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Dr. Ulrich H. Reichard
Assistant Professor
4430 Faner Hall
Department of Anthropology
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale IL 62901-4502
Phone: +1-618-453 5052
Fax: +1-618-453 5037
E-mail: ureich@siu.edu
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Research
interests |
Courses |
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| I am interested in
primate ecology, behavior, and cognition, with the specific aim
of using ape models to understand human evolution. My empirical
work focuses primarily on a large community of white-handed gibbons
at Khao
Yai National Park in Thailand, where I also collaborate with
Dr. Dario Maestripieri
in a study of reproductive strategies of wild female pig-tailed
macaques. My ongoing research on gibbons concentrates on continuously
monitoring individuals’ life histories and the population demography
but overall involves various aspects of gibbon behavioral evolution.
Currently, we are examining, for example, the “quality” of gibbon
males, behavioral responses to simulated predators, population-level
relatedness, and gibbon spatial intelligence.
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Anth. 210:Survey
of the Primates
Anth. 240A: Introduction
to
Physical
Anthropology
Anth. 440C: Context
of Human Evolution
Anth. 455C: Primate
Behaviorand
Ecology
Anth. 536:Primate
Cognition, Communication,
& Culture
Anth. 518:Socioecology
ofApes
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Field
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In collaboration
with Dr. Claudia Barelli, I direct the field research on white-handed
gibbons of Khao Yai, Thailand. The population has been subject
to longitudinal research for nearly three decades and the project
is ongoing. To facilitate research we maintain a small field station
where students and volunteers are welcome to acquire field work
experience or collect data for Master’s and Ph.D. degrees. Over
the years, more than a dozen groups of gibbons have habituated
to the presence of human observers, which allows us to collect
data across many social units and individuals. We accept talented,
highly motivated students and volunteers to working with us through
SIUC, the German Primate Center ( DPZ)
or in collaboration with other institutions. For more information
contact ureich@siu.edu.
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| Selected publications |
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Reichard
UH and Barelli C (2008). Life history and reproductive strategies
of Khao Yai white-handed gibbon females (Hylobates lar).
International Journal of Primatology 29: 823-844 [pdf]
Barelli C, Boesch C, Heistermann M and Reichard
UH (2008). Female white-handed gibbons (Hylobates lar)
lead group movements and have priority of access to food
resources. Behaviour 145: 965-981[pdf]
Barelli C, Heistermann M, Boesch C and Reichard
UH (2008). Mating patterns and sexual swellings in pair-living
and multimale groups of wild white-handed gibbons (Hylobates
lar). Animal Behaviour 75: 991-1001 [pdf]
Savini T, Boesch C and Reichard UH (2008).
Home-range characteristics and the influence of seasonality
on female reproduction in white-handed gibbons (Hylobates
lar) at Khao Yai National Park, Thailand. American
Journal of Physical Anthropology 135: 1-12 [pdf]
Barelli C, Heistermann M, Boesch C and Reichard
UH (2007). Sexual swellings in wild white-handed gibbon
females (Hylobates lar) indicate the probability
of ovulation. Hormones and Behavior 51: 221-230
[pdf]
Clarke EA, Reichard UH and Zuberbühler K (2006).
The syntax and meaning of wild gibbon songs. PLoS ONE
1: e73. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0000073 [pdf]
Chambers K, Reichard UH, Möller A, Nowak K
and Vigilant L (2004). Cross-specific amplification of human
microsatellite markers using non-invasive samples from white-handed
gibbons (Hylobates lar). American Journal of Primatology
64: 19-27 [pdf] |
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Reichard UH (2003a). Monogamy:
Past and Present. In: Monogamy Mating Strategies and Partnerships
in Birds, Humans and other Mammals (UH Reichard and
C Boesch, eds). Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, pp
3-25 [pdf]
Reichard UH (2003b). Social Monogamy in Gibbons:
the Male Perspective. In: Monogamy Mating Strategies
and Partnerships in Birds, Humans and other Mammals
(UH Reichard and C Boesch, eds). Cambridge, Cambridge University
Press, pp. 190-213 [pdf]
Reichard UH and Boesch C, eds (2003). Monogamy
Mating Strategies and Partnerships in Birds, Humans and
other Mammals. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, pp.
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Sommer, V. & Reichard, U. (2000).
Rethinking Monogamy: The Gibbon Case. In: Primate Males
(P. Kappeler, ed.). Cambridge, Cambridge University
Press, pp. 159-168.
Reichard, U. (1998). Sleeping Sites, Sleeping
Places, and Presleep Behavior of Gibbons (Hylobates
lar). American Journal of Primatology, 46: 35-62.
[pdf]
Brockelman, W.Y.; Reichard, U.; Treesucon,
U. & Raemaekers, J.J. (1998). Dispersal, Pair Formation
and Social Structure in Gibbons (Hylobates lar). Behavioural
Ecology and Sociobiology, 42: 329-339. [pdf]
Reichard, U. & Sommer, V. (1997). Group
Encounters in Wild Gibbons (Hylobates lar): Agonism,
Affiliation, and the Concept of Infanticide. Behaviour
134: 1135-1174. [pdf]
Reichard, U. (1995c). Extra-pair Copulations
in a Monogamous Gibbon (Hylobates lar). Ethology,
100: 99-112. [pdf]
Reichard, U. & Sommer, V. (1994). Grooming
Site Preferences in Wild White-handed Gibbons (Hylobates
lar). Primates. 35: 369-374. [pdf]
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