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Wright PC. (2013, in press). High moon over the Amazon: my quest to understand the monkeys of the night. New York, NY: Lantern Books.
Tecot SR, Gerber BD, King SJ, Verdolin JL, Wright PC. (2013). Risky business: sex differences in mortality and dispersal in a polygynous, monomorphic lemur. Behavioral Ecology. doi: 10.1093/beheco/art008
Wright PC, Erhart EM, Tecot SR, Baden AL, Arrigo-Nelson S, Morelli TL, Deppe A, Ratelolahy F, Blanco M, Atsalis S, Johnson SE, Ratolahy F, Tan CLM, Zohdy S. (2012). Long-term lemur research at Centre ValBio, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. In: Kappeler PM, Watts D, editors. Long-term research in Primates. Dordrecht: Springer.
Gerber BD, Arrigo-Nelson SA, Karpanty SM, Kotschwar M, Wright PC (2012) Spatial ecology of the endangered Milne-Edwards’ Sifaka (Propithecus edwardsi): Do logging and season affect home range and daily ranging patterns? International Journal of Primatology 33: 305-321. doi:10.1007/s10764-011-9576-x
Gogarten, JF, Brown LM, Chapman CA, Cords M, Doran-Sheehy D, Fedigan LM, Grine FE, Perry S, Pusey AE, Sterck EHM, Wich SA, Wright PC. (2012) Seasonal mortality patterns in non-human primates: Implications for variation in selection pressures across environments. Evolution 66 (10): 3252-3266 doi:10.111/j.1558-5646.2012.01668.x
King SJ, Boyer DM, Tecot SR, Zohdy S, Blanco M, Wright PC, Jernvall J. (2012). Lemur habitat and dental senescence in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 148(2): 228-237, doi: 10.1002/ajpa.21589
Laurance B, Useche DC, Wright PC, et al (2012) Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas Nature 489: 290-294. doi: 101038/nature11318
Sefczek T, Farris ZJ, Wright PC. (2012). Aye-Aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) feeding strategies at Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar: an indirect sampling method. Folia Primatologica 83: 1-10.
Zohdy S, Kemp A, Durden L, Wright PC, Jernvall J. (2012). Mapping the social network: tracking lice in a wild primate population (Microcebus rufus) to infer social contacts and vector potential. BMC Ecology 12:4. doi: 10.1186/1472-6785-12-4
Blatch S, Boyer D M, King SJ, Bunn JM, Jernvall J, Wright PC. (2011), Changes in orientation of attritional wear facets with implications for jaw motion in a mixed longitudinal sample of Propithecus edwardsi from Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 146: 116–133.
Brown KA, Flynn DFB, Abram NK, Ingram JC, Johnson SE, Wright PC. (2011) Assessing natural resource use by forest-reliant communities in Madagascar using functional diversity and functional redundancy metrics. PLoS One 6 (9) e24107. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0024107
Dunham AE, Erhart E, Wright PC. (2011) Global climate cycles and cyclones; Consequences for rainfall patterns and lemur reproduction in southeastern Madagascar. Global Change Biology 17 (1) 219-227 doi: 10.111/j.1365-2486.2010.02205.x
Farris ZJ, Morelli TL, Sefczek T, Wright PC (2011) Comparing Aye-Aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) presence and distribution between degraded and non-degraded forest within Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. Folia Primologica 82: 94-106. Doi: 10.1159/000329860
Herrera JP, Wright PC, Lauterbur E, Ratovonjanahary L, Taylor LL (2011) The effects of habitat disturbance on lemurs at Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. International Journal of Primatology 32: 1091-1108, doi: 10.1007/s10764-1011-9525-8
King SJ, Morelli TL, Arrigo-Nelson S, Ratelolahy FJ, Godfrey LR, Wyatt J, Tecot S, Jernvall J, Wright PC. (2011) Morphometrics and pattern of growth in wild sifakas (Propithecus edwardsi) at Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. American Journal of Primatology 73 (2):155-172, doi:10.1002/ajp20881
Wright PC, Tecot S, Erhart EM, Baden AL, King SJ, Grassi C. (2011) Frugivory in four sympatric lemurs: implications for the future of Madagascar’s forests. American Journal of Primatology 73 (6): 585-602. doi: 10.1002/ajp.20936
Zohdy S, Tecot S, Wright PC, Jernvall, J. (2011). Testing the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis (ICHH) in both sexes in wild brown mouse lemurs (Microcebus rufus). Integrative and Comparative Biology 51:E156.
DeFries R., Rovero F., Wright PC, Ahumada J, Andelman S. Brandon K, Dempewolf J, Hansen A, Hewson J, Liu J. (2010). From plot to landscape scale: linking tropical biodiversity measurements across spatial scales. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 8 (3): 153-160. doi: 10.1890/080104
Johnson SE, Ingraldi C, Ralainasolo FB, Andriamaharoa HE, Ludovic R, Birkinshaw CR, Wright PC, Ratsimbazafy JH (2010) Gray-headed Lemur (Eulemur cinereiceps) abundance and forest structure dynamics at Manombo, Madagascar. Biotropica 00(00): 1-9 2010, doi: 10.111/j.1744-7429.2010.00705.x
Tecot S, Wright PC. (2010). Primate Conservation Efforts. Yearbook of Science and Technology. McGraw Hill: New York.
Ganzhorn JU, Arrigo-Nelson S, Boinski S. Bollen A, Carrai V, Derby A, Donati G, Koenig A, Kowalewski M, Lahann P, Norscia I, Polowinsky SY, Schwitzer C, Stevenson PR, Talebi MG, Tan C, Vogel ER, Wright PC (2009). Possible fruit protein effects on primate communities in Madagascar and the Neotropics. PloS One 4 (12) Art. No. e8253. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008253
Irwin MT, Raharison JL, Wright PC. (2009). Spatial and temporal variability in predation on rainforest primates: do forest fragmentation and predation act synergistically? Animal Conservation 12: 220-230. doi:10.1111/j.1469-1795.2009.00243.
Morelli TL, King SJ, Pochron ST, Wright PC. (2009). The rules of disengagement: takeovers, infanticide, and dispersal in a rainforest lemur, Propithecus edwardsi. Behavior 146: 499 - 523. doi:10.1163/15683908X399554
Wright PC, Arrigo-Nelson SJ, Hogg KL, Bannon B, Morelli TL, Wyatt J, Harivelo AL, Ratelolahy F. (2009). Habitat disturbance and seasonal fluctuations of lemur parasites in the rain forest of Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. In: Primate Parasite Ecology: The Dynamics and Study of Host-Parasite Relationships(Eds. C. Chapman and M. Huffman). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 311-330.
Wright PC, Larney E, Louis Jr, EE, Dolch R, Rafaliarison RR. (2009). Greater bamboo lemur Prolemur simus (Gray, 1871), Madagascar (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008). In: Primates in Peril: The World’s 25 Most Endangered Primates 2008–2010, Mittermeier RA, et al., (Eds). Arlington, VA: IUCN/SSC PSG, IPS, Conservation Int, pp. 11-14.
Dunham AE, Erhart E, Overdorff DJ, Wright PC. (2008). Evaluating the effects of deforestation, hunting and El Nino on a threatened lemur. Biological Conservation 141: 287-297. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.10.006
Evans A, Zohdy S, Wright PC, Jernvall J. (2008). Roughing it: Dental complexity in bamboo feeders and the inference of mesic environments. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28: 75A.
Jernvall JJ, Gilbert CC, Wright PC. (2008). Peculiar Tooth Homologies of the Greater Bamboo Lemur (Prolemur = Hapalemur simus): When is a Paracone Not a Paracone?, In: Elwyn Simons: A Search for Origins. J.G. Fleagle and C.C. Gilbert (Eds.). New York: Springer, pp. 335-342.
Kremen C, Cameron A, Moilanen A, Phillips SJ, Thomas CD, Beentje H, Dransfield J, Fisher BL, Glaw F, Good TC, Harper GJ, Hijmans RJ, Lees DC, Louis E, Nussbaum RA, Raxworthy CJ, Razafimpahanana A, Schatz GE., Vences M, Vieites DR, Wright PC, Zjhra ML (2008). Aligning conservation priorities across taxa in Madagascar with high-resolution planning tools. Science 320 (5873): 222-226.
Wright PC. (2008). Decades of Lemur Research and Conservation: The Elwyn Simons Influence. In: Elwyn Simons: A Search for Origins. J.G. Fleagle & C.C. Gilbert (Eds.). New York, Springer, pp. 283 - 310.
Wright PC, Johnson SE, Irwin MT, Jacobs R, Schlichting PE, Lehman SM, Louis EE, Arrigo-Nelson SJ, Raharison JL, Rafalirarison RR, Razafindratsita V, Ratsimbazafy J, Ratelolahy FJ, Dolch R, Tan C. (2008). The crisis of the critically endangered greater bamboo lemur (Prolemur simus). Primate Conservation 23: 5-17.
Wright PC, King SJ, Baden A, Jernvall J. (2008). Aging in wild female lemurs: Sustained fertility with increased infant mortality. In: Reproductive Aging in Primates (Eds. S. Atsalis, and S. Margulis). Switzerland: Karger Press, pp. 17-28.
Banks MA, Ellis A, Wright PC. (2007). Global population of a critically endangered lemur, Propithecus perrieri. Animal Conservation 10: 254-262.
Karpanty SM, Wright PC. (2007). Predation on Lemurs in the Rainforest of Madagascar by Multiple Predator Species: Observations and Experiments. In: Primate Anti-Predator Strategies. S.L. Gursky and K.A.I. Nekaris (Eds.). New York, Springer Press, pp. 75-97.
Wright PC. (2007). Considering Climate Change in Lemur Conservation. In: Lemurs: Ecology and Adaptation. L. Gould and M.L. Sauther (Eds.). New York, Springer Press, pp. 385-401. doi:10.1007/978-
Hayes, R.A., Morelli, T.L., and Wright, P.C. (2006). Volatile components of lemur scent secretions vary throughout the year. American Journal of Primatology 68: 1202-1207.
Godfrey, L.R., Samonds, K.E., Wright, P.C., and King, S.J. (2005). Schultz's unruly rule: Dental developmental sequences and schedules in small-bodied, folivorous lemurs. Folia Primatologica 76: 77-99.
Irwin, M.T., Johnson, S.E., and Wright, P.C. (2005). The state of lemur conservation in southeastern Madagascar: Population and habitat assessments for diurnal lemurs using surveys, satellite imagery and GIS. Oryx 39(2): 204-217
King, S.J., Arrigo-Nelson, S.J., Pochron, S.T., Semprebon, G.M., Godfrey, L.R., Wright, P.C., and Jernvall, J. (2005). Hanging on to the edge: Maintenance of primate tooth function and offspring survival. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 102(46): 16579-16583.
Johnson, S.E., Gordon, A.D., Stumpf, R.M., Overdorff, D.J., and Wright, P.C. (2005). Morphological variation in brown lemurs (Eulemur albocollaris and E. fulvus rufus). International Journal of Primatology 26(6): 1399-1416.
Lehman S., and Wright, P.C. (2005). Ecogeographic size variations in sifakas: A test of the resource seasonality and resource quality hypotheses. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 126: 318-328.
Pochron, S.T., and Wright, P.C. (2005). Testes size and body weight in the Milne-Edwards’ sifaka (Propithecus edwardsi) of Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar, relative to other strepsirhine primates. Folia Primatologica 76: 37-41. Pochron S.T., Morelli T.L., Scirbona, J., and Wright, P.C. (2005). Sex differences in scent marking in Propithecus edwardsi in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascasr. American Journal of Primatology 66: 97-110.
Pochron, S.T., Morelli, T.L., Terranova, P., Scirbona, J., Cohen, J., Rakotonirina, G., Ratsimbazafy, R., Rakotosoa, R., and Wright, P.C. (2005). Patterns of male scentmarking in Propithecus edwardsi of Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. American Journal of Primatology 65(2): 103-115.
Wright, P.C., Andriamihaja, B.R., and Raharimiandra, S. (2005). Tanala synecological relations with lemurs in Southeast Madagascar. In: Commensalism and Conflict: The primate – human interface. (Eds. J.D. Paterson and J. Wallis). New York: Kluwer Press.
Wright P.C., Razafindratsita T., Pochron S.T., and Jernvall J. (2005). The key to frugivory in Madagascar. Tropical Fruits and Frugivores: The search for strong interactors (Eds. J. Dew and H. Boubli). The Netherlands: Springer Press, pp 121-138.
Arrigo-Nelson, S.J., and Wright, P.C. (2004a). Survey results from Ranomafana National Park: New evidence for the effects of habitat preference and disturbance on the Genus Hapalemur. Folia Primatologica 75(5): 331-334.
Arrigo-Nelson, S.J., and Wright, P.C. (2004b). Differential fruit consumption in rainforest of Madagascar: The impact of selective logging on food selection by Propithecus diadema edwardsi. Folia Primatologica 75: 233-234.
Irwin, M.T., Samonds, K.E., Raharison, J.L., and Wright, P.C. (2004). Lemur latrines: Observations of latrine behavior in wild primates and possible ecological significance. Journal of Mammalogy 85(3): 420-427.
Mayor, M.I., Sommer, J.A., Houck, M.L., Zaonarivelo, J.R., Wright, P.C., Ingram, C., Engel S.R., and Louis, Jr., E.E. (2004). Specific status of Madagascar’s endangered sifakas. International Journal of Primatology 25(4): 875-900.
Pochron, S.T., Tucker, W.T., and Wright, P.C. (2004). Demography, life history and social structure in Propithecus diadema edwardsi from 1986-2000 in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 125: 61-72.
Wright, P.C. (2004). Centre ValBio: Long-term research commitment in Madagascar. Evolutionary Anthropology 13: 1-2.
Wright, P.C. (2003). Are tarsiers leaping into extinction? In: Tarsiers: Past, Present and Future (Eds. P. Wright, E. Simons and S. Gurksy). New Jersey: Rutgers University Press.
Johnson, S.E., Irwin, M.T., Wright, P.C., Arrigo-Nelson, S.J., Grassi, C., Samonds, K.E., and Smith, T.M. (2003). Natural and anthropogenic influences on lemur population structure in Southeastern Madagascar. American Journal of Primatology 120: 123.
Pochron S.T., and Wright P.C. (2003). Variability in adult group compositions of a prosimian primate. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 54: 285-293.
Pochron, S.T., Fitzgerald, J., Gilbert, C.C., Lawrence, L., Grgas, M., Rakotonirina, G., Ratsimbazafy, R., Rakotosoa, R., and Wright P.C. (2003). Patterns of female dominance in Propithecus diadema edwardsi of Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. American Journal of Primatology 61(4): 173-185.
Wright, P.C., Simons, E.L., and Gursky, S. (2003). Tarsiers: Past, Present and Future. New Jersey: Rutgers University Press.
Wright, P.C., and Andriamihaja, B.A. (2003). The conservation value of long-term research: A case study from Parc National de Ranomafana. In: Natural History of Madagascar (Eds. S. Goodman and J. Benstead). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Pochron S.T., and Wright P.C. (2002). Dynamics of testes size compensates for variation in male body weight. Evolutionary Ecology Research 4: 577-585.
Wright, P. C., and Andriamihaja, B.A. (2002). Making a rain forest national park work in Madagascar: Ranomafana National Park and its long-term research commitment. In: Making Parks Work: Strategies for Preserving Tropical Nature (Eds. J. Terborgh, C. van Schaik, M. Rao and L. Davenport). California: Island Press, pp. 112-136.
Davenport, L., Brockelman, W., Wright, P.C., Ruf, K., and Del Valle, F. (2002). Ecotourism tools for parks. In: MakingParks Work: Strategies for Preserving Tropical Nature (Eds. J. Terborgh, C. van Schaik, M. Rao and L. Davenport). California: Island Press, pp. 279-306.
Arrigo-Nelson, S.J., Wright, P.C., and Altman, J. (2001). Patterns of agonistic behavior in Milne-Edwards’ sifakas (Propithecus diadema edwardsi): An age-sex analysis. AmericanJournal of Physical Anthropology 114(S32): 34.
Irwin, M.T., Smith, T.M., and Wright, P.C. (2000). Census of three eastern rainforest sites north of Ranomafana National Park: Preliminary results and implications for lemur conservation. Lemur News 5: 20-23.
Lehman S.M., and Wright P.C. (2000). Preliminary study of the conservation status of lemur communities in the Betsakafandrika region of eastern Madagascar. Lemur News 5: 23-25.
Lehtonen, J., Niemala J., and Wright P.C. (2000). Taxonomy and prevalence of parasites in invasive Rattus rattus, the brown rat and endemic Nesomys rufus, the red forest rat, in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. Biodiversity Science.
Wright, P.C. (1999). Lemur traits and Madagascar ecology: Coping with an island environment. Yearbook of Physical Anthropology1999 42: 31-72.
Ganzhorn, J.U., Wright, P.C., and Ratsimbazafy, J. (1999). Primate communities in Madagascar. In: Primate Communities(Eds. J. Fleagle, C. Janson and K. Reed). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 75-89.
Wright, P.C., and Jernvall, J. (1999). The future of primate communities: A reflection of the present? In: Primate Communities (Eds. J. Fleagle, C. Janson and K. Reed). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 295-309.
Dew, J., and Wright, P.C. (1998). Frugivory and seed dispersal by four species of primates in Madagascar's eastern rainforest. Biotropica 30: 425-437.
Jernvall, J., and Wright, P.C. (1998). Diversity components of impending primate extinctions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 95: 11279-11283.
Wright, P.C. (1998). Impact of predation risk on the behaviour of Propithecus diadema edwardsi in the rain forest of Madagascar. Behaviour 135: 483-512.
Ganzhorn, J.U., Langrand, O., Wright, P.C., Feistner, A., and O’Conner, S. (1998). The state of lemur conservation in Madagascar. Primate Conservation 17: 70-86.
Wright, P.C. (1997). The future of biodiversity in Madagascar: A view from Ranomafana National Park. In: Natural Change and Human Impact in Madagascar (Eds. B.D. Patterson and S.M. Goodman). Washington D.C.: Smithsonian University Press, pp. 381-405.
Wright, P.C., Hecksher, S.K., and Dunham, A. (1997). Predation on Milne Edward's sifaka (Propithecus diadema edwardsi) by the fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) in the rainforest of southeastern Madagascar. Folia Primatologica 68: 34-43.
Wright, P.C. (1997). The neotropical primate adaptation to nocturnality: Feeding in the night. In: Adaptive Radiations of Neotropical Primates (Eds. M. Norconk, A. Rosenberger, and P. Garber). New York: Plenum Press, pp. 369-382.
Wright, P.C. (1997). Behavioral and ecological comparisons of neotropical and Malagasy primates. In: New World Primates: Ecology, Evolution and Behavior (Ed. W. Kinzey). New York: Aldine de Gruyter, pp. 127-141.
Wright, P.C. (1995). Biodiversity research, park management, and village economics. In: Environmental Change in Madagascar (Eds. B.D. Patterson, S.M. Goodman and J.L. Sedlock). Chicago: The Field Museum of Natural History, pp. 55-56.
Wright, P.C., and Martin, L.B. (1995). Predation, pollination and torpor in Cheirogaleusmajor and Microcebus rufus in Madagascar rain forest. In: The Nocturnal Prosimian (Eds. L. Alterman, K. Izard and G. Doyle). New York: Plenum Press, pp. 45-60.
White, F., Balko, E., Overdorff, D., and Wright, P.C. (1995). Distribution of ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata) in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. Folia Primatologica 64: 124-131.
Wright, P.C. (1995). Demography and life history of free-ranging Propithecus diadema edwardsi in Ranomafana National Park. International Journal of Primatology 16(5): 835-854.
Ganzhorn, J.U., and Wright, P.C. (1994). Temporal patterns in primate leaf eating: The possible role of leaf chemistry. Folia Primatologica 63: 203-208.
Wright, P.C. (1994). Behavior and ecology of the owl monkey in the wild. In: Aotus: The Owl Monkey(Eds. J.F. Baer, R.E. Weller and I. Kakoma). San Diego: Academic Press, pp. 97-112.
Wright, P.C. (1994). Night watch on the Amazon. Natural History 103(5): 44-51.
Wright, P.C. (1993). Variations in male-female dominance and offspring care in non-human primates. In: Sex and Gender Hierarchies (Ed. B. Miller). Cambridge: University of Cambridge Press, pp. 127-145.
Wright, P.C. (1993). Ecological disaster in Madagascar and the prospects for recovery. In: Ecological Prospects: Scientific, Religious, and Aesthetic Perspectives (Ed. C. Chapple). Albany: SUNY Press, pp. 11-24.
Meyers, D., and Wright, P.C. (1993). Resource tracking: Food availability and Propithecus seasonal reproduction. In: Lemur Social Systems and Their Ecological Basis (Eds. P. Kappeler and J. Ganzhorn). New York: Plenum Press, pp. 179-192.
Wright, P.C. (1992). Primate ecology, rainforest conservation and economic development: Building a national park in Madagascar. Evolutionary Anthropology 1: 25-33.
Wright, P.C. (1992). Looking for lemurs. Ranger Rick 26(11): 20-29.
Glander, A., Wright, P.C., Daniels, P.S., and Merelender, A.M. (1992). Morphometrics and testicle size of rainforest primates in southeastern Madagascar. Journal of Human Evolution 22: 1-17.
Wright, P.C. (1990). Patterns of paternal care in primates. International Journal of Primatology 11(2): 89-102.
Wright, P.C. (1990). Ecosystem preservation and public health. Environmental Impact Assess Review 10: 1-3.
Wright, P.C. (1989). The nocturnal primate niche in the New World. Journal of Human Evolution 18: 635-658.
Glander, K., Wright, P.C., Seigler, D., Randrianosolo, V., and Randrianosolo, B. (1989). Consumption of cyanogenic bamboo by a newly discovered species of bamboo lemur. American Journal of Primatology 19: 119-124.
Haring, D.M., and Wright, P.C. (1989). Hand raising a Philippine tarsier (Tarsius syrichta). Zoo Biology 8: 265-274.
Wright, P.C., Haring, D., Izard, M.K., and Simons, E.L. (1989). Psychological well-being of nocturnal primates in captivity. In: Housing Care and Psychological Well-being of Captive and Laboratory Primates(Ed. E. Segal). New Jersey: Noyes Publications, pp. 61-74.
Kay, R.F., Plavcan, J.M., Glander, K.E., and Wright, P.C. (1988). Sexual selection and canine dimorphism in New World monkeys. American Journal of Physical Anthropology77: 385-397.
Haring, D.M., Wright, P.C., and Simons, E.L. (1988). Conservation of Madagascar's sifakas (Propithecus) in captivity and in the wild. In: Proceedings of Fifth World Conference on Breeding Endangered Species in Captivity(Ed. B. Dresser). Cincinnati: Cincinnati Zoo, pp. 67- 81.
Wright, P.C. (1988). Lemurs lost and found. Natural History 97(7): 56-66.
Wright, P.C. (1988). Lemurs' last stand. Animal Kingdom 91(1): 12-25.
Robinson, J.G., Wright, P.C., and Kinzey, W.G. (1987). Monogamous cebids and their relatives: Intergroup calls and spacing. In: Primate Societies, (Eds. B.B. Smuts, D.L. Cheney, R.M. Seyfarth, R. Wrangham and T.T. Struhsaker). Chicago: University of Chicago Press, pp. 44-53.
Meier, B., Albignac, R., Peyriaras, A., Rumpler, Y., and Wright, P.C. (1987). A new species of Hapalemur in southeastern Madagascar. Folia Primatologica 48: 211-215.
McNab, B.K., and Wright, P.C. (1987). Temperature regulation and oxygen consumption in the Philippine tarsier (Tarsius syrichta). Physiological Zoology 60(5): 596-600.
Wright, P.C., Daniels, P.S., Meyers, D.M., Overdorff, D.J., and Rabasoa, J. (1987). A census and study of Hapalemur and Propithecus in southeastern Madagascar. PrimateConservation 8: 84-88.
Wright, P.C., Haring, D., Simons, E.L., and Andau, P. (1987). Tarsiers: A conservation perspective. Primate Conservation 8: 51-54.
Wright, P.C. (1986). Behavior and ecology of Aotus trivirgatus and Callicebus moloch in the Manu National Park, Peru. In: Ecologia del flora y fauna - Parque Nacional de Manu(Ed. J. Terborgh). Lima: Dept. de Agricultura, pp. 1-7.
Wright, P.C., Toyama, L., and Simons, E.L. (1986). Courtship and copulation in Tarsius bancanus. Folia Primatologica 46: 142-148.
Wright, P.C., Izard, M.K., and Simons, E.L. (1986). Reproductive cycles in Tarsius bancanus. American Journal of Primatology 11: 207-215.
Wright, P.C. (1986). Ecological correlates of monogamy in Aotus and Callicebus moloch. In: Primate Ecology and Conservation, (Eds. J. Else and P.C. Lee). London: Cambridge University Press, pp. 159-167.
Izard, M.K., Wright, P.C., and Simons, E.L. (1985). Gestation length in Tarsius bancanus. American Journal of Primatology 9: 327-331.
Wright, P.C. (1985). Costs and Benefits of Nocturnality for the Night Monkey (Aotus). Unpubl. Ph.D. thesis. New York: Graduate Center of City University of New York.
Wright, P.C. (1985). Howling by the light of the moon: Why a "day monkey" has become a night monkey. In: The Encyclopedia of Mammals (Ed. D. MacDonald). New York: Fact on File, Inc., pp. 364-365.
Wright, P.C. (1984). Biparental care in Aotus trivirgatus and Callicebus moloch. In: Female primates: Studies by women primatologist (Ed. M. Small). New York: Alan R. Liss, Inc., pp. 59-75.
Kinzey, W.G., and Wright, P.C. (1982). Grooming behavior in the Titi monkey (Callicebus torquatus). American Journal of Primatology 3: 267-275.
Wright, P.C. (1981). The night monkeys, genus Aotus. In: Ecology and Behavior of Neotropical Primates, vol. 1.(Eds. A.F. Coimbra-Filho and R. A. Mittermeier) Rio de Janeiro: Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, pp. 211-240.
Wright, P.C. (1978). Home range, activity patterns, and agonistic encounters of a group of night monkeys (Aotus trivirgatus) in Peru. Folia Primatologica 29: 43-55.