Nick Chapoy
@nickchapoy.bsky.social
Anthropologist/Primatologist
PhD candidate at Tulane University, NOLA
Studying vocal communication in white-faced capuchins in Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica
PhD candidate at Tulane University, NOLA
Studying vocal communication in white-faced capuchins in Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica
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Nick Chapoy
@nickchapoy.bsky.social
· Dec 12
Hello BlueSky!
I’m so excited to join this growing community of ethologists! I’m a PhD candidate at Tulane, studying vocal communication and dominance in white-faced capuchins.
I’m off to the field next week, but for now, a cautious encounter between a capuchin and Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine.
I’m so excited to join this growing community of ethologists! I’m a PhD candidate at Tulane, studying vocal communication and dominance in white-faced capuchins.
I’m off to the field next week, but for now, a cautious encounter between a capuchin and Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine.
Reposted by Nick Chapoy
Excited to share our methods preprint on CapuchinAI! 🐒💻
We built a field touchscreen + real-time facial recognition system (YOLOv7) that lets wild capuchins “log in” and complete individualized cognitive tasks.
@emoryuniversity.bsky.social @gatechengineers.bsky.social
#PrimateCognition #AI
We built a field touchscreen + real-time facial recognition system (YOLOv7) that lets wild capuchins “log in” and complete individualized cognitive tasks.
@emoryuniversity.bsky.social @gatechengineers.bsky.social
#PrimateCognition #AI
December 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Excited to share our methods preprint on CapuchinAI! 🐒💻
We built a field touchscreen + real-time facial recognition system (YOLOv7) that lets wild capuchins “log in” and complete individualized cognitive tasks.
@emoryuniversity.bsky.social @gatechengineers.bsky.social
#PrimateCognition #AI
We built a field touchscreen + real-time facial recognition system (YOLOv7) that lets wild capuchins “log in” and complete individualized cognitive tasks.
@emoryuniversity.bsky.social @gatechengineers.bsky.social
#PrimateCognition #AI
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So fun to present my research to two classes of @tulaneu.bsky.social students about my journey into primatology and my current research using thermal camera to understand stress in great apes 📸🐵 Thank you so much to my dear friend @nickchapoy.bsky.social for inviting me!
November 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
So fun to present my research to two classes of @tulaneu.bsky.social students about my journey into primatology and my current research using thermal camera to understand stress in great apes 📸🐵 Thank you so much to my dear friend @nickchapoy.bsky.social for inviting me!
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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....
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February 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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🚨Field research position alert: spread the word!🚨 Join our team in studying the behavior, health, and ecology of wild capuchin monkeys in Costa Rica 🇨🇷🐒🌴
See full position description: groups.google.com/a/g-groups.w...
Learn more about the Santa Rosa Primate Project: www.santarosaprimates.org
See full position description: groups.google.com/a/g-groups.w...
Learn more about the Santa Rosa Primate Project: www.santarosaprimates.org
January 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
🚨Field research position alert: spread the word!🚨 Join our team in studying the behavior, health, and ecology of wild capuchin monkeys in Costa Rica 🇨🇷🐒🌴
See full position description: groups.google.com/a/g-groups.w...
Learn more about the Santa Rosa Primate Project: www.santarosaprimates.org
See full position description: groups.google.com/a/g-groups.w...
Learn more about the Santa Rosa Primate Project: www.santarosaprimates.org
Dry forest toad in Santa Rosa.
December 23, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Dry forest toad in Santa Rosa.
December 21, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Ran into our old friend Greg while searching for monkeys- it’s good to be home in Santa Rosa! 🐒🌳
I’ve also had a less welcomed reunion with the local chiggers. Any pro tips to stop the itching? 🙏🏼
#fieldwork
I’ve also had a less welcomed reunion with the local chiggers. Any pro tips to stop the itching? 🙏🏼
#fieldwork
December 20, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Ran into our old friend Greg while searching for monkeys- it’s good to be home in Santa Rosa! 🐒🌳
I’ve also had a less welcomed reunion with the local chiggers. Any pro tips to stop the itching? 🙏🏼
#fieldwork
I’ve also had a less welcomed reunion with the local chiggers. Any pro tips to stop the itching? 🙏🏼
#fieldwork
Hello BlueSky!
I’m so excited to join this growing community of ethologists! I’m a PhD candidate at Tulane, studying vocal communication and dominance in white-faced capuchins.
I’m off to the field next week, but for now, a cautious encounter between a capuchin and Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine.
I’m so excited to join this growing community of ethologists! I’m a PhD candidate at Tulane, studying vocal communication and dominance in white-faced capuchins.
I’m off to the field next week, but for now, a cautious encounter between a capuchin and Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine.
December 12, 2024 at 10:12 PM
Hello BlueSky!
I’m so excited to join this growing community of ethologists! I’m a PhD candidate at Tulane, studying vocal communication and dominance in white-faced capuchins.
I’m off to the field next week, but for now, a cautious encounter between a capuchin and Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine.
I’m so excited to join this growing community of ethologists! I’m a PhD candidate at Tulane, studying vocal communication and dominance in white-faced capuchins.
I’m off to the field next week, but for now, a cautious encounter between a capuchin and Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine.
Reposted by Nick Chapoy
🔺 Interested in doing fieldwork in the Amazon while studying 🐸 with amazing capabilities? Then this opportunity could be for you! Join Andrius Pašukonis and me at #KLIVV (Vienna) for a PhD adventure on sensory ecology and cognition in #poisonfrogs 👉 bibianarojas.co/news/
Please spread the word!
Please spread the word!
June 19, 2024 at 2:29 PM
🔺 Interested in doing fieldwork in the Amazon while studying 🐸 with amazing capabilities? Then this opportunity could be for you! Join Andrius Pašukonis and me at #KLIVV (Vienna) for a PhD adventure on sensory ecology and cognition in #poisonfrogs 👉 bibianarojas.co/news/
Please spread the word!
Please spread the word!
Reposted by Nick Chapoy
Looking for a PhD candidate for our project on uncertainty in communicative interactions as indicators of affective valence. Supervised by Dr Jérôme Micheletta (@jmicheletta.bsky.social), Prof Bridget Waller and me. Get in touch if interested. See details here:
Validating quantitative measures of uncertainty in communicative interaction as indicators of affective valence in wild animals at University of Portsmouth on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Validating quantitative measures of uncertainty in communicative interaction as indicators of affective valence in wild animals at University of Portsmouth, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
December 10, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Looking for a PhD candidate for our project on uncertainty in communicative interactions as indicators of affective valence. Supervised by Dr Jérôme Micheletta (@jmicheletta.bsky.social), Prof Bridget Waller and me. Get in touch if interested. See details here:
Reposted by Nick Chapoy
Be sure to join the ASP Conservation Committee in our upcoming webinar series!
November 28, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Be sure to join the ASP Conservation Committee in our upcoming webinar series!
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Primate conservation, welfare and advocacy starter pack here!
Please send me your suggestions - this is just a start.
go.bsky.app/Rjs9dek
Please send me your suggestions - this is just a start.
go.bsky.app/Rjs9dek
November 18, 2024 at 9:01 AM
Primate conservation, welfare and advocacy starter pack here!
Please send me your suggestions - this is just a start.
go.bsky.app/Rjs9dek
Please send me your suggestions - this is just a start.
go.bsky.app/Rjs9dek
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I'm still adding as I find more primatology peeps! Here is what I have so far!
November 18, 2024 at 12:26 AM
I'm still adding as I find more primatology peeps! Here is what I have so far!
Still buzzing from the white-faced capuchin conference in Santa Rosa a few weeks back! It was truly inspiring to hear about the history, ongoing research, and future directions of this amazing field site. KJack lab all in one place!
December 6, 2023 at 4:08 PM
Still buzzing from the white-faced capuchin conference in Santa Rosa a few weeks back! It was truly inspiring to hear about the history, ongoing research, and future directions of this amazing field site. KJack lab all in one place!