Amanda Melin
@amelinlab.bsky.social
Professor of Biological Anthropology at University of Calgary. Co-director Santa Rosa Primate Project. Primate sensory ecology, molecular genetics and omics, foraging, behaviour, ecology and evolution. She/Her. www.amandamelin.com
Great week for Canadian Wildlife! This beauty Great Horned Owl is hanging outside my cabin ❤️
October 18, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Great week for Canadian Wildlife! This beauty Great Horned Owl is hanging outside my cabin ❤️
Bobcat walked right across the road in front of me on my walk into campus this morning.
Oh, Canada! #urbanwildlife.
Oh, Canada! #urbanwildlife.
October 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Bobcat walked right across the road in front of me on my walk into campus this morning.
Oh, Canada! #urbanwildlife.
Oh, Canada! #urbanwildlife.
Our new paper, led by Nicolas Chapoy and Kathy Jack, shows capuchin alpha males have wider faces and bigger balls. Read on for discussion of trait variation with respect to pre- and post- mating competition! Was a large effort by a great team 😍😎🎉
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10....
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10....
August 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Our new paper, led by Nicolas Chapoy and Kathy Jack, shows capuchin alpha males have wider faces and bigger balls. Read on for discussion of trait variation with respect to pre- and post- mating competition! Was a large effort by a great team 😍😎🎉
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10....
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10....
We asked how behavioral diversity & agonistic behaviors relate to group size in wild capuchins. We analyzed >65,000 behavioral scans collected over 15 yrs on 214 capuchins (8 groups) & controlled for # inds sampled. We found behavioral richness, diversity & agonism was higher in larger groups.
April 28, 2025 at 4:15 AM
We asked how behavioral diversity & agonistic behaviors relate to group size in wild capuchins. We analyzed >65,000 behavioral scans collected over 15 yrs on 214 capuchins (8 groups) & controlled for # inds sampled. We found behavioral richness, diversity & agonism was higher in larger groups.
Please enjoy this small photo dump from nearby a fruiting Ficus in the tropical dry forest, Costa Rica
April 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Please enjoy this small photo dump from nearby a fruiting Ficus in the tropical dry forest, Costa Rica