Research Areas
Etology
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Research Objects
- Demography of free ranging non human primate populations
- Ecology and demography of Macaca sylvanus as biological indicator of ecosystem decline (Middle atlas Field-site research since 1983)
- Environmental monitoring: 483 km2 of forest monitored from 1983 up to the present
- More than 500 students involved in the Eco-etology field research school
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Methods
- Fieldwork research
- Transects
- Ecological sampling
- DNA analysis to assess male migration
- Etograms
- Interviews and questionnaires
- Extinction models applied to demography
Evolutionary Psychology
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Research Objects
- Reproductive strategies (CAD and DAD paradigm, homosexual orientation, gender identity, genetics of sexual behavior, beauty and attraction as mating strategies)
- The adaptive value of personality: study on Italian small island populations: 300 volunteer students involved
- Evolutionary psychopathology
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Methods
- Spotting of target groups
- Administration of questionnaires, tests and interviews (web facilities)
- Creations of forecast dynamic models
- Leslie equations of selection
- Genetic polymorphisms (DRD4, 5-HTT, etc)
