Project Grant 1952072

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters supports a conservation effort in the Somuncura Plateau in Patagonia, Argentina. The $277,560 grant, awarded on October 1, 2023, aims to increase habitat for endangered species, reduce human-wildlife conflict, and promote ecotourism as a sustainable activity. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) managing water sources to protect them from trampling,...

This National Science Foundation project grant award of $307,486 provides funding from April 2022 through March 2026 to support research examining signals of genetic quality and mate choice in nonhuman primates. Funded under the federal Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075), the award to California Lutheran University will advance knowledge of physiology and social evolution in primate relatives through field-based research and laboratory analysis. Undergraduate...

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York received a three-year, $299,439 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Office of International Science and Engineering. The grant will support the "IRES TRACK I: Engaging Students in Management Oriented Research to Conserve Rainforest Primates in Uganda" program. Under the grant, Hunter College will engage students in field research focused on conserving rainforest primates in Uganda from October 2021 through...

This National Science Foundation project grant award of $130,808 supports research into signals of genetic quality and mate choice in nonhuman primates from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2026. The award is made under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075), which aims to promote basic research and education in the social, behavioral and economic sciences. Specifically, the University of Texas at Arlington will conduct field-based research to examine whether seasonal...

This $499,998 project grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program supports research on assessing adaptive and maladaptive stress responses in wild capuchin monkeys. The study, led by the University of Michigan, aims to: 1) measure variation in glucocorticoid levels in the monkeys before and after known social and ecological stressors; 2) quantify each individual's unique stress response; 3) determine if these responses are...

This two-year, $143,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences program will fund postdoctoral research examining the long-term effects of socioeconomic activity on ecological stability. Under the sponsorship of Dr. Kristina Douglass at Columbia University, the early career scientist will study the impacts of different small-scale foraging, herding and agricultural livelihood strategies on soil and vegetation diversity. By shifting...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters awarded a $693,900 Project Grant to Pronatura Noroeste, a non-profit organization and foundation, under the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation program (CFDA 15.635). The 2-year project leverages local partnerships to track migratory bird movements at different geographic scales. Key activities include: Strengthening capacities and expanding the Motus wildlife tracking network to better understand the...

This $452,989 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports research at California State University, Long Beach to examine the evolutionary demography of rhesus macaques. The project aims to understand how social factors impact individual phenotypes and life history traits in the population over time. Researchers will characterize physical and cognitive traits across macaque lifespans and relate these to social status. They will develop...

This three-year National Science Foundation Project Grant of $199,996 supports research into how wild redtail monkeys make nutritional decisions across variable forest environments. The awardee, the Research Foundation of the City University of New York on behalf of Hunter College, will investigate feeding behavior, diet compositions, and gut microbiomes as monkeys experience disparate nutritional conditions in three forests. Behavioral observations, dietary analysis, and microbiome...

This three-year, $346,278 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Earth Sciences Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will support collaborative research investigating Pleistocene carnivore ecology using fossil records from the McKittick asphalt seep and Rancho La Brea tar pits lagerstatte sites. The researchers will examine dietary patterns in dire wolves and coyotes through ecomorphology, tooth wear analysis, stable isotope analysis, and geochronology to determine food...