Profile

Prof. Colin Chapman
Affiliation
McGill UniversityAcademy or College
Academy of Social SciencesYear Elected
2010Areas of Interest
Primate, Tropical Ecology, Conservation, Disease, Population Regulation
Chapman, Colin A. - Anthropology - McGill
Colin Chapman is a leading Canadian figure in tropical ecology and conservation. Given the plight that primates have suffered as a result of deforestation and hunting, he has focussed his research and conservation efforts on primates. He is a Research Associate of the Wildlife Conservation Society, a honourary Lecturer at Mekere University in Uganda, and has been instrumental in funding and maintainging the Makerere University Biological Field Station.
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Chapman, Colin A. - Anthropology - McGill
Colin Chapman is Canada’s leading primatologist and one of the world’s most prolific and influential scholars in the fields of primate studies, tropical forest ecology and wildlife conservation. He has published two edited books and 240 papers. He has been awarded over $3,500,000 in grants. His papers have appeared in all of the major scientific journals dealing with primates, biological anthropology and ecology, and have been cited over 4,000 times. He has been instrumental in funding and maintaining the Makerere University Biological Research Station, Uganda. He is an influential figure in wildlife and tropical ecosystem conservation policy worldwide.