Publications | 2014 & prior


Is chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) low population density linked with low levels of aggression?

Authors: Samson D.R. and Hunt K.D.

Full citation: Samson, D.R. and K.D. Hunt (2014). Is chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) low population density linked with low levels of aggression? Pan Africa News, 21: 15–17.


Orangutan night-time long call behavior: Sleep quality costs associated with vocalizations in captive Pongo

Authors: Samson D.R., Hurst D. and Shumaker R.W.

Full citation: Samson, D.R., D. Hurst and R.W. Shumaker (2014). Orangutan night-time long call behavior: Sleep quality costs associated with vocalizations in captive PongoAdvances in Zoology, 1: 1–8.


Chimpanzees preferentially select sleeping platform construction tree species with biomechanical properties that yield stable, firm, but compliant nests

Authors: Samson D.R. and Hunt K.D.

Full citation: Samson, D.R. and K. D. Hunt (2014). Chimpanzees preferentially select sleeping platform construction tree species with biomechanical properties that yield stable, firm, but compliant nests. PLOS ONE, 9: 1–8.


Documenting orangutan sleep architecture: sleeping platform complexity increases sleep quality in captive Pongo

Author: Samson D.R. and Shumaker R.W.

Full citation: Samson, D.R. and R.W. Shumaker (2013). Documenting orangutan sleep architecture: sleeping platform complexity increases sleep quality in captive PongoBehaviour150: 845–861.


Do chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) exhibit sleep related behaviors that minimize exposure to parasitic arthropods? A preliminary report on the possible anti-vector function of chimpanzee sleeping platforms

Authors: Samson D.R., Muehlenbein M.P. and Hunt K.D.

Full citation: Samson, D.R., M.P. Muehlenbein, and K.D. Hunt. (2012). Do chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) exhibit sleep related behaviors that minimize exposure to parasitic arthropods? A preliminary report on the possible anti-vector function of chimpanzee sleeping platforms. Primates, 54(1): 73–80.


The chimpanzee nest quantified: Morphology and ecology of arboreal sleeping platforms within the dry habitat site of Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Uganda

Author: Samson D.R.

Full citation: Samson, D.R. (2012). The chimpanzee nest quantified: Morphology and ecology of arboreal sleeping platforms within the dry habitat site of Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Uganda. Primates, 53(4): 357–364.


A thermodynamic comparison of arboreal and terrestrial sleeping sites for dry-habitat chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) at the Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Uganda

Authors: Samson D.R. and Hunt K.D.

Full citation: Samson, D.R. and K.D. Hunt (2012). A thermodynamic comparison of arboreal and terrestrial sleeping sites for dry-habitat chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) at the Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Uganda. American Journal of Primatology74(9): 811–818.


In the eye of the beholder: Sex and race determination using the human orbital aperture

Authors: Husmann P.R. and Samson D.R.

Full citation: Husmann, P.R. and D.R. Samson (2011). In the eye of the beholder: Sex and race determination using the human orbital aperture. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 56(6): 1424–1429.


Stones of contention: The Acheulean handaxe lethal projectile controversy

Author: Samson D.R.

Full citation: Samson, D.R. (2006). Stones of contention: The Acheulean handaxe lethal projectile controversy. Lithic Technology, 31(2): 127–136.