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Quick Look
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Location:
San Jose - Costa Rica
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Language of Instruction: English
Overview
This course is offered in the summer sessions as well as the winter sessions.
This course covers the behavior and ecology of Old and New World primates from an evolutionary perspective. Emphasis will be given to the three species present at La Suerte (Cebus Capucinus, Alouatta Paliatta, and Ateles Geoffroyi). The material and topics covered in this course are equivalent to an upper division university course in primate behavior and ecology. A background in biology or physican anthropology is helpful but not required. It is far mor eimportant to have a seirous interest in learning about primates and a desire to do fieldwork in a tropical rainforest. Each day will be a mix of lectures, seminars, and fieldwork, but there will also be opportunities to relax, take care of personal business (laundry, etc) and explore the forest in small groups. Although the focuse while in the firled will be on primates and their immediate environment, other flora and fauna of interest will be pointed out and discussed as they are encountered.
Lecture topics include but are not limited to:
Primate phylogeny and distribution, primate anatomy, morphology and positional behavior, historical roots of primatology, primates as members of rain forest communities, dominance, agression, and competition among primates, primate intelligence, tool use and play, primate language and communitcation, etc.
Field and research techniques will be introduced through group projects and seminars. The skills that will be taught include: trail and site mapping, habitat description, analysis and comparison, plant phenology, censussing, aging, and sexing primates, primate observation and ethograms, research design and data analysis. Group projects will be comprised of instructor-designed and student-designed activities :)
Eligibility
All students must complete the required paperwork.
Housing/Accommodation
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Dormitory
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Hostel
Program Costs
The cost for the long courses is $1500 plus the $100 registration fee,
The cost for the short courses (10 days) is $1075 plus the $100 registration fee.
These are the costs for the summer session of 2006. Please see our websites for updates.
Costs
Include: 3 meals a day, the stay at the station, the transportation to and from the station/airport, and the class.
Financial Aid
Yes.
Financial Aid and Scholarships can be used to cover our program. We do not offer scholarships or financial aid, but we do offer payment plans. Please contact our program director for more information.
Dates
This course is offered during the summer and winter sessions.
It is also offered in Nicaragua, at our Ometepe Field Station.
During the summer, the dates are from May 25th to June 19th, June 22nd to July 17th, and July 20th to August 14th.
For more accurate dates, and the winter schedule, please see our website.
Deadlines
Each student is given one month to complete his or her paperwork.
Contact
La Suerte & Ometepe
Biological Field Stations
P.O. Box 55-7519
Miami, FL 33255-7519
USA
Tel:
(305) 666-9932
Fax:
(305) 666-7581
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