Committee member
Alejandro Estrada
Institute of Biology, National Autonomous University of Mexico
Current affiliations
Professor Estrada obtained his PhD in primatology from Rutgers University (USA). He carries out his primate fieldwork in southeast Mexico, focusing on ecological and population studies of selected spider and howler monkey populations. Additionally, he examines other arboreal mammals, birds, and bats that inhabit the same forest canopy as the primates, aiming to understand resource distribution among these canopy-dwelling vertebrates. His extensive research spans years and covers the behavioral and ecological reactions of primates to habitat loss and fragmentation. Recently, in collaboration with international primatologists, he has conducted global assessments on the human-induced factors causing declines in primate populations, proposing conservation strategies and policies. With over 350 published articles and multiple edited books on primate ecology, behavior, and conservation, Professor Estrada is a leading expert in the field.
Recent publications
Garber PA, Estrada A, Shanee S, et al. (2024) Global wildlife trade and trafficking contribute to the world’s nonhuman primate conservation crisis. Frontiers in Conservation Science 5: 1400613. doi: 10.3389/fcosc.2024.1400613
Eppley TM, Reuter KE, Sefczek TM, et al. (2024) Field stations yield high return-on-investment for conservation. Conservation Letters 17(2): e13007. doi: 10.1111/conl.13007
Garber PA, Estrada A, Klain V, and Bicca-Marques JC (2023) An urgent call-to-action to protect the nonhuman primates and Indigenous Peoples of the Brazilian Amazon. American Journal of Primatology 86(3): e23523. doi: 10.1002/ajp.23523
Estrada A, Garber PA, Gouveia S, et al. (2022) Global importance of Indigenous Peoples, their lands, and knowledge systems for saving the world’s primates from extinction. Science Advances 8(32). doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abn2927
Levey DR; Patten MA, and Estrada A (2022). Bird species occupancy trends in southeast Mexico over 1900-2020: Accounting for sighting record absences. Journal of Animal Ecology 92(3): 606-618. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.13871
Estrada A and Garber PA (2022) Principal Drivers and Conservation Solutions to the Impending Primate Extinction Crisis: Introduction to the Special Issue. International Journal of Primatology 43. doi: 10.1007/s10764-022-00283-1
Estrada A, Garber PA, and Chaudhary A (2019) Expanding global commodities trade and consumption place the world’s primates at risk of extinction. PeerJ 7: e7068 doi: 10.7717/peerj.7068
Galan-Acedo C, Ramos-Fernandez G, Arroyo-Rodriguez V, and Estrada A (2019) Forest cover and matrix functionality drive the abundance and reproductive success of an endangered primate in two fragmented rainforests. Landscape Ecology 34: 147–158. doi: 10.1007/s10980-018-0753-6
Estrada A, Garber PA, Mittermeier RA, et al. (2018) Primates in peril: the significance of Brazil, Madagascar, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo for global primate conservation. PeerJ 6: e4869. doi: 10.7717/peerj.4869
Galán-Acedo C, Arroyo-Rodríguez V, Estrada A, and Ramos-Fernandez G (2018) Drivers of the spatial scale that best predict primate responses to landscape structure. Ecography 12: 2027-2037. doi: 10.1111/ecog.03632