American Journal of Primatology

Papers
(The median citation count of American Journal of Primatology is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
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Best practices are never best: Evaluating primate conservation education programs (PCEPs) with a decolonial perspective24
Population densities ofHylobates agilisin forests with different disturbance histories in Ulu Muda Forest Reserve, Malaysia24
Manual preference, performance, and dexterity for bimanual grass‐feeding behavior in wild geladas (Theropithecus gelada)23
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A composite menstrual cycle of captive orangutans, with associated hormonal and behavioral variability19
Rhesus monkey sociality is stable across time and linked to variation in the initiation but not receipt of prosocial behavior18
Developmental and environmental modulation of fecal thyroid hormone levels in wild Assamese macaques (Macaca assamensis)17
Obituary and tributes: William Alvin Mason (1926−2023)17
MonkeyMemoirs: Wild Life in an Amazon Wilderness By Thomas R. Defler, Vaupés, Colombia: Huacu Press, 2025. List price $40.00. (Paperback). ISBN: 979‐8‐30‐678374‐117
Prevalence and diversity of gastrointestinal parasites in free‐ranging rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) in different land gradients of Bangladesh16
Physiologic Consequences of Housing Adult Male Cynomolgus Monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) in Heterosexual Pairs: A Pilot Study Using Implanted Biotelemetry16
Age‐related changes in hematological biomarkers in common marmosets15
Feeding Platforms as an Effective Strategy to Prevent the Consumption of Refuse by Urban Populations of Capuchin Monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus)14
The importance of auditory, olfactory, and visual cues for insect foraging in owl monkeys (Aotus nancymaae)14
Joint intergroup aggression in female colobus monkeys (Colobus vellerosus) is associated with grooming bonds, male participation, and group size14
Observational approaches to chimpanzee behavior in an African sanctuary: Implications for research, welfare, and capacity‐building14
Collective Acoustics in Pan: Conserved Roots in the Evolution of Human Musicality14
Assessing Gestation and Fetal Sex in Wild Assamese Macaques Using Urinary Estrogen Analysis13
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Stone Tool Use by Black‐Horned Capuchin Monkeys (Sapajus nigritus cucullatus) in an Urban Park in Londrina, Brazil13
Is Extended Lactation Nutritionally Important for the Weaning of Wild Toque Macaques, Macaca sinica? Evidence From Milk Composition12
Wild Tibetan Macaques Use a Route‐Based Mental Map to Navigate in Large‐Scale Space12
A habitat stronghold on the precipice: A call‐to‐action for supporting lemur conservation in northeast Madagascar11
Necropsies disclose a low helminth parasite diversity in periurban howler monkeys11
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Plant secondary metabolites and primate food choices: A meta‐analysis and future directions11
Passive acoustic monitoring using smartphones reveals an alarming gibbon decline in a protected area in the central Annamite Mountains, Vietnam11
Retracted: Tarsier islands: Exploring patterns of variation in tarsier duets from offshore islands of North Sulawesi10
In vitro digestion and fermentation of Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) food: The influence of food type and particle size10
Impacts of climate change and habitat loss on the distribution of the endangered crested capuchin monkey (Sapajus robustus)10
The social and defensive function of olfactory behaviors in a pair‐living sexually monogamous primate10
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Selectivity in Buttress Drumming Tree Properties Among Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) of the Waibira Community in Budongo Forest, Uganda10
Seasonality of reproduction in wild cotton‐top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus) in Colombia10
Developmental milestones in captive Galago moholi10
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Bared‐teeth displays in bonobos (Pan paniscus): An assessment of the power asymmetry hypothesis9
Individual differences in sociocognitive traits in semi‐free‐ranging rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)9
Use of Nonhuman Primates in Periodontal Disease Research: Contribution of the Caribbean Primate Research Center and Cayo Santiago Rhesus Colony9
Cortisol levels across the lifespan in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)8
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The 10th anniversary of the scientific description of the black snub‐nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus strykeri): It is time to initiate a set of new management strategies to save this critically end8
Does Knowledge of the Partner's Need Affect Food Sharing in Tufted Capuchin Monkeys?8
A decade of proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) population monitoring in Balikpapan Bay: Confronting predictions with empirical data8
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Maternal and offspring behavior in free‐ranging Japanese and moor macaques: A comparative approach8
Fifty+ years of primate research illustrates complex drivers of abundance and increasing primate numbers8
Supplementation With Human Foods Affects the Gut Microbiota of Wild Howler Monkeys8
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Influence of COVID‐19 on the emergence of stone‐tool use behavior in a population of common long‐tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis fascicularis) in Thailand7
Yawn contagion in bonobos: Another group, another story7
Correction to Naïve orangutans (Pongo abelii and Pongo pygmaeus) individually acquire nut‐cracking using hammer tools7
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Ontogenesis of sociability of wild immature capuchin monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus): Sex more than personality explains interindividual variation6
Capuchin monkeys' (Sapajus [Cebus] apella) categorization of photos of unknown male conspecifics suggests attention to fWHR and a dominance bias6
Male fattening is related to increased seminal quality of squirrel monkeys (Saimiri collinsi): Implications for sperm competition6
Polyadic Grooming Patterns and Network in a Free‐Ranging Group of Japanese Macaques at Awajishima6
Is the long‐tailed macaque at risk of extinction?6
Habitual ground nesting in the Bugoma Forest chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii), Uganda6
Program of the Forty‐Fifth Meeting of The American Society of Primatologists6
Variation in Maternal Effort, Activity Budgets, and Feeding Behavior in Wild Saddleback Tamarins (Leontocebus weddelli) in Northwestern Bolivia6
Application of a parallel laser apparatus to measure forearms and flanges of wild Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii)6
Energetic Priorities Across the Stages of Development: Effects of Age, Sex, and Seasonal Reproduction on Activity Budgets in Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)6
The relationship of maternal rank, 5‐HTTLPR genotype, and MAOA‐LPR genotype to temperament in infant rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)6
Pied tamarins change their vocal behavior in response to noise levels in the largest city in the Amazon6
Teeth Baring as a Model to Understand Complex Facial Signals in a Tolerant Macaque Species6
Temperature‐Related Differences in Hair Cortisol Among Outdoor‐Housed Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)5
Linking glucocorticoid variations to monthly and daily behavior in a wild endangered neotropical primate5
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Social Rank, Female Competition for Food, and Behavioral Time‐Budgets in the Golden Snub‐Nosed Monkey Rhinopithecus roxellana Multi‐Level Society5
Dietary flexibility of the greater bamboo lemur (Prolemur simus), a specialized feeder, in eastern Madagascar5
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Increased physical activity is not related to markers of cardiometabolic health in two lemur species5
CSViewer for Analysts: II. Analytic Tools and Visualization of Founder Lineages, Social Groups, and Reproduction Dynamics of the Cayo Santiago Rhesus Macaque Colony5
Estimation of White‐Handed Gibbon Density and Population Size in Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Thailand5
Validation of Body Condition Scoring as a Screening Test for Low Body Condition and Obesity in Common Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)5
Anthropogenic effects on body size and growth in lab‐reared and free‐ranging Macaca mulatta5
Absence of Blood Chimerism in Twin Goeldi's Monkeys (Callimico goeldii): Implications for Interpreting Callitrichid Phylogeny5
How individual, social, and ecological conditions influence dispersal decisions in male vervet monkeys5
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Pigtail Macaque (Macaca nemestrina) Performance Differs Across Multiple Cognitive Domains in Comparison to Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)5
Yawn Contagion and Modality‐Matching in the Female‐Bonded Society of Geladas (Theropithecus gelada)5
Investigating infant feeding development in wild chimpanzees using stable isotopes of naturally shed hair5
Avoiding Cognitive Trap in Habitat Restoration: A Case Study of the World's Rarest Primate5
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Stable Isotopes Analysis of Black Lion Tamarins Reveals Increasing Arthropod Consumption When Fruit Productivity Decreases in Forest Fragments4
Assessing color cues of development, breeding status and reproductive condition in captive golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia)4
Habitat use by the island lemurs of Nosy Be, Madagascar4
Quantitative Analysis of the Carpal Tunnel and Its Inner Structures in Primates4
Coming to the Caribbean: Eighty‐five years of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) at Cayo Santiago—A rare nonhuman primate model for the studies of adaptation, diseases, genetics, natural disaster4
Identification of potentially zoonotic parasites in captive orangutans and semi‐captive mandrills: Phylogeny and morphological comparison4
Camera traps unveil demography, social structure, and home range of six unhabituated Western chimpanzee groups in the Moyen Bafing National Park, Guinea4
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Losing lemurs: Declining populations and land cover changes over space and time4
Unveiling the Evolutionary History of cis‐Andean Alouatta (Atelidae, Alouattinae) Through Mitochondrial Genomes4
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State‐dependent risky choices in primates: Variation in energy budget does not affect tufted capuchin monkeys' (Sapajus spp.) risky choices4
Is Primate Cone Ratio Variation Functional and Adaptive?4
Advancing primate surveillance with image recognition techniques from unmanned aerial vehicles4
Linking howler monkey ranging and defecation patterns to primary and secondary seed dispersal4
Social and nonsocial stimuli alter the performance of bonobos during a pictorial emotional Stroop task4
Automated pose estimation in primates4
Oesophagostomum stephanostomum causing parasitic granulomas in wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) of Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire4
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Male chimpanzee sexual coercion and mating success at Ngogo4
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Trigger of twin‐fights in captive common marmosets4
Establishment and Validation of Fecal Secretory Immunoglobulin A Measurement for Intestinal Mucosal Health Assessment in Wild Lemurs4
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Heritability in the Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta) Vertebral Column3
Performance of autonomous recorders to detect a cryptic and endangered primate species, the black lion‐tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus)3
Review of Primates in Anthropogenic Landscapes: Exploring Primate Behavioural Flexibility Across Human Contexts, Edited by TracieMcKinney, SiânWaters, Michelle A.Rodrigues. Cham, Switzerland: S3
Chimpanzee Activity and Behavioral Diversity Extends Across 24 Hours in Both Captive and Wild Settings3
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Primate conservation: A public issue?3
Cognitive performance of grey mouse lemurs (Microcebus murinus) during a discrimination learning task: Effect of the emotional valence of stimuli3
Sniffing behavior of semi free‐ranging Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus)3
Do chimpanzees enjoy a virtual forest? A pilot investigation of the use of interactive art as a form of environmental enrichment for zoo‐housed chimpanzees3
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Do zoo‐housed primates retreat from crowds? A simple study of five primate species3
Rhesus macaque fetal and placental growth demographics: A resource for laboratory animal researchers3
Influence of landscape structure on previous exposure to Leptospira spp. and Brucella abortus in free‐living neotropical primates from southern Brazil3
Zoo studies in primate physiology, health, and welfare3
Diet and seed dispersal of bearded capuchin monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus) in Brasilia National Park3
Using 3D Photogrammetry to Quantify Usable Space in Zoo‐Housed Primate Habitats3
Comparing the Performances of Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in Two Self‐Awareness Tasks3
Variation in monthly and seasonal elevation use impacts behavioral and dietary flexibility in Rhinopithecus bieti3
Male Infanticide in the Northern Purple‐Faced Langur (Semnopithecus vetulus Philbricki) in the Kaludiyapukuna Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka3
Is it for real? Structural differences between play and real fighting in adult chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)3
Mitochondrial DNA for Phylogeny Building: Assessing Individual and Grouped mtGenes as Proxies for the mtGenome in Platyrrhines3
Taphonomy of harpy eagle predation on primates and other mammals3
The Earliest Known Radiation of Pitheciine Primates3
Survival rates and mortality risks of Plecturocebus cupreus at the California National Primate Research Center3
Repeatability of measures of behavioral organization over two years in captive infant rhesus macaques, Macaca mulatta3
What we know and don't know about great ape cultural communication in the wild3
Urinary C‐peptide and total triiodothyronine as energetic biomarkers for studies of lemurs3
Program of the Forty‐Third Meeting of The American Society of Primatologists3
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Food availability and male deference in the female‐dominant ring‐tailed lemur, Lemur catta3
Development and assessment of a stair ascension challenge as a measure of aging and physical function in nonhuman primates3
Primates and disability: Behavioral flexibility and implications for resilience to environmental change3
The development of sex differences in play in wild white‐faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus)3
Dominance and social interaction patterns in brown capuchin monkey (Cebus [Sapajus] apella) social networks3
An effect of canopy bridges on monkey‐vehicle collision hotspots: Spatial and spatiotemporal analyses3
Sexual Signaling and Sociosexual Behaviors in Relation to Rank, Parasites, Hormones, and Age in Male Vervet Monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) in Uganda3
Identification of Leishmania infantum and Leishmania braziliensis in captive primates from a zoo in Brazil3
A novel methodological approach for group classification during fission of a semi‐free‐ranging group of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata)3
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Why Didn't the Sifaka Cross the Road? Divergence of Propithecus edwardsi Gut Microbiomes Across Geographic Barriers in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar3
Edge effects and social behavior in three platyrrhines3
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Effects of forest fragmentation on the dietary ecology and activity of a nocturnal lemur community in North West Madagascar2
Fruit Availability and Maternal Energy Expenditure Associated With Infant Independence in an Arboreal Primate (Colobus angolensis ruwenzorii)2
Greetings among female chimpanzees in Mahale, Tanzania2
COVID‐19 in a common woolly monkey (Lagothrix lagothricha): First evidence of fatal outcome in a nonhuman primate after natural SARS‐CoV‐2 infection2
Estimating the Abundance of Widely Distributed Primates2
An urgent call‐to‐action to protect the nonhuman primates and Indigenous Peoples of the Brazilian Amazon2
Landscape and conservation genetics of western black crested gibbons (Nomascus concolor) in China2
Alternative reproductive tactics of unflanged and flanged male orangutans revisited2
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Age‐Related Changes in Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) Feeding Behavior and Physiology: Insights of Masticatory and Swallowing Functions2
Early‐life behavioral features are associated with chronic emesis in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)2
Activity budget and seasonal activity shifts in sympatric lemurs: Increased lean season effort in a cathemeral frugivore contrasts with energy conservation in a diurnal folivore2
Drinking frequency in wild lactating chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) and their offspring2
Examining postmounting grooming in male golden snub‐nosed monkeys to investigate the functions of same‐sex mounts2
Habitat and ecological niche characteristics of the elusive Hairy‐eared Dwarf Lemur (Allocebus trichotis) with updated occurrence and geographic range data2
Correction to “Leopard predation on gelada monkeys at Guassa, Ethiopia”2
Personality Assessment of Synanthropic Rhesus Macaques: Implications and Challenges2
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Detection of Filariid Infections in Mexican Primate Populations Through qPCR2
Prosocial or photo preferences? Gorillas' prosocial choices using a touchscreen2
Dental findings in wild great apes from macerated skull analysis2
The impacts of seasonal variation and climate on food utilization in a population of critically endangered cotton‐top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus) in Colombia: A 22‐year longitudinal study2
Where the small things are: Modelling edge effects on mouse lemur population density and distribution in northwestern Madagascar2
Correction to “Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio in Captive Olive Baboons (Papio anubis): The Effects of Age, Sex, Rearing, Stress, and Pregnancy”2
Urinary Estradiol in Captive Bonobos: Variation With Reproductive State and Sexual Swelling2
Mothers of disabled infants had higher cortisol levels in a free‐ranging group of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata)2
Emotional states following grooming in female mandrills2
Urine washing in urban robust capuchin monkeys (Sapajus sp.): The relation with visitors2
Expanded distribution and predicted suitable habitat for the critically endangered yellow‐tailed woolly monkey (Lagothrix flavicauda) in Perú2
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Eat the fruit earlier: Sakis (Pithecia chrysocephala) show enhanced temporal fruit resource access compared with squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) in an urban forest fragment in Brazil2
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Nutrient balancing in a fruit‐specialist primate, the black‐and‐white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)2
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Beware! Different methods lead to divergent results on yawn contagion modulation in bonobos2
Survey‐rated personality traits and experimentally measured coping style and stress reactivity, in wild baboons2
The ability to inhibit impulses is related to social behavior in long‐tailed macaques2
The impact of housing on birth outcomes in breeding macaque groups across multiple research centers2
Erratum to Primate cognition in zoos: Reviewing the impact of zoo‐based research over 15 years2
Rare Long‐Term Data Reveal the Seasonal Dietary Plasticity of Mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) in Response to Fruiting Tree Phenology2
Do zoo animals use off‐exhibit areas to avoid noise? A case study exploring the influence of sound on the behavior, physiology, and space use of two pied tamarins (Saguinus bicolor)2
Flexible grouping patterns in a western and eastern chimpanzee community2
How Do Common Marmosets Maintain the Balance Between Response Execution and Action Inhibition?2
Examining predictive meteorological variables in the singing behavior of northern white‐cheeked gibbons (Nomascus leucogenys) in northern Lao PDR2
Initial compatibility during a “Speed‐Dating” test predicts postpairing affiliation in titi monkeys (Plecturocebus cupreus)2
Eyeblink rate as an indicator of concentration on grooming in Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata)2
Ecological and genetic variables co‐vary with social group identity to shape the gut microbiome of a pair‐living primate2
Are demographic correlates of white‐faced capuchin monkey (Cebus capucinus) “Gargle and Twargle” vocalization rates consistent with the infanticide risk assessment hypothesis?2
Improving transparency—A call to include social housing information in biomedical research articles involving nonhuman primates2
Evaluating the impact of environmental education around Ranomafana National Park2
The Ontogeny of “Twitter” Calls in White‐Faced Capuchins (Cebus imitator): Usage, Context, and Acoustic Structure2
Factors Affecting the Diet and Activity Budget of Wild Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana)2
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Social tension after grooming in wild Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata yakui) is sex specific and sensitive to social relationships2
Self‐medication in nonhuman primates: A systematic evaluation of the possible function of the use of medicinal plants1
Population assessment of the Endangered Kashmir Gray Langur (Semnopithecus ajax, Pocock 1928) using the double‐observer method1
Electrocutions in Free‐Ranging Platyrrhine Nonhuman Primates: Diagnostic Features for a Threatening Condition1
Osteology applied to image diagnosis of the forelimb of the black‐striped capuchin (Sapajus libidinosus Spix, 1823)1
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Assessing the Sociodemographic Factors Associated With Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Infection Among Free‐Ranging Long‐Tailed Macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in Thailand1
Pairing a user‐friendly machine‐learning animal sound detector with passive acoustic surveys for occupancy modeling of an endangered primate1
Multiple Motivations: Agonistic Coalitions and Interventions in Blue Monkeys1
Evaluating the Co‐Occurrence of Abnormal Behaviors in Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)1
Host‐related and environmental factors influence long‐term ectoparasite infestation dynamics of mouse lemurs in northwestern Madagascar1
Temporal patterns of gut microbiota in lemurs (Eulemur rubriventer) living in intact and disturbed habitats in a novel sample type1
Determinants of macaques' space use: A test for the ecological constraints model using GPS collars1
Behavioral thermoregulation in primates: A review of literature and future avenues1
Eye‐tracking as a window into primate social cognition1
Exploring the Utility of the Gut Microbiome as a Longitudinal Health Monitoring Tool in Sanctuary Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)1
Consistency in Verreaux's sifaka home range and core area size despite seasonal variation in resource availability as assessed by Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)1
Time for action: Introduction to the special issue on conservation education in monkeys and strepsirrhines1
Oxytocin increases during fur‐rubbing regardless of level of social contact in tufted capuchin monkeys1
Decay rates of arboreal and terrestrial nests of Eastern chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in the Bugoma Central Forest Reserve, Uganda: Implications for population size estimates1
Participatory action research for primate conservation: A critical analysis of a nonformal education program in Southern Mexico1
Filarial infections in lemurs: Evidence for a wide geographical distribution and low host specificity among lemur species1
Maternal care in wild toque macaques (Macaca sinica) involves prolonged lactation and interbirth intervals as adaptations to reduce maternal depletion and infant mortality in harsh environments1
Impact of Botfly Parasitism on the Behavior of Mantled Howler Monkeys1
New bands in the sleep stages of spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi): Electroencephalographic correlations and spatial distribution1
Enhancing Breeding Success Through Simple Intrauterine Insemination in Large‐Scale Cynomolgus Macaque Colony1
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Impact of alternating overnight housing conditions on welfare measures in a bachelor group of western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)1
First noncontact millimeter‐wave radar measurement of heart rate in great apes: Validation in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)1
Great ape health watch: Enhancing surveillance for emerging infectious diseases in great apes1
Diet diversity and seasonality of robust capuchins (Sapajus sp.) in a tiny urban forest1
Bioacoustic monitoring to determine addiction levels of primates to the human sphere: A feasibility study on Japanese macaques1
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Adult male–female social bond advertising: The primary function of coordinated singing intensity in a small ape1
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