Field research: Mbeli Bai, Salonga National Park, Taï National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Khao Yai National Park, Goualougo Triangle, Bai Hokou, Loango National Park.

The Comparative Approach. With increasing information on DNA sequences, it is possible to generate evolutionary trees for a diverse array of organisms.

Modeling in the Department of Primatology. We use quantitative modeling to investigate issues that fall into four broad areas of in primate ecology and evolution: disease, socioecology, evolutionary genetics, and biomonitoring.

Ethical Guidelines

The majority of our research activities are conducted in the field observing wild primate populations in their natural environment, mainly African great apes. Research activities inevitably add an artificial component to the lives of the animals under study and may have consequences that are not always easy to predict. We thus acknowledge that our research presence has an impact on wild populations and the following measures are undertaken to minimize our impact on the well being of the animals we work with.