Skip to main content
Kyoto University » Primate Research Institute

Search form

CICASP | Center for International Collaboration and Advanced Studies in Primatology

  • About CICASP
  • Program
    • Course Details
    • Application
    • FAQ
    • Other Programs
    • Funding
    • Testimonials
    Stay
  • Departments

    Departments and Staff

    • Center for the Evolutionary Origins of Human Behavior (EHUB)
    • CICASP
    • Kyoto University Museum
    • The Center for Ecological Research
    • Center for Human Evolution Modeling Research
    • Wildlife Research Center
    Stay
  • CICASP Staff
    • CICASP
    • Administration
    • Students
    • Alumni
    Stay
  • Education

    View: Education

    • Fundamental Lectures
    • Inuyama Nerds
    • Other Educational Events
    • Sci Comm Workshops
    Stay
  • News & Media
    • Announcements
    • Articles
    • Events
    • Interviews
    • Podcasts
    • Publications
    Stay
  • Campus Life
    • Around Inuyama
    • Around Nagoya
    • Festivals
    • On Campus
    Stay
  • Contact
HomeNewsEvents
  • April 21st 2023

    The PrimateCast Origins (80): Walking with gorillas and Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Uganda's first wildlife veterinarian

    Listen
  • March 29th 2023

    The PrimateCast 79: Dr. Tesla Monson on what teeth can tell us about the life histories and behavior of extinct species (and cool science communication!)

    Listen
  • March 16th 2023

    The PrimateCast 78: Distinguished professor and primatologist Dr. Sarah Brosnan on fairness and economic behavior in human and nonhuman primates

    Listen
  • January 27th 2023

    The PrimateCast Origins (77): A Conversation with Distinguished Professor Emeritus Dr. Frans de Waal

    Listen
  • December 21st 2022

    The PrimateCast 76: Dr. Elaine Guevara on Primate Eponyms

    Listen
  • December 9th 2022

    The PrimateCast Origins (75): Professor Mewa Singh on his half-century journey into primatology and wildlife biology

    Listen
  • November 17th 2022

    The PrimateCast (74): Dr. Briana Pobiner on what makes us human, paleontological time machines and bigging up science education

    Listen
  • November 1st 2022

    The PrimateCast Origins (73): Dr. John Mitani on his life among the apes

    Listen
  • October 19th 2022

    The PrimateCast 72: Dr. Charles (Chuck) Snowdon on what music means to us, and monkeys!

    Listen
  • October 12th 2022

    The PrimateCast 71: Dr. Pamela Asquith on language, anthropomorphism, and metaphor in science, and translating Kinji Imanishi and the flow of Japanese primatology

    Listen
  • August 21st 2022

    The PrimateCast #70: Dr. Karen Strier on weaving between theory and practice in behavioral ecology and conservation

    Listen
  • July 27th 2022
    Takeshi Furuichi with local kids at Wamba Village in the DRC

    The PrimateCast #69: Dr. Takeshi Furuichi on bonobos, Wamba Village in the DRC, and building theories of human behavioral evolution

    Listen

The PrimateCast

The PrimateCast - Podcast
Catch interviews from the world of primatology, wildlife science and beyond with The PrimateCast. Available here or on iTunes. Subscribe to our rss feed, add us on iTunes and follow us on social media at Facebook and Twitter @ThePrimateCast. View all Podcasts
Subscribe to The PrimateCast
 
 
iTunes Channel
 

Topics

  • Announcements (23)
  • Articles (3)
  • Events (26)
  • Interviews (1)
  • Podcasts (82)
  • Publications (28)

Recent News

International Primatology Lecture 20: Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka
April 3rd 2023
Read More >
International Primatology Lecture 19: Prof. Patrícia Izar
February 10th 2023
Read More >
In Remembrance: Charles T. (Chuck) Snowdon, 1941–2023
February 8th 2023
Read More >
View all News ›

Monthly Archive

  • April 2023 (3)
  • March 2023 (2)
  • February 2023 (2)
  • January 2023 (2)
  • December 2022 (2)
  • November 2022 (3)

Follow Us

  • CICASP on Facebook
  • Follow CICASP on Twitter
  • CICASP on LinkedIn
  • CICASP on YouTube
  • CICASP RSS

International Primatology Lecture 21: Dr. Fred Bercovitch

April 21st 2023
Events

We are excited to welcome back Dr. Fred Bercovitch, a former CICASP professor, for the 21st International Primatology Lecture, titled “Tarzan + Darwin = Conservation + Evolution”. Dr. Bercovitch will discuss how two books—Tarzan of the Apes and The Origin of Species—had formative influences on his career, which was propelled by his twin passions for conservation science and evolutionary biology.

About the speaker: Fred Bercovitch is a comparative wildlife biologist, who has studied animal behavior, ecology, genetics, endocrinology, conservation, anatomy, and evolution. His Master’s Thesis from Arizona State University was based upon a study of aggressive behavior between captive female lesser galagos. He earned his Ph.D. from UCLA following a nearly two-year study of the reproductive behavior of baboons in Kenya. After that, he spent three years at the Wisconsin National Primate Center conducting research on sex differences in developmental biology and reproductive neuroendocrinology of rhesus macaques.

He has worked at the Caribbean Primate Research Center, the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and Kyoto University before retiring and launching a non-profit organization aimed at saving giraffes from extinction. In addition to galagos, baboons, and rhesus monkeys, he has studied giraffes and elephants in Africa, koalas in Australia, and Nile lechwe, California condors, and cheetahs in captive surroundings. He has over 160 publications in diverse scientific journals, including Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B, Evolution, Hormones and Behavior, Journal of Comparative Endocrinology, Animal Behaviour, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Journal of Mammalogy, International Journal of Primatology, Folia Primatologica, American Journal of Primatology, and Primates. He is currently the Conservation Science advisor to the Anne Innis Dagg Foundation.


Livestream on CICASP YouTube Channel

Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Time: 11:00 Japan Standard Time (GMT+9)


International Primatology Lectures on Past, Present and Future Perspectives of the Field

In this lecture series, we explore various origin stories as told by famed members of our primatology comunity. Most lectures are live-streamed and archived on our CICASP YouTube Channel.

Unlike most academic lectures, which are usually focused on testing scientific hypotheses, this series is designed to offer a feel for how one becomes a professional in the field of primatology. In a way, we might think of it as a career primer for young primatologists just starting their own journeys into the nether regions of Academia. At the same time, anyone might enjoy the stories told of big dreams, exotic locations and species, and the humanity inherent in forging a new path in life and in work. 

Check out all videos in this series on our CICASP YouTube channel playlist, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter to keep up with all our activities.

  • Kyoto University

Navigation

  • About CICASP
  • Program
  • People
  • News & Media
  • Campus Life
  • Contact

Follow Us

  • CICASP on Facebook
  • Follow CICASP on Twitter
  • CICASP on LinkedIn
  • CICASP on YouTube
  • CICASP RSS
^Top

Contact Information

CICASP, 41-2, Kanrin,
Inuyama, Aichi,
484-8506 Japan
Phone: +81 (0)568-63-0284
Fax: +81 (0)568-61-1050
Email: cicasp [at] mail2 [dot] adm [dot] kyoto-u [dot] ac [dot] jp

© 2023 Center for International Collaboration and Advanced Studies in Primatology, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University