Office: EPS 1.114
Office Hours: Wednesdays 2:00-4:00
Phone: 512-471-0056
eckirk@mail.utexas.edu

Education: Ph.D., Duke University

Research interests:
Chris Kirk studies the evolution and functional morphology of primate sensory systems, primate sensory ecology, and primate evolution. He is currently conducting comparative research on primate eye and inner ear morphology. He is also directing a field project to recover Eocene fossils from West Texas.

Field(s) of Study: Physical Anthropology

Recent Publications:
2007. Ross CF and Kirk EC. Evolution of eye size and shape in primates. Journal of Human Evolution 52: 294-313.

2006. Kirk EC. Effects of activity pattern on eye size and orbital aperture size in primates. Journal of Human Evolution 51: 159- 170.

2006. Kirk EC. Visual influences on primate encephalization. Journal of Human Evolution 51: 76-90.