OFFICE:
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Department of Anthropology
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Telephone: (512) 471-7532 (office) Email: overdorff@mail.utexas.edu
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EDUCATION:
B.A. University of The South Psychology (honors) May, 1985
Ph.D. Duke University Biological Anthropology and Anatomy May, 1991
Current Professional Appointments
1997-Present Associate Professor
University of Texas-Austin, Department of Anthropology
PREVIOUS Professional Appointments
1994 (fall)- 1997 Assistant Professor
University of Texas-Austin, Department of Anthropology
1994-1999 Assistant Adjunct Professor
Duke University, Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy
1991-1994 (spring) Research Assistant Professor
Duke University, Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy
1991 Consultant to Charles Rivers Laboratory
(May-August) Census coordinator and project leader
COURSES TAUGHT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
Undergraduate courses:
Graduate Courses:
in prep. Alport, L. and Overdorff, D. J. The role of the accessory olfactory bulb in nocturnal mating systems. Journal of Human Evolution
In prep. Erhart, E. M.; Overdorff, D. J. and Mutschler, T. Rates of agonism by lemurid primates: implications for establishing female dominance. International Journal of Primatology.
In prep. Overdorff, D. J. and Erhart, E. M. Social and Ecological Correlates to Female Dominance in Malagasy Prosimians: A review. American Journal of Physical Anthropology.
in prep. Overdorff, D. J., Balko, E. A., Hemingway, C. A., Wright, P. C., Tan, C. and Ratsimbasafy, J. Demographic changes and life history patterns in seven diurnal species of lemurid primate in southeastern Madagascar. For The Ranomafana National Park (edited by Wright, P. C. ) Island Press.
in prep. Overdorff, D. J. Monogamy in the red-bellied lemur: Mate choice or Resource defense?
In prep. Overdorff, D. J. Demography and Life history of Eulemur rubriventer.
in prep. Overdorff, D. J. and Pearlstein, J. Patterns of infant growth among Eulemur species.
in review. Overdorff, D. J., Mutschler, T. and Erhart, E. M. Does female leadership of groups facilitate female feeding priority in ruffed lemurs in Madgascar? American Journal of Primatology
in review. Overdorff, D. J. and Erhart, E. M. Preliminary report on goal-oriented foraging by Propithecus diadema edwardsi and Eulemur fulvus in Madagascar. International Journal of Primatology
in review Overdorff, D. J. and Wright, P. C. Madagascar Ecology and Lemur Adapatations. Folia Primatologica
in review. Dumont, E. R., Strait, S. G. and Overdorff, D. J. "Salivary pH and diet in primates" American Journal of Physical Anthropology
(in press) Overdorff, D. J. and Johnson, S. Eulemur. In Madagascar: A Natural History edited by S. Goodman and J. Benstead, Chicago, University of Chicago Press.
(in press) Ficus. In Madagascar: A Natural History edited by S. Goodman and J. Benstead, Chicago, University of Chicago Press.
(in press) Strait, S. G. and Overdorff, D. J. Physical properties of foods consumed by Prosimian primates. American Journal of Physical Anthropology.
2002. Overdorff, D.J.; Strait, S. G. and Seltzer, R. G. Species and sex differences in predator evasion tactics during feeding in Propithecus and Eulemur in southeastern Madagascar. In Eat or Be Eaten: Predator Sensitive Foraging (Ed.) Lynne Miller, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
2002. Gould, L. and Overdorff, D. J. "A comparison of scent-marking in two species of Lemuridae" International Journal of Primatology
1999. Erhart, E. M. and Overdorff, D. J. Female coordination of travel in wild Propithecus diadema and Eulemur. International Journal of Primatology 20:927-940.
1999. Hemingway, C. A. and Overdorff, D. J. Sampling Effects on Food Availability Estimates: Phenological Method, Sample Size, and Species Composition. Biotropica 31: 354-364.
1999. Overdorff, D. J.; Merelender, A. M.; Talata, P.; Telo, A.; and Forward, Z. Life history of Eulemur fulvus rufus from 1988-1997: Implications for Ecological stress in southeastern Madagascar. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 108:295-310.
1999. Johnson, S. and Overdorff, D. J Census of brown lemurs (Eulemur fulvus spp.) in Southeastern Madagascar: Methods-testing and conservation implications. American Journal of Primatology. 47:51-60.
1998. Overdorff, D. J. Are Eulemur species pairbonded?: Social organization and mating strategies in Eulemur fulvus rufus in southeastern Madagascar from 1988-1995. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 105:153-166.
1998. Overdorff, D. J. and Strait, S. G. Seed handling by Three prosimian primates in southeastern Madagascar: Implications for Seed dispersal. American Journal of Primatology 45: 69-82.
1998. Erhart, B. E. and Overdorff, D. J. Infanticide in Propithecus diadema edwardsi in southeastern Madagascar. International Journal of Primatology 19:53-72
1998. Overdorff, D. J. and Strait, S. G. What can the physical properties of seeds tell us about Primate Adaptations? Evolutionary Anthropology 5:153
1997. Overdorff, D. J.; Strait, S. G.; Telo, A. Seasonal variation in activity and diet in a small bodied folivorous primate, Hapalemur griseus in southeastern Madagascar. American Journal of Primatology 43:211-223
1996. Overdorff, D. J. Ecological correlations of activity and habitat use of two Prosimian primates: Eulemur rubriventer and Eulemur fulvus rufus in Madagascar. American Journal of Primatology, 40:327-342.
1996. Overdorff, D. J. Ecological determinants of social structure in Eulemur fulvus rufus and Eulemur rubriventer in Madagascar. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 100: 487-506.
1995. White, F., Overdorff, D.J., Balko, L., and Wright, P.C. Ecological determinants of the distribution of Varecia variegata in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. Folia Primatologica 64:124-131.
1993. Overdorff, D.J. Similarities, differences, and seasonal patterns in the diets of Eulemur fulvus rufus and Eulemur rubriventer in the Ranomafana National Park Madagascar International Journal of Primatology 14:721-753.
1993. Lehman, S. M.; Overdorff, D.J; and Lessnau, R. A preliminary analysis of drinking from seawater sources by free-ranging Rhesus macaques. American Journal of Primatology 31:231-237.
1992. Overdorff, D.J. Differential patterns of flower feeding in Eulemur fulvus rufus and Eulemur rubriventer in Madagascar American Journal of Primatology 28:191-203.
1990. Pereira, M.E.; R. Kaufman, P.M. Kappeler, D.J. Overdorff Female dominance does not characterize all the Lemuridae. Folia Primatologica 55:96-103.
1988. Overdorff, D.J. "A preliminary report on the activity cycle and diet of the red-bellied lemur (Lemur rubriventer) in Madagascar" American Journal of Primatology 16(2):143-153.
1987. Wright, P.C.; P. S. Daniels, D.M. Meyers, D.J. Overdorff, and J. Rabesoa. A census and study of Hapalemur and Propithecus in Southeastern Madagascar. Primate Conservation 8:84-87.
1995. Overdorff, D. J. and Rasmussen, M. Determinants of activity in "diurnal" Lemurid primates. In The Nocturnal Prosimians M. K. Izard & L. Alterman (eds.), New York, Plenum Press, pp 61-74.
1993. Overdorff, D. J. Ecological and reproductive correlates to range use in red-bellied lemurs (Eulemur rubriventer) and rufous lemurs (Eulemur fulvus rufus) in Madagascar. In Lemur Social Systems and Their Ecological Basis, pp. 167-192, P. Kappeler and J. U. Ganzhorn (eds.), New York, Plenum Press.
submitted. Overdorff, D. J. and Erhart, E. M. Does patch order influence feeding priority in three prosimian species in Madagascar? American Journal of Physical Anthropology.
2001. Alport, L. and Overdorff, D. J. The role of the accessory olfactory bulb in nocturnal mating systems. American Journal of Physical Anthropology.
2001. Erhart, E. M.; Overdorff, D. J. and Mutschler, T. Rates of agonism by lemurid primates: implications for establishing female dominance. American Journal of Physical Anthropology.
*2001. Johnson, S. E. and Overdorff, D. J. Scare season diet and Keystone resources in three brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus sspp.) Populations. American Journal of Primatology, Special Meetings Issue 2001: 174.
2001. Muchlinski, M. and Overdorff, D. J. Flowers and Foligage: How important are these to lemurs? American Journal of Primatology Special Meetings Issue 2001
*2001. Overdorff, D. J. and Erhart, E. M. Ecological correlates to Female dominance in prosimians. American Journal of Physical Anthropology Supplement 32: 116
2000. Gould, L. and Overdorff, D.J. Scentmarking patterns in wild Lemur catta and Eulemur fulvus rufus American Journal of Physical Anthropology.
1999. Overdorff, D.J., Strait, S. G. and Seltzer, R. G. Variation in food intake and bout duration in two prosimian primates: Implications for Sex differences. American Journal of Primatology 49:84.
*1999. Hemingway, C. A. and Overdorff, D. J. Sampling Effects on Estimates of Food Availability: Phenological Method, Sample Size, and Species Composition. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. Supplement 28: 149.
*1998. Erhart, E. M. and Overdorff, D. J. Group Leadership and feeding priority in wild Propithecus diadema edwardsi and Eulemur fulvus rufus. American Journal of Primatology 45: 178-179.
*1998. Overdorff, D. J. and Erhart, E. M. Group movements in wild Propithecus diadema edwardsi and Eulemur fulvus rufus. American Journal of Primatology 45: 198.
*1997. Overdorff, D. J., Strait, S. G., and Telo, A. Seasonal variation in activity, habitat use, and diet in Hapalemur griseus in the Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. American Journal of Physical Anthropology Supplement 24: 182
1997. Erhart, E. M. and Overdorff, D. J. Infant death in Propithecus diadema edwardsi at Vatoharanana, RNPP, Madagascar. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Supplement 24: 108.
1997. Dumont, E. R. Strait, S. G., and Overdorff, D. J. Oral pH in fruit, leaf, and insect-feeding primates and bats. American Journal of Physical Anthropology Supplement 24: 103.
*1996. Overdorff, D. J. Demographic changes in a group of Eulemur fulvus rufus in Madagascar from 1988-1995. American Journal of Physical Anthropology Supplement 22: 181.
1996. Erhart, E. A., Overdorff, D. J., and Bramblett, C. A. Behavioral development of male hybrid Cercopithecus monkeys. American Journal of Physical Anthropology Supplement 22: 102.
1996. Strait, S. G. and Overdorff, D. J. Food properties of fruit eaten by four species of Malagasy prosimian primate. American Journal of Physical Anthropology Supplement 22: 224.
1996. Kitko, R., Strait, S. G., and Overdorff, D. J. Seed Strength of Canarium seeds eaten by aye-aye in Madagascar. American Journal of Physical Anthropology Supplement 22: 139.
1996. White, F. J.; Overdorff, D. J.; Keith-Lucas, T. ; Kallan, W. E. and Forward, Z. A. Female dominance and feeding priority in a prosimian primate: experimental manipulation of feeding competition. American Journal of Physical Anthropology Supplement 22:242.
1995. Strait, S. G. and Overdorff, D. J. Fracture toughness of plants eaten by Propithecus diadema edwardsi. American Journal of Physical Anthropology Supplement 19:206.
*1995. Overdorff, D. J. and Strait, S. G. Life History and Predation in Eulemur rubriventer in Madagascar American Journal of Physical Anthropology Supplement 19:164-165.
*1994. Strait, S. G. and Overdorff, D. J. A preliminary examination of molar microwear in strepsirhine primates. American Journal of Physical Anthropology Supplement 18: 190.
*1994. Overdorff, D. J. and Merenlender, A. M. Social organization in Lemur fulvus rufus in Madagascar. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Supplement 18: 156.
*1992. Lehman, S. M.; Overdorff, D.J.; and Lessnau, R. Social and reproductive behavior of Raccoon Key and Key Lois rhesus macaques. American Journal of Primatology 27(1):42.
*1992. Overdorff, D. J. and Hanson, L. Birthrates in two free-ranging island populations of Rhesus macaques American Journal of Primatology 27(1):48.
*1992. Lehman, S. M.; Overdorff, D.J; and Lessnau, R. Drinking from salt water sources by free-ranging Rhesus macaques American Journal of Primatology 27(1): 43.
*1992. Overdorff, D. J. Territoriality and home range use by Eulemur rubriventer in Madagascar American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Supplement 14: 219.
*1991. Overdorff, D.J. Seasonal patterns of frugivory in Eulemur rubriventer and Eulemur fulvus rufus in Madagascar. American Journal of Physical Anthropology Supplement 12:139.
*1990. Overdorff, D.J. Flower predation and nectarivory in Lemur fulvus rufus and Lemur rubriventer in Madagascar American Journal of Physical Anthropology 81(2):276.
*1987. Overdorff, D.J. Activity rhythms and ecology of Lemur rubriventer in Madagascar. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 72:239.
1986. Vick, L.G.; T. Keith-Lucas, L. Keith-Lucas, D.J. Overdorff Social Behavior of semi-free ranging Lemur catta on St. Catherine's island. American Journal of Primatology 71:169.
1996. Dominance, feeding success, and interspecific competition in brown lemurs. Gerson, J. S., White, F. J., and Overdorff, D. J International Society of Primatology Meetings 1996.
*1996. Overdorff, D. J. and Strait, S. G. "Do Prosimian primates function as seed dispersers in Madagascar? International Society of Primatology Meetings 1996.
2000. Overdorff, D. J. Review of Mammals of Madagascar by N. Garbutt The Quarterly Review of Biology 75:72
Overdorff, D. J. Review of Primatology at the American Association of Physical Anthropology Meetings. Evolutionary Anthropology.
in press. Overdorff, D. J. Review of the American Association of Primatology annual 21st meetings. Evolutionary Anthropology.
1994. Overdorff, D. J. Book Review Essay: New Directions in Primate Research: Chimpanzee Material Culture W. McGrew and Theropithecus N. Jablonski American Anthropologist 96(3):693-695.
1994. Overdorff, D. J. Female Choices: Sexual behavior of female primates. M. Small American Anthropologist 96:452-453.
1993. Sexual Strategies: How Females Choose their Mates. M. Batten. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 92:236-238.
1992. Primate responses to Environmental Change H. O. Box (ed.) American Journal of Physical Anthropology 87 (4):501-502.
Year: August 1999-December 2003 to D. J. Overdorff, $230,000
Source: National Science Foundation
Topic: Ecological Correlates to Female dominance in three prosimian primate species in southeastern Madagascar.
Year: Spring 2000 to D. J. Overdorff and S. Tecot $700
Source: Special Research Grant- University of Texas
Topic: Fecal Cortisol and stress in Malagasy prosimian
Year: 1998 to D. Overdorff, $5000
Source: Veritas Foundation , Environmental Enrichment of captive E. macaco flavifrons
Year: 1998 to D. J. Overdorff and J. Pearlstein, $500
Source: University of Texas- Special Research Grants
Topic: An allometric analysis of interspecific ontogenetic patterns in primates.
Year: 1997-1999 to D. J. Overdorff, $14000
Source: Wenner-Gren Foundation
Topic: Non-aggressive strategies for resource competition in two prosimian primates.
Year: 1996 to D. J. Overdorff, $480
Source: Special Research Grant program- University of Texas- Austin
Topic: Goal-oriented foraging and leadership in three prosimian primates.
Year: 1996 to D. J. Overdorff, summer salary
Source: Summer Research Assistance program- University of Texas- Austin
Topic: Female dominance, Female Priority, or Female influence in primates
Year: 1994-1997 to F. J. White (Duke University), D. J. Overdorff, T. Keith-Lucas, $8000
Source: American Museum of Natural History
Topic: Female Dominance in Varecia variegata and Lemur catta on St. Catherine's Island.
Year: 1993-1995 to S. G. Strait (Marshall University) and D. J. Overdorff, $138,000
Source: National Science Foundation
Topic: Dental and Molar Microwear in Four Free-ranging Malagasy Strepsirhines.
Year: 1988 to D. J. Overdorff, $9238 Source: National Science Foundation
Topic: The behavior and ecology of Lemur fulvus rufus and Lemur rubriventer in Madagascar.
Year: 1989 to D. J. Overdorff, $5500 Source: Wenner-Gren Foundation
Topic: The behavior and ecology of Lemur fulvus rufus and Lemur rubriventer in Madagascar.
Year: 1988 to D. J. Overdorff, $500 Source: Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid
Topic: The behavior and ecology of Lemur fulvus rufus and Lemur rubriventer in Madagascar.
Year: 1988 to D. J. Overdorff, $4000 Source: The Douroucouli Foundation
Topic: The behavior and ecology of Lemur fulvus rufus and Lemur rubriventer in Madagascar.
Year: 1988 to D. J. Overdorff, $2800 Source: Duke University Dissertation Travel Award
Topic: The behavior and ecology of Lemur fulvus rufus and Lemur rubriventer in Madagascar.
Year: 1999 to D. J. Overdorff for Steig Johnson, $5000
Source: National Science Foundation-
Topic: Doctoral Dissertation- Comparative Ecology of Brown lemurs (Eulemur fulvus spp.): Analysis of sympatric and allopatric populations in southeastern Madagscar.
Year: 1998 to D. J. Overdorff for Christina Grassi, $12,000
Source: National Science Foundation
Topic: Doctoral Dissertation - Influence of environment and sympatric congeners on the ecology of a small-bodied folivorous primate, Hapalemur griseus..
Year: 1997 to D. J. Overdorff for Steig Johnson, $3000
Source: Primate Conservation International for Steig Johnson (Univ. of Texas-Austin)
Topic: A survey of Eulemur fulvus hybrid zones in southeastern Madagascar.
Year: 1997 to D. J. Overdorff and S. G. Strait (Marshall Univ.) for Jennifer Carpenter, $3300
Source: National Science Foundation, Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Year: 1997 to Jennifer Carpenter (University of Texas-Austin (D. Overdorff- supervisor)
Source: University of Texas-Austin Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Topic: Food-processing techniques by brown lemurs and sifakas in Madagascar
Year: 1995 to D. J. Overdorff for Steig Johnson (University of Texas-Austin), $4000
Source: Primate Conservation, Incorporated
Topic: A survey of brown lemur populations and hybrid zones in southeastern Madagascar.
Year: 1995 to S. G. Strait (Marshall University) and D. J. Overdorff, $4000
Source: National Science Foundation, Research Experiences for Undergraduates- 2 students
Topic: The relationship of primate functional morphology and ecology in Madagascar.
Year: 1994 to S. G. Strait (Marshall University) and D. J. Overdorff, $4000
Source: National Science Foundation, Research Experiences for Undergraduates- 2 students
Topic: The relationship of primate functional morphology and ecology in Madagascar.
Year: 1993 to F. White (Duke University) and D. J. Overdorff for R. Lewis (Duke University), $400
Source: Undergraduate Research Council, Duke University
1996-present Female Dominance in Prosimian Primates in Madagascar
(May-August) With Dr. Elizabeth Erhart, SouthWestern Univ.
1996 Goal-oriented foraging, and female dominance in three prosimian primates
(June- July) at the Duke University Primate Center. With L. Brown, Univ. of Texas.
1995 Life-History and Social behavior in Eulemur fulvus rufus in Ranomafana, (May-August) Madagascar. With Zoe Forward, undergraduate at Duke University.
1993-1997 The relationship of dental microwear and food properties in four Malagasy (May-August) primates in Madagascar. With Dr. S. G. Strait, Marshall University.
1991 Population demography of island populations of free-ranging female rhesus
(May - August) macaques on Key Lois and Raccoon Key, FL Charles Rivers Laboratory, FL.
1990 Research Assistant, La Pacifica, Costa Rica
(October) The impact of regenerating forests on howling monkey demography.
1990 Mating behavior in wild Eulemur fulvus rufus in Ranomafana, Madagascar.
(April-June)
1988-1989 The behavior and ecology of Lemur fulvus rufus and Lemur rubriventer
(15 months) Ranomafana, Madagascar.
1986 Activity and Diet of the Red-bellied lemur (Lemur rubriventer), Madagascar
(June-August) Behavior and ecology of the greater bamboo lemur (Hapalemur simus)
Census of prosimian primates in southeastern rainforests of Madagascar.
1985 Behavior of male Rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) outside
(July-August) of the mating season at Morgan Island, SC. Supervisor: Dr. D. M. Taub
1985 Release of semi-free ranging populations of Lemur catta ; St. Catherine's
(May-June) Island, GA. Supervisor: Dr. Timothy Keith-Lucas (Univ. of the South)
Gender differences in social and ecological contexts Plant-animal interactions
Primate behavior, ecology, and biology Captive breeding and propagation of
Relationship between morphology and behavior endangered primates
1999-present Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Chair, Department of Anthropology
Graduate Steering Committee- Department of Anthropology
1997-1998 Graduate Steering Committee- Department of Anthropology
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Department of Anthropology
Faculty Fellow for Kinsolving Dormitory
1996-1997 Executive Committee, Department of Anthropology
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Department of Anthropology
Faculty Fellow for Kinsolving Dormitory
1995-1996 Executive Committee, Department of Anthropology
Computer committee, Department of Anthropology
Archaeology Recruitment Committee
Faculty Fellow for Kinsolving Dormitory
1994-1995 GSC Steering Committee, Department of Anthropology
Computer Committee, Department of Anthropology
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| Current- Christina Grassi (Summer 01) | Spring 1997- Leah Buhl |
| Current- Steig Johnson | Spring 1997- Christina Grassi |
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Current- Stacey Tecot Current- Laura Alport |
Spring 1999- Jessica Pearlstein Spring 2000- Summer Bowman Fall- 2000 - Laura Alport Current- Joyce Parga Current- Margaret Dawson |
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| Spring 1995- Linda Brent | Fall 1996- Robert Scott |
| Spring- 1995- Elizabeth Erhart | Fall 1996- Steig Johnson |
| Spring 1999- Michele Rasmussen (Duke Univ.) | Spring 1995- Laura Yandell |
| Spring 2001- Timothy Ryan | Spring 1995- Katherine Ryan |
| Current- Robert Scott | Fall 1998- Cornelia Simons |
| Current- Adam Gordon | Current- Magdalena Muchlinski |
| Current- Angela Palmer | |
| Current- Summer Arrigo-Nelson (SUNY-Stony Brook) | |
| Current- Rebecca Lewis (Duke University) |
American Anthropologists Association
American Association of Physical Anthropology
American Society for Primatologists
International Primatological Society
Summer 2001- Organized and gave a workshop on writing grants for graduate students and post-doctoral students at the American Society of Primatologists annual meetings.
Spring 2000, 2001, 2002- "Walk through the rainforest project" for pre-school children at Hyde Park Baptist Child Development Center.
Fall 1996-2000: Member of the Programs Committee ; American Association of Primatologists
Fall 1995- present: Member of the Scientific Advisory Board, International Center for Tropical Ecology, State University of New York, Stony Brook
April 1994: Chairperson for contributed papers session on Primate Behavior, American Association of Physical Anthropologists Annual meeting 1994; Denver, Co
July 1992: Social Behavior and Ecology of two island populations of rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) on Key Lois and Raccoon Key, FL. Co-ordinators: D. J. Overdorff, S. Lehman, R. Lessnau American Association of Primatologists Annual meetings 1992, Toronto, Canada
Language Proficiencies
French (moderate) , Malagasy (moderate)
Awards and Honors
1999-2000 President Associate's Teaching Award.
1997- Deans Fellowship (University of Texas-Austin)
1991- Katherine Goodman Stern Fellowship, Duke University
1985-present Phi Beta Kappa
1984-present Omicron Delta Kappa