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Introduction

Júlio César Bicca-Marques is graduated in Biological Sciences from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (1986), Master in Ecology from the Universidade de Brasília (1991) and PhD in Anthropology (Biological) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1999). Currently, is Professor at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, head of the Office of Undergraduate Research, member of the Graduate Program in Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity, (PPG-EEB), research associate at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, member of the Primate Specialist Group/SSC/IUCN, Secretary General of the International Primatological Society, co-editor of the journal Neotropical Primates, associate editor of International Journal of Primatology, Primates and Tropical Conservation Science, member of the editorial board of American Journal of Primatology, Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment and Uakari, referee of nacional and international journals. Has expertise in Zoology (Animal Behavior) and Ecology, conducting research especially in the following themes: primates, ecology, behavior, cognition and conservation biology.