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Frances Joy White is a biological anthropologist, professor, and primatologist at the University of Oregon. She has studied the socioecology of the bonobo chimpanzee (Pan paniscus) for over 25 years at Lomako Forest in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She is the foremost American authority on this species in the wild and has done extensive field research on the bonobo or pygmy chimpanzees.

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She was also the primary anthropologist in a NOVA documentary called "The Last Great Ape".

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Recent publications

  • Sex differences in tool use acquisition in bonobos (Pan paniscus). American Journal of Primatology, 2013, 75, 917-926.(co-author)
  • Evolution of Primate Peace. In: Fry, D. (ed.) War, Peace, and Human Nature: The Convergence of Evolutionary and Cultural Views. NY: Oxford University Press. P.. 389-406. (co-author)
  • Shellfish, seasonality, and stable isotope sampling. Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology, 2013, 8, 1790-189. (co-author)
  • Paleocoastal lithic use, preference, and availability on western Santarosae. North American Archaeology, 2013, 43(1), 49-69. (co-author)

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