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Deborah J. Overdorff

Education:

BA Psychology University of The South-Sewanne
Ph.D. Bioloical Anthropology and Anatomy Duke University

Current Position:

Adjunct Associate Professor- University of Texas-Austin
Technology Instructor Lower Elementary- St. Francis School

Email:

overdorff@mail.utexas.edu
doverdorff@stfrancis-school.org

Past Research Sites:

Vatoharanana bush camp in the Ranomafana National park

Past Research Projects Include:

Female dominance in three lemur species: Varecia, Propithecus and Eulemur fulvus

Past Research Focus:

The intention of this project is to document the variation in the expression of female dominance in three lemur species, the ruffed lemur, the diademed sifaka, and the brown lemur. We are currently examining how females may maintain feeding priority in conjuction with or in the absence of female dominance, and hope to identify what ecological, reproductive, and demographic variables lead to this variation.

Research
Assistants:

Post-doctoral Associate: Thomas Mutschler

Recent Publications:

Overdorff, D., Parga, J. (2007) The new era of primate socioecology: ecology and intersexual conflict. PRIMATES IN PERSPECTIVE. Campbell, C.J., Fuentes, A., MacKinnon, K.C., Panger, M., Bearder, S.K., Editors. New York: Oxford Univ Press. Pgs: 466-482.

White, F.J., Overdorff, D.J., Keith-Lucas, T., Rasmussen, M.A., Kallam, W.E., Forward, Z. (2007) Female dominance and feeding priority in a prosimian primate: experimental manipulation of feeding competition. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY. 69(3). Pgs: 295-304.

Overdorff, D.J., Tecot, S.R. (2006) Social pair-bonding and resource defense in wild red-bellied lemurs (Eulemur rubriventer). LEMURS: ECOLOGY AND ADAPTATION. Gould, L. & Sauther, M.L., Editors. New York: Springer. Pgs: 235-254.

Erhart, E.M., Bramblett, C.A., Overdorff, D.J. (2005) Behavioral development of captive male hybrid cercopithecine monkeys. FOLIA PRIMATOLOGICA. 76(4). Pgs: 196-206.

Overdorff, D.J., Erhart, E.M., Mutschler, T. (2005) Does female dominance facilitate feeding priority in black-and-white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata) in southeastern Madagascar? AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY. 66(1). Pgs: 7-22.

Project Sponsors:

Wenner-Gren Foundation
National Science Foundation
University of Texas-Austin

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