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Thomas T. Struhsaker

Thomas T. Struhsaker

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
48
Citations
11512
World Ranking
4165
National Ranking
1449

Overview

Thomas T. Struhsaker is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research spans multiple topics within ecology, primate behavior, and conservation biology. Their recent publications illustrate a focus on primate populations, animal behavior, and ecological dynamics.

Notable recent papers include:

  • "To conserve African tropical forests, invest in the protection of its most endangered group of monkeys, red colobus" (2024, Conservation Letters)
  • "Primate population dynamics in Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda, over nearly five decades" (2023, Primates)
  • "The life of a naturalist" (2022, Primates)
  • "Growth Rates in the Giant Rosette Plants Dendrosenecio adnivalis and Lobelia wollastonii on the Ruwenzori Mountains, Uganda" (2021, Journal of East African Natural History)
  • "Paul James Struhsaker (1935-2018)" (2021, Ichthyology & Herpetology)

The scholar collaborates frequently with other researchers in their field. Their most common co-authors include:

  • Colin A. Chapman
  • Samuel Angedakin
  • Thomas M. Butynski
  • Jan F. Gogarten
  • John C. Mitani

Their work has been published mainly in the following venues:

  • Primates
  • Conservation Letters
  • Journal of East African Natural History
  • Ichthyology & Herpetology
  • Research Data Repository, Duke University

Thomas T. Struhsaker's research covers several subfields of study, including:

  • Social Psychology
  • Ecology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Developmental Biology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation

Key topics within their research include:

  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

The focus on primate behavior and ecology is reflected in multiple publications, addressing population dynamics, communication behavior, and conservation concerns. Work on the growth rates of mountain plants also expands the scope of their ecological research to include vegetation dynamics in specific African ecosystems.

Best Publications

  • Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas

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

  • The Red Colobus Monkey

    Thomas T. Struhsaker

  • Assessment of the Diversity of African Primates

    Peter Grubb;Thomas M. Butynski;John F. Oates;Simon K. Bearder

  • Conserving Africa’s rain forests: problems in protected areas and possible solutions

    Thomas T. Struhsaker;Paul J. Struhsaker;Kirstin S. Siex

  • Phenolic Content of Vegetation in Two African Rain Forests: Ecological Implications

    Doyle McKey;Peter G. Waterman;C. N. Mbi;J. Stephen Gartlan

  • A long-term evaluation of fruiting phenology: importance of climate change

    Colin A. Chapman;Lauren J. Chapman;Thomas T. Struhsaker;Amy E. Zanne

  • Socioecology of Five Sympatric Monkey Species in the Kibale Forest, Uganda

    Thomas T. Struhsaker;Lysa Leland

  • Long-Term Effects of Logging on African Primate Communities: a 28-Year Comparison From Kibale National Park, Uganda

    Colin A. Chapman;Colin A. Chapman;Sophia R. Balcomb;Thomas R. Gillespie;Joseph P. Skorupa

  • Correlates of ecology and social organization among African cercopithecines.

    T.T. Struhsaker

  • Ecology of Vervet Monkeys (Cercopithecus Aethiops) in The Masai-Amboseli Game Reserve, Kenya

    Thomas T. Struhsaker

  • Social structure among vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops).

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  • Polyspecific associations and niche separation of rain‐forest anthropoids in Cameroon, West Africa

    J. Stephen Gartlan;Thomas T. Struhsaker

  • A comparative study of the phytochemistry of two African Rain Forests

    J.Stephen Gartlan;Doyle B. McKey;Peter G. Waterman;Thomas T. Struhsaker

  • Extinction of a West African Red Colobus Monkey

    John F. Oates;Michael Abedi-Lartey;W. Scott McGraw;Thomas T. Struhsaker

  • Colobus monkeys and coconuts: a study of perceived human–wildlife conflicts

    Kirstin S. Siex;Thomas T. Struhsaker

  • Polyspecific Associations among Tropical Rain‐forest Primates

    Thomas T. Struhsaker

  • Palm-Nut Smashing by Cebus a. apella in Colombia

    Thomas T. Struhsaker;Lysa Leland

  • Elephants, selective logging and forest regeneration in the Kibale Forest, Uganda

    Thomas T. Struhsaker;Jeremiah S. Lwanga;John M. Kasenene

  • Prey selectivity by crowned hawk-eagles on monkeys in the Kibale Forest, Uganda

    Thomas T. Struhsaker;Meave Leakey

  • Understanding long‐term primate community dynamics: implications of forest change

    Colin A. Chapman;Thomas T. Struhsaker;Joseph P. Skorupa;Tamaini V. Snaith

  • Infanticide in a patrilineal society of red colobus monkeys

    Thomas T. Struhsaker;Lysa Leland

Frequent Co-Authors

Colin A. Chapman
Colin A. Chapman Vancouver Island University
Peter G. Waterman
Peter G. Waterman Southern Cross University
Doyle McKey
Doyle McKey University of Montpellier
Francesco Rovero
Francesco Rovero University of Florence
Kenneth E. Glander
Kenneth E. Glander Duke University
Lauren J. Chapman
Lauren J. Chapman University of Florida
Peter M. Waser
Peter M. Waser Purdue University West Lafayette
Andrew R. Marshall
Andrew R. Marshall University of the Sunshine Coast
Jessica M. Rothman
Jessica M. Rothman City University of New York
Joanna E. Lambert
Joanna E. Lambert University of Colorado Boulder

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