Professor
Katharine Milton
University of California, Berkeley
Anthropologist; Educator
Area
Biological Sciences
Specialty
Evolution and Ecology
Elected
1995
I am broadly interested in the dietary ecology of Primates, including human ancestors and modern humans. I have worked extensively on the dietary ecology of a number of forest-based indigenous societies in the Brazilian Amazon to document their uses of forest products, both plant and animal. I have also carried out fieldwork with a number of non-human primate species including howler monkeys, spider monkeys and woolly spider monkeys. My present research is focused on the study of interactions between wild howler monkeys and their host-specific insect parasite, the howler monkey bot fly. At present, we are in the process of establishing a genetic data base for howler monkey and bot fly populations at several Panamanian sites that will allow us to examine novel aspects of the interactive biology of these two species. I continue to be involved in my long-term project (42 years thus far) on the population dynamics of wild howler monkeys in Panama. Conservation biology, nutrient and anti-nutrient components of wild plant parts, and digestive physiology of Primates are also research interests.
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