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Sarah Karpanty

Education:

Ph.D. 2004, Stony Brook University

Current Position:

Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Technical University

Advisor:

Drs. Patricia Wright and Charles Janson

Email:

karpanty(at)vt.edu

Website:

http://www.fishwild.vt.edu/faculty/karpanty.htm

Research Sites:

Berenty Reserve & Ranomafana National Park, 1997-present

Research Project:

Behavioral and Ecological Interactions of Raptors and Lemurs in Southeastern Madagascar

Research Focus:

This study of the predator-prey interactions of raptors and lemurs in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar was designed to provide information on 1) the specific ecological interactions between lemurs and their diurnal aerial predators, and 2) the behavioral responses of lemurs to their diverse predator community. Focus raptor species include Buteo brachypterus, Accipiter henstii, Polyboroides radiatus, and Eutriorchis astur while lemur species include Propithecus d. edwardsi, Eulemur f. rufus, and Hapalemur g. griseus. Raptor nest observations and radio-tracking were combined with lemur playback and model predator experiments to provide critical behavioral and ecological data needed to protect Malagasy raptors, lemurs and their ecosystems and to quantify rates and risks of raptor predation on lemurs.

Research
Assistants:

Loret Rasabo, Sabo, Johnny, Jeannot, Mamy, Bertrin, Samuel

Publications:

Karpanty, S.M. and Grella, R.A. 2001. Lemur responses to diurnal raptor vocalizations in the eastern rainforests of Madagascar. Folia primatologica 72: 100-103.

Karpanty, S.M., and Goodman, S.M. 1999. Prey profile of the Madagascar Harrier-Hawk, Polyboroides radiatus, in southeastern Madagascar. J. Raptor Research 33(4): 313-316.

Grella, R. and Karpanty, S.M. 2001. The Future of Our World’s Primates: What is Your Vision? Odyssey Magazine, October.

Karpanty, S.M. in prep. Ecological interactions of diurnal raptors and the lemur community of Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. Ecology.

Karpanty, S.M. in prep. Interspecific variation in predator recognition and antipredator behavior and its relation to observed raptor predation rates in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. Animal Behavior.

Karpanty, S.M. in prep. Behavioral responses of Propithecus d. edwardsi to risk from a multiple-predator guild. Behaviour.

Karpanty, S.M. and Grella, R.A. in prep. Planting for the Future: Community-based reforestation and education in southeastern Madagascar. Conservation Biology.

Karpanty, S.M. and Janson, C. in prep. A model of the behavioral responses of a primate to a multiple predator guild. Theoretical Ecology.

Project Sponsors:

NSF Predoctoral Fellowship, U.S. EPA STAR Fellowship, Wildlife Conservation Society Research Fellowship, NSF Dissertation Improvement Grant, National Geographic Committee for Research and Exploration,
International Osprey Foundation, Conservation International's Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation.

N-543 SBS Bldg, SUNY at Stony Brook
Stony Brook, NY 11794-4364
631.632.9440 Fax: 631.632.7692