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Andreas Koenig
Professor
Anthropology
College of Arts and Sciences
Contact Information
S517 Social and Behavioral Scien
Stony Brook, 11794
631/632-1513
Expertise
Biography
Andreas Koenig’s research focuses on the behavior and ecology of nonhuman primates. He is particularly interested in how social behavior, such as cooperation and competition, evolved, and what costs and benefits individuals face when living in groups. Additionally, he researches how behavior, morphology, and physiology affect access to potential mates, as well as the timing of key events that occur in the individuals’ lifetimes. He has conducted fieldwork with wild primates in Asia, particularly Nepal and Thailand.
Education
- PhD and Diplom, Georg-August University
- Vordiplom, University of Cologne
Research Grants
| Award | Start | End | Sponsor | Type | Amount | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dissertation Research for Brandon Wheeler: Study of Alarm Calling Behavior of Tufted Capuchin Monkeys at Iguazu National Park, Northeastern Argentina | 2005-02-01T00:00:00 | 2006-12-31T00:00:00 | Wenner Gren Foundation for Anthropological Res | Nonfederal | 22584 | Closed |
| Thesis Research for Eileen Larney: Study of Randomness: Social Relationships and Infant Handling in Phayre's Leaf Monkey | 2005-01-01T00:00:00 | 2007-05-31T00:00:00 | Wenner Gren Foundation for Anthropological Res | Nonfederal | 17332 | Closed |
| Funds for Kerry Ossi: Survival, Skill-Learning and Growth in Juvenile Leaf Monkeys in Thailand | 2006-11-01T00:00:00 | 2008-12-31T00:00:00 | Leakey Foundation | Nonfederal | 13430 | Closed |
| Primate Ecology and Conservation in Thailand: Training Workshop at Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary | 2006-11-01T00:00:00 | 2007-04-30T00:00:00 | Conservation International Foundation | Nonfederal | 3800 | Closed |
| Dissertation Research for Clara Scarry: Functions and Consequences of Intergroup Aggression in Argentine Tufted Capuchins | 2009-05-15T00:00:00 | 2009-12-01T00:00:00 | Wenner Gren Foundation for Anthropological Res | Nonfederal | 3600 | Closed |
| Dissertation Research For Brandon Wheeler in the study of the use of Deceptive Alarms Among Wild Tufted Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus Apella) in Northeastern Argentina | 2004-06-01T00:00:00 | 2006-06-01T00:00:00 | American Society of Primatologist | Nonfederal | 1410 | Closed |
| Dissertation Research for Kelly Ossi in the Study of "The Juvenile Balancing Act: Survival, Skill-Learning and Growth in Phayre's Leaf Monkeys" | 2007-07-02T00:00:00 | 2008-09-30T00:00:00 | Wenner Gren Foundation for Anthropological Res | Nonfederal | 10957 | Closed |
| Reproductive Skew in Male Phayre's Leaf Monkeys (Trachypithecuc Phayrei) | 2008-07-01T00:00:00 | 2010-12-01T00:00:00 | Leakey Foundation | Nonfederal | 20000 | Closed |
| Ecology Feeding Competition and Social Relationships of Phayre's Leaf Monkeys | 2002-07-15T00:00:00 | 2006-06-30T00:00:00 | National Science Foundation | Federal | 297022 | Closed |
| GROUP STRUCTURE AND RANGING BEHAVIOR OF FOREST DWELLING RHESUS MACAQUES | 2002-06-01T00:00:00 | 2003-05-31T00:00:00 | National Geographic Society | Nonfederal | 14750 | Closed |
| Dissertation Research for Abigail Derby in the Study of lr y of "Investigating Primate Community Biomass in Hunted verus Non-hunted Regions of of Ya Ions in Yasuni National Park, Ecuador | 2005-05-01T00:00:00 | 2005-12-30T00:00:00 | American Society of Primatologist | Nonfederal | 1000 | Closed |
| Primate Ecology and Conservation in Thailand: Second Teaching Workshop at Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary | 2003-12-01T00:00:00 | 2004-05-31T00:00:00 | Conservation International Foundation | Nonfederal | 2000 | Closed |
| Primate Ecology and Conservation in Thailand: Training Workshop at Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary | 2006-11-01T00:00:00 | 2007-04-30T00:00:00 | Cleveland Metroparks Zoo | Nonfederal | 1836 | Closed |
| SUMMER RESEARCH FOR KERRY OSSI IN THE STUDY OF SEX DIFFERENCES IN BEHAVIOR AMONG IMMATURE PHAYRE'S MONKEYS (TRACHYPITHECUS PHAYREI) | 2004-05-01T00:00:00 | 2004-08-31T00:00:00 | American Society of Primatologist | Nonfederal | 1500 | Closed |
| Dissertation Research for Kerry Ossi: Doctoral Disseration Improvement: The Juvenile Balancing Act: Survival, Skill-learning, and Growth in Phayre's Leaf Monkeys | 2007-03-01T00:00:00 | 2009-02-28T00:00:00 | National Science Foundation | Federal | 10244 | Closed |
| Funds for Abigail Derby: Doctoral Dissertation Improvement: Investigating How Ecology and Demography Influence Folivorous Primate Biomass in Eastern Ecuador | 2005-07-15T00:00:00 | 2006-06-30T00:00:00 | National Science Foundation | Federal | 7560 | Closed |
| Social Relationships and Reproductive Strategies of Phayre's Leaf Monkeys | 2006-01-16T00:00:00 | 2009-03-31T00:00:00 | National Science Foundation | Federal | 118549 | Closed |
| Primate Ecology and Conservation in Thailand: A Teaching Workshop at Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary | 2003-01-01T00:00:00 | 2003-05-31T00:00:00 | Conservation International Foundation | Nonfederal | 4000 | Closed |
| THESIS RESEARCH FOR EILEEN LARNEY IN THE STUDY OF BLOOD OR BARTER: INFANT HANDLING IN A FEMALE DISPERSAL SPECIES, TRACHYPITHECUS PHAYREI | 2004-08-01T00:00:00 | 2005-08-31T00:00:00 | American Society of Primatologist | Nonfederal | 1500 | Closed |
| Dissertation Research for Kerry Ossi in the Study of "The Juvenile Balancing Act: Survival Skill Learning and Growth in Phayre's Leaf Monkeys" | 2006-08-01T00:00:00 | 2007-09-30T00:00:00 | American Society of Primatologist | Nonfederal | 1500 | Closed |
| Primate Ecology and Conservation in Thailand: Training Workshop at Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary | 2004-12-07T00:00:00 | 2005-04-30T00:00:00 | Cleveland Metroparks Zoo | Nonfederal | 2000 | Closed |
| Group Structure and Ranging Behavior for Forest-Dwelling Rhesus Macaques | 2002-01-01T00:00:00 | 2003-07-31T00:00:00 | Leakey Foundation | Nonfederal | 15000 | Closed |
| Dissertation Research for Evelyn Pain: Morphological Variation and Dominance Relationships Among Male Woolly Monkeys (Lagothrix Poeppigii) | 2015-06-01T00:00:00 | 2016-05-31T00:00:00 | Nacey Maggioncalda Foundation | Nonfederal | 4850 | Closed |
| Dissertation Research for Rachel Pearlman: The Energetics of Male Reproductive Strategies in Geladas (Theropithecus Geladas) | 2016-06-01T00:00:00 | 2018-05-31T00:00:00 | Nacey Maggioncalda Foundation | Nonfederal | 4998 | Approved |
| Dissertation Research for Evelyn Pain: Functions of Male Woolly Monkey Morphological Variation in Yasuni, Ecuador | 2016-06-01T00:00:00 | 2018-01-01T00:00:00 | Leakey Foundation | Nonfederal | 11064 | Approved |
| Dissertation Research for Rachel Perlman: The Energetics of Male Reproductive Strategies in Geladas | 2016-06-01T00:00:00 | 2018-05-31T00:00:00 | International Primatological Society | Nonfederal | 1480 | Approved |
| Dissertation Research for Rachel Perlman: The Energetics of Male Reproductive Strategies in geladas (Theropithecus gelada) | 2016-06-01T00:00:00 | 2019-06-30T00:00:00 | Leakey Foundation | Nonfederal | 14950 | Approved |
Publications
- Author Article American Journal of Physical Anthropology Primate life histories and dietary adaptations: A comparison of Asian colobines and Macaques 2011 144 2 286 - 299
- Author Article American Journal of Primatology Selection of sleeping trees in pileated gibbons ( 2010
- Author Article Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews Andreas Paul, 1951-2010 2010 19 3 83 - 83
- Author Article Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews The lost dream of ecological determinism: Time to say goodbye? . Or a White Queen's proposal? 2009 18 5 166 - 174
- Author Article Behavioral Ecology Variation in dominance hierarchies among group-living animals: modeling stability and the likelihood of coalitions 2009 20 4 844 - 855
- Author Article PLOS ONE Background The ecological factors contributing to the evolution of tropical vertebrate communities are still poorly understood. Primate communities of the tropical Americas have fewer folivorous but more frugivorous genera than tropical regions of the Old 2009 4 12 2009
- Author Article Animal Behaviour Formal submission, tolerance and socioecological models: a test with female Hanuman langurs 2008 76 2 415 - 428
- Author Article Behavioral Ecology Costs of group size: lower developmental and reproductive rates in larger groups of leaf monkeys 2008 19 6 1186 - 1191
- Author Article American Journal of Primatology Genital swellings in silvered langurs: what do they indicate? 2007 69 5 519 - 532
- Author Article American Journal of Primatology What Hanuman langur males know about female reproductive status 2006 68 7 701 - 712
- Author Article American Journal of Physical Anthropology How important are affiliation and cooperation? A reply to Sussman et al. 2006 131 4 522 - 523
- Author Article American Journal of Primatology The importance of ingestion rates for estimating food quality and energy intake 2006 68 10 951 - 965
- Author Article Ethology Sex Allocation in a Colobine Monkey 2005 111 10 924 - 939
- Author Article Journal of Theoretical Biology Infanticide and infant defence by males-modelling the conditions in primate multi-male groups 2004 231 2 261 - 270
- Author Article American Journal of Primatology Agonistic behavior and dominance relationships in female phayre's leaf monkeys - preliminary results 2004 64 3 351 - 357
- Author Article Folia Primatologica Temporary Absence and Dispersal in Phayre's Leaf Monkeys (Trachypithecus phayrei) 2004 75 1 27 - 30
Courses
| Term | Role | Course ID | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2018 | Primary Instructor | ANP 120 | Intro to Biological Anthropol |
| Spring 2018 | Primary Instructor | DPA 610 | Individual Research |
| Spring 2018 | Primary Instructor | EBH 459 | Write Effectively in EBH |
| Spring 2018 | Primary Instructor | EBH 488 | Internship in Human Evol Bio |
| Winter 2018 | Primary Instructor | EBH 459 | Write Effectively in EBH |
| Spring 2017 | Primary Instructor | ANP 120 | Intro to Biological Anthropol |
| Spring 2017 | Primary Instructor | DPA 610 | Individual Research |
| Spring 2017 | Primary Instructor | DPA 610 | Individual Research |
| Spring 2017 | Primary Instructor | DPA 610 | Individual Research |
| Spring 2017 | Primary Instructor | DPA 699 | Dissertation Resrch on Campus |
| Spring 2017 | Primary Instructor | DPA 701 | Dissertation off Campus Intern |
| Spring 2017 | Primary Instructor | EBH 459 | Write Effectively in EBH |
| Summer 2017 | Primary Instructor | DPA 800 | SUMMER RESEARCH |
| Fall 2017 | Primary Instructor | ANP 220 | Controversies in Human Biology |
| Fall 2017 | Primary Instructor | DPA 525 | Research Areas in Anthro Scien |
| Fall 2017 | Primary Instructor | DPA 610 | Individual Research |
| Fall 2017 | Primary Instructor | DPA 699 | Dissertation Resrch on Campus |
| Fall 2017 | Primary Instructor | DPA 701 | Dissertation off Campus Intern |
| Fall 2017 | Primary Instructor | EBH 459 | Write Effectively in EBH |
| Spring 2016 | Primary Instructor | ANP 403 | Seminar in Biological Anthropo |
| Spring 2016 | Primary Instructor | ANP 488 | Internship in Biologica Anthro |
| Spring 2016 | Primary Instructor | ANT 591 | Professional Skills in the Ant |
| Spring 2016 | Primary Instructor | DPA 591 | Professional Skills in the Ant |
| Spring 2016 | Primary Instructor | DPA 591 | Professional Skills in the Ant |
| Spring 2016 | Secondary Instructor | DPA 592 | Professional Skills in the Ant |
| Spring 2016 | Secondary Instructor | DPA 592 | Professional Skills in the Ant |
| Spring 2016 | Primary Instructor | DPA 610 | Individual Research |
| Spring 2016 | Primary Instructor | DPA 701 | Dissertation off Campus Intern |
| Spring 2016 | Primary Instructor | EBH 401 | Seminar in Evol Bio of Humans |
| Spring 2016 | Primary Instructor | EBH 488 | Internship in Human Evol Bio |
| Fall 2016 | Primary Instructor | ANT 567 | Primate Behavior and Ecology |
| Fall 2016 | Primary Instructor | DPA 525 | Research Areas in Anthro Scien |
| Fall 2016 | Primary Instructor | DPA 525 | Research Areas in Anthro Scien |
| Fall 2016 | Primary Instructor | DPA 525 | Research Areas in Anthro Scien |
| Fall 2016 | Primary Instructor | DPA 567 | Primate Behavior and Ecology |
| Fall 2016 | Primary Instructor | DPA 699 | Dissertation Resrch on Campus |
| Fall 2016 | Primary Instructor | DPA 699 | Dissertation Resrch on Campus |
| Fall 2016 | Primary Instructor | DPA 701 | Dissertation off Campus Intern |
| Fall 2016 | Primary Instructor | EBH 458 | Speak Effectively Before an Au |
| Fall 2016 | Primary Instructor | EBH 459 | Write Effectively in EBH |
| Fall 2015 | Primary Instructor | ANP 120 | Intro to Biological Anthropol |
| Fall 2015 | Primary Instructor | ANP 220 | Controversies in Human Biology |
| Fall 2015 | Primary Instructor | DPA 525 | Research Areas in Anthro Scien |
| Fall 2015 | Primary Instructor | DPA 525 | Research Areas in Anthro Scien |
| Fall 2015 | Primary Instructor | DPA 525 | Research Areas in Anthro Scien |
| Fall 2015 | Primary Instructor | DPA 610 | Individual Research |
| Fall 2015 | Primary Instructor | DPA 701 | Dissertation off Campus Intern |
| Fall 2015 | Primary Instructor | EBH 459 | Write Effectively in EBH |
| Fall 2015 | Primary Instructor | EBH 488 | Internship in Human Evol Bio |
| Spring 2014 | Primary Instructor | DPA 610 | Individual Research |
| Spring 2014 | Primary Instructor | DPA 610 | Individual Research |
| Spring 2014 | Primary Instructor | DPA 700 | Dissertation off Campus Domest |
| Fall 2014 | Primary Instructor | ANT 525 | Research Areas in Anthro Scien |
| Fall 2014 | Primary Instructor | ANT 567 | Primate Behavior and Ecology |
| Fall 2014 | Primary Instructor | DPA 525 | Research Areas in Anthro Scien |
| Fall 2014 | Primary Instructor | DPA 525 | Research Areas in Anthro Scien |
| Fall 2014 | Primary Instructor | DPA 525 | Research Areas in Anthro Scien |
| Fall 2014 | Primary Instructor | DPA 567 | Primate Behavior and Ecology |
| Fall 2014 | Primary Instructor | DPA 600 | Practicum in Teaching |
| Fall 2014 | Primary Instructor | DPA 610 | Individual Research |
| Fall 2014 | Primary Instructor | DPA 699 | Dissertation Resrch on Campus |
| Fall 2014 | Primary Instructor | DPA 700 | Dissertation off Campus Domest |
| Fall 2013 | Primary Instructor | ANP 220 | Controversies in Human Biology |
| Fall 2013 | Primary Instructor | DPA 610 | Individual Research |
| Fall 2013 | Primary Instructor | DPA 700 | Dissertation off Campus Domest |
Honors
| Type | Description | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Award | Dean's Award for Excellence in Service to Graduate Education by a Graduate Program Director, Stony Brook University (Co-winner with N. Goroff, Chemisty) |
Scholarly Activities
| Activity | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Colloquia | Koenig A. Mating systems and female social relationships: comparative approaches to primate socioecology. | |
| Presentation/Paper at a conference | Koenig A, Borries C. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing: the importance of long-term studies for wildlife research and conservation. | |
| Presentation/Paper at a conference | Koenig A, Borries C. A new form of social organization in an Asian colobine | |
| Presentation/Paper at a conference | Koenig A, Borries C. Territoriality, female dispersal, and potential benefits of living with multiple males. | |
| Presentation/Paper at a conference | Koenig A, Carl KM, Borries C. Territories and reproductive opportunities: do male Phayre's leaf monkeys benefit from cooperation? | |
| Presentation/Paper at a conference | Koenig A, Larney E, Borries C. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing: dispersal and residence pattern in Phayre's leaf monkeys. | |
| Presentation/Paper at a conference | Koenig A, Wheeler BC, Scarry CJ, Borries C. Variation in grouping patterns, agonism, and social structure: what socioecological models attempt to explain. | |
| Presentation/Paper at another Univ. | Koenig A, Borries C. Variation in the occurrence of infanticide among nonhuman primates and female countertactics. | |
| Presentation/Paper at another Univ. | Koenig A. Primate life histories. |
Professional Service
| Service | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Referee | review of 11 manuscripts of major journals: American Journal of Physical Anthropology (1), Animal Behaviour (1), Asian Primate Journal (1), Behavioral Ecology (2), Folia Primatologica (1), Evolutionary Anthropology (2), Primates (2), Proc Roy Soc B (1) | 2011 - 2012 |
| Referee | review of 2 grant proposals: National Geographic CRE (1), National Science Foundation, Physical Anthropology (1) | 2011 - 2012 |
| Review Boards - Agency, Institute, Gov. | American Society of Primatologists; member of the Research and Development Committeee; reviewed and rated 35 grants; August 2011 | 2011 - 2012 |
| Other | Participated in doctoral dissertation defense of Ms R Phoonjampa, December 2010, King Mongkut University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand | 2010 - 2011 |
| Presentation other than Scholarly Act. | Presentation about "Primate research in the lab and the field"; Undergraduate Anthropology Club; Stony Brook University, April 2011 | 2010 - 2011 |
| Referee | review of 7 grant proposals for National Geographic CRE (8/2010; 1 grant), the Leakey Foundation (9/2010; 2 grants; 3/2011, 2 grants), and the National Science Foundation (10/2010, LTREB, 1 grant; 4/2011, Physical Anthropology, 1 grant) | 2010 - 2011 |
| Referee | review of 9 manuscripts of major journals/ books: Current Zoology, Folia Primatologica, Evolutionary Anthropology (2), International Journal of Primatology (2), Primates (2), and 1 edited volume (Long-term Field Studies of Primates; 1 chapter) | 2010 - 2011 |
| Review Boards - Agency, Institute, Gov. | American Society of Primatologists; member of the Research and Development Committee; reviewed and rated 14 grants; June 2010 | 2010 - 2011 |
| Referee | review of grant proposals for Leakey Foundation (fall cycle 2009, 1 grant) and Primate Conservation Inc. (fall cycle 2009, 2 grants) | 2009 - 2010 |
| Referee | review of manuscripts in major journals (Animal Behaviour, Behavioral Ecology, Behavioral Ecology Sociobiology (2), Folia Primatologica, International Journal of Primatology) and an edited volume (Evolution of primate societies; 1 manuscript) | 2009 - 2010 |
| Review Boards - Agency, Institute, Gov. | American Society of Primatologists; member of the Research and Development Committee; reviewed and rated 14 grants; September 2009 | 2009 - 2010 |
University Service
| Service | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Departmental Committee | Ad hoc committee preparing a Biology and Social Science Cluster proposal | 2011 - 2012 |
| Departmental Committee | ex officio, Teaching Assistant Committee, IDPAS | 2011 - 2012 |
| Departmental Committee | member of the Admissions Committee, IDPAS | 2011 - 2012 |
| Departmental Committee | member of the Admissions Committee, MA program Anthropology | 2011 - 2012 |
| Departmental Committee | search committee interdepartmental search w/ Ecology & Evolution (Human Behavioral Ecologist & Human Geneticist) | 2011 - 2012 |
| Other | co-chair (w/ JG Fleagle), Anatomical Sciences) of qualifier of Physical Anthropology graduate students, IDPAS | 2011 - 2012 |
| Other | ex officio, faculty advisor of the Anthropology Club, a club for undergraduate students | 2011 - 2012 |
| Other | faculty advisor and codirecting (w/ C Borries and D Doran-Sheehy) of BEG (Behavioral Ecology Group), a weekly seminar for undergraduate and graduate students | 2011 - 2012 |
| Other | Graduate Program Director, Interdepartmental Doctoral Program in Anthropological Sciences (till July 2011) | 2011 - 2012 |
| Other | maintaining the web pages of the Department of Antrhopology | 2011 - 2012 |
| Other | point person implementing a new interdepartmental major in Human Evolutionary Biology | 2011 - 2012 |
| Other | teaching mentor for David Fernandez (ANP120 Introduction to Biological Anthropology, summer 2011) | 2011 - 2012 |
| Other | Undergraduate Director, Anthropology (July 2011-May2012 | 2011 - 2012 |
| Departmental Committee | ex officio, Executive Committee, IDPAS | 2010 - 2011 |
| Departmental Committee | ex officio, Teaching Assistant Committee, IDPAS | 2010 - 2011 |
| Departmental Committee | member of the Admissions Committee, IDPAS | 2010 - 2011 |
| Departmental Committee | member of the Admissions Committee, MA program Anthropology | 2010 - 2011 |
| Other | co-organizer and contributor for GRD500 Responsible Conduct of Research (section 08) together w/ GPDs of Ecology & Evolution and Anatomical Sciences; taught one class on Animal Research Ethics | 2010 - 2011 |
| Other | ex officio, member of the advisory board of the Turkana Basin Institute | 2010 - 2011 |
| Other | faculty advisor and co-directing (w/ C Borries and D Doran-Sheehy) of BEG (Behavioral Ecology Group), a weekly seminar for undergraduate and graduate students | 2010 - 2011 |
| Other | Graduate Program Director, Interdepartmental Doctoral Program in Anthropological Sciences (IDPAS) | 2010 - 2011 |
| Other | maintaining the web pages of the Department of Anthropology | 2010 - 2011 |
| Other | teaching mentor for C Scarry (ANP325 Primate Behavior; spring 2011) | 2010 - 2011 |
| Departmental Committee | ex officio, Executive Committee, IDPAS | 2009 - 2010 |
| Departmental Committee | ex officio, Teaching Assistant Committee, IDPAS | 2009 - 2010 |
| Departmental Committee | member of the Admissions Committee, Anthropology MA Program | 2009 - 2010 |
| Departmental Committee | member of the Admissions Committee, IDPAS | 2009 - 2010 |
| Other | currently trying to develop a program for graduate student exchange with University of Hamburg, Germany (joint initiative w/ JU Ganzhorn, Hamburg) | 2009 - 2010 |
| Other | developed an informal seminar for graduate students of the IDPAS, Anthropology, and Anatomical Sciences to deal with questions of research and academia (research design, data analysis & statistics, grants, publications, job search, job interviews & career path); 3 meetings held in spring 2010 and additional 3 meetings are planned for the fall; seminar series will be repeated in 2 year intervals | 2009 - 2010 |
| Other | Director, Interdepartmental Doctoral Program in Anthropological Sciences (IDPAS) | 2009 - 2010 |
| Other | faculty advisor and co-directing (w/ C Borries and D Doran-Sheehy) of BEG (Behavioral Ecology Group), a weekly seminar of undergraduate and graduate students | 2009 - 2010 |
| Other | maintaining the web pages of the Department of Anthropology | 2009 - 2010 |
| Other | member of the advisory board of the Turkana Basin Institute (ex officio, as Director of the IDPAS) | 2009 - 2010 |