Elaine Guevara

Graduate Student

Division:

Biological

Adviser(s):

David Watts and Brenda Bradley

I am interested in the evolution of primate life histories. My dissertation research is focused on the genetic and physiological basis of aging in sifaka lemurs and chimpanzees.

Selected Publications:

Staes N, Sherwood CC, Wright K, Manuel M, Guevara EE, Marques-Bonet T, Krützen M, Massiah M, Hopkins WD, Ely JJ, Bradley BJ. FOXP2 variation in great ape populations offers insight into the evolution of communication skills. Scientific Reports 7:16866. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-16844-x

Guevara EE, Ranaivonasy J, Richard AF, Ratsirarson J, Lawler RR, Bradley BJ (2017) A simple, economical protocol for DNA extraction and amplification where there is no lab. Conservation Genet Resources: doi 10.1007/s12686-017-0758-5.

Bradley BJ, Snowdon CT, McGrew WC, Lawler RR, Guevara EE, McIntosh A, O’Connor T (2016) Non‐human primates avoid the detrimental effects of prenatal androgen exposure in mixed‐sex litters: combined demographic, behavioral, and genetic analyses. Am J Primatol 78: 1304-1315.

Guevara EE, Veilleux C, Saltonstall K, Caccone A, Mundy NI, Bradley BJ (2016) Potential arms race in the coevolution of primates and angiosperms: brazzein sweet proteins and gorilla taste receptors. Am J Phys Anthropol 161: 181-185.

Guevara EE, Steiper ME (2014) Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Papionina using concatenation and species tree methods. J Human Evolution 66: 18-28.