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PATRICIA CHAPPLE WRIGHT, Ph.D.
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Southeast Madagascar"- Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation 2004-2005 "A Lemur Inventory of Rˇserve Spˇciale de Kalambatritra, Madagascar"-Primate Action Fund/Conservation International 2004-2005 "A Lemur Inventory of Parc National de Midongy and Reserve Special de Kalambatritra, Southeastern Madagascar: Research for the Conservation of the Largest Lepilemur"- Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation 2003-2006 "Drug Discovery and Biodiversity Conservation in Madagascar"-ICBG, National Institutes of Health (NIH), International Cooperative Biodiversity Group (ICBG) planning grant (with Iwao Ojima) 2003 "Future for Children and Lemurs in Madagascar"-Nando Peretti Foundation, Italy 2003-2005 "Development of a Proposed World Heritage Cluster in Southeastern Madagascar Moist Forests: Phase II" (with ANGAP and MICET, Madagascar)-United Nations Foundation/UNESCO World Heritage 2002-2006 "Integrating Dynamics of Human Resource Use and their Effects on Rainforest in Madagascar"-David and Lucille Packard Foundation Interdisciplinary Science Program 2002-2007 Graduate Student research and training in Madagascar-Research Foundation, SUNY, Stony Brook 2003-2004 "Tooth wear and aging in wild populations of lemurs." Leakey Foundation (with Laurie Godfrey) 2001-2004 "New Laboratory at Ranomafana National Park Research Station, Madagascar"-National Science Foundation. 2001-2002 "A Future for Lemurs"-Nando Peretti Foundation 2001-2002 "The Effects of Old Age on the Behavior of Sikafas in Madagascar Rain Forests"-Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research . 2000 "Technical Cooperation to ANGAP (Madagascar) to Develop a New World Heritage Area in Southeastern Madagascar"-United Nations Foundation/UNESCO World Heritage 1999-2002 "Improvement in the Ranomafana National Park Research Station, Madagascar,"-National Science Foundation, FSML 1999-2002 "Improvement in the Ranomafana National Park Research Station, Madagascar"-University of Helsinki, Finland 1997-1998 "Transition to PE II for Ranomafana National Park" USAID grant 1996-1998 "FSML-institutional planning grant to upgrade laboratory facilities at a tropical rain forest research station"-NSF 1993-1997 "Ranomafana National Park Project Phase II"-USAID 1993-1998 "Ranomafana National Park Project: Environmental and Natural Resource Management of Biodiversity in Madagascar"-USAID UDLP 1992-1998 "Ranomafana National Park Project: Sustainable Use of the Malagasy Rain Forest, Village Health Team, Conservation Education and Ecological Monitoring Program"-Liz Claiborne/Art Ortenberg Foundation 1993 "Ecological Monitoring Research Infrastructure Grant" - Douroucouli Foundation 1991 "Biodiversity Survey of Mount Maharira in Ranomafana National Park"- Douroucouli Foundation 1990-1993 "Ranomafana National Park: Integrating Rainforest Conservation with Sustainable Development in Madagascar Phase I " - USAID 1990-1993 "RNPP in Madagascar: Researching Biodiversity in the Rain Forest and Training Malagasy Conservation Biologists" - John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation 1989 "Continuation of Establishment of Ranomafana National Park", Madagascar - World Wildlife Fund 1989 "Man and the Malagasy Rain Forest" - Man and the Biosphere, US State Department
2006 "Genetic Variability and Community Structure of the black and white ruffed-lemur (Varecia variegata) in Ranomafana National Park, Southeastern Madagascar"-Primate Conservation International (Andrea Baden) 2006 "Olfactory Communication, Kin Selection, and the MHC in Wild and Captive Sifakas"-National Science Foundation (Toni Lyn Morelli) 2005-2006 "Possible new species of mouse lemur (genus: Microcebus) in the corridor, Southeastern Madagascar"- Conservation, International (Anja Deppe) 2005-2006 "Olfactory Communication, Kin Selection, by Lemurs in Southeastern Madagascar"-National Science Foundation (Toni Lyn Morelli) 2005-2006 "Examining Viability by Estimating MHC Variability in Milne-Edwards Sifaka Populations, Ramomafana National Park, Madagascar"-Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation (Toni Lyn Morelli) 2005-2006 "Building Corridors and Conserving Forest at Tsinjoarivo Eastern Central Madagascar: A Reforestation Initiative to Link Forest Fragments and Monitor Lemur Population"- Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation (Mitch Irwin) 2005 "Intergroup Aggression and Long Distance Communication in Simakobu Monkeys (Simias concolor) in Siberut Island, Indonesia"-Conservation International (Wendy Erb) 2005 "Intergroup Aggression and Long Distance Communication in Simakobu Monkeys (Simias concolor) in Siberut Island, Indonesia"-Primate Conservation International (Wendy Erb) 2005 "Population Density and Community Structure of the Black and White Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata) at Manegevo, Madagascar"-Conservation International (Andrea Baden) 2005 "Population Density and Community Structure of the Black and White Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata) at Manegevo, Madagascar"-Primate Conservation International (Andrea Baden) 2004-2005 "Lemur Populations at Tsinjoarivo, Eastern Central Madagascar: Extended Regional Distribution Surveys and Population Monitoring of "Sadabe", a Newly-Discovered Sifaka"- Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation (Mitch Irwin) 2004-2005 "Survey of Proposed and New (Lepilemur) Species in Ranomafana National Park, Southeastern Madagascar"-Primate Conservation International (Andrea Baden) 2004-2005 "Assessment of Species Diversity in Cheirogaleus and Microcebus in Ranomafana National Park and the Adjacent Corridor, Southeastern Madagascar"- Primate Conservation International (Anja Deppe) 2004 "Assessment of Species Diversity in Cheirogaleus and Microcebus in Ranomafana National Park and the Adjacent Corridor, Southeastern Madagascar"- Conservation International (Anja Deppe) 2003-2004 "A Conservation Genetics Study of Wild Lemurs in and Around Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar"-Conservation International (Toni Lyn Morelli) 2003-2004 Population Dynamics of the Critically Endangered Perrieri's Sifaka (Propithecus diadema perrieri) in the Analamera Special Reserve, Northeastern Madagascar"-Margot Marsh Foundation (Matthew Banks). 2003-2004 "Ecological and Anthropogenesis Effects if Forest Fragments on Lemur Communities of Tsinjoarivo, Eastern Central Madagascar" -Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation (Mitch Irwin) 2003-2004 "Is Habitat disturbance and its effects on behavior on lemurs."-NSF dissertation improvement grant (Summer Arrigo-Nelson). 2003 "Survey for new species of mouse lemur in Ranomafana."-Primate Conservation, Inc. (Anja Deppe). 2003 "Assessment of Species Diversity of Mouse Lemurs (Genus: Microcebus) in the Rainforests of Southern Madagascar"- Conservation International (Anja Deppe) 2003 "Olfactory Communication in an Endangered Primate; Exploring an Invisible World"-American Association for the Advancement of Science (Toni Lyn Morelli) 2002-2005 "Genetics of critically endangered species of primates in southeastern Madagascar."-NSF Pre-doctoral Fellowship (Toni Lyn Morelli) 2002-2005 "Genetics of critically endangered species of primates in southeastern Madagascar."-Primate Conservation Inc and UNF/UNESCO grant (Toni Lyn Morelli). 2002-2004 "Is Habitat disturbance and its effects on behavior on lemurs."-Saint Louis Zoo (Summer Arrigo-Nelson) 2002-2003 "The effect of selective logging on lemur behavior in Ranomafana National Park" - Fulbright Foundation (Summer Arrigo-Nelson) 2002-2003 "Is Habitat disturbance and its effects on behavior on lemurs."-Saint Louis Zoo (Summer Arrigo-Nelson) 2002-2003 The Behavior and Ecology of the Greater Bamboo Lemur (Hapalemur griseus) within the peripheral zone of Ranomafana National Park: Measuring the Effects of Anthropogenic Disturbances)-Primate Conservation International (Summer Arrigo-Nelson) 2002 "Patterns of paternal care in siamangs of Indonesia."-Wenner-Gren Foundation (Louise Martin) 2002 "The Use of MHC in Kin Recognition by the Milne-Edwards Sifiaka (Propithecus diadema edwardsi)"-Primate Conservation International (Toni Lyn Morelli) 2002 "Is habitat disturbance a cause of demographic collapse for the Milne-Edwards' sifaka?" - Primate Conservation, Inc. (Summer Arrigo-Nelson) 2002 "Predator-prey interactions in Madagascar rain forest."-National Geographic Society (Sarah Karpanty). 2001-2005 "Evolution of the Reproductive System in Strepsirrhine Primates"- NSF Dissertation Improvement Grant (Kate Clark-Schmidt) 2001-2002 "Metapopulation Modeling of a Lemur Community in the Fragmented Forest of Tsinjoarivo, Eastern Central Madagascar"- Margot Marsh Foundation (Mitchell Irwin) 2001-2002 "Biodiversity Studies at Manombo Forest, Madagascar"-Wildlife Trust (Jonah Ratsimbazafy) 2001-2002 "Effects of Forest Disturbance and Fragmentation on the Group Composition"- Wenner-Gren (Jonah Ratsimbazafy) 2001-2002 "Identification of Enteric Parasites of Propithecus diadema edwardsi and Determining the Effects of Ecotourism and Increased Human Parasite on Lemur Loads"- Margot Marsh Foundation (Kristina Hogg) 2001-2002 "Survey for Geographic Range for Milne-Edwards Sifaka"- Margot Marsh Foundation (Amy Lu and Emily Weber) 2001-2002 "Reproductive Ecology of Long-tailed Macaques in Gunung Palung National Park- Leakey Foundation (Kate Clark-Schmidt) 2001 "Metapopulation Modeling of a Lemur Community in the Fragmented Forest of Tsinjoarivo, Eastern Central Madagascar"- Margot Marsh Foundation (Mitchell Irwin) 2001 "Ecological and Anthropogenesis Effects if Forest Fragments on Lemur Communities of Tsinjoarivo, Eastern Central Madagascar" -Primate Conservation International (Mitch Irwin) 2001 "The behavior and ecology of the greater bamboo lemur" - Margot Marsh Foundation/ Primate Action Fund (Summer Arrigo-Nelson) 2001 "Survey for Geographic Range for Milne-Edwards Sifaka"-Primate Conservation International (Amy Lu and Emily Weber) 2000-2001 "Effects of Forest Disturbance and Fragmentation on the Group Composition"- Wenner-Gren (Jonah Ratsimbazafy) 2000-2001 "A Comparative Study of Three Sympatric Bamboo Lemurs (Hapalemur sp.) in Ranomafana National Park"- Douroucouli Foundation (Chia Tan) 2000-2001 "Frugivory and Seed Dispersal by Woolly Monkey: Its Effects in Forest Regeneration, Tinigua Park, Colombia"- Primate Conservation International (Pablo Stevenson) 2000-2001 "Frugivory and Seed Dispersal by Woolly Monkey: Its Effects in Forest Regeneration, Tinigua Park, Colombia"- Conservation International (Pablo Stevenson) 2000 "Distribution and Behavioral Ecology of the Silky Sifaka (Propithecus diadema candidus) in the Marojejy Special Reserve, Madagascar"- Primate Conservation International (Shawn Lehman and Mireya Mayor) 2000 "Effects of Fragmentation on Social Behavior and Feeding Ecology of Black and White Ruffed Lemurs"- Wildlife Preservation Trust (Jonah Ratsimbazafy) 1999-2000 "Survey of Two Critically Endangered Bamboo Lemur Species in Southeastern Madagascar"- Conservation International (Chia Tan) 1999-2000 "Responses of Black and White Ruffed Lemurs to Habitat Disturbance"- Rockefeller Foundation (Jonah Ratsimbazafy) 1999-2000 "Responses of Black and White Ruffed Lemurs to Habitat Disturbance"- Primate Conservation International (Jonah Ratsimbazafy) 1999 "A Survey of Lemur Communications in Corridor Forests Between Ranomafana"- Conservation International (Mitch Irwin and Tanya Smith) 1999 "A Survey of Lemur Communications in Corridor Forests Between Ranomafana"- Primate Conservation International (Mitch Irwin and Tanya Smith) 1999 "Distribution and Behavioral Ecology of the Silky Sifaka (Propithecus diadema candidus) in the Marojejy Special Reserve, Madagascar"- Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation (Shawn Lehman and Mireya Mayor) 1999 "Distribution and Behavioral Ecology of the Silky Sifaka (Propithecus diadema candidus) in the Marojejy Special Reserve, Madagascar"- Saint Louis Zoological Park (Shawn Lehman and Mireya Mayor) 1999 "Behavior and ecology of Callimico in the Pando Region of Bolivia"-NSF dissertation improvement grant. (Leila Porter) 1999 "Survey of the Diurnal Raptor Communities of Four Reserves in Madagascar"- Conservation International (Sarah Karpanty) 1998-2003 "Effect of raptor predation on lemur populations in Madagascar rainforest."-EPA STARR Fellow (Sarah Karpanty) 1998-2000 "Effects of Forest Disturbance and Fragmentation on the Group Composition"- Margot Marsh Foundation (Jonah Ratsimbazafy) 1998-1999 "Effects of Forest Fragmentation and Habitat Disturbance on Black and White Ruffed Lemurs"- Wildlife Preservation Trust (Jonah Ratsimbazafy) 1998-1999 "Feeding Ecology of Critically Endangered Lemur: Hapalemur aureus (Golden Bamboo)"- Earthwatch (Chia Tan) 1998 "Survey of Two Critically Endangered Bamboo Lemur Species in Southeastern Madagascar"- Primate Conservation International (Chia Tan) 1998 "Distribution and Behavioral Ecology of the Silky Sifaka (Propithecus diadema candidus) in the Marojejy Special Reserve, Madagascar"- Primate Conservation International (Shawn Lehman and Mireya Mayor) 1998 "Hunting and timber exploitation effects on Simaboko monkeys in the Mentawai Islands of Indonesia."-Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, NY (Lisa Pacuilli). 1998 "Demography and behavior of Propithecus diadema perrieri in Analamera, Madagascar"- Margot Marsh Foundation (Mireya Mayor). 1998 "Effects of Forest Disturbance and Fragmentation on the Group Composition"- Primate Conservation International (Jonah Ratsimbazafy) 1998 "Conservation of Callimico in Northern Bolivia"-Fulbright (Leila Porter). 1997 "Effect of Forest Disturbance on Simakobo Monkeys, Indonesia"-Fulbright Foundation. (Lisa Pacuilli). 1997 "Survey of Siamangs in Indonesia and Malaysia"-PCI (Louise Martin). 1997-2001 "A Census of the Endangered Simakobu Monkey"- PCI (Lisa Paciulli). 1996-1999 "Ranging and Hunting by Cryptoprocta ferox in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar"- Douroucouli Foundation (Luke Dollar). 1996-1997 "Activity Pattern, Feeding, Foraging and Ranging Behaviors of Three Sympatric Species of Hapalemur"- PCI (Chia Tan). 1996-1999 "Survey of the Goeldi's Monkey in Northern Bolivia"- Margot Marsh Foundation (Leila Porter). 1996-1997 "Conservation of the Black and White Ruffed Lemur, Varecia variegata in Madagascar"- PCI (Jonah Ratsimbazafy). 1996-1997 "A Behavioral, Demographic and Morphological Study of Eulemur fulvus albocollaris"- PCI (Brenda Bradley and Rebecca Stumpf). 1996-1997 "Infant Parking Behavior in Spectral Tarsiers, Tarsius spectrum, Sulawesi, Indonesia" NSF (Sharon Gursky). 1996-1997 "Determinants of Social Group Size in Pan paniscus)- Douroucouli Foundation (Kelly NcNeese).
Hogg, K., Wade, S., and Wright, P. C. (in press). Parasites of nine lemur species from Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. Journal of Wildlife Medicine. Wright, P.C., Hogg,K., Arrigo-Nelson, S.J., and Rabetafaka, L. (in press). Seasonality in ectoparasite infections of the wild lemurs of Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. In: Primate Self-Medication (M. Huffman and Colin Chapman, eds.) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Wright, P.C. (2007, in press). Two decades of lemur research and conservation: The Elwyn L. Simons Influence, In: Tribute to Elwyn L. Simons (J. Fleagle, E. Seiffert, and A. Oakley, eds.). Springer: New York Wright , P.C., Johnson, S., Lehman, S., Irwin, M., Arrigo-Nelson, S., Raharison, J-L., Razafindratsita, T., Ratsimbazafy, J., and Ratelolahy, F. (2007). The Crisis of Prolemur simus, the greater bamboo lemur. Primate Conservation Wright, P. C. (2006). Considering Climate Change in Lemur Conservation. In: Lemur Ecology (M. Sauther, and L. Gould, eds). Springer Press: New York. Karpanty, S. and Wright, P.C. (2006). Predation on Lemurs in the Rainforest of Madagascar by Multiple Predator Species: Observations and Experiments In: Primate Anti-Predator Strategies (S.L. Gursky, and K.A.I. Nekaris, eds.), pp. 75-97. Springer Press: New York. King, S.J., Arrigo-Nelson, S.J., Pochron, S.T., Semprebon, G.M., Godfrey, L.R., Wright, P.C., and Jernvall, J. (2005) Hanging on to the edge: Maintenance of primate tooth function and offspring survival. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 102 (46): 16579-16583. Baden, A.L., Arrigo-Nelson, S.J., and Wright, P.C. (2005). Mmmm...dirt: Implications for geophagy by the Milne-Edward's sifaka (Propithecus edwardsi) at Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 126 (S40): 68. Dunham, A.E., Wright, P.C., Overdorff, D.J., Pochron, S.T., Arrigo-Nelson, S.J., Morelli, T-L., Ratelolahy, F., and Ratsimbazafy, R. (2005). Population viability of the endangered Milne-Edwards' sifaka (Propithecus edwardsi). American Journal of Physical Anthropology 126 (S40): 97. Irwin, M.T., Johnson, S.E. and Wright, P.C. (2005). The State of Lemur Conservation in Southeastern Madagascar: Population and Habitat Assessments for Diurnal Lemurs Using Surveys, Satellite Imagery and GIS. Oryx 39(2): 204-217. Johnson, S.E., Gordon, A.D., Stumpf, R.M., Overdorff, D.J., and Wright, P.C. (2005). Morphological variation in brown lemurs (Eulemur albocollaris and E. fulvus rufus). International Journal of Primatology 26(6): 1399-1416. Godfrey, L.R., Samonds, K.E., Wright, P.C., and King, S.J. (2005). Schultz's unruly rule: Dental developmental sequences and schedules in small-bodied, folivorous lemurs. Folia Primatologica 76: 77-99. Lehman S., and Wright, P.C. (2005). Ecogeographic size variations in sifakas: A test of the resource seasonality and resource quality hypotheses. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 126:318-328. Pochron, S.T., and Wright, P.C. (2005). Testes size and body weight in the Milne-Edwards' sifaka (Propithecus edwardsi) of Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar, relative to other strepsirhine primates. Folia Primatologica 76: 37-41. Pochron S.T., Morelli T.L., Scirbona, J., and Wright, P.C. (2005). Sex Differences in Scent Marking in Propithecus edwardsi in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascasr. American Journal of Primatology 66: 97-110. Pochron, S.T., Morelli, T.L., Terranova, P., Scirbona, J., Cohen, J., Rakotonirina, G., Ratsimbazafy, R., Rakotosoa, R., and Wright, P.C. (2005). Patterns of male scentmarking in Propithecus edwardsi of Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. American Journal of Primatology 65(2): 103-115. Wright, P.C., Andriamihaja, B.R., and Raharimiandra, S. (2005). Tanala Synecological Relations with Lemurs in Southeast Madagascar. In: Commensalism and Conflict: the primate - human interface. (J. D. Paterson and J. Wallis, eds.). New York: Kluwer Press. Wright P.C., Razafindratsita T., Pochron S.T., and Jernvall J. (2005). The key to frugivory in Madagascar. Tropical Fruits and Frugivores: The Search for Strong Interactors ( J. Dew, and H. Boubli, eds.). The Netherlands, Springer Press, pp 121-138. Arrigo-Nelson, S.J., and Wright, P.C. (2004a). Survey Results from Ranomafana National Park: New evidence for the effects of habitat preference and disturbance on the Genus Hapalemur. Folia Primatologica 75(5): 331-334. Arrigo-Nelson, S.J., and Wright, P.C. (2004b). Differential fruit consumption in rainforest of Madagascar: The impact of selective logging on food selection by Propithecus diadema edwardsi. Folia Primatologica 75: 233-234. Hayes, R.A., Morelli, T.L., and Wright, P.C. (2004). Anogenital gland secretions of Lemur catta and Propithecus verreauxi coquereli: A preliminary chemical examination. American Journal of Primatology 63(2): 49-62. Irwin, M.T., Samonds, K.E., Raharison, J.L., and Wright, P.C. (2004). Lemur latrines: Observations of latrine behavior in wild primates and possible ecological significance. Journal of Mammalogy 85(3): 420-427. Mayor, M.I., Sommer, J.A., Houck, M.L., Zaonarivelo, J.R., Wright, P.C., Ingram, C., Engel S.R., and Louis, Jr., E.E. (2004). Specific status of Madagascar's endangered sifakas. International Journal of Primatology 25(4): 875-900. Pochron, S.T., Tucker, W.T., and Wright, P.C. (2004). Demography, life history and social structure in Propithecus diadema edwardsi from 1986-2000 in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 125: 61-72. Wright, P.C. (2004). Centre ValBio: Long-term Research commitment in Madagascar. Evolutionary Anthropology 13: 1-2. Jeannoda, V., Ranrianarivo, H., Rakoto, D., Wright, P.C., and Hladik, C.M. (2003). Le principe toxique du bamboo consommˇ par Hapalemur aureus n'est pas neutralize par la terre ingeree Revue d'Ecologie 58: 151-153. Jernvall, J.J., Wright, P.C., Ravoavy, F., and Simons, E.L. (2003). Report on findings of subfossils at Ampoza and Ampanihy in southwestern Madagascar. Lemur News 8: 21-24. Johnson, S.E., Irwin, M.T., Wright, P.C., Arrigo-Nelson, S.J., Grassi, C., Samonds, K.E., and Smith, T.M. (2003) Natural and Anthropogenic Influences on Lemur Population Structure in Southeastern Madagascar. American Journal of Primatology 120 (S36): 123. Pochron S.T., and Wright P.C. (2003). Variability in adult group compositions of a prosimian primate. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 54: 285-293. Pochron, S.T., Fitzgerald, J., Gilbert, C.C., Lawrence, L., Grgas, M., Rakotonirina, G., Ratsimbazafy, R., Rakotosoa, R., and Wright P.C. (2003). Patterns of female dominance in Propithecus diadema edwardsi of Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. American Journal of Primatology 61(4): 173-185. Wright, P.C., Simons, E.L., and Gursky, S. (2003). Tarsiers: Past, Present and Future. New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. Wright, P.C. (2003). Are tarsiers leaping into extinction? In: Tarsiers: Past, Present and Future (P. Wright, E. Simons, and S. Gurksy, eds.). New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. Wright P.C., and Pochron, S.T. (2003). Sexual dimorphism and testes measurements of wild and captive Tarsius bancanus and Tarsius syrichta: Can we predict seasonal behavior and social origanization in the wild? In: Tarsiers: Past, Present and Future (P. Wright, E. Simons, and S. Gurksy, eds.). New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. Wright, P.C., and Andriamihaja, B.A. (2003). The conservation value of long-term research: A case study from Parc National de Ranomafana. In: Natural History of Madagascar (S. Goodman and J. Benstead, eds.). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Pochron S.T., and Wright P.C. (2002). Dynamics of testes size compensates for variation in male body weight. Evolutionary Ecology Research 4: 577-585. Pochron S.T., Wright P.C., Schaentzler, E., Ippolito, M., Rakotonirina, G., Ratsimbazafy, R., and Rakotosoa, R. (2002). Effect of season and age on the gonadosomatic index of Milne-edward's sifakas (Propithecus diadema edwardsi) in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. International Journal of Primatology 23(2): 355-364. Wright, P. C., and Andriamihaja, B.A. (2002). Making a rain forest national park work in Madagascar: Ranomafana National Park and its long-term research commitment. In: Making Parks Work: Strategies for Preserving Tropical Nature (J. Terborgh, C. van Schaik. M. Rao, and L. Davenport, eds.). California: Island Press, pp. 112-136. Davenport, L., Brockelman, W., Wright, P., Ruf, K., and Del Valle, F. (2002). Ecotourism tools for parks. In: Making Parks Work: Strategies for Preserving Tropical Nature (J. Terborgh, C. van Schaik. M. Rao, and L. Davenport, eds.). California: Island Press, pp. 279-306. Arrigo-Nelson, S.J., Wright, P.C., and Altman, J. (2001). Patterns of agonistic behavior in Milne-Edwards' sifakas (Propithecus diadema edwardsi): An age-sex analysis. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 114 (S32): 34. Irwin, M.T., Smith, T.M., and Wright, P.C. (2000). Census of three eastern rainforest sites north of Ranomafana National Park: Preliminary results and implications for lemur conservation. Lemur News 5: 20-23. Lehman S.M., and Wright P.C. (2000). Preliminary study of the conservation status of lemur communities in the Betsakafandrika region of eastern Madagascar. Lemur News 5: 23-25. Lehtonen, J., Niemala J., and Wright P. C. (2000). Taxonomy and prevalence of parasites in invasive Rattus rattus, the brown rat and endemic Nesomys rufus, the red forest rat, in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. Biodiversity Science. Wright, P.C. (1999). Lemur traits and Madagascar ecology: Coping with an island environment. Yearbook of Physical Anthropology 1999 42: 31-72. Ganzhorn, J.U., Wright, P.C., and Ratsimbazafy, J. (1999). Primate communities in Madagascar. In: Primate Communities (J. Fleagle, C. Janson, and K. Reed, eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 75-89. Wright, P.C., and Jernvall, J. (1999). The future of primate communities: A reflection of the present? In: Primate Communities (J. Fleagle, C. Janson, and K. Reed, eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 295-309. Dew, J., and Wright, P.C. (1998). Frugivory and seed dispersal by four species of primates in Madagascar's eastern rainforest. Biotropica 30: 425-437. Jernvall, J., and Wright, P.C. (1998). Diversity components of impending primate extinctions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 95: 11279-11283. Wright, P.C. (1998). Impact of predation risk on the behaviour of Propithecus diadema edwardsi in the rain forest of Madagascar. Behaviour 135: 483-512. Ganzhorn, J.U., Langrand, O., Wright, P.C., Feistner, A., and O'Conner, S. (1998). The state of lemur conservation in Madagascar. Primate Conservation 17: 70-86. Wright, P.C., Hecksher, S.K., and Dunham, A. (1997). Predation on Milne Edward's sifaka (Propithecus diadema edwardsi) by the fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) in the rainforest of southeastern Madagascar. Folia Primatologica 68: 34-43. Wright, P.C. (1997). The neotropical primate adaptation to nocturnality: Feeding in the night. In: Adaptive Radiations of Neotropical Primates (M. Norconk, A. Rosenberger, and P. Garber, eds.). New York: Plenum Press, pp. 369-382. Wright, P.C. (1997). The future of biodiversity in Madagascar: A view from Ranomafana National Park. In: Natural Change and Human Impact in Madagascar (B.D. Patterson, and S.M. Goodman, eds.). Washington D.C.: Smithsonian University Press, pp. 381-405. Wright, P.C. (1997). Behavioral and ecological comparisons of neotropical and Malagasy primates. In: New World Primates: Ecology, Evolution and Behavior (W. Kinzey, ed.). New York: Aldine de Gruyter, pp. 127-141. Wright, P.C. (1995). Biodiversity research, park management, and village economics. In: Environmental Change in Madagascar (B.D. Patterson, S.M. Goodman, and J.L. Sedlock, eds.). Chicago: The Field Museum of Natural History, pp. 55-56. Wright, P.C., and Martin, L.B. (1995). Predation, pollination and torpor in Cheirogaleus major and Microcebus rufus in Madagascar rain forest. In: The Nocturnal Prosimian (L. Alterman, K. Izard, and G. Doyle, eds.). New York: Plenum Press, pp. 45-60. White, F., Balko, E., Overdorff, D., and Wright, P.C. (1995). Distribution of ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata) in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. Folia Primatologica 64: 124-131. Wright, P.C. (1995). Demography and life history of free-ranging Propithecus diadema edwardsi in Ranomafana National Park. International Journal of Primatology 16 (5): 835-854. Ganzhorn, J.U. and Wright, P.C. (1994). Temporal patterns in primate leaf eating: The possible role of leaf chemistry. Folia Primatologica 63: 203-208. Wright, P.C. (1994). Behavior and ecology of the owl monkey in the wild. In: Aotus: The Owl Monkey (J.F. Baer, R.E. Weller and I. Kakoma, eds.). San Diego: Academic Press, pp. 97-112. Wright, P.C. (1994). Night watch on the Amazon. Natural History 103 (5): 44-51. Wright, P.C. (1993). Variations in male-female dominance and offspring care in non-human primates. In: Sex and Gender Hierarchies (B. Miller, ed.). Cambridge: University of Cambridge Press, pp. 127-145. Wright, P.C. (1993). Ecological disaster in Madagascar and the prospects for recovery. In: Ecological Prospects: Scientific, Religious, and Aesthetic Perspectives (C. Chapple, ed.). Albany: SUNY Press, pp. 11-24. Meyers, D. and Wright, P.C. (1993). Resource tracking: Food availability and Propithecus seasonal reproduction. In: Lemur Social Systems and Their Ecological Basis (P. Kappeler and J. Ganzhorn, eds.). New York: Plenum Press, pp. 179-192. Wright, P.C. (1992). Primate ecology, rainforest conservation and economic development: Building a national park in Madagascar. Evolutionary Anthropology 1: 25-33. Wright, P.C. (1992). Looking for lemurs. Ranger Rick 26 (11): 20-29. Glander, A., Wright, P.C., Daniels, P.S., and Merelender, A.M. (1992). Morphometrics and testicle size of rainforest primates in southeastern Madagascar. Journal of Human Evolution 22: 1-17. Wright, P.C. (1990). Patterns of paternal care in primates. International Journal of Primatology 11 (2): 89-102. Wright, P.C. (1990). Ecosystem preservation and public health. Environmental Impact Assess Review 10: 1-3. Wright, P.C. (1989). The nocturnal primate niche in the New World. Journal of Human Evolution 18: 635-658. Glander, K., Wright, P.C., Seigler, D., Randrianosolo, V., and Randrianosolo, B. (1989). Consumption of cyanogenic bamboo by a newly discovered species of bamboo lemur. American Journal of Primatology 19: 119-124. Haring, D.M. and Wright, P.C. (1989). Hand raising a Philippine tarsier (Tarsius syrichta). Zoo Biology 8: 265-274. Wright, P.C., Haring, D., Izard, M.K., and Simons, E.L. (1989). Psychological well-being of nocturnal primates in captivity. In: Housing Care and Psychological Well-being of Captive and Laboratory Primates (E. Segal, ed.). Noyes Publications, pp. 61-74. Kay, R.F., Plavcan, J.M., Glander, K.E., and Wright, P.C. (1988). Sexual selection and canine dimorphism in New World monkeys. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 77: 385-397. Haring, D.M., Wright, P.C., and Simons, E.L. (1988). Conservation of Madagascar's sifakas (Propithecus) in captivity and in the wild. In: Proceedings of Fifth World Conference on Breeding Endangered Species in Captivity (B. Dresser, ed.). Cincinnati: Cincinnati Zoo, pp. 67- 81. Wright, P.C. (1988). Lemurs lost and found. Natural History 97 (7): 56-66. Wright, P.C. (1988). Lemurs' last stand. Animal Kingdom 91 (1): 12-25. Robinson, J.G., Wright, P.C., and Kinzey, W.G. (1987). Monogamous cebids and their relatives: Intergroup calls and spacing. In: Primate Societies, (B.B. Smuts, D.L. Cheney, R.M. Seyfarth, R. Wrangham and T.T. Struhsaker, eds.). Chicago: University of Chicago Press, pp. 44-53. Meier, B., Rumpler, Y., Peyriaras, A., Albignac, R., and Wright, P.C. (1987). A new species of Hapalemur in southeastern Madagascar. Folia Primatologica 48: 211-215. McNab, B.K. and Wright, P.C. (1987). Temperature regulation and oxygen consumption in the Philippine Tarsier (Tarsius syrichta). Physiological Zoology 60 (5): 596-600. Wright, P.C., Daniels, P.S., Meyers, D.M., Overdorff, D.J., and Rabasoa, J. (1987). A census and study of Hapalemur and Propithecus in southeastern Madagascar. Primate Conservation 8: 84-88. Wright, P.C., Haring, D., Simons, E.L., and Andau, P. (1987). Tarsiers: A conservation perspective. Primate Conservation 8: 51-54. Wright, P.C. (1986). Behavior and ecology of Aotus trivirgatus and Callicebus moloch in the Manu National Park, Peru. In: Ecologia del flora y fauna - Parque Nacional de Manu (J. Terborgh, ed.). Lima: Dept. de Agricultura, pp. 1-7. Wright, P.C., Toyama, L., and Simons, E.L. (1986). Courtship and copulation in Tarsius bancanus. Folia Primatologica 46: 142-148. Wright, P.C., Izard, M.K., and Simons, E.L. (1986). Reproductive cycles in Tarsius bancanus. American Journal of Primatology 11: 207-215. Wright, P.C. (1986). Ecological correlates of monogamy in Aotus and Callicebus moloch. In: Primate Ecology and Conservation, (J. Else and P.C. Lee, eds.). London: Cambridge University Press, pp. 159-167. Izard, M.K., Wright, P.C. and Simons, E.L. (1985).Gestation length in Tarsius bancanus. American Journal of Primatology 9: 327-331. Wright, P.C. (1985). Costs and Benefits of Nocturnality for the Night Monkey (Aotus). Unpubl. Ph.D. thesis. New York: Graduate Center of City University of New York. Wright, P.C. (1985). Howling by the light of the moon: Why a "day monkey" has become a night monkey. In: The Encyclopedia of Mammals (D. MacDonald, ed.). New York: Fact on File, Inc., pp. 364-365. Wright, P.C. (1984). Biparental care in Aotus trivirgatus and Callicebus moloch. In: Female Primates: Studies by Women Primatologist (M. Small, ed.). New York: Alan R. Liss, Inc., pp. 59-75. Kinzey, W.G. and Wright, P.C. (1982). Grooming behavior in the Titi monkey (Callicebus torquatus). American Journal of Primatology 3: 267-275. Wright, P.C. (1981). The night monkeys, genus Aotus. In: Ecology and Behavior of Neotropical Primates, vol. 1. (A.F. Coimbra-Filho and R. A. Mittermeier, eds.). Rio de Janeiro: Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, pp. 211-240. Wright, P.C. (1978). Home range, activity patterns, and agonistic encounters of a group of night monkeys (Aotus trivirgatus) in Peru. Folia Primatologica 29: 43-55.
Wright, P.C. (2004). Madagascar and the Comoros. Lonely Planet Press. Australia. Ratsirahonana, S., and Wright P.C. (2004). Madagascar. Encyclopedia of religious Rites, Rituals, and Festivals. Editor F.A. Salamone. Routledge Press, UK, pp.221-223 Wright, P.C. (2004) Book Review of Alison Jolly's "Lords and Lemurs Mad scientists, kings with spears, and the survival of diversity in Madagascar". Berenty's Thorny Past and Present. American Scientist 92 (4):383. Wright, P.C. (2004). Book Review of Agustin Fuentes and Linda Wolfe's Primates Face to Face. International Journal of Primatology 25 (4): 971-973. Wright, P. C. (2002) Book Review of Alan Rabinowitz's "Beyond the Last Village." American Scientist. Wright, P.C. (2001). Book Review of Karen Strier's Primate Behavioral Ecology. International Journal of Primatology 22 (2): 325-328. Wright, P.C. (1994). Night watch on the Amazon. Natural History 103(5): 44-51.
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