“Acceptance Speech” Frontiers of Knowledge Award 2023 in Ecology and Conservation Biology

Acceptance speech by Susan C. Alberts, winner of the 2023 Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Ecology and Conservation Biology, who was honored alongside Jeanne Altmann and Marlene Zuk for their outstanding contributions to the study of animal behavioral and evolutionary ecology. Her research on baboon social behavior has helped explain how relationships between individuals influence primate health, survival and reproduction.

Speaking on behalf of the three awardees, Alberts highlights the value of long-term research on baboons in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park for understanding how primates navigate complex social and physical environments. She emphasizes the importance of studying social relationships and the mechanisms through which animals adapt to environmental changes, as well as the potential of this knowledge to contribute to species conservation.