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Robert Tague
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Professor
Department of Geography and Anthropology
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: 225-578-6094 ~ Fax: 225-578-4420
E-mail: rtague@lsu.edu
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Ph.D., Kent State University, 1986.
INTERESTS
Evolutionary Theory
Reproductive Biology
Skeletal Biology
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Tague, Robert G. 2007. “Costal process of the first sacral vertebra: Sexual dimorphism and obstetrical adaptation.” American Journal of Physical Anthropology 132: 395‑405.
Tague, Robert G. 2005. “Big-bodied males help us recognize that females have big pelves.” American Journal of Physical Anthropology 127: 392‑405.
Tague, Robert G. 2003. “Pelvic sexual dimorphism in a metatherian, Didelphis virginiana: Implications for eutherians.” Journal of Mammalogy 84: 1464‑1473.
Tague, Robert G. 2002. “Variability of metapodials in primates with rudimentary digits: Ateles geoffroyi, Colobus guereza, and Perodicticus potto.” American Journal of Physical Anthropology 117: 195‑208.
Tague, Robert G. 2000. “Do big females have big pelves? American Journal of Physical Anthropology112: 377‑393.
RESEARCH
Convergent evolution among fossorial mammals
Correlates with variation in number of vertebrae
Effect of sacral assimilation on pelvic size
HONORS AND ACTIVITIES
2007, James J. Parsons Professorship in Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University (5 year term)
2007, Tiger Athletic Foundation Undergraduate Teaching Award, Louisiana State University
1994, Associate Editor of Journal of Human Evolution (3 year term)
1991, Outstanding Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, Louisiana State University
COURSES TAUGHT
Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Prehistory
Human Osteology
Physical Anthropology
Seminar on Human Fertility for Graduate Students
Seminar on Human Evolutionary Biology for Undergraduate Students
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