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SUNY at Stony Brook
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Toni Lyn Morelli

Education:

2001
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
BS: Zoology

Current Position:

Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Ecology and Evolution Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY

Advisor:

Patricia Wright

Email:

morelli(at)life.bio.sunysb.edu

Research Sites:

Ranomafana National Park

Research Project:

Kin recognition, olfactory communication, and genetic variability in the Milne-Edwards' sifaka (Propithecus edwardsi)

Research Focus:

I am exploring the use of scent to recognize kin in lemurs, particularly focusing on the effect of variation at the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC); determining the effect of barriers such as roads and rivers on contiguity of populations; and determining whether kin selection occurs in the Milne-Edwards' sifaka.

Research
Assistants:

Solo Justin, Velotsara Jean Baptiste (Velo), Johnny, Sabo

Publications:

Hayes, R. A., T. L. Morelli, & P. C. Wright. In press. Volatile components of lemur scent secretions vary throughout the year. American Journal of Primatology

Hayes, R. A., T. L. Morelli, & P. C. Wright. 2005. The chemistry of scent marking in two lemurs: Lemur catta and Propithecus verreauxi coquereli. In: Mason R. T., LeMaster M. P.& Müller-Schwarze D. (eds). Chemical Signals in Vertebrates X. Kluwer/Plenum/Academic Press p 159-167. New York.

Pochron, S. T., T. L. Morelli, J. Scirbona, & P. C. Wright. 2005. Sex differences in scent marking in Propithecus edwardsi of Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. American Journal of Primatology 66: 97-110.

Pochron, S. T., T. L. Morelli, P. Terranova, J. Scirbona, J. Cohen, G. Kunapareddy, G. Rakotonirina, R. Ratsimbazafy, R. Rakotosoa, & P. C. Wright. 2005. Patterns of male scent marking in Propithecus edwardsi of Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. American Journal of Primatology 65: 103-115.

Hayes, R. A., T. L. Morelli, & P. C. Wright. 2004. Anogenital gland secretions of Lemur catta and Propithecus verreauxi coquereli: a preliminary chemical examination. American Journal of Primatology 63(2):49-62.
Hario, M., T. E. Hollmen, T. L. Morelli, & K. T. Scribner, 2002: Effects of mate removal on the fecundity of common eider Somateria mollissima females. Wildlife Biology 8(3): 161-168.

Boydston, E. E., T. L. Morelli, & K. E. Holekamp, 2001: Sex differences in territorial behavior exhibited by the spotted hyena (Hyaenidae, Crocuta crocuta). Ethology 107(5): 369-385.

Project Sponsors:

National Science Foundation DDIG, Louis Leakey Foundation, Margot Marsh Biodiversity Fund (Conservation International), Women in Science Collaboration (AAAS-NSF), Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF), Graduate Council Fellowship (Stony Brook University), Primate Conservation, Inc., Sokal/Slobodkin Travel Award (Stony Brook University)

N-543 SBS Bldg, SUNY at Stony Brook
Stony Brook, NY 11794-4364
631.632.9440 Fax: 631.632.7692