Publications

BOOKS

Nunn, C.L. and S.M Altizer (2006). Infectious Diseases in Primates: Behavior, Ecology and Evolution. Oxford University Press (Series in Ecology and Evolution).[Link]

Nunn, C.L. (in preparation). The Comparative Method in Evolutionary Anthropology. University of Chicago Press (12 of 14 chapters completed).

McNamara, P., R.A. Barton and C.L. Nunn, editors (in preparation). The Evolution of Sleep. Cambridge University Press.

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS AND BOOK CHAPTERS

72. Clauss, M., J. Fritz, C.L. Nunn, and J. Hummel (in review). Ingesta particle size: the missing link in mammalian herbivore digestive physiology. Oikos.

71. Nunn, C.L., P.H. Thrall, and C. Boesch (in review). Do transmission mechanisms or social systems drive cultural dynamics in socially structured populations? Animal Behaviour.

70. P. McNamara, I. Capellini, B.T. Preston, C.L. Nunn and R.A. Barton (in review). Does sleep play a role in memory consolidation? A comparative test. PLos One

69. Preston, B.T., I. Capellini, P. McNamara, R.A. Barton, and C.L. Nunn (in review). Disease resistance and the adaptive significance of sleep. BMC Biology.

68. Nunn, C.L., P. Lindenfors, R. Pursall, and J. Rolff (in press). On sexual dimorphism in immune function. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.

67. Mundry, R. and C.L. Nunn (in press). Stepwise model fitting and statistical inference: turning noise into signal pollution. American Naturalist.

66. Capellini, I., R.A. Barton, P. McNamara, B.T. Preston, and C.L. Nunn (in press). Energetic constraints, not predation, influence the evolution of sleep patterning in mammals. Functional Ecology.

65. Ostner, J., C.L. Nunn, O. Schülke (in press). Female reproductive synchrony predicts skewed paternity across primates. Behavioral Ecology.[pdf]

64. Gillespie, T.R., C.L. Nunn and F.H. Leendertz (in press). Integrative approaches to primate infectious disease: Implications for biodiversity conservation and global health. Yearbook of Physical Anthropology.

63. I. Capellini, R.A. Barton, P. McNamara, B. Preston and C.L. Nunn (in press). Ecological constraints on mammalian sleep architecture. For publication in: The Evolution of Sleep, P. McNamara, R.A. Barton and C.L. Nunn, eds. Cambridge University Press.

62. Nunn, C.L., P. McNamara, I. Capellini, B. Preston and R.A. Barton (in press). Primate sleep in phylogenetic perspective. For publication in: The Evolution of Sleep, P. McNamara, R.A. Barton and C.L. Nunn, eds. Cambridge University Press.

61. Jensen, S.A., R. Mundry, C.L. Nunn, C. Boesch, and F.H. Leendertz (in press). Non-invasive body temperature measurement of wild chimpanzees using faecal temperature decline. Journal of Wildlife Diseases.

60. Nunn, C.L. (in press). Using agent-based models to investigate primate disease ecology. For publication in: Primate Parasite Ecology: The Dynamics and Study of Host-Parasite Relationships, M.A. Huffman and C.A. Chapman, eds. Cambridge University Press.

59. Clauss, M., W.J. Streich, C.L. Nunn, S. Ortmann, G. Hohmann, A. Schwarm, and J. Hummel (2008). Natural diet composition and intake levels, not body size, determine ingest passage in primates. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology.[pdf]

58. Acerbi, A., P. McNamara and C.L. Nunn (2008). To sleep or not to sleep: The ecology of sleep in artificial organisms. BMC Ecology 8:10 (http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6785/8/10).[pdf]

57. Capellini, I., R.A. Barton, P. McNamara, B. Preston and C.L. Nunn (2008). A phylogenetic analysis of the ecology and evolution of mammalian sleep. Evolution 62:1764-1776.[pdf]

56. McNamara, P., I. Capellini, E. Harris, C.L. Nunn, R.A. Barton, & B. Preston (2008). The phylogeny of sleep database: A new resource for sleep scientists. The Open Sleep Journal 1:11-14.[pdf]

55. Thierry, B., F. Aureli, C.L. Nunn, O. Petit, C. Abegg, and F.B.M. de Waal (2008). A comparative study of conflict resolution in macaques: insights into the nature of trait co-variation. Animal Behaviour.[pdf]

54. Nunn, C.L., P.H. Thrall, K. Stewart, A.H. Harcourt (2008). Emerging infectious diseases and animal social systems. Evolutionary Ecology 22:519–543.[pdf]

53. Kutsukake, N. and C. L. Nunn (2008). The causes and consequences of reproductive skew in male primates. In: Reproductive Skew in Vertebrates, R. Hager and C. Jones, eds. Cambridge University Press, in press.

52 Pedersen, A.B., K.E. Jones, C.L. Nunn, and S. Altizer (2007). Infectious disease and extinction risk in wild mammals. Conservation Biology 21:1269-1279.[pdf]

51. McNamara, P., C. L. Nunn, R. A. Barton, E. Harris, and I. Capellini (2007). Phylogeny of sleep and dreams. In: The New Science of Dreaming: Vol. 1, Biology of REM Sleep. D. Barrett and P. McNamara, eds. Praeger Press, Westport CT, pp. 53-70.

50. Lindenfors, P. L., C. L. Nunn, R. A. Barton (2007). Primate brain architecture and selection in relation to sex. BMC Biology 5:20. [pdf]

49. Hopkins, M. E. and C. L. Nunn (2007). A global gap analysis of infectious agents in wild primates. Diversity and Distributions 13:561-572. [pdf]

48. Lindenfors, P., C. L. Nunn, K. E. Jones, A. A. Cunningham, W. Sechrest, and J. L. Gittleman (2007). Parasite species richness in carnivores: effects of host body mass, latitude, geographic range and population density. Global Ecology and Biogeography 16:496-509. [pdf]

47. Altizer, S., C.L. Nunn, and P. Lindenfors (2007). Do threatened hosts have fewer parasites? A comparative study in primates. Journal of Animal Ecology 76:304-314.[pdf]

46. Nunn, C. L., B. Rothschild, J. L. Gittleman (2007). Why are some species more commonly afflicted by arthritis than others? A comparative study of spondyloarthropathy in primates and carnivores. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 20:460-470. [pdf]

45. Leendertz, F. H., G. Pauli, K. Maetz-Rensing, W. Boardman, C. L. Nunn, H. Ellerbrok, S. A. Jensen, S. Junglen, and C. Boesch (2006). Pathogens as drivers of population declines: The importance of systematic monitoring in great apes and other threatened mammals. Biological Conservation 131:325-337. [pdf]

44. Kutsukake, N., and C.L. Nunn (2006). Comparative tests of reproductive skew in male primates: the roles of female mating behavior and incomplete control. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 60: 695-707. [pdf]

43. Nunn, C.L. (2006). Immune defenses and primate behaviour. In: Encyclopedia of Mammals, D. MacDonald, ed. Oxford University Press, pp. 284-285.

42. Borgerhoff Mulder, M., C.L. Nunn & M.C. Towner (2006). Macroevolutionary studies of cultural trait transmission. Evolutionary Anthropology 15: 52-64. [pdf]

41. Nunn, C.L. and A.T.W. Dokey (2006). Territoriality and parasitism in primates. Biology Letters 2: 351-354. [pdf]

40. Nunn, C.L., M. Borgerhoff Mulder & S. Langley (2006). Comparative methods for studying cultural trait evolution: a simulation study. Cross-Cultural Research 40:177-209.[pdf]

39. Moylan, J.W., C.M. Graham, C.L. Nunn, T. Håkansson, M. Borgerhoff Mulder (2005). Cultural traits and linguistic trees: phylogenetic signal in East Africa. In: Mapping Our Ancestors: Phylogenetic Methods in Anthropology and Prehistory, C.P. Lippo, M.J. O’Brien, S. Shennan and M. Collard, eds., in press. Aldine de Gruyter.

38. Nunn, C. L. & S. M. Altizer (2005). The Global Mammal Parasite Database: An online resource for infectious disease records in wild primates. Evolutionary Anthropology 14:1-2. [pdf]

37. Nunn, C. L. & E. W. Heymann (2005). Malaria infection and host behavior: A comparative study of Neotropical primates. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 59:30-37. [pdf]

36. Nunn, C. L., S. M. Altizer, W. Sechrest, and A. Cunningham (2005). Latitudinal gradients of parasite species richness in primates. Diversity and Distributions 11:249–256. [pdf]

35. Pedersen, A.B., S. Altizer, M. Poss, A.A. Cunningham & C.L. Nunn (2005). Patterns of host specificity and transmission among parasites of wild primates. International Journal for Parasitology 35: 647–657. [pdf]

34. Lindenfors, P., L. Fröberg, and C.L. Nunn (2004). Females drive primate social evolution. Proceedings of the Royal Society, London, Series B. (Supplement: Biology Letters) 271: S101–S103. [pdf]

33. Nunn, C.L., and S.M. Altizer. (2004). Sexual selection, behavior and sexually transmitted diseases. Sexual selection in Primates: New and Comparative Perspectives, P. Kappeler and C. P. van Schaik, eds., pp. 117-130 Cambridge University Press.

32. Nunn, C. L., and R. O. Deaner. (2004). Patterns of participation and free riding in territorial conflicts among ringtailed lemurs (Lemur catta). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 57: 50-61. [pdf]

31. Nunn, C.L., S.M. Altizer, W. Sechrest, K.E. Jones, R.A. Barton, and J.L. Gittleman (2004). Parasite species richness and the evolutionary diversity of primates. American Naturalist 164: S90–S103. [pdf]

30. Vitone, N., S.M. Altizer, and C.L. Nunn (2004). Body size, diet and sociality influence the species richness of parasitic worms in anthropoid primates. Evolutionary Ecology Research 6:1-17. [pdf]

29. Zinner, D., C.L. Nunn, C.P. van Schaik and P.M. Kappeler (2004). Sexual selection and exaggerated sexual swellings of female primates. Sexual selection in Primates: New and Comparative Perspectives, P. Kappeler and C. P. van Schaik, eds., pp. 71-89. Cambridge University Press, in press.

28. Altizer, S., C.L. Nunn, P. Thrall, J.L. Gittleman, J. Antonovics, A. Cunningham, A. Dobson, V. Ezenwa, A. Pedersen, M. Poss and J.R.C. Pulliam (2003). Social organization and disease risk in mammals: Integrating theory and comparative studies. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 34:517-547. [pdf]

27. Nunn, C.L. (2003). Behavioral defenses against sexually transmitted diseases in primates. Animal Behaviour 66:37-48. [pdf]

26. Nunn, C.L. (2003). Comparative and theoretical approaches to studying sexual selection in primates. Sexual selection and reproductive competition in primates: New perspectives and directions, C.B. Jones, ed., pp. 593-613. Special Topics in Primatology: Norman, OK

25. Nunn, C.L. (2003). Sociality and disease risk: A comparative study of leukocyte counts in primates. F.B.M. de Waal & P.L. Tyack, eds., pp. 26-31. Animal Social Complexity. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.

24. Nunn, C.L., S. Altizer, K.E. Jones, and W. Sechrest (2003). Comparative tests of parasite species richness in primates. American Naturalist 162:597-614. [pdf]

23. Nunn, C.L., J.L. Gittleman and J. Antonovics (2003). A comparative study of white blood cell counts and disease risk in carnivores. Proceedings of the Royal Society, London, Series B. 270:347-356. [pdf]

22. Nunn, C.L. (2002). A comparative study of leukocyte counts and disease risk in primates. Evolution 56: 177-190. [pdf]

21. Nunn, C.L. (2002). Spleen size, disease risk and sexual selection: A comparative study in primates. Evolutionary Ecology Research 4:91-107. [pdf]

20. Wich, S. A., and C. L. Nunn (2002) Do male “loud calls” function in mate defense? A comparative study of long-distance calls in primates. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 52:474-484 [pdf]

19. Zinner, D., S. Alberts, C.L. Nunn and J. Altmann (2002) Significance of primate sexual swellings. Nature 420:142-143. [pdf]

18. Nunn, C.L. and R.A. Barton (2001). Comparative methods for studying primate adaptation and allometry. Evolutionary Anthropology 10:81-98. [pdf]

17. Nunn, C.L., and R.J. Lewis (2001). Cooperation and collective action in animal behavior. In: Economics in Nature, R. Noë, J.A.R.A.M. van Hooff, and P. Hammerstein, eds., pp. 42-66. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.[pdf]

16. Nunn, C.L., and C.P. van Schaik (2001). A comparative approach to reconstructing the socioecology of extinct primates. In: Reconstructing Behavior in the Fossil Record, J.M. Plavcan, W.L. Jungers, R.F. Kay, and C.P. van Schaik, eds., pp. 159-216. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum. [pdf]

15. Nunn, C.L., C.P. van Schaik and D. Zinner (2001). Do exaggerated sexual swellings function in female mating competition in primates? A comparative test of the reliable indicator hypothesis. Behavioral Ecology 5:646-654. [pdf]

14. Deaner, R.O., C.L. Nunn and C.P. van Schaik (2000). Comparative tests of primate cognition: Different scaling methods produce different results. Brain, Behavior, and Evolution 55:44-52. [pdf]

13. Nunn, C.L., (2000). Collective action, free-riders, and male extragroup conflict. In: Primate Males, P.M. Kappeler, ed., pp. 192-204. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [pdf]

12. Nunn, C.L. (2000). Maternal recognition of infant calls in ring-tailed lemurs. Folia Primatologica 71: 142-146.

11. Nunn, C.L., and C.P. van Schaik (2000). Intersexual conflict and ecological factors in primate social evolution. In: Infanticide by Males and its Implications, C.P. van Schaik and C. Janson, eds., pp. 388-419 Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

10. Nunn, C.L., and R.A. Barton (2000). Allometric slopes and independent contrasts: A comparative test of Kleiber’s law in primate ranging patterns. American Naturalist 156:519-533. [pdf]

9. Nunn, C.L., and M.E. Pereira (2000). Group histories and offspring sex ratios in ringtailed lemurs (Lemur catta). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 48: 18-28. [pdf]

8. Nunn, C.L., J.L. Gittleman and J. Antonovics (2000). Promiscuity and the primate immune system. Science 290:1168-1170. [pdf]

7. van Schaik, C.P., K. Hodges and C.L. Nunn (2000). Paternity confusion and the ovarian cycles of female primates. In: Infanticide by Males and its Implications, C.P. van Schaik and C. Janson, eds., pp. 361-387. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

6. Deaner, R.O., and C.L. Nunn (1999). How quickly do brains catch up with bodies? A comparative method for detecting evolutionary lag. Proceedings of the Royal Society, London B. 266: 687-694. [pdf]

5. Nunn, C.L. (1999). The evolution of exaggerated sexual swellings in primates and the graded signal hypothesis. Animal Behaviour 58: 229-246. [pdf]

4. Nunn, C.L. (1999). The number of males in primate groups: a comparative test of the socioecological model. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 46: 1-13.[pdf]

3. van Schaik, C.P., M.A. van Noordwijk and C.L. Nunn (1999). Sex and social evolution in primates. In: Primate Socioecology, P.C. Lee, ed., pp. 204-240. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

2. Nunn, C.L. and K.K. Smith (1998). Statistical approaches to the comparative analysis of developmental sequences. American Naturalist 152: 82-101. [pdf]

1. Nunn, C.L. (1995). A simulation test of Smith's "degrees of freedom" correction for comparative studies. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 98: 355-367. [pdf]