GeladaResearch

@GeladaResearch

Official Twitter account of the Simien Mountains Gelada Research Project. Tweets from the field, our labs, and plenty of gelada monkey photos.

United States, Ethiopia

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Joined April 2018

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GeladaResearch
@GeladaResearch
Dec 21, 2018
Hello #AcademicTwitter !! Introducing the official Twitter account for the Simien Mountains Gelada Research Project #smgrp @GeladaResearch Follow us to get updates about our long term research on these unique monkeys and news from Gelada land! Pic courtesy @cercopithe_sen
GeladaResearch
@GeladaResearch
Apr 13, 2022
🚨 New gelada research out today in @BehavEcol! 🚨 @jacobafeder @jcbeehner @AliceBaniel @VocalMonkey @SMack_Lab @sbululab doi.org/10.1093/beheco… 1/10
Social drivers of maturation age in female geladas
From academic.oup.com
GeladaResearch
@GeladaResearch
Mar 24, 2022
Fresh new gelada data - see @kchiou's thread below on his new paper with @SMack_Lab & colleagues looking into the unique adaptations of these charismatic monkeys.
Kenny Chiou
@kchiou
Mar 24, 2022
How does the gelada—one of the world's highest-dwelling monkeys—cope with its extreme lifestyle? (Some) answers in our new @NatureEcoEvo pub: go.nature.com/37XibDh. With @SMack_Lab, @mareikecora, @IndiaASC, @GeladaResearch, and others! @asunews @Nature (1/11) 🧵👇
GeladaResearch
@GeladaResearch
Jun 2, 2021
🧵 Thread on a new gelada project paper led by @alottagelada @jacobafeder @jcbeehner @VocalMonkey @sbululab @SMack_Lab Optimal group size and the “Goldilocks effect” 🧝‍♀️
Dr. Elizabeth Tinsley Johnson
@alottagelada
Jun 2, 2021
Thrilled to share our new paper out today #openaccess: The Goldilocks effect: female geladas in mid-sized groups have higher fitness | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs… (synopsis below)
GeladaResearch
@GeladaResearch
Jan 26, 2021
New gelada paper out in @MicrobiomeJ led by @AliceBaniel @sbululab @SMack_Lab. Geladas are known for their low-quality grassy diet, and live at high altitude where they face cold and energetic constraints. Can their gut microbiome help them adapt to their environment?