Krista Milich, PhD
Reproductive Physiology, Sexual Selection, Nonhuman Primates, Reproductive Ecology, Behavioral Endocrinology, Zoonotic Disease, Community Conservation
Assistant Professor of Biological Anthropology
Key words:
Reproductive Physiology, Sexual Selection, Nonhuman Primates, Reproductive Ecology, Behavioral Endocrinology, Zoonotic Disease, Community Conservation
Research:
Her work aims to not only understand the proximate and ultimate mechanisms associated with the evolution of primate social systems, but also to use that knowledge to inform primate conservation efforts. She is currently conducting projects in Africa and South America. Her primary field site is Kibale National Park, Uganda, where she has a long-term project on red colobus monkeys. She also collaborates with local colleagues in Uganda on a community conservation project to reduce human-wildlife conflict. Her current work also includes studying Zika virus in primates in the Americas, hormonal correlates of male spider monkey and woolly monkey behavior in the Amazon, and lemur behavioral ecology in Madagascar.