Jack H. McBride

I am interested in primate morphological evolution and using morphology to understand what separated the earliest primates from other lineages. Additionally, I am interested in the evolutionary history of twinning in primates and the evolution of other life history characters, such as increased longevity relative to body size, seen in primates and other mammal groups such as Chiroptera (bats). I have previously used phylogenetically informed statistical analyses to make predictions about ancestral character states and assess the relationships between traits over evolutionary time. I have scanned skeletal material with both 3D surface and CT scanners, and I performed a pilot study on craniofacial variation in platyrrhine primates using some of this material. I have experience in data collection within museums as well as experience in various field projects including capuchin and howler monkey behavioral ecology, fecal sampling of primates, catch and release of small amphibians and reptiles, Sherman trapping, bird banding, among others.