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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Psicologia (IP) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Patrícia Izar graduated in Biological Sciences from the University of São Paulo (USP) and earned her masters and doctoral degrees in Experimental Psychology, also from USP, where she is currently a Full Professor working in the field of Ethology and Animal Behavior. She co-leads the Laboratory of Ethology, Development, and Social Interactions with Dr. Briseida Dogo de Resende, where she conducts research on the behavioral ecology of neotropical primates, focusing on phenotypic plasticity, development, and cognition. She coordinates long-term field research on capuchin monkeys (genus Sapajus) in three conservation areas: Carlos Botelho State Park (São Paulo), Boa Vista Farm (Piauí), and the Una Biological Reserve (Bahia). She currently leads the FAPESP-funded thematic project Phenotypic Plasticity of Capuchin Monkeys (Genus Sapajus), Phase 2: Investigation into the Effects of Environmental Anthropization and the INCTCNPq project One Health and Coexistence in Anthropized Habitats, both involving national and international collaborative research networks. She served as Vice President for Education of the International Primatological Society (20162025), President of the Brazilian Society of Primatology (20232025), and Vice President (20182019). She was also Secretary of the National Association for Research and Graduate Studies in Psychology (20202022), a member of the Board of Directors of the Cultural Evolution Society (20192022), and the academic representative on the São Paulo Pro-Primates Committee (20202024). In August 2024, she assumed the position of Vice Director of the Institute of Psychology at USP. She is an Associate Editor for the journals Proceedings B, Behavioural Processes, and Primates. She has published over one hundred scientific articles and book chapters and has supervised more than sixty undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral research projects. She holds a CNPq Research Productivity Fellowship. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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As they acquire postural control, primate infants begin to orient their heads towards relevant stimuli, such as objects around them. The ability to explore the physical and social environment with the gaze generates drastic changes in the infant's life as they learn how to interact with what is seen. In this context, we understand that relevant socio-ecological stimuli modulate the visuo-…
Over the last century, the natural habitats of many animal species have drastically and rapidly changed due to anthropogenic actions. The differential resilience of species to such anthropogenic habitat alteration is hypothetically a function of phenotypic plasticity, that could allow for rapid adjustments to the changing environment. However, a fundamental research question is to underst…
In the literature on animal behavior, there is growing interest in the idea of phenotypic plasticity as a crucial factor in evolution. Among non-human primates, the Neotropical genus Sapajus is ideal to investigate hypotheses about behavioral plasticity as adaptation to diverse environmental contexts. Thus, this project aims at investigating the processes underlying the already observed b…
Socioecology is responsible for studying social systems using the behavioral ecology principles. Studying rodents social systems represent a valuable opportunity once this group shows high variations on social behavior, which may be an adaptation selected in evolutionary past and/or an adaptative feedback to the ecological context. Investigate the social organization flexibility by studyi…
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The time spent caring for offspring varies widely across wildlife, both within and between species, reflecting the optimal evolutionary strategy for maximizing fitness. The optimal strategy for parents is to provide sufficient, but no more than necessary, care to produce fertile offspring effectively. Parents should divide their time between parental care and livelihood so that neither is…
Both humans and other primates are widely recognized for their ability to skillfully use their hands to manipulate objects. This skill is linked to development across various domains (e.g., motor and cognitive) and emerges gradually after birth. During infancy, a common pattern is the onset of unimanual actions, followed by undifferentiated bimanual actions, and later, differentiated bima…
In the last three decades, gestures have been the focus of research on non-vocal communication in primates. The growing interest in this topic is due to its potential association with the evolution of human language. Over the years, more than 80 gestures performed by chimpanzees have been cataloged, but this type of signaling has not been extensively investigated in other taxa. In this re…
Increasing evidence suggests that individuals within the same population differ consistently in the way they behave (animal 'personality') and in their ability to respond to environmental variation (plasticity), but both phenomena can be considered complementary aspects of the individuals' phenotype. In the context of maternal care, investigation into how parental care styles occur and wh…
This project aims to investigate the relationship between behavioral plasticity and primate adaptability and resilience to rapidly changing environments. Our model is the neotropical primate genus Sapajus, known as the robust capuchin monkey. We are continuing the research on primate development in three long-term studied populations/species, Sapajus nigritus at Carlos Botelho State Park …
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Growing evidence suggests that early life experiences have an impact on an individual's development. By being the primary caretaker of offspring in primates, the mother plays a crucial role in offspring development. Studying wild capuchin monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus), I plan to analyze whether females exhibit consistent maternal care styles across multiple offspring and if maternal care …
growing body of literature recognizes the importance of gestures in the evolution of language. Studies have largely focused on gestures performed by apes and shown that the repertoire is vast - upwards of 60 signal types - with a significant overlap among ape species. Although some research has been carried out on monkey species in Africa and Asia, there have been no systematic empirical …
Touch has a great impact on the healthy development of infants, especially when they are held and caressed. But there is not much literature about the influence of touch made by infants, nor on developmental changes in touch. Recent work has shown that by having the opportunity to investigate objects manually, capuchin monkeys learned more quickly to differentiate these objects visually. …
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