Katharine Milton
Biographic Data
| ID | 3617865 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katharine Milton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katharine |
| FAMILY NAME | Milton |
| SIGNATURE | MILTON K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Berkeley |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 29 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 420 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 29 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 9 |
Genetic, spatial, and social relationships among adults in a group of howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata) from Barro Colorado Island, Panama
Adverse Effects of Ball-Chain Radio-Collars on Female Mantled Howlers (Alouatta palliata) in Panama
Differential effects of unusual climatic stress on capuchin ( C ebus capucinus ) and howler monkey ( A louatta palliata ) populations on Barro Colorado Island, Panama
Though the harmful effects anthropogenic disturbances pose to wild primates are well appreciated, comparatively little is known about the effects of natural disturbances. From December 2010 to January 2011, different mortality patterns were observed for two primate species, capuchins and howler monkeys, on Barro Colorado Island (BCI), Panama. Unusually high rainfall in 2010 was associated with census and cadaver data indicating the rapid loss of …
The Roles of Phytoestrogens in Primate Ecology and Evolution
Physiological and Behavioral Effects of Capture Darting on Red Colobus Monkeys (Procolobus rufomitratus) with a Comparison to Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Predation
Estrogenic plant foods of red colobus monkeys and mountain gorillas in uganda
Phytoestrogens, or naturally occurring estrogen‐mimicking compounds, are found in many human plant foods, such as soybeans ( Glycine max ) and other legumes. Because the consumption of phytoestrogens may result in both health benefits of protecting against estrogen‐dependent cancers and reproductive costs of disrupting the developing endocrine system, considerable biomedical research has been focused on the physiological and behavioral effects of…
Intersexual Conflict and Group Size in Alouatta palliata: A 23-year Evaluation
Intragroup Social Relationships of Male Alouatta palliata on Barro Colorado Island, Republic of Panama
Craniometric variation in a population of mantled howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata): Evidence of size selection in females and growth in dentally mature males
A large body of work on monkey cranial metrics (involving conclusions about interspecific variation, sexual dimorphism, and ontogeny) depends on the assumptions that growth effectively ceases with dental maturity and that intraspecific variation is negligible. We test these assumptions by examining variation in 39 measurements of 166 dentally mature Alouatta palliata skulls from animals found dead on Barro Colorado Island (BCI), Panama. We also i…
A hypothesis to explain the role of meat-eating in human evolution
A hypothesis to explain the role of meat‐eating in human evolution
Skeletal Pathologies in a Population of Alouatta palliata: Behavioral, Ecological, and Evolutionary Implications
Physiological Ecology of Howlers (Alouatta): Energetic and Digestive Considerations and Comparison with the Colobinae
Features of meat digestion by captive chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes )
The pronounced carnivory of many human populations contrasts sharply with feeding habits of other Hominoidea. Of extant great apes, only chimpanzees ( Pan spp.) actively seek out vertebrate prey, but meat is only a minor portion of their diet. Some accounts suggest that wild chimpanzees digest prey inefficiently. To investigate the capacity of chimpanzees to digest meat, feeding trials were carried out on three captive chimpanzees ( Pan troglodyt…
Ecological foundations for subsistence strategies among the Mbuti Pygmies
Multimale mating and absence of canine tooth dimorphism in woolly spider monkeys ( Brachyteles arachnoides )
The relatively low degree of canine tooth dimorphism in Australopithecus afarensis has been used as “primary evidence” to support the concept of a mating system of monogamous pair‐bonding and male provisioning. A recent field study of woolly spider monkeys shows that these large primates, which lack canine tooth (and body size) dimorphism, are characterized by apolygynous mating system. Male parental care of infants is absent in this species. The…
Optimal Diet Theory: Should the !Kung Eat Mongongos
The Role of Food-Processing Factors in Primate Food Choice
Evidence for insectivory in two primate species ( Callicebus torquatus lugens and Lagothrix lagothricha lagothricha ) from northwestern Amazonia
Insects were recovered and identified from stomach contents of two Callicebus torquatus lugens and one Lagothrix lagothricha lagothricha collected in a remote area of northwestern Amazonia. Both C. torquatus lugens showed little insect matter in stomach contents. Conversely, a minimum of 133 individual insects were recovered from stomach contents of the L. lagothricha lagothricha . These included various larger, rapid forms (Cicadellidae) unlikel…
Habitat, diet, and activity patterns of free-ranging woolly spider monkeys (Brachyteles arachnoides E. Geoffroy 1806)
Hominid Dietary Selection Before Fire [and Comments and Reply]
Control of fire was apparently acquired rather late in the course of hominid evolution. It is therefore necessary, in the study of dietary selection by early hominids, to consider the range of plants that would have proven inedible without cooking. Some plants contain toxins or digestibility-reducing compounds, and some plant constituents are indigestible. Cooking mitigates the impact of toxins and renders complex carbohydrates more digestible. P…
Protein and Carbohydrate Resources of the Maku Indians of Northwestern Amazonia
The Maku are a linguistically distinct indigenous population of hunter-gatherers living deep within the tropical forest of northwestern Amazonia. Their geographical range greatly overlaps that of another indigenous population, the Tukanoans, riparian fisher -gardeners. In ecological terms, the two populations can be viewed as occupying different niches within their equatorial forest biome. A quantitative examination of the Maku diet indicates tha…
Morphometric features as tribal predictors in North-Western Amazonia
Multivariate analyses of variance were carried out on stature and weight of 50 adults (25 males, 25 females) from each of two linguistically distinct groups, Maku and Tukanoan, living sympatrically in north-western Amazonia. Results showed significant intertribal differences, with Maku (sylvan hunter-gatherers) being both shorter and lighter than their Tukanoan (riparian fisher-gardeners) conspecifics. Classification with a linear discrimination …
Estimates of reproductive parameters for free-rangingAteles geoffroyi
Food Choice and Digestive Strategies of Two Sympatric Primate Species
Critical determinants of dietary choice in animals may be internal rather than external and hence not readily detected by field observation. Digestive strategies of two sympatric primate species, howler monkeys (Aloutta palliata) and spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi), both primary consumers, were investigated by carrying out feeding trials to determine food passage rates and by examining selected aspects of gut morphology. On the average, a given…
The lorisiform wrist joint and the evolution of “brachiating” adaptations in the hominoidea
In lorisines ( Loris, Nycticebus, Perodicticus, Arctocebus ), the tip of the ulna is reduced to the dimensions of a styloid process, a new and more proximal ulnar head is developed, and the pisiform is displaced distally away from its primitive contact with the ulna. In some Nycticebus , intra‐articular tissues separate the ulna from the triquetrum. These traits are not seen in other quadrupedal primates, but they are characteristic of extant hom…
Hominid Dietary Selection Before Fire [and Comments and Reply]
Control of fire was apparently acquired rather late in the course of hominid evolution. It is therefore necessary, in the study of dietary selection by early hominids, to consider the range of plants that would have proven inedible without cooking. Some plants contain toxins or digestibility-reducing compounds, and some plant constituents are indigestible. Cooking mitigates the impact of toxins and renders complex carbohydrates more digestible. P…
Distribution Patterns of Tropical Plant Foods as an Evolutionary Stimulus to Primate Mental Development
Primates are noted for their mental abilities but the selective basis for such traits has remained obscure. It is hypothesized that the element of predictability associated with the spatial and temporal distribution patterns of plant foods in tropical forests has served to stimulate mental development in primates taking much of their food from the first trophic level. Primates able to remember the locations and phenological patterns of a wide var…
Protein and Carbohydrate Resources of the Maku Indians of Northwestern Amazonia
The Maku are a linguistically distinct indigenous population of hunter-gatherers living deep within the tropical forest of northwestern Amazonia. Their geographical range greatly overlaps that of another indigenous population, the Tukanoans, riparian fisher -gardeners. In ecological terms, the two populations can be viewed as occupying different niches within their equatorial forest biome. A quantitative examination of the Maku diet indicates tha…
Physiological Ecology of Howlers (Alouatta): Energetic and Digestive Considerations and Comparison with the Colobinae
Habitat, diet, and activity patterns of free-ranging woolly spider monkeys (Brachyteles arachnoides E. Geoffroy 1806)
Multimale mating and absence of canine tooth dimorphism in woolly spider monkeys ( Brachyteles arachnoides )
The relatively low degree of canine tooth dimorphism in Australopithecus afarensis has been used as “primary evidence” to support the concept of a mating system of monogamous pair‐bonding and male provisioning. A recent field study of woolly spider monkeys shows that these large primates, which lack canine tooth (and body size) dimorphism, are characterized by apolygynous mating system. Male parental care of infants is absent in this species. The…
Skeletal Pathologies in a Population of Alouatta palliata: Behavioral, Ecological, and Evolutionary Implications
Intragroup Social Relationships of Male Alouatta palliata on Barro Colorado Island, Republic of Panama
Optimal Diet Theory: Should the !Kung Eat Mongongos
Morphometric features as tribal predictors in North-Western Amazonia
Multivariate analyses of variance were carried out on stature and weight of 50 adults (25 males, 25 females) from each of two linguistically distinct groups, Maku and Tukanoan, living sympatrically in north-western Amazonia. Results showed significant intertribal differences, with Maku (sylvan hunter-gatherers) being both shorter and lighter than their Tukanoan (riparian fisher-gardeners) conspecifics. Classification with a linear discrimination …
Physiological and Behavioral Effects of Capture Darting on Red Colobus Monkeys (Procolobus rufomitratus) with a Comparison to Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Predation
Intersexual Conflict and Group Size in Alouatta palliata: A 23-year Evaluation
Estrogenic plant foods of red colobus monkeys and mountain gorillas in uganda
Phytoestrogens, or naturally occurring estrogen‐mimicking compounds, are found in many human plant foods, such as soybeans ( Glycine max ) and other legumes. Because the consumption of phytoestrogens may result in both health benefits of protecting against estrogen‐dependent cancers and reproductive costs of disrupting the developing endocrine system, considerable biomedical research has been focused on the physiological and behavioral effects of…
The Roles of Phytoestrogens in Primate Ecology and Evolution
Adverse Effects of Ball-Chain Radio-Collars on Female Mantled Howlers (Alouatta palliata) in Panama
Body weight, diet and home range area in primates
A brief survey of the primates of Coiba Island, Panama
The lorisiform wrist joint and the evolution of “brachiating” adaptations in the hominoidea
In lorisines ( Loris, Nycticebus, Perodicticus, Arctocebus ), the tip of the ulna is reduced to the dimensions of a styloid process, a new and more proximal ulnar head is developed, and the pisiform is displaced distally away from its primitive contact with the ulna. In some Nycticebus , intra‐articular tissues separate the ulna from the triquetrum. These traits are not seen in other quadrupedal primates, but they are characteristic of extant hom…
Estimates of reproductive parameters for free-rangingAteles geoffroyi
Food Choice and Digestive Strategies of Two Sympatric Primate Species
Critical determinants of dietary choice in animals may be internal rather than external and hence not readily detected by field observation. Digestive strategies of two sympatric primate species, howler monkeys (Aloutta palliata) and spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi), both primary consumers, were investigated by carrying out feeding trials to determine food passage rates and by examining selected aspects of gut morphology. On the average, a given…
Distribution Patterns of Tropical Plant Foods as an Evolutionary Stimulus to Primate Mental Development
Primates are noted for their mental abilities but the selective basis for such traits has remained obscure. It is hypothesized that the element of predictability associated with the spatial and temporal distribution patterns of plant foods in tropical forests has served to stimulate mental development in primates taking much of their food from the first trophic level. Primates able to remember the locations and phenological patterns of a wide var…
Morphometric features as tribal predictors in North-Western Amazonia
Multivariate analyses of variance were carried out on stature and weight of 50 adults (25 males, 25 females) from each of two linguistically distinct groups, Maku and Tukanoan, living sympatrically in north-western Amazonia. Results showed significant intertribal differences, with Maku (sylvan hunter-gatherers) being both shorter and lighter than their Tukanoan (riparian fisher-gardeners) conspecifics. Classification with a linear discrimination …
The Role of Food-Processing Factors in Primate Food Choice
Evidence for insectivory in two primate species ( Callicebus torquatus lugens and Lagothrix lagothricha lagothricha ) from northwestern Amazonia
Insects were recovered and identified from stomach contents of two Callicebus torquatus lugens and one Lagothrix lagothricha lagothricha collected in a remote area of northwestern Amazonia. Both C. torquatus lugens showed little insect matter in stomach contents. Conversely, a minimum of 133 individual insects were recovered from stomach contents of the L. lagothricha lagothricha . These included various larger, rapid forms (Cicadellidae) unlikel…
Habitat, diet, and activity patterns of free-ranging woolly spider monkeys (Brachyteles arachnoides E. Geoffroy 1806)
Hominid Dietary Selection Before Fire [and Comments and Reply]
Control of fire was apparently acquired rather late in the course of hominid evolution. It is therefore necessary, in the study of dietary selection by early hominids, to consider the range of plants that would have proven inedible without cooking. Some plants contain toxins or digestibility-reducing compounds, and some plant constituents are indigestible. Cooking mitigates the impact of toxins and renders complex carbohydrates more digestible. P…
Protein and Carbohydrate Resources of the Maku Indians of Northwestern Amazonia
The Maku are a linguistically distinct indigenous population of hunter-gatherers living deep within the tropical forest of northwestern Amazonia. Their geographical range greatly overlaps that of another indigenous population, the Tukanoans, riparian fisher -gardeners. In ecological terms, the two populations can be viewed as occupying different niches within their equatorial forest biome. A quantitative examination of the Maku diet indicates tha…
Ecological foundations for subsistence strategies among the Mbuti Pygmies
Multimale mating and absence of canine tooth dimorphism in woolly spider monkeys ( Brachyteles arachnoides )
The relatively low degree of canine tooth dimorphism in Australopithecus afarensis has been used as “primary evidence” to support the concept of a mating system of monogamous pair‐bonding and male provisioning. A recent field study of woolly spider monkeys shows that these large primates, which lack canine tooth (and body size) dimorphism, are characterized by apolygynous mating system. Male parental care of infants is absent in this species. The…
Optimal Diet Theory: Should the !Kung Eat Mongongos
Features of meat digestion by captive chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes )
The pronounced carnivory of many human populations contrasts sharply with feeding habits of other Hominoidea. Of extant great apes, only chimpanzees ( Pan spp.) actively seek out vertebrate prey, but meat is only a minor portion of their diet. Some accounts suggest that wild chimpanzees digest prey inefficiently. To investigate the capacity of chimpanzees to digest meat, feeding trials were carried out on three captive chimpanzees ( Pan troglodyt…
Skeletal Pathologies in a Population of Alouatta palliata: Behavioral, Ecological, and Evolutionary Implications
Physiological Ecology of Howlers (Alouatta): Energetic and Digestive Considerations and Comparison with the Colobinae
A hypothesis to explain the role of meat-eating in human evolution
A hypothesis to explain the role of meat‐eating in human evolution
Craniometric variation in a population of mantled howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata): Evidence of size selection in females and growth in dentally mature males
A large body of work on monkey cranial metrics (involving conclusions about interspecific variation, sexual dimorphism, and ontogeny) depends on the assumptions that growth effectively ceases with dental maturity and that intraspecific variation is negligible. We test these assumptions by examining variation in 39 measurements of 166 dentally mature Alouatta palliata skulls from animals found dead on Barro Colorado Island (BCI), Panama. We also i…
Intragroup Social Relationships of Male Alouatta palliata on Barro Colorado Island, Republic of Panama
Intersexual Conflict and Group Size in Alouatta palliata: A 23-year Evaluation
Estrogenic plant foods of red colobus monkeys and mountain gorillas in uganda
Phytoestrogens, or naturally occurring estrogen‐mimicking compounds, are found in many human plant foods, such as soybeans ( Glycine max ) and other legumes. Because the consumption of phytoestrogens may result in both health benefits of protecting against estrogen‐dependent cancers and reproductive costs of disrupting the developing endocrine system, considerable biomedical research has been focused on the physiological and behavioral effects of…
The Roles of Phytoestrogens in Primate Ecology and Evolution
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