About

Roberto Antonio Delgado

Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Biological Sciences

Contact Information
E-mail: radelgad@usc.edu
Phone: (213) 740-4395
Office: GFS 120

 

Education
B.S. Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, 1996
Ph.D. Biological Anthropology & Anatomy, Duke University, 2003
 

Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History
Associate Editor, The Journal of Human Evolution, 2008-  
 

Description of Research

Summary Statement of Research Interests
My primary research interest has been to utilize an interdisciplinary approach towards understanding the basis of human social behavior. I now focus on sexual selection, the evolution of communication, and geographic variation. I study these topics from an ecological and evolutionary perspective, examining social structure, vocal signaling and reproductive strategies among extant primates in the wild and exploring the implications for early human societies and their ancestors.
 

Research Keywords
Non-human Primates, Communication, Sexual Selection, Social Organization, Behavioral Flexibility, Geographic Variation, Ecology, Wildlife Conservation
 

Research Specialties
Primates; vocal communication; sexual selection; geographic variation; conservation
 

Other Research
An examination of geographic distribution, relative population abundance, and behavioral flexibility among neotropical primates in northeastern Costa Rica., 2008-  
Assessment of primate biodiversity and orangutan conservation status in East Kalimantan, Indonesia., Spring 2008   
 
 
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