Katherine C Mackinnon
Biographic Data
| ID | 169818 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katherine C Mackinnon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katherine C |
| FAMILY NAME | Mackinnon |
| SIGNATURE | MACKINNON K C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Saint Louis University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9356-3598 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 113 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Protected and other conserved areas: Ensuring the future of forest biodiversity in a changing climate
Biodiversity loss and climate change are two of the greatest environmental challenges of our times and are inextricably interlinked. The most significant drivers of forest and biodiversity loss are habitat loss and fragmentation due to land use changes and overexploitation. These changes will be exacerbated by climate change with increasing land degradation and more conversion of forests to meet increasing demands for agriculture and forest resou…
Impending extinction crisis of the world’s primates: Why primates matter
Impending extinction of the world’s primates due to human activities; immediate global attention is needed to reverse the trend.
Contemporary Biological Anthropology in 2013: Integrative, Connected, and Relevant
2013 was a remarkable year in biological anthropology. From perplexing fossil hominin discoveries to revealing genome analyses, discussions of ethics in the field, and the continuing public dissemination of our work, we grappled with many issues both within and outside the academy. Here I explore some of these major accomplishments across four main themes: (1) new hominin finds and resulting consideration of the complex landscapes across which ou…
Terrestrial Activity in Pitheciins ( C acajao , C hiropotes , and P ithecia )
Neotropical monkeys of the genera C acajao , C hiropotes , and P ithecia ( P itheciidae) are considered to be highly arboreal, spending most of their time feeding and traveling in the upper canopy. Until now, the use of terrestrial substrates has not been analyzed in detail in this group. Here, we review the frequency of terrestrial use among pitheciin taxa to determine the ecological and social conditions that might lead to such behavior. We col…
Centralizing Fieldwork: Critical Perspectives from Primatology, Biological and Social Anthropology
Field primatology of today: Current ethical issues
As members of professional organizations such as American Society of Primatologists (ASP) and the International Primatological Society (IPS), primatologists must adhere to a set of nonhuman primate‐focused principles outlined in resolutions and policy statements on, for example, the ethical treatment of nonhuman primates. Those of us that work in the field must also address issues such as the protection of primate health in the wild and the conse…
Niche Construction through Cooperation: A Nonlinear Dynamics Contribution to Modeling Facets of the Evolutionary History in the GenusHomo
The transition from early members of the genus Homo to Homo erectus/ergaster is marked by subtle morphological shifts but resulted in substantial changes in evolutionary trajectory. Predation pressures on the hominins may have been significant in influencing this transition. These contexts might have stimulated a shift in behavior and modes of engagement with the environment that initiated a complex suite of changes facilitating the emergence of …
Interspecific Interactions Between Cebus capucinus and Other Species: Data from Three Costa Rican Sites
Social Conventions in Wild White-faced Capuchin Monkeys: Evidence for Traditions in a Neotropical Primate
Ten researchers collaborated in a longterm study of social conventions in wild whitefaced capuchin monkeys, involving examination of a 19,000hour combined data set collected on 13 social groups at four study sites in Costa Rica over a 13year period. Five behavior patterns qualified as social traditions, according to the studys criteria: handsniffing, sucking of body parts, and three types of games. Some conventions were independently invented in …
Cross‐site differences in foraging behavior of white‐faced capuchins ( Cebus capucinus )
Researchers have identified a variety of cross‐site differences in the foraging behavior of free‐ranging great apes, most notably among chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes ) and more recently orangutans ( Pongo pygmaeus ), that are not due to obvious genetic or ecological differences. These differences are often referred to as “traditions.” What is not known is whether this high level of interpopulation variation in behavior is limited to hominoids. In…
Social Conventions in Wild White-faced Capuchin Monkeys: Evidence for Traditions in a Neotropical Primate
Ten researchers collaborated in a longterm study of social conventions in wild whitefaced capuchin monkeys, involving examination of a 19,000hour combined data set collected on 13 social groups at four study sites in Costa Rica over a 13year period. Five behavior patterns qualified as social traditions, according to the studys criteria: handsniffing, sucking of body parts, and three types of games. Some conventions were independently invented in …
Cross‐site differences in foraging behavior of white‐faced capuchins ( Cebus capucinus )
Researchers have identified a variety of cross‐site differences in the foraging behavior of free‐ranging great apes, most notably among chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes ) and more recently orangutans ( Pongo pygmaeus ), that are not due to obvious genetic or ecological differences. These differences are often referred to as “traditions.” What is not known is whether this high level of interpopulation variation in behavior is limited to hominoids. In…
Niche Construction through Cooperation: A Nonlinear Dynamics Contribution to Modeling Facets of the Evolutionary History in the GenusHomo
The transition from early members of the genus Homo to Homo erectus/ergaster is marked by subtle morphological shifts but resulted in substantial changes in evolutionary trajectory. Predation pressures on the hominins may have been significant in influencing this transition. These contexts might have stimulated a shift in behavior and modes of engagement with the environment that initiated a complex suite of changes facilitating the emergence of …
Interspecific Interactions Between Cebus capucinus and Other Species: Data from Three Costa Rican Sites
Contemporary Biological Anthropology in 2013: Integrative, Connected, and Relevant
2013 was a remarkable year in biological anthropology. From perplexing fossil hominin discoveries to revealing genome analyses, discussions of ethics in the field, and the continuing public dissemination of our work, we grappled with many issues both within and outside the academy. Here I explore some of these major accomplishments across four main themes: (1) new hominin finds and resulting consideration of the complex landscapes across which ou…
Cross‐site differences in foraging behavior of white‐faced capuchins ( Cebus capucinus )
Researchers have identified a variety of cross‐site differences in the foraging behavior of free‐ranging great apes, most notably among chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes ) and more recently orangutans ( Pongo pygmaeus ), that are not due to obvious genetic or ecological differences. These differences are often referred to as “traditions.” What is not known is whether this high level of interpopulation variation in behavior is limited to hominoids. In…
Interspecific Interactions Between Cebus capucinus and Other Species: Data from Three Costa Rican Sites
Social Conventions in Wild White-faced Capuchin Monkeys: Evidence for Traditions in a Neotropical Primate
Ten researchers collaborated in a longterm study of social conventions in wild whitefaced capuchin monkeys, involving examination of a 19,000hour combined data set collected on 13 social groups at four study sites in Costa Rica over a 13year period. Five behavior patterns qualified as social traditions, according to the studys criteria: handsniffing, sucking of body parts, and three types of games. Some conventions were independently invented in …
Centralizing Fieldwork: Critical Perspectives from Primatology, Biological and Social Anthropology
Field primatology of today: Current ethical issues
As members of professional organizations such as American Society of Primatologists (ASP) and the International Primatological Society (IPS), primatologists must adhere to a set of nonhuman primate‐focused principles outlined in resolutions and policy statements on, for example, the ethical treatment of nonhuman primates. Those of us that work in the field must also address issues such as the protection of primate health in the wild and the conse…
Niche Construction through Cooperation: A Nonlinear Dynamics Contribution to Modeling Facets of the Evolutionary History in the GenusHomo
The transition from early members of the genus Homo to Homo erectus/ergaster is marked by subtle morphological shifts but resulted in substantial changes in evolutionary trajectory. Predation pressures on the hominins may have been significant in influencing this transition. These contexts might have stimulated a shift in behavior and modes of engagement with the environment that initiated a complex suite of changes facilitating the emergence of …
Terrestrial Activity in Pitheciins ( C acajao , C hiropotes , and P ithecia )
Neotropical monkeys of the genera C acajao , C hiropotes , and P ithecia ( P itheciidae) are considered to be highly arboreal, spending most of their time feeding and traveling in the upper canopy. Until now, the use of terrestrial substrates has not been analyzed in detail in this group. Here, we review the frequency of terrestrial use among pitheciin taxa to determine the ecological and social conditions that might lead to such behavior. We col…
Contemporary Biological Anthropology in 2013: Integrative, Connected, and Relevant
2013 was a remarkable year in biological anthropology. From perplexing fossil hominin discoveries to revealing genome analyses, discussions of ethics in the field, and the continuing public dissemination of our work, we grappled with many issues both within and outside the academy. Here I explore some of these major accomplishments across four main themes: (1) new hominin finds and resulting consideration of the complex landscapes across which ou…
Impending extinction crisis of the world’s primates: Why primates matter
Impending extinction of the world’s primates due to human activities; immediate global attention is needed to reverse the trend.
Protected and other conserved areas: Ensuring the future of forest biodiversity in a changing climate
Biodiversity loss and climate change are two of the greatest environmental challenges of our times and are inextricably interlinked. The most significant drivers of forest and biodiversity loss are habitat loss and fragmentation due to land use changes and overexploitation. These changes will be exacerbated by climate change with increasing land degradation and more conversion of forests to meet increasing demands for agriculture and forest resou…
Biology (6 works) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (6 works) · Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (4 works) · Ecology (4 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Animal Behavior and Reproduction (2 works) · Biological anthropology (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works)