Main Focus
My work at MPI involves using long-term data on wild orangutans to investigate the drivers of their movement decisions.
Prior to arriving at MPI, I worked at the Primate and Predator Project in the Soutpansberg mountains of South Africa for several years. I am an affiliate with the Center for Conservation Innovation, Defenders of Wildlife working on the role that Pumas (mountain lions, cougars) play in the diverse ecosystems of the western hemisphere.
Curriculum Vitae
Feb. 2020 - Present Affiliate, Center for
Conservation Innovation & Dept. of Field Conservation, Defenders of
Wildlife.
March 2016 – July 2019 The Primate and Predator Project, Limpopo, South
Africa.
2015 Research
Assistant, Durham University, The
Primate and Predator Project, Limpopo, South Africa.
May – Aug. 2014 Research Assistant, SUNY-ESF, Amphibian Ranavirus Disease Ecology Project
2011 – Sept. 2014 Education Programs Animal Keeper, Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park, Syracuse, New York.
Publications
LaBarge, LR., Allan, A. T. L., Berman, C. M., Hill, R. A., Margulis, S. W. 2022. Cortisol metabolites vary with environmental conditions, predation risk, and human shields in a wild primate, Cercopithecus albogularis. Hormones and Behavior. 145(105237). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2022.105237
Allan, A.T.L., LaBarge, LR., Howlett, C., Bailey, AL., Jones, B., Mason, Z., Pinfield, T., Schröder, F., Whitaker, A., White, AF., Wilkinson, H., Hill, R. A. Patterns of predation and meat-eating by chacma baboons in an Afromontane environment. Folia Primatologica. 1, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1163/14219980-bja10004
LaBarge LR, Evans MJ, Miller JRB, Cannataro G, Hunt C, Elbroch LM. 2022. Pumas as ecological brokers: a review of their biotic relationships. Mammal Review, https://doi.org/10.1111/mam.12281
LaBarge, LR, Allan, ATL, Berman, CM, Margulis, SW, & Hill, RA. 2021. Extent of threat detection depends on predator type and behavioral context in wild samango monkey groups. Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-020-02959-1
LaBarge, L. R.,
Allan, A. T. L., Berman, C. M., Margulis, S. W, & Hill RA. 2021. Reactive and pre-emptive spatial cohesion
in a social primate. Animal Behaviour. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.03.005
LaBarge, L. R., Hill,
R. A., Berman, C. M., Margulis, S. W., & Allan, A. T. L. 2020. Anthropogenic Influences
on Primate Antipredator Behavior and Implications for Research and Conservation. American Journal of Primatology. DOI:10.1002/ajp.23087
Education
Ph.D. - Evolution, Ecology & Behavior, The State University of New York, NY, USA
B.Sc. with Honors –Biology and Minor in Applied Statistics, College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), The State University of New York, NY, USA