The Zoological Society of San Diego



LEILA MIRIAM PORTER

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York (1994-2000)

Interdepartmental Doctoral Program in Anthropological Sciences

Ph.D., Biological Anthropology, 2000

M.A., Biological Anthropology, 1997

Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts (1988-1992)

B.A., Biology, 1992

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Presidential Engagement Professor (2019-present), Northern Illinois University

Chair (2019-present), Northern Illinois University

Professor (2016-present), Northern Illinois University

Assistant Chair (2012-2019), Northern Illinois University

Associate Professor (2009-2016), Northern Illinois University

Assistant Professor (2005-2009), Northern Illinois University

Lecturer (2002-2005), University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Post-doctoral Fellow (2001-2002), Chicago Zoological Society, Brookfield, IL.

Grant Evaluator (2000), Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, New York, NY

Teaching Assistant (2000), Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Study Abroad Program for Undergraduates, Earthwatch Program for African Fellows, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

Instructor (1999), State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY

Editorial Assistant (1996-1997), Evolutionary Anthropology, Stony Brook, NY

Teaching Assistant (1994-1996), State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY

Research Assistant I (1992-1994), University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Division of Veterinary Science, Bastrop, Texas

Books

Dolins, Francine, Hickey, Shaffer, Christopher A., Porter, Leila M., Hickey, Jena R., and Nibbelink, Nathan P., editors (2021) Spatial Analysis in Field Primatology: Applying GIS at Varying Scales, Cambridge University Press.

Ford Susan M., Porter, Leila M., Davis, Lesa C., editors (2009) The Smallest Anthropoids: The Marmoset and Callimico Radiation. New York: Springer Science + Business Media, Inc.

Porter, Leila M. (2007) The Behavioral Ecology of Callimicos and Tamarins in Northwestern Bolivia. In: Vasey, N. and Sussman, R.W., series editors, Primate Field Studies. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall Publishers.

Articles

Boubli, Jean P., Janiak, Mareike C.. Porter, Leila M., de la Torre, Stella, Cortés-Ortiz, Liliana, da Silva, Maria N. F., Rylands, Anthony B. Bertuol, Fabrício, Byrne, Hazel, da Silva, Felipe E. Hrbek, Tomas, Farias, Izeni P., Christian Roos (submitted) Ancient DNA of the Pygmy Marmoset Type Specimen Cebuella pygmaea (Spix, 1823) Resolves a Taxonomic Conundrum. 

Porter, Leila M., de la Torre, Stella, Pérez-Peña, Pedro, Cortés-Ortiz, Liliana (2021) Taxonomic diversity of Cebuella in the western Amazon: molecular, morphological and pelage diversity of museum and free-ranging specimens. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 175:251-267.

Erb, Wendy M, Porter, Leila M. (2020) Variable infant care contributions in cooperatively breeding groups of wild saddleback tamarins. American Journal of Primatology. DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23190

Garber, Paul A., Mallott, Elizabeth, Porter, Leila M., Gomez, Andres (2019) The gut microbiome and metabolome of saddleback tamarins (Leontocebus weddelli): Insights into the foraging ecology of a small-bodied primate. American Journal of Primatology. 81:e23003. DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23003

Porter, Leila M., Kotowski, Tyler D. (2017) Variation in cranio-facial morphology supports species-level distinctions of the white-mouthed tamarins (Leontocebus) in Peru. Neotropical Primates 23(23):48-52.

Erb, Wendy M., Porter, Leila M. (2017) The littlest helpers: what we know (and don’t know) about cooperative infant care in callitrichine primates. Evolutionary Anthropology 26: 25-37.

Garber, Paul A., Porter, Leila M., Spross, Jennifer and Di Fiore, Anthony (2016) Tamarins: insights into monogamous and non-monogamous single female breeding systems. American Journal of Primatology. 78:298-314.

Porter, Leila M., Gilbert, Christopher C., Fleagle, John (2014) Diet and phylogeny in primate communities. International Journal of Primatology. 35:1144-1163.

Garber, Paul A., Porter, Leila M. (2014) Navigating in small-scale space: the role of landmarks and resource monitoring in understanding saddleback tamarin travel. American Journal of Primatology 76:447–459.

Porter, Leila M., Garber, Paul A. (2013) Foraging and spatial memory in wild Weddell’s saddleback tamarins (Saguinus fuscicollis weddelli) when moving between distant and out-of-sight goals. International Journal of Primatology 34:30-48.

Porter, Leila M. and Garber, Paul A. (2010) Mycophagy and its influence on habitat use and ranging patterns in Callimico goeldii. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 142:468-475.

Garber, Paul A. and Porter, Leila M. (2009) Trunk-to-trunk leaping in wild Callimico goeldii in northern Bolivia. Neotropical Primates 16:9-14.

Porter, Leila M., Garber, Paul A., Nacimento Becerra, Edilio (2009) Exudates as a fallback food for Callimico goeldii. American Journal of Primatology 71:120-129.

Porter, Leila M., Sterr, Sarah M. and Garber, Paul A. (2007) Habitat use and ranging behavior of Callimico goeldii. International Journal of Primatology 28:1035-1058.

Porter, Leila M., Garber, Paul A. (2007) Niche expansion of a cryptic primate, Callimico goeldii, while in mixed species troops. American Journal of Primatology 69:1-14.

Hanson, Amy M., Hall, Mary Beth, Porter, Leila M., Lintzenich, Barbara (2006) Composition and nutritional characteristics of fungi consumed by Callimico goeldii in Pando, Bolivia. International Journal of Primatology 27:323-346.

Porter, Leila M. (2006) Distribution and density of Callimico goeldii in the Department of Pando, Bolivia. American Journal of Primatology 68:235-243.

Porter, Leila M. and Garber, Paul A. (2004) The Goeldi’s monkey: a primate paradox? Evolutionary Anthropology 13:104-115.

Porter, Leila M. (2004) Forest use and activity patterns of Callimico goeldii in comparison to two sympatric tamarins, Saguinus fuscicollis, and Saguinus labiatus. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 124:139-153.

Hanson, Amy M., Hodge, KT, Porter, LM (2003) Mycophagy in primates. Mycologist 17:6-10.

Porter, Leila M. and Christen, Anita (2003) Fungus and Callimico goeldii: new insights into Callimico goeldii behavior and ecology. In: Soligo C., Anzenberger, G. and Martin, R.D., editors. Primatology and Anthropology: Into the Third Millennium. New York: Wiley-Liss. Evolutionary Anthropology Supplement.

Porter, Leila M. (2001) Dietary differences among sympatric Callitrichinae in northern Bolivia: Callimico goeldii, Saguinus fuscicollis and S. labiatus. International Journal of Primatology 22:961-992.

Porter, Leila M. (2001) Benefits of polyspecific associations for the Goeldi’s monkey (Callimico goeldii). American Journal of Primatology 54:143-158.

Porter, Leila M. (2001) Social organization, reproduction and rearing strategies of Callimico goeldii: New clues from the wild. Folia Primatologica 72:69-79.

Porter, Leila M., Hanson, Amy M. and Nacimento, Edilio B. (2001) Group demographics and dispersal in a wild group of Goeldi’s monkeys (Callimico goeldii). Folia Primatologica 72:100-110.

Nacimento, Edilio B. and Porter, Leila M. (1999) Birth of Saguinus labiatus twins observed in their natural habitat. Neotropical Primates 7:27-28.

Porter, Leila M. (1998) Influences on the distribution of Lepilemur microdon in the Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. Folia Primatologica 69:172-176.

Schapiro, Steven J., Bloomsmith, Mollie A., Suarez, Scott A. and Porter, Leila M. (1996) Effects of social and inanimate enrichment on the behavior of yearling rhesus monkeys. American Journal of Primatology 40:247-260.

Schapiro, Steven J., Bloomsmith, Mollie A., Suarez, Scott, A. and Porter, Leila M. (1996) Maternal behavior of primiparous rhesus monkeys: Effects of limited social restriction and inanimate environmental enrichment. Applied Animal Behavior Science 45:141-152.

Schapiro, Steven J., Porter, Leila M., Suarez, Scott A, and Bloomsmith, Mollie A. (1995) Age and social experience affect the breeding performance of subadult male rhesus monkeys. Contemporary Topics in Laboratory Animal Science 34: 93-95.

Schapiro, Steven J., Porter, Leila M., Suarez, Scott A. and Bloomsmith, Mollie A. (1995) Single caging in indoor rooms versus outdoor building affects the behavior of yearling rhesus monkeys. Applied Animal Behavior Science 45: 153-166.

Book Chapters

Porter, Leila M. (2021). Section I Introduction. In: Francine Dolins, Christopher A. Shaffer, Leila M. Porter, Jena R. Hickey and Nathan P. Nibbelink, editors. Spatial Analysis in Field Primatology: Applying GIS at Varying Scales, Cambridge University Press, pages 9-13.

Porter, Leila M., Garber, Paul A., Boesch, Christophe, and Janmaat, Karline R.L. (2021). Finding fruit in a tropical rainforest: a comparison of the foraging patterns of two distinct fruit-eating primates across years. In: Dolins, Francine, Shaffer, Christopher A., Porter, Leila M., Hickey, Jena R., and Nibbelink, Nathan P., editors. Spatial Analysis in Field Primatology: Applying GIS at Varying Scales, Cambridge University Press, pages 225-246

Porter, Leila M., Rehg, Jennifer A (2018). The ecology of Callimico goeldii: insights from mixed species groups with tamarins in Brazil and Bolivia. In: Urbani, B, Kowalewski, M, Grasseto, R., de la Torre, S, Cortés-Ortiz, L., editors, La Primatología en Latinoamérica 2. Tomo 1 Argentina – Colombia. Caracas: Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, pages 149-160.

Garber, Paul A., & Porter, Leila M. (2010) The ecology of exudate feeding and exudate production in Saguinus and Callimico. In: Burrows A., Nash L. editors, Developments in Primatology Series, The Evolution of Exudativory in Primates. New York: Springer Press, pages 89-108.

Porter, Leila M. (2009) Species entries for Callimico goeldii, Saguinus fuscicollis, Sagunius labiatus, Saguinus imperator, and Pithecia irrorata. In: Aguirre, LF, Pérez, EL & Rocha, O.O., editors, Libro Rojo de la fauna silvestre de vertebrados de Bolivia. La Paz: Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Agua, pages 515-520 and 730-732.

Porter Leila, Chism J, Defler TR, Marsh L, Martínez J, Mathews H, McBride W, Tirira D, Velilla M, Wallace R (2013). Pitheciid conservation in Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, and Paraguay. In: Veiga L, Barnett A, Ferrari S, Norconck M, editors, Evolutionary Biology and Conservation of Titis, Sakis and Uacaris. New York: Cambridge University Press, pages 320-333.

Porter, Leila M., Garber, Paul A. (2009) Social behavior of Callimico: mating strategies and infant care. In: Ford S.M., Porter, L.M., Davis, L.C., editors, The Smallest Anthropoids: The Marmoset and Callimico Radiation. New York: Springer Science + Business Media, Inc, pages 87-102.

Porter, Leila M. and Nacimento, Edilio B. (2000) Large mammal survey. In: Alverson, W, editor, Rapid Biological Inventories for Conservation Action: Northwestern Pando, Bolivia. Chicago: Field Museum, pages 43-44.

Encyclopedia Entries

Porter, Leila M. (2017) Exudates. In: Fuentes A, editor, International Encyclopedia of Primatology. Wiley-Blackwell Publishers.

Porter, Leila M. (2017) Callimico goeldii. In: Fuentes A, editor, International Encyclopedia of Primatology. Wiley-Blackwell Publishers.

Porter, Leila M., Anand Dacier, Garber, Paul A. (2016) Saguinus. In: Rowe N, Myer M, editors, All the World’s Primates. Charlestown, RI: Pogonias Press. Includes 20 species entries, pp 331-355.

Porter, Leila M. (2016) Callimico goeldii. In: Rowe N, Myer M, editors, All the World’s Primates. Charlestown, RI: Pogonias Press, pp 363-364.

Papers or Posters Presented at Professional Meetings

Porter, Leila M, Pérez-Peña, Pedro, de la Torre, Stella, Cortés Ortiz, Liliana (accepted 2020, conference postponed until 2021 due to COVID). A taxonomic re-appraisal of pygmy marmosets, Cebuella pygmaea, in Peru and Ecuador based on molecular and morphological differences among museum specimens. International Primatological Society, Quito, Ecuador.

Mallott, Elizabeth, Porter, Leila, Garber, Paul, Fernandez-Duque, Eduardo, Di Fiore, Anthrony, Amato Katherine R (accepted 2020, conference postponed until 2021 due to COVID) Dietary differences influence contributions of the gut microbiome to nutrition. International Primatological Society, Quito, Ecuador.

Porter, Leila M., Erb, Wendy M. (2019) Inter- and intra-group variation in infant transport in wild Weddell’s saddleback tamarins (Leontoebus weddelli) in northwestern Bolivia. American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Cleveland, OH.

Porter, Leila M. (2019). Ecología, comportamiento, taxonomía, y los impactos de la perturbación antropogénica en la salud de los calitrichinos en Bolivia. Symposium: Primatología en Bolivia: uniendo esfuerzos para enfrentar desafíos de investigación y conservación. IV Congreso Latinoamericano/ VIII Congreso Boliviano de Mastozoología. La Paz, Bolivia.

Porter, Leila M., Erb, Wendy M., Di Fiore, Anthony (2017) Sex-specific feeding behavior in Weddell’s saddleback tamarins (Leontocebus weddelli). American Society of Primatology Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Porter, Leila M., Erb, Wendy M., Di Fiore, Anthony (2017) Sex-specific feeding behavior in Weddell’s saddleback tamarins (Leontocebus weddelli). Midwest Primate Interest Group, Evanston, IL.

Kalar, Ashley D., Tornow, Mathew A., Porter, Leila M., Garber, Paul A. (2017) Sex differences in dental attrition in Weddell’s saddleback tamarins (Leontocebus weddelli) from northern Bolivia. Midwest Primate Interest Group, Evanston, IL.

Porter, Leila, Erb, Wendy, Saire, Claudia, Hernani-Lineros, Lucero, Di Fiore, Anthony (2016) Allocare does not signal mate quality in wild Weddell’s saddleback tamarins (Leontocebus weddelli) in northwestern Bolivia. International Primatological Society/American Society of Primatology Conference, Chicago, IL.

Fardi, Sarah, Porter, Leila, Erb Wendy, Di Fiore Anthony, Bernstein, Robin (2016) Hair cortisol in wild saddleback tamarins (Leontocebus weddeli). International Primatological Society/American Society of Primatology Conference, Chicago, IL. Presented by Sarah Fardi.

Buehler, Margaret S., Porter, Leila M. (2016) Inter-sexual social interactions in Cebus capucinus. International Primatological Society/American Society of Primatology Conference, Chicago, IL. Presented by Margaret Buehler.

Kotowski, Tyler D. and Porter, Leila M. (2016) Morphological comparisons of five species of tamarins in Peru. Phi Sigma Biological Honor Society, Student Research Symposium Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL. Presented by Tyler Kotowski.

Kotowski Tyler, Porter, Leila (2016) Craniofacial variation supports species-level distinctions of tamarins (Leontocebus) in Peru. Midwest Primate Interest Group, Grand Rapids, MI.

Porter, Leila, Erb, Wendy, Saire, Claudia, Hernani-Lineros, Lucero, Di Fiore, Anthony (2015) Variación en el transporte materno de crías Saguinus weddelli en el noroeste Bolivia. III Simposio de Primatología en el Perú, Puerto Maldonado, Peru.

Porter, Leila, Cornejo Fanny, Pérez-Peña Pedro, Erkenswick Watsa, Mrinalini, Erkenswick, Gideon, Rehg, Jennifer, Whitelaw, Alice, Parker, Megan, Di Fiore, Anthony (2015) Investigación de la diversidad genética entre poblaciones de Callimico goeldii y Cebuella pygmaea con el uso de perros rastreadores. III Simposio de Primatología en el Perú, Puerto Maldonado, Peru.

 

Kordek, Anna C., Porter, Leila M. (2015) Group sex ratio and group size alter stress and behavior of male Pan paniscus. American Association of Physical Anthropologists. Presented by Anna Kordek.

Porter, Leila M., Erb, Wendy M, Saire, Claudia Luz, Hernani, Lucero Mercedes, Virgin, Emily E., and Di Fiore, Anthony (2015) Temporal changes in the composition of saddleback tamarin (Saguinus fuscicollis weddelli) groups over time. American Association of Physical Anthropologists.

Porter, Leila M., Garber, Paul A., Janmaat, Karline R.L. (2013) Long-term patterns of route use in tamarins and chimpanzees. Midwest Primate Interest Group, Iowa State University, Ames, IA,

Garber, Paul A., Porter, Leila M., Spross, J., Di Fiore, A. (2013) Group size, composition, body measurements, and relatedness in wild Weddell’s saddleback tamarins: implications for understanding primate mating patterns. American Society of Primatologists, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Presented by Paul Garber.

Fourie, Nicolaas, Bernstein, Robin, Porter, Leila, Garber, Paul (2013) Hair cortisol concentrations in wild Weddell’s saddleback tamarins (Saguinus fuscicollis weddelli). American Association of Physical Anthropology, Knoxville, TN. Presented by Paul Garber.

Garber, Paul A., Porter, Leila M. (2012) Using multiple maps: temporal changes in route-based travel in wild Bolivian saddleback tamarins (Saguinus fuscicollis weddelli). 5th International Conference on Spatial Cognition, Rome, Italy. Presented by Paul Garber.

Porter, Leila M. and Garber, Paul A. (2012) GPS-based data analyzing route-based mental maps during traveling and foraging in wild Bolivian saddleback tamarins (Saguinus fuscicollis weddelli). International Primatological Society Pre-Congress Workshop on the use of GPS for Field Primatologists, organized by Francine Dolins, Christopher Schaffer, Leila Porter and Jena Hickey, Cancun, Mexico.

Garber, Paul A., Porter, Leila M. (2012) Integrating route-based and coordinate-based mental maps in wild Bolivian saddleback tamarins (Saguinus fuscicollis weddelli). International Primatological Society, Biannual Congress, Cancun, Mexico.

Spross, Jennifer, Disotell, Todd R., Porter, Leila M., Garber, Paul A., Di Fiore, Anthony (2012) Assessing relatedness within and among groups of Bolivian tamarins using several microsatellite loci. American Association of Physical Anthropology, Portland, OR. Presented by Jennifer Spross.

Garber, Paul A. and Porter, Leila M. (2012) The use of route-based mental maps for foraging in wild Bolivian saddleback tamarins. American Association of Physical Anthropology, Portland, OR. Presented by Paul Garber.

Schroer, Katherine, Porter, Leila, Garber, Paul and Wood, Bernard (2012). Mandibular postcanine morphology is related to dietary toughness in sympatric callitrichids. American Association of Physical Anthropology, Portland, OR. Presented by Katherine Schroer.

Porter, Leila and Garber, Paul (2011) Foraging strategies and spatial memory in saddleback tamarins (Saguinus fuscicollis). American Society of Primatologists, Austin, TX.

Porter, Leila and Garber, Paul (2011) Foraging strategies and spatial memory in saddleback tamarins (Saguinus fuscicollis). American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Minneapolis, MN. Presented by Paul Garber.

Porter, Leila, Gilbert, Christopher and Fleagle, John (2010) Diet and phylogeny in primate communities. American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Albuquerque, NM.

Porter, Leila M. and Garber, Paul A. (2009) Mycophagy and home range use in Callimico goeldii. American Society of Primatologists, San Diego, CA.

Porter, Leila M. and Garber, Paul A. (2008) Limited dispersal and cooperative breeding in Callimico goeldii, International Primatological Society, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Garber, Paul A. and Porter, Leila M. (2008) Exudate feeding by Callimico and Tamarins. International Primatological Society, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Porter, Leila M. and Garber, Paul A. (2007) Niche expansion of a cryptic primate, Callimico goeldii, during polyspecific associations. American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Philadelphia, PA.

Porter, Leila M. (2007) Primates in the wild and captivity. Roundtable panel member, Midwestern Primate Interest Group, Carbondale, IL.

Porter, Leila M., Garber, Paul A., Nacimento Becerra, E (2006) Exudate feeding by Callimico goeldii. Midwestern Primate Interest Group, Urbana, IL.

Porter, Leila M., Sterr, Sarah M. and Garber, Paul A. (2006) Distribution, density and habitat choice of the Goeldi's monkey in northern Bolivia. American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Anchorage, AK.

Garber, Paul A., Porter, Leila M., Nacimento B., Edilio (2005) Feeding ecology of Callimico goeldii. Midwestern Primate Interest Group, Urbana, IL.

Porter, Leila M. and Garber, Paul A. (2005) Social behavior of wild Goeldi’s monkey (Callimico goeldii). American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Milwaukee, WI.

Ford, Susan M., Davis, Lesa C., and Porter, Leila M. (2005) Co-organizer of the Symposium: Advances in Marmoset and Goeldi’s Monkey (Callimico) Research: Anatomy, Behavioral Ecology, Phylogeny, and Conservation. American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Milwaukee, WI.

Porter, Leila M. (2004) Distribution and density of Callimico goeldii in northern Bolivia. American Society of Primatologists, Madison, WI.

Porter, Leila M. (2003) Goeldi’s monkeys (Callimico goeldii) population densities and use of home range in northwestern Bolivia. American Association of Anthropology, Chicago, IL.

Porter, Leila M. (2003) Social organization of wild groups of Callimico goeldii in northwestern Bolivia. American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Tempe, AZ.

Porter, Leila M. (2002) Habituation of wild Goeldi's monkeys (Callimico goeldii) at San Sebastian, Bolivia. American Society of Primatologists, Oklahoma City, OK.

Hanson, Amy M, and Porter, Leila M. (2000) Nutritional composition and distribution of fungal sporocarps consumed by Goeldi's monkeys in Northern Bolivia. American Society of Primatologists, Boulder, CO.

Porter, Leila M. (2000) Callimico goeldii and Saguinus: dietary differences between sympatric callitrichines in northern Bolivia. American Society of Physical Anthropologists, San Antonio, TX.

Porter, Leila M. (2000) Callimico goeldii: understory monkeys of northern Bolivia. American Society of Primatologists, Boulder, CO.

Porter, Leila M. and Christen, Anita (1999) Fungus and Callimico goeldii: new insights into Callimico goeldii behavior and ecology. Centenary Congress of the Anthropological Institute at the University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Porter, Leila M. (1996) A Preliminary study of Lepilemur in the Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. American Association of Physical Anthropologists Annual Meeting, Durham, NC.

Perlman, Jane E, Schapiro SJ, Suarez Scott A., Porter Leila M. (1996) Social housing diminishes the value of inanimate environmental enrichment for yearling rhesus monkeys. International Primatological Society, Madison, WI.

Schapiro SJ, Porter Leila M., Suarez Scott A., Bloomsmith M.A. (1996) Long-term effects of inanimate environmental enrichment on young rhesus monkeys. American Society of Primatologists, Madison, WI.

Schapiro, Steven J, Bloomsmith, Mollie A Porter, Leila M., Suarez, Scott A. (1993) Housing conditions and/or age more strongly affect the behavior of young rhesus monkeys than does inanimate enrichment. American Society of Primatologists, Sturbridge, MA.

Schapiro, Steven J, Porter, Leila M., Suarez, Scott A., and Bloomsmith, Mollie A (1994) A comparison of the breeding performance of 3-, 4-, and 5-year old male SPF rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Texas Branch American Association for Laboratory Animal Science Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas.

Reviews

Porter, Leila M. (in press) Book Review. New World Monkeys: The Evolutionary Odyssey. Quarterly Review of Biology.

Porter, Leila M. (2007) Book Review. Parenting for Primates. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 132(4):651-652.

Porter, Leila M. (1996) Conference summary. Primatology under the arch. Evolutionary Anthropology 5:149.

Invited Talks

Porter, Leila M. (2019) Los efectos de la fragmentación del bosque sobre el comportamiento y la salud de primates no humanos. In the Symposium Vida Silvestre y salud en la Amazonia Boliviana: de la conservación de los mamiferos al riesgo de enfermedades emergentes. Universidad Amazónica de Pando, Cobija, June 24th, Universidad Mayor San Andrés, La Paz, June 27th.

Porter, Leila M. (2018) Costos y beneficios del ciudado comunitario en Leontocebus weddelli. Plenary Address. IV Congreso Latinoamericano/ VIII Congreso Boliviano de Mastozoología. La Paz, Bolivia.

Porter, Leila M. (2018). The costs and benefits of cooperative breeding in saddleback tamarins. Seminar speaker. Anthropology Department, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

Porter, Leila M. (2015). Lunch in the Amazon: Spatial Memory and Foraging Strategies in Saddleback tamarins (Saguinus weddelli). Seminar speaker. Biology Department, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb.

Porter, Leila M. (2013) Hongos, frutas y mapas mentales: explorando el comportamiento especial de los calitricinos. Plenary Address. VI Congreso de Mastozoología en Bolivia, Cobija, Bolivia.

Porter, Leila M. (2009) Need fungi will travel: how mycophagy affects the ranging

behavior of Goeldi’s monkeys. Behavior Interdisciplinary Affiliation Seminar. University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Porter, Leila M. (2008) Mamíferos en la Estación Biologíca Tahuamanu y Investigaciones de Primates. Presented for the Field Museum Field Course, “Curso de Ecología Tropical y Conservación de Ecosistemas Amazónicas. Cobija, Bolivia.

Porter, Leila M. (2008) Reproductive strategies of the Goeldi’s Monkey: ecological and phylogenetic perspectives. Seminar speaker, Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology, New York University, New York.

Porter, Leila M. (2007) Fungi and Callimico: The influence of mycophagy on the ranging patterns and reproductive strategies of an Amazonian monkey. Seminar speaker. University of Chicago, Animal Behavior Research Group, Chicago.

Porter, Leila M. (2006) What callimico can tell us about primate evolution. Seminar speaker. Biology Department, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb.

Porter, Leila M. (2006) Behavioral Ecology of Callimico goeldii. Presented to the Department of Environmental and Conservation Programs, The Field Museum, Chicago.

Porter, Leila M. (2004) Callimico: A Primate Paradox? Seminar speaker. Anthropology Department, Portland State University, Portland.

Porter, Leila M. (2003) Mushrooms and twins: unraveling the mysteries of the Goeldi’s Monkey. Seminar speaker. Biology Department, University of Massachusetts, Boston.

GRANTS AND AWARDS

Great Journeys, Graduate School, Northern Illinois University (2021) Revitalizing the Department of Anthropology Collections ($15,400 for graduate assistantship).

Presidential Engagement Professor (2019-present), Northern Illinois University

Conservation Food and Health Foundation (2018) The effects of anthropogenic disturbance on the health and behavior of Bolivian tamarins. ($28,000). Leila Porter, Co-Principle Investigator.

Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Zoological Society (2017) Investigation of Genetic Diversity of Callimico and Cebuella in Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador. ($1500). Leila Porter, Co-Principle Investigator.

International Primatological Society, Conservation Fund (2017) Investigation of Genetic Diversity of Pygmy Marmosets (Cebuella) in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. ($1500). Pedro Perez-Peña, Principle Investigator.

Primate Action Fund, Conservation International (2017) Primatology Workshop and Laboratory Training for Bolivian Biologists. ($3000) Leila Porter, Principle Investigator.

Primate Conservation, Inc. (2016) Survey of Callimico and Cebuella on the Blanco River in eastern Peru. ($1400) Leila Porter, Co-Principle Investigator.

NIU Anthropology Department, voted “Outstanding Professor” by undergraduates and graduates for the 2013-2014 academic year.

Goldberg Research Grant, Nacey Maggioncalda Foundation (2014) Direct and Indirect Fitness Benefits of Cooperative Behavior in Wild Saddleback Tamarins. ($7,460) Wendy Erb, Principal Investigator, subaward to NIU through Rutgers University.

Primate Action Fund, Conservation International (2013) Behavior and Conservation of Bolivian Primates: A Training and Professional Development Workshop for Bolivian Biologists. ($3,500) Leila Porter, Co-Principle Investigator.

Center for Latino and Latin American Studies, Northern Illinois University (2013)

Fitness Benefits of Cooperative Behavior in Bolivian Saddleback Tamarins. ($3,000) Leila Porter, Principle Investigator.

Leakey Foundation (2012) Fitness Benefits of Cooperative Behavior in Bolivian Saddleback Tamarins. ($21,850) Leila Porter, Co-Principle Investigator.

Center for Latino and Latin American Studies, Northern Illinois University (2012)

Direct and Indirect Fitness Benefits of Cooperative Behavior in Wild Saddleback Tamarins. ($2,500) Leila Porter, Principle Investigator.

Center for Latino and Latin American Studies, Northern Illinois University (2011) Foraging and Spatial Memory of Bolivian Saddleback Tamarins. ($3,131) Leila Porter, Principle Investigator.

Fresno Chafee Zoo Wildlife Conservation Fund (2010) The Foraging Strategies of Goeldi’s Monkeys and Saddleback Tamarins. ($1,800) Leila Porter, Co-Principle Investigator.

NIU Anthropology Department, voted “Outstanding Professor” by undergraduates and graduates for the 2009-2010 academic year.

NIU Anthropology Department, voted “Outstanding Professor” by undergraduates and graduates for the and 2008-2009 academic year.

NIU Anthropology Department, voted “Outstanding Professor” by undergraduates and graduates for the 2007-2008 academic year.

National Geographic Society (2007) Conservation Implications of Habitat Use and Ranging Behavior of Callimico goeldii in the Department of the Pando, Bolivia. ($16,550) Leila Porter, Co-Principle Investigator.

Primate Conservation, Inc. (2007) Conservation Implications of Habitat Use and Ranging Behavior of Callimico goeldii in the Department of the Pando, Bolivia. ($1,000) Leila Porter, Co-Principle Investigator.

Research and Artistry Grants (2007) Northern Illinois University. Conservation Implications of Habitat Use and Ranging Behavior of Callimico goeldii in the Department of the Pando, Bolivia. ($1,920) Leila Porter, Principle Investigator.

Primate Action Fund, Conservation International (2006) Conservation Implications of Habitat Use and Ranging Behavior of Callimico goeldii in the Department of the Pando, Bolivia. ($5,000) Leila Porter, Co-Principle Investigator.

Research and Artistry Grants (2006) Northern Illinois University. Patterns of Infant Care, Male Parental Behavior, and Life History Strategies in Three Species of New World Primates. ($1,940) Leila Porter, Principle Investigator.

Primate Action Fund, Conservation International (2004). A Field Course in Primate Behavior, Ecology and Conservation, a course for Bolivian students through the Universidad Amazonica de Pando, Cobija, Bolivia. ($4,000) Leila Porter, Principle Investigator.

Primate Action Fund, Conservation International (2003) Distribution and Density of Callimico goeldii in Northern Bolivia: A Survey of the Departamento Pando. ($5,000) Leila Porter, Principle Investigator.

Primate Action Fund, Conservation International (2002) A Field Study of the Social Organization of the Goeldi’s Monkey (Callimico goeldii) in Northern Bolivia. ($4,000) Leila Porter, Principle Investigator.

Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation (2001) Primate Research and Training at San Sebastian, Pando, Bolivia. ($15,000) Leila Porter, Principle Investigator.

Chicago Zoological Society (2001) A Field Study of the Breeding Strategies and Social Organization of the Goeldi’s Monkey (Callimico goeldii), Departamento Pando, Bolivia. ($8,000) Leila Porter, Principle Investigator.

Madeline Fusco Scholarship (2000) for an outstanding SUNY Stony Brook graduate student aiming to complete their doctoral dissertation. ($1,000)

Presenter of Best Student Poster Presentation (2000) Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, San Antonio, Texas.

Honorable Mention, Best Student Oral Presentation (2000) Annual Meeting of the American Society of Primatologists, Boulder, Colorado.

William J. Fulbright Scholarship (1998) Ph.D. thesis research. ($11,000)

U.S. National Science Foundation (1998) Ph.D. thesis research. ($7,000)

LSB Leakey Foundation (1998) Ph.D. thesis research. ($5,500)

Chicago Zoological Society (1999) renewal grant for Ph.D. thesis research. ($2,800)

Douroucouli Foundation (1997) Ph.D. thesis research. ($5,000)

Chicago Zoological Society (1997) Ph.D. thesis research. ($3,000)

Primate Conservation, Inc. (1997) Ph.D. thesis research. ($1,500)

Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation (1996) A Survey of the Goeldi’s Monkey (Callimico goeldii) in Northern Bolivia. ($2,000)

Douroucouli Foundation (1995) Influences on Sportive Lemur Distribution in the Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. ($3,000)

Presenter of Best Technical Paper (1994) Annual Meeting of the Texas Branch American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, San Antonio, Texas.

SERVICE

Professional Service

2018- present Red Boliviana de Primatología, Founding member

2018- present American Journal of Primatology, Editorial Board

2017- present IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group – Neotropics Section

2019 International Primatological Society – Program Committee

2015- 2017 American Society of Primatologists, Program Committee

2015- 2016 National Science Foundation, Review Panelist for the Doctoral

Dissertation Research Improvement Grants in Physical Anthropology

2013- 2015 Scientific Committee, Congreso de Mastozoología en Bolivia

2013- 2015 American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Prize Committee

2012 Hosted the Midwest Primate Interest Group annual meeting at Northern

Illinois University

2012 Helped organize and run an International Primatological Society pre-

conference workshop called, “Practical application of GPS and spatial analyses for field primatologists”, Cancun, Mexico.

Memberships

Red Boliviana de Primatología

IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group – Neotropics Section

American Society of Primatologists

American Association of Physical Anthropologists

International Primatological Society

Fulbright Association

Public Service

2018-present Sycamore School District, Sustainability Committee, secretary

2018 Interview for an article for Amazon Conservation (in prep), .

2016 Interview for Peruvian blog on the environment

“PlanetPeru: Linking marmosets to Meatless Mondays” June 7, 2016 Carlos García,

2016 Presentation to the Child Development Laboratory, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL on on fossil and living apes.

2013 Presentation at the Midwest Museum of Natural History, Sycamore, IL, “Monkeys of the Bolivian Rainforest”.

2013 Presentation at the Lifelong Learning Institute, Northern Illinois University, “Fungi, fruit and mental maps: exploring ranging behavior in callitrichine monkeys”.

2012 Presented at the NIU Conference for Young Women, organized by NIU Women’s Studies

2012 Presented a talk “Enriching the lives of captive primates” at the Sycamore Public Library as part of their adult summer reading program.

2011 Presented a table on primatological research at the “Groundhog Gala”

fundraiser at the Midwest Natural History Museum.

2010 Helped manage the Women’s Studies Table at STEM Fest, NIU.

2008 Public presentation at the Earthfest Festival, Burpee Museum, Rockford,

“Monkeys of the Bolivian Rainforest”.

2008 Public talk with Edilio Nacimento on our research called, “Reseña de la investigaciones realizadas en el predio Callimico”, Cobija, Bolivia

2008 Presentation on Goeldi’s monkeys to two 5th grade classes, Littlejohn Elementary School, DeKalb, IL

2008 Science Fair Judge, DeKalb County High Schools, IL

2007 Interviewed by the DeKalb Chronicle on a human evolution public lecture.

2002 Wrote short essays for the Brookfield Zoo web page “” about my field research called “Report from the Pando” as part of their educational outreach program.

2001 Helped conduct workshops in Cobija, Bolivia on teaching conservation in Elementary schools.

1999 Presented a photography exposition, “Chichillo Negro: Mamifero en Peligro de Extinción, fotografía de Leila M. Porter and Edilio Nacimento B.” in the cities of Cobija and La Paz, Bolivia.

1988 Presented a talk on primate conservation, Edmunds Elementary School,

Burlington, Vermont.

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