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Thore Jon Bergman

Assistant Professor, Psychology
Assistant Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Contact Information:

• thore@umich.edu

Major Projects:

• Behavior, Communication, and Cognition in Gelada Monkeys and Baboons in Ethiopia. Topics include sexual selection and signaling
• male-male competition and the role of testosterone
• stress and physiological costs of behavior
• hybrid zone baboon studies in Awash National Park and gelada studies in Simien Mountains National Park (see Jacinta Beehner) (2005-present).
• Social Behavior and Cognition in Baboons in Botswana (2001-2005, University of Pennsylvania Postdoctoral Fellowship).

Countries:

• Ethiopia
• Botswana

Schools:

• Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
• Psychology