TAKUYA MATSUMOTO

INSTITUTION

Faculty of Science, Shinshu University

ACADEMIC FIELD & RESEARCH

I study the development and mother-child relationships of wild chimpanzees. I have previously focused on observing foraging behaviors, but my current interest is the development process of excretion behavior.

RESEARCH FIELD (FIELD SITE, LOCATION OF RESEARCH)

The M Group of chimpanzees in Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania

MAIN PUBLICATIONS/PAPERS

• Matsumoto T. Opportunistic feeding strategy in wild immature chimpanzees: Implications for　children as active foragers in human evolution. Journal of Human Evolution, 133: 13-22, 2019.
• Matsumoto T. Developmental changes in feeding behaviors of infant chimpanzees at Mahale, Tanzania: Implications for nutritional independence long before cessation of nipple contact. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 163: 356-366, 2017.
• Matsumoto T., Itoh N., Inoue S., Nakamura M. An observation of a severely disabled infant chimpanzee in the wild and her interactions with her mother. Primates, 57: 3-7, 2016.
• Matsumoto T., Hayaki H. “Development and growth: With special reference to mother–infant relationships” Mahale Chimpanzees: 50 Years of Research. Nakamura M., Hosaka K., Itoh N., Zamma K. (Eds.) Cambridge University Press, pp. 313-325, 2015.

COMMENTS

I want to deepen my thinking about the evolution of humans through research meetings.

Related HP:   https://www.sokwe-matsu.com