Paul Garber is a primatologist and the author and editor of several books and articles about primate

Primate

A primate is a mammal of the order Primates , which contains prosimians and simians. Primates arose from ancestors that lived in the trees of tropical forests; many primate characteristics represent adaptations to life in this challenging three-dimensional environment...

s. He is a professor at the University of Illinois. He is editor of the American Journal of Primatology

American Journal of Primatology

The American Journal of Primatology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal and the official journal of the American Society of Primatologists. It was established in 1981. The journal currently publishes 12 issues per year plus a supplementary issue detailing the program of the society's annual...

 and director of research and education at La Suerte Biological Field School

La Suerte Biological Field School

La Suerte Biological Field School, located in Northeastern Costa Rica, is one of two field schoosl operated by the Maderas rainforest conservancy . The site is situated in a tropical rainforest basin...

 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica

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. Books he has authored or edited include New Perspectives in the Study of Mesoamerican Primates: Distribution, Ecology, Behavior, and Conservation (Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects), On the Move: How and Why Animals Travel in Groups and Adaptive Radiations of Neotropical Primates.

Professor Garber received his Ph.D.

Ph.D.

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 in Anthropology

Anthropology

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 from Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis

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in 1980.