
Tesla Monson
Associate Professor of Anthropology, Western Washington University
Tesla Monson is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA where she runs the Primate Evolution Lab. Her lab researches primate evolution, life history, reproductive ecology and the growth and development of the skeletal system.
Latest articles by Tesla Monson

Our ancient primate ancestors mostly had twins — humans don't, for a good evolutionary reason
By Tesla Monson, Jack McBride published
Twins are pretty rare, accounting for just 3% of births in the U.S. these days. But new research shows that for primates 60 million years ago, giving birth to twins was the norm.
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