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Dr. Amanda Rowe
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First Name Amanda
Last Name Rowe
University/Institution University of Colorado Boulder
Email ID [email protected]
City Boulder
Country United States
State Colorado
Zip code 80304
Department Museum of Natural History
Area of Research Biological Anthropology, Community Ecology, Conservation, Safety Science
Area of Expertise Lemurs, Madagascar, Conservation, Field Safety, Nocturnal primates, Molecular ecology

Brief Description of Research Interest :

I try to understand dry forest ecosystems in Madagascar to help create community-driven conservation programs. Additionally, I study the sociotechnical system involved in fieldwork to understand the actors and factors behind adverse incidents in the field to create better safety plans. 

Representative Publications:

Peer-reviewed Publications

ORCID:  0000-0001-8840-0014

Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=INDZUB0AAAAJ

 

* Indicates equal contribution

 

Donohue, M. E., Hert, Z., Karrick, C., Rowe, A. K., Wright, P., Randriamanandaza, L., Zakamanana, F., Nomenjanahary, S., Everson, K., Weisrock, D (2023). Lemur gut microeukaryotic community variation is not associated with host phylogeny, diet, or habitat. Microbial Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-023-02233-7.

Donohue, M. E., Rowe, A. K., Kowalewski, E., Hert, Z. L., Karrick, C. E., Randriamanandaza, L. J., Zakamanana, F., Nomenjanahary, E. S., Andriamala, R. Y., Everson, K. M., Horrall, A. D., Moe, L., Wright, P. C., Weisrock, D. W (2022). Significant effects of host dietary guild and phylogeny in wild lemur gut microbiomes. ISME Communications, 2(1):1-10. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43705-022-00115-6.

Martin, L. D., Rowe, A. K., Nomenjanahary, E. S., Ridgway, Z. M., Wright, P. C., Deppe, A. M (2022). A population survey of sympatric cheirogaleids in southwestern Madagascar. African Journal of Ecology, 60:336-343. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12960.

Rowe, A. K., Donohue, M. E., Clare, E. L., Drinkwater, R., Koenig, A., Ridgway, Z. M., Martin, L. D., Nomenjanahary, E. S., Zakamanana, F., Randriamanandaza, L. J., Rakotonirina, T. E., Wright, P. C. (2021). Exploratory analysis reveals arthropod consumption in 10 lemur species using DNA metabarcoding. American Journal of Primatology, 83(6): e23256. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23256.

Pang, K. H*., Rowe, A. K.*, Sheeran, L. K.*, Xia, D. P., Sun, L., Li, J. H. (2021). Sexual Interference Behaviors in Male Adult and Subadult Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana). Animals, 11(3):663. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11030663.

Martin, L. D., Rowe, A. K., Nomenjanahary, E. S., Montaño, S. K., Wright, P. C., Deppe, A. M (2021). Population

estimates of Hubbard’s sportive lemur (Lepilemur hubbardorum) at Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park, Madagascar. Folia primatologica,92(1):70-78. https://doi.org/10.1159/000512559.

Uhey, D., Rowe, A. K., & Kendall, D. (2020) Tamarisk alters arthropod composition, but has little negative effect  

on arthropod richness and abundance in southwestern Colorado. Southwestern Entomologist, 45(3):585-600. https://doi.org/10.3958/059.045.0301.

Rowe, A. K, Li, J. H., Sun, L., Sheeran, L. K., Wagner, R. S., Xia, D. P., Uhey, D. A., Chen, R. (2018). Collective decision making in Tibetan macaques: How followers affect the rules and speed of group movement. Animal Behaviour, 146:51-61.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2018.10.002.

 

General Audience Publications

Rowe, A. K., Hending, D., Schäffler, L., Markolf, M. (in press). Coquerel’s Giant Mouse Lemur Mirza coquereli. In: Primates in Peril: The World’s 25 Most Endangered Primates 2023-2025. IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group, International Primatological Society, Re:wild, Washington, DC.

Rowe, A.K., Donohue, M.E., 2022. Lemurs: Madagascar’s Endemic Primates. In: DellaSala, D.A., Goldstein, M.I. (Eds.), Imperiled: The Encyclopedia of Conservation, vol. 1. Elsevier, pp. 194-204.  https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-821139-7.00015-5.

Kling, K. J., Rowe, A.K., 2022. Madagascar Forests and Shrublands. In: DellaSala, D.A., Goldstein, M.I. (Eds.),

Imperiled: The Encyclopedia of Conservation, vol.1. Elsevier, pp. 26-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-821139-7.00001-5.