moreira;Lucía Soler;Louise H. Emmons

  • Jaguar predation on chelonians

    Louise H. Emmons

Frequent Co-Authors

Kyle E. Harms
Kyle E. Harms Louisiana State University
Sharon L. Deem
Sharon L. Deem University of Missouri–St. Louis
John Terborgh
John Terborgh Duke University
Thomas M. Brooks
Thomas M. Brooks International Union for Conservation of Nature
James L. Patton
James L. Patton University of Illinois at Chicago
Kit M. Kovacs
Kit M. Kovacs Norwegian Polar Institute
Michael R. Hoffmann
Michael R. Hoffmann California Institute of Technology
Jesús E. Maldonado
Jesús E. Maldonado Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Elisabeth K. V. Kalko
Elisabeth K. V. Kalko University of Ulm
Thomas E. Lacher
Thomas E. Lacher Texas A&M University

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