Lauren Brent

Associate professor
University of Exeter

Lauren Brent is associate professor of ethology at the University of Exeter in England.

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Spectrum

By Peter Hess

13 April 2021

9 min read

Friends of friends: How monkey island’s residents bonded after Hurricane Maria

On 20 September 2017, Hurricane Maria passed over Puerto Rico’s Cayo Santiago Island, home to more than 1,500 non-native rhesus macaques. After the storm, the monkeys formed new, unexpected relationships in ways that could offer clues about autism.

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Friends of friends: How monkey island’s residents bonded after Hurricane Maria

By Peter Hess

13 April 2021 | 9 min read

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