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Carel P. van Schaik | Researchclopedia

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Carel P. van Schaik

University of Zurich ORCID

552

Works

46,200

Citations

124

h-index

371

i10-index

Research Topics

Primate Behavior and Ecology Animal Behavior and Reproduction Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior

Affiliations

National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development1990–1990

Center for Strategic and International Studies2000–2000

Google (United States)2006–2016

Rijksmuseum1983–1990

Pennsylvania State University1994–1994

Top Works

The Phenology of Tropical Forests: Adaptive Significance and Consequences for Primary Consumers

Carel P. van Schaik,John Terborgh,et al.

19931,273 citations

Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Fission‐Fusion Dynamics

Filippo Aureli,Colleen M. Schaffner,et al.

20081,047 citations

Why Are Diurnal Primates Living in Groups?

Carel P. van Schaik

19831,018 citations

Orangutan Cultures and the Evolution of Material Culture

Carel P. van Schaik,Marc Ancrenaz,et al.

2003962 citations

The evolution of self-control

Evan L. MacLean,Brian Hare,et al.

2014828 citations

Evolution of Primate Social Systems

Peter M. Kappeler,Carel P. van Schaik

2002710 citations

Cooperative breeding and human cognitive evolution

Judith M. Burkart,Sarah Hrdy,et al.

2009622 citations

Light and the Phenology of Tropical Trees

S. Joseph Wright‬,Carel P. van Schaik

1994563 citations

Overall Brain Size, and Not Encephalization Quotient, Best Predicts Cognitive Ability across Non-Human Primates

Robert O. Deaner,Karin Isler,et al.

2007555 citations