SECTOR SANTA ROSA, COSTA RICA
Amanda Melin is co-director of primatological research on capuchin monkeys in Sector Santa Rosa, Área de Conservación Costa Rica along with Linda Fedigan (University of Calgary) and Kathy Jack (Tulane University). The main focus of our lab group is on sensory and feeding ecology. We record behavior and collect non-invasive fecal samples for molecular analysis of sensory genes and the gut microbiome. We also collaborate with the Santa Rosa osteology museum to conduct research linking stable isotopes with dietary ecology and with veterinarians and researchers at Kids Saving the Rainforest wildlife refuge in Quepos.
Santa Rosa Primate Conservation Fund
Area de Conservación Guanacaste
DANUM VALLEY AND MOUNT KINABALU, SABAH, BORNEO
We also work at two sites in Sabah, Borneo, in collaboration with Drs Henry Bernard (Universiti Malaysia Sabah; Bornean Biodiversity and Ecosystem Conservation), Fred Tuh Yit Yuh (Sabah Parks) and Konstans Wells (Swansea University).
CAYO SANTIAGO, PUERTO RICO
Photo Credit: Caribbean Primate Research Center
In collaboration with James Higham (New York University), Melween Martinez (University of Puerto Rico), and others, we study the visual system of a well-characterized, free-ranging population of rhesus macaques on Cayo Santiago, Puerto Rico using approaches from behavioural ecology and genetics and genomics.