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Leslie Knapp, University of Utah – Howler Monkey Calls

Feb 18, 2016

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Academic Minute

in Anatomy, Anthropology, Biology

Does a deeper voice lead to better chances of reproducing for male howler monkeys? Leslie Knapp, professor and chair of anthropology at the University of Utah, determines that female howler monkeys might want to stay away from the Barry Whites of the bunch. My research focuses on major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes, which are critical…