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Prof. Keith Hodges

Department Head
Reproductive Biology Unit
German Primate Center GmbH
Leibniz-Institute for Primate Research
Kellnerweg 4
37077 Göttingen, Germany
 
E-mail: khodges(at)gwdg.de
Tel: +49 (0)551 3851 140
(c) Hodges, 2010

Research insterests:

  • Comparative ovarian function.
  • Physiological and evolutionary significance of species variation in reproductive characteristics in primates
  • Hormone behaviour interactions and mechanisms underlying reproductive strategies in natural primate populations.
  • Environmental stress and its effect on primate populations in the wild
  • Primate conservation biology.

Selected publications:

Heistermann M, Ziegler T, van Schaik CP, Launhardt K, Winkler P, Hodges JK (2001): Loss of oestrus, concealed ovulation and paternity confusion in free-ranging Hanuman langurs. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 268: 2445-2451.

Hodges JK, Heistermann M (2003): Field Endocrinology: monitoring hormonal changes in free-ranging primates. In: Setchell JM, Curtis DJ (eds):
Field and Laboratory Methods in Primatology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge: 282-294.

Pfefferle D, Brauch K, Heistermann M, Hodges JK, Fischer J (2008): Female Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus) copulation calls do not reveal the fertile phase but influence mating outcome. Proc R Soc B 275: 571-78.

Quinten M, Waltert M, Syamsuri F, Hodges JK (2009): Peat swamp forest supports high primate densities on Siberut Island, Sumatra,Indonesia. Oryx 44: 147-151.

Hodges JK, Brown J, Heistermann M (2010): Endocrine monitoring of reproduction and stress. In: Kleiman D, Thompson KV, Baer CK (eds.): Wild Mammals in Captivity: Principles and Techniques for Zoo Management. Chicago, The University of Chicago Press: 447-468.

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