Following is a selected bibliography of citations and audiovisual resources which pertain to various aspects of careers in primatology. These citations are derived from a search of the literature using Primate Lit, a primatological bibliographic database, and the WRPRC's AV Archive. If you have suggestions for adding items to this bibliography, please contact: Larry Jacobsen, Wisconsin Primate Research Center; E-mail: jacobsen@primate.wisc.edu. Telephone: 1-608-263-3512 Fax: 1-608-263-4031.

Print Resources

1. Benson, M.  "DVM's sense of adventure, love of wildlife forges unique career path."  DVM 19(12): 32 & 43, 1988.
2. Dukelow, WR.  "Membership analysis of the first six years of the American Society of Primatologists."  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY 4: 319-22, 1983.
3. Fedigan, LM.  "Science and the successful female:  Why there are so many female primatologists."  AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST 96(3): 529-40, 1994.
4. French, JA.  "A demographic analysis of the membership of the American Society of Primatologists:  1992."  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY 29(3): 159-65, 1993.
5. Howell, SM, LE Miller, and J Fritz.  "Creating a niche in 21st century primatology or:  Where do we go from here?"  Symposium held at 2000 American Society of Primatologists Meeting, Boulder, CO.
6. Landman, RH, et al.  "Anthropological careers:  perspectives on research, employment and training."  Anthropological Society of Washington, 1979.
7. Maple, TL.  "The zoo as a niche for primatologists (and primatology)."  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY 49(1): 24-5, 1999.
8. Miller, LE.  "Is there life after graduate school?  A roundtable discussion on career options beyond academia."  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY 49(1): 27-8, 1999.
9. Streier, KB.  "The animal boundaries of anthropology, or why don't all anthropologists consider themselves primatologists?"  REVIEWS IN ANTHROPOLOGY 22: 165-74, 1993.
10. Strum, Shirley C. and Linda M. Fedigan. Primate Encounters. University of Chicago Press, 2000.
11. Unknown.  "A career in laboratory animal science and technology."  American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, 1970.

Audiovisual Resources

1. ANTHROPOLOGISTS AT WORK [videocassette (VHS); col., sd.,; 36 min.].  Produced by Dawn Bodo and Elizabeth K. Briody and the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology.  Distributed by the American Anthropological Association, 1993.

2. EXPLORER JOURNAL [videocassette (VHS); col., sd.; 8 min.].  Produced by National Geographic Explorer, 1995.

3. WHAT DO PRIMATOLOGISTS DO: FIELDWORK IN BORNEO [videocassette (VHS); col., sd.; 52 min.].  Produced by Dr. Anne Zeller, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 1991.

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