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Nathaniel Dominy Home  Directory Nathaniel Dominy
| Education History | |
B.A., Johns Hopkins University
Ph.D.,University of Hong Kong |
| Research Focus | |
Teaching Specialties: Human anatomy and physiology, apes and human evolution.
Area of Research: Primate sensory systems, color vision, primate evolution, tropical ecology, food properties, and nutrition.
Area of Fieldwork: Africa, Asia, Central and South America; tropics. |
| Long Description | |
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Dr. Dominy's research focuses on the sensory and foraging adaptations of humans and nonhuman primates. His research involves investigation and integration of information at every biological level, from molecular genetics and characterization of the chemical & physical environment to field observations of foraging behavior. The overarching aim of his research program is to extend existing form-function relationships into the fossil record in order to better understand the paleoecology and life history of primate species, particularly our earliest human ancestors. |
| Selected Publications | |
Yeakel JD, Bennett NC, Koch PL, Dominy NJ. (2007). The isotopic ecology of African mole-rats informs hypotheses on the evolution of human diet. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B (in press).
Vogel ER, Neitz M, Dominy NJ. (2007). Effect of color vision phenotype on the foraging of wild white-faced capuchins, Cebus capucinus. Behavioral Ecology 18:292-297.
Talebi MG, Pope TR, Vogel ER Neitz M, Dominy NJ. (2006). Polymorphism of visual pigment genes in the muriqui (Primates, Atelidae). Molecular Ecology 15:551-558.
Dominy NJ, Svenning J-C, Li W-H. (2003). Historical contingency in the evolution of primate color vision. Journal of Human Evolution 44:25-45.
Dominy NJ, Lucas PW (2001). Ecological importance of trichromatic vision to primates. Nature 410:363-366. |
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