Pitheciine Action Group
The Pitheciine Action Group (PAG) exists to promote the study
and effective conservation of the genera Pithecia, Chiropotes,
Cacajao and Callicebus
PAG PEOPLE
Executive Committee
Liza M. Veiga
Adrian A. Barnett
Stephen Ferrari
Marilyn A. Norconk
Bruna Bezerra
Sarah A. Boyle
PAG Members - Bios
Ph.D. Student, Centre for Research in Evolutionary
Anthropology, Roehampton University, UK
Email: Adrian.Barnett1[at]gmail.com
Research Interests: Evolutionary and dietary ecology of the
genus Cacajao. Primate biogeography, foraging ecology, and
animal-plant interactions in general. Broader aspects of tropical
ecology, including dietary and community ecology of bats, rats,
and birds.
Adrian Ashton Barnett
Researcher, Mamirauá Institute for Sustainable Development,
Amazonas, Brazil
Email: nayara[at]mamiraua.org.br or
nayara_cardoso[at]yahoo.com.br
Web Page:www.mamiraua.org.br
Research Interests: Ecology and conservation of primates
(particularly Cacajao calvus): feeding behavior, and seed
dispersal.
Sarah A. Boyle
Professor, Federal University of Sergipe, Brazil
Email: ferrari[at]pitheciineactiongroup.org
Research Interests: Behaviour, conservation, ecology,
evolution, genetics, habitat fragmentation, and taxonomy.
Species of interest: Callicebus spp. (titi), Callithrix spp.
(marmoset), and Chiropotes spp. (bearded saki).
CV Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3447608036151352
Liza M. Veiga
Ph.D. Student, School of Biological Science, University of
Bristol, UK
Email: bruna.bezerra[at]bristol.ac.uk;
bruna[at]pitheciineactiongroup.org
Web Page: www.bio.bris.ac.uk/people/staff.cfm?key=1198
Research Interests: Primate behaviour, social ecology, foraging
strategies, and bioacoustics.
Bruna Bezerra
Professor, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do
Sul, Brazil, and Research Associate at the University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Research Interests: Primate ecology, behavior, cognition, and
biodiversity conservation.
CV Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8217693225258734
Júlio César Bicca-Marques
Post-doctoral Fellow/Lecturer, Emilio Goeldi Museum and
Federal University of Pará, Brazil
Email: lizaveiga[at]pitheciineactiongroup.org
Web Page: www.ufpa.br/ppgzool
Research Interests: Primate ecology, behaviour and
conservation; pitheciid primates; endangered primate
species in eastern Brazilian Amazonia; habitat
fragmentation. Inventory and monitoring of terrestrial
vertebrates (particularly medium and large mammals) using
line transect census and camera-traps.
CV Link: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4423233175920315
Stephen Ferrari
Marilyn A. Norconk
Leila M. Porter
Postdoctoral Researcher, Living Links to Human Evolution
Research Centre, Edinburgh Zoo, Department of Psychology,
University of St. Andrews, Scotland, and Honorary Research
Associate, Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology,
University of Kent, UK
Email: mtb21[at]st-andrews.ac.uk
Web Pages: www.living-links.org/
www.kent.ac.uk/anthropology/dice/dicestaff/bowler.html
www.uakari.co.uk
Research Interests: Behaviour and ecology of Cacajao calvus,
conservation of Amazonian primates, public engagement with
science in the fields of biology and evolution. Red Uakari
Monkey Project.
Mark Bowler
Nayara de A. Cardoso
Assistant Professor, Rhodes College, USA
Email: boyles[at]rhodes.edu
Web Page:www.rhodes.edu/academics/1945_16095.asp
Research Interests: Ecology, behavior, conservation biology,
GIS and remote sensing, anthropogenic habitat disturbance,
urbanization, and forest fragmentation.