MEMBER PROFILE
| 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.