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 Richard Wrangham

 Ruth B. Moore Professor of Biological Anthropology

 Office: Peabody Museum 50B
 Assistant: Margaret Lynch (617) 496-1132
 Email: wrangham@fas.harvard.edu
 Web: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~primates/
Research Interests

Non-invasive investigation of primate physiology; ecology and biodiversity of wild Bornean orangutans and East African chimpanzees.

Environmental Courses

Anthropology 2430: Behavioral Biology Seminar
Anthropology 3320: Advanced Biological Anthropology

Related Publications

Conservation in the 21st Century: Gorillas as a Case Study. (Book, 2007)
The rise of the hominids as an adaptive shift in fallback foods: plant underground storage organs (USOs) and the origin of the Australopiths. (2007)
Energy intake by wild chimpanzees and orangutans: methodological
considerations and a preliminary comparison. (2007)
Review of The Tangled Wing: Biological Constraints on the Human Spirit. (2004)
The biological significance of cooking in human evolution. (2003)