Tessa Steiniche

Psychology · Indiana University

Primate Behavior and Ecology Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Publications

Citations

141

Est. group size

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Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

Publishing since 2016

Research summary

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Tessa Steiniche studies the behavior, physiology, and ecology of primates, particularly wild baboons. Her work examines how hormones (such as stress-related glucocorticoids), energy balance, and reproductive function interact in animals living in natural settings. She also engages with topics in wildlife conservation and the impact of environmental pollutants on animals.

Primate behavior and ecologyReproductive endocrinology (hormones and reproduction)Stress physiology in wild animalsWildlife ecology and conservationEnvironmental pollutant impacts on wildlife

Publication activity has been steady with modest year-to-year variation, averaging roughly two papers per year over the last five years and a recent uptick in 2023 and 2025.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence

Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.8/year recently

Recent publications

Elevated glucocorticoids during the ovarian follicular phase predict conception in wild female chacma baboons
Hormones and Behavior · 2023
Energy balance across the estrus cycle and its relation to reproductive function in female chacma baboons
The 85th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Atlanta, GA · 2016

Publishes in

Environmental Science & Technology×2
The 87th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Austin, TX×2
American Journal of Primatology×1
Biological Conservation×1
Environmental Research×1

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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