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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
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Improving rigor and reproducibility in nonhuman primate research23
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A composite menstrual cycle of captive orangutans, with associated hormonal and behavioral variability22
Population densities ofHylobates agilisin forests with different disturbance histories in Ulu Muda Forest Reserve, Malaysia22
Best practices are never best: Evaluating primate conservation education programs (PCEPs) with a decolonial perspective20
Obituary and tributes: William Alvin Mason (1926−2023)18
Rhesus monkey sociality is stable across time and linked to variation in the initiation but not receipt of prosocial behavior18
Manual preference, performance, and dexterity for bimanual grass‐feeding behavior in wild geladas (Theropithecus gelada)16
Developmental and environmental modulation of fecal thyroid hormone levels in wild Assamese macaques (Macaca assamensis)16
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MonkeyMemoirs: Wild Life in an Amazon Wilderness By Thomas R. Defler, Vaupés, Colombia: Huacu Press, 2025. List price $40.00. (Paperback). ISBN: 979‐8‐30‐678374‐115
Physiologic Consequences of Housing Adult Male Cynomolgus Monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) in Heterosexual Pairs: A Pilot Study Using Implanted Biotelemetry15
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Prevalence and diversity of gastrointestinal parasites in free‐ranging rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) in different land gradients of Bangladesh14
Passive acoustic monitoring using smartphones reveals an alarming gibbon decline in a protected area in the central Annamite Mountains, Vietnam14
Age‐related changes in hematological biomarkers in common marmosets14
Plant secondary metabolites and primate food choices: A meta‐analysis and future directions14
Feeding Platforms as an Effective Strategy to Prevent the Consumption of Refuse by Urban Populations of Capuchin Monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus)13
Observational approaches to chimpanzee behavior in an African sanctuary: Implications for research, welfare, and capacity‐building13
Necropsies disclose a low helminth parasite diversity in periurban howler monkeys13
The importance of auditory, olfactory, and visual cues for insect foraging in owl monkeys (Aotus nancymaae)13
Collective Acoustics in Pan: Conserved Roots in the Evolution of Human Musicality12
The relationship between personality, season, and wounding receipt in zoo‐housed Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata): A multi‐institutional study12
Wild Tibetan Macaques Use a Route‐Based Mental Map to Navigate in Large‐Scale Space12
Joint intergroup aggression in female colobus monkeys (Colobus vellerosus) is associated with grooming bonds, male participation, and group size12
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Stone Tool Use by Black‐Horned Capuchin Monkeys (Sapajus nigritus cucullatus) in an Urban Park in Londrina, Brazil11
A habitat stronghold on the precipice: A call‐to‐action for supporting lemur conservation in northeast Madagascar11
Retracted: Tarsier islands: Exploring patterns of variation in tarsier duets from offshore islands of North Sulawesi11
Assessing Gestation and Fetal Sex in Wild Assamese Macaques Using Urinary Estrogen Analysis11
Seasonality of reproduction in wild cotton‐top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus) in Colombia10
The influence of seasonality, anthropogenic disturbances, and cyclonic activity on the behavior of northern sportive lemurs (Lepilemur septentrionalis) at Montagne des Français, Madagascar10
Bared‐teeth displays in bonobos (Pan paniscus): An assessment of the power asymmetry hypothesis10
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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
In vitro digestion and fermentation of Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) food: The influence of food type and particle size10
Selectivity in Buttress Drumming Tree Properties Among Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) of the Waibira Community in Budongo Forest, Uganda10
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Developmental milestones in captive Galago moholi10
Fifty+ years of primate research illustrates complex drivers of abundance and increasing primate numbers9
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Reproductive one health in primates9
Cortisol levels across the lifespan in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)9
Use of Nonhuman Primates in Periodontal Disease Research: Contribution of the Caribbean Primate Research Center and Cayo Santiago Rhesus Colony9
Supplementation With Human Foods Affects the Gut Microbiota of Wild Howler Monkeys9
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Individual differences in sociocognitive traits in semi‐free‐ranging rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)9
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Maternal and offspring behavior in free‐ranging Japanese and moor macaques: A comparative approach8
A decade of proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) population monitoring in Balikpapan Bay: Confronting predictions with empirical data8
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
Yawn contagion in bonobos: Another group, another story8
Habitual ground nesting in the Bugoma Forest chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii), Uganda7
The relationship of maternal rank, 5‐HTTLPR genotype, and MAOA‐LPR genotype to temperament in infant rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)7
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Capuchin monkeys' (Sapajus [Cebus] apella) categorization of photos of unknown male conspecifics suggests attention to fWHR and a dominance bias7
Ontogenesis of sociability of wild immature capuchin monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus): Sex more than personality explains interindividual variation7
Program of the Forty‐Fifth Meeting of The American Society of Primatologists7
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Energetic Priorities Across the Stages of Development: Effects of Age, Sex, and Seasonal Reproduction on Activity Budgets in Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)7
Male fattening is related to increased seminal quality of squirrel monkeys (Saimiri collinsi): Implications for sperm competition7
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Correction to Naïve orangutans (Pongo abelii and Pongo pygmaeus) individually acquire nut‐cracking using hammer tools7
Is the long‐tailed macaque at risk of extinction?6
Variation in Maternal Effort, Activity Budgets, and Feeding Behavior in Wild Saddleback Tamarins (Leontocebus weddelli) in Northwestern Bolivia6
Anthropogenic effects on body size and growth in lab‐reared and free‐ranging Macaca mulatta6
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Grooming site preferences in black capuchin monkeys: Hygienic vs. social functions revisited6
Application of a parallel laser apparatus to measure forearms and flanges of wild Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii)6
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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 Thailand6
Polyadic Grooming Patterns and Network in a Free‐Ranging Group of Japanese Macaques at Awajishima6
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
Investigating infant feeding development in wild chimpanzees using stable isotopes of naturally shed hair5
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Linking glucocorticoid variations to monthly and daily behavior in a wild endangered neotropical primate5
Avoiding Cognitive Trap in Habitat Restoration: A Case Study of the World's Rarest Primate5
Maternal feeding benefits of allomaternal care in black‐and‐white colobus (Colobus guereza)5
Validation of Body Condition Scoring as a Screening Test for Low Body Condition and Obesity in Common Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)5
Male chimpanzee sexual coercion and mating success at Ngogo5
How individual, social, and ecological conditions influence dispersal decisions in male vervet monkeys5
Charles T. Snowdon (Chuck) 1941–20235
CSViewer for Analysts: II. Analytic Tools and Visualization of Founder Lineages, Social Groups, and Reproduction Dynamics of the Cayo Santiago Rhesus Macaque Colony5
Temperature‐Related Differences in Hair Cortisol Among Outdoor‐Housed Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)5
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Pigtail Macaque (Macaca nemestrina) Performance Differs Across Multiple Cognitive Domains in Comparison to Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)5
Dietary flexibility of the greater bamboo lemur (Prolemur simus), a specialized feeder, in eastern Madagascar5
Increased physical activity is not related to markers of cardiometabolic health in two lemur species5
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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
Is Primate Cone Ratio Variation Functional and Adaptive?4
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Advancing primate surveillance with image recognition techniques from unmanned aerial vehicles4
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Oesophagostomum stephanostomum causing parasitic granulomas in wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) of Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire4
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Assessing color cues of development, breeding status and reproductive condition in captive golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia)4
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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Identification of potentially zoonotic parasites in captive orangutans and semi‐captive mandrills: Phylogeny and morphological comparison4
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State‐dependent risky choices in primates: Variation in energy budget does not affect tufted capuchin monkeys' (Sapajus spp.) risky choices4
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Habitat use by the island lemurs of Nosy Be, Madagascar4
Establishment and Validation of Fecal Secretory Immunoglobulin A Measurement for Intestinal Mucosal Health Assessment in Wild Lemurs4
Social and nonsocial stimuli alter the performance of bonobos during a pictorial emotional Stroop task4
Trigger of twin‐fights in captive common marmosets4
Quantitative Analysis of the Carpal Tunnel and Its Inner Structures in Primates4
Unveiling the Evolutionary History of cis‐Andean Alouatta (Atelidae, Alouattinae) Through Mitochondrial Genomes4
Stable Isotopes Analysis of Black Lion Tamarins Reveals Increasing Arthropod Consumption When Fruit Productivity Decreases in Forest Fragments4
Yawn Contagion and Modality‐Matching in the Female‐Bonded Society of Geladas (Theropithecus gelada)4
Automated pose estimation in primates4
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Chimpanzee Activity and Behavioral Diversity Extends Across 24 Hours in Both Captive and Wild Settings3
Program of the Forty‐Third Meeting of The American Society of Primatologists3
Urinary C‐peptide and total triiodothyronine as energetic biomarkers for studies of lemurs3
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A novel methodological approach for group classification during fission of a semi‐free‐ranging group of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata)3
Using 3D Photogrammetry to Quantify Usable Space in Zoo‐Housed Primate Habitats3
Cognitive performance of grey mouse lemurs (Microcebus murinus) during a discrimination learning task: Effect of the emotional valence of stimuli3
Heritability in the Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta) Vertebral Column3
Development and assessment of a stair ascension challenge as a measure of aging and physical function in nonhuman primates3
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Sexual Signaling and Sociosexual Behaviors in Relation to Rank, Parasites, Hormones, and Age in Male Vervet Monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) in Uganda3
Losing lemurs: Declining populations and land cover changes over space and time3
Survival rates and mortality risks of Plecturocebus cupreus at the California National Primate Research Center3
Temperature and exudativory as drivers of the marmoset (Callithrixspp.) daily activity period3
Is the southern patas monkey Erythrocebus baumstarki Africa's next primate extinction? Reassessing taxonomy, distribution, abundance, and conservation3
The Earliest Known Radiation of Pitheciine Primates3
Performance of autonomous recorders to detect a cryptic and endangered primate species, the black lion‐tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus)3
Variation in monthly and seasonal elevation use impacts behavioral and dietary flexibility in Rhinopithecus bieti3
Edge effects and social behavior in three platyrrhines3
Comparing the Performances of Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in Two Self‐Awareness Tasks3
Food availability and male deference in the female‐dominant ring‐tailed lemur, Lemur catta3
Taphonomy of harpy eagle predation on primates and other mammals3
Primates and disability: Behavioral flexibility and implications for resilience to environmental change3
Mitochondrial DNA for Phylogeny Building: Assessing Individual and Grouped mtGenes as Proxies for the mtGenome in Platyrrhines3
Dominance and social interaction patterns in brown capuchin monkey (Cebus [Sapajus] apella) social networks3
Primate conservation: A public issue?3
Zoo studies in primate physiology, health, and welfare3
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Review of Primates in Anthropogenic Landscapes: Exploring Primate Behavioural Flexibility Across Human Contexts, Edited by TracieMcKinney, SiânWaters, Michelle A.Rodrigues. Cham, Switzerland: S3
Do zoo‐housed primates retreat from crowds? A simple study of five primate species3
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The development of sex differences in play in wild white‐faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus)3
Rhesus macaque fetal and placental growth demographics: A resource for laboratory animal researchers3
Identification of Leishmania infantum and Leishmania braziliensis in captive primates from a zoo in Brazil3
Is it for real? Structural differences between play and real fighting in adult chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)3
Diet and seed dispersal of bearded capuchin monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus) in Brasilia National Park3
What we know and don't know about great ape cultural communication in the wild3
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 disaster3
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Male Infanticide in the Northern Purple‐Faced Langur (Semnopithecus vetulus Philbricki) in the Kaludiyapukuna Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka3
Sniffing behavior of semi free‐ranging Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus)3
An effect of canopy bridges on monkey‐vehicle collision hotspots: Spatial and spatiotemporal analyses3
Linking howler monkey ranging and defecation patterns to primary and secondary seed dispersal3
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Influence of landscape structure on previous exposure to Leptospira spp. and Brucella abortus in free‐living neotropical primates from southern Brazil3
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
The ability to inhibit impulses is related to social behavior in long‐tailed macaques2
Habitat and ecological niche characteristics of the elusive Hairy‐eared Dwarf Lemur (Allocebus trichotis) with updated occurrence and geographic range data2
Prosocial or photo preferences? Gorillas' prosocial choices using a touchscreen2
Greetings among female chimpanzees in Mahale, Tanzania2
Dental findings in wild great apes from macerated skull analysis2
Preliminary isotopic assessment of weaning in bonobos shows evidence for extended nursing, sibling competition and invested first‐time mothers2
Alternative reproductive tactics of unflanged and flanged male orangutans revisited2
Landscape and conservation genetics of western black crested gibbons (Nomascus concolor) in China2
Rare Long‐Term Data Reveal the Seasonal Dietary Plasticity of Mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) in Response to Fruiting Tree Phenology2
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
Early‐life behavioral features are associated with chronic emesis in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)2
Improving transparency—A call to include social housing information in biomedical research articles involving nonhuman primates2
Age‐Related Changes in Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) Feeding Behavior and Physiology: Insights of Masticatory and Swallowing Functions2
Ecological and genetic variables co‐vary with social group identity to shape the gut microbiome of a pair‐living primate2
Eyeblink rate as an indicator of concentration on grooming in Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata)2
Evaluating the impact of environmental education around Ranomafana National Park2
Drinking frequency in wild lactating chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) and their offspring2
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The Ontogeny of “Twitter” Calls in White‐Faced Capuchins (Cebus imitator): Usage, Context, and Acoustic Structure2
Why Didn't the Sifaka Cross the Road? Divergence of Propithecus edwardsi Gut Microbiomes Across Geographic Barriers in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar2
How Do Common Marmosets Maintain the Balance Between Response Execution and Action Inhibition?2
Detection of Filariid Infections in Mexican Primate Populations Through qPCR2
Survey‐rated personality traits and experimentally measured coping style and stress reactivity, in wild baboons2
Examining postmounting grooming in male golden snub‐nosed monkeys to investigate the functions of same‐sex mounts2
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
Anxiety in Geoffroy's spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi): Can scratching be used as an indicator?2
Personality Assessment of Synanthropic Rhesus Macaques: Implications and Challenges2
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
COVID‐19 in a common woolly monkey (Lagothrix lagothricha): First evidence of fatal outcome in a nonhuman primate after natural SARS‐CoV‐2 infection2
Urinary Estradiol in Captive Bonobos: Variation With Reproductive State and Sexual Swelling2
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Correction to “Leopard predation on gelada monkeys at Guassa, Ethiopia”2
Expanded distribution and predicted suitable habitat for the critically endangered yellow‐tailed woolly monkey (Lagothrix flavicauda) in Perú2
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Emotional states following grooming in female mandrills2
Mothers of disabled infants had higher cortisol levels in a free‐ranging group of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata)2
Are demographic correlates of white‐faced capuchin monkey (Cebus capucinus) “Gargle and Twargle” vocalization rates consistent with the infanticide risk assessment hypothesis?2
Effects of forest fragmentation on the dietary ecology and activity of a nocturnal lemur community in North West Madagascar2
Initial compatibility during a “Speed‐Dating” test predicts postpairing affiliation in titi monkeys (Plecturocebus cupreus)2
Repeatability of measures of behavioral organization over two years in captive infant rhesus macaques, Macaca mulatta2
Factors Affecting the Diet and Activity Budget of Wild Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana)2
Fruit Availability and Maternal Energy Expenditure Associated With Infant Independence in an Arboreal Primate (Colobus angolensis ruwenzorii)2
Erratum to Primate cognition in zoos: Reviewing the impact of zoo‐based research over 15 years2
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Nutrient balancing in a fruit‐specialist primate, the black‐and‐white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)2
Flexible grouping patterns in a western and eastern chimpanzee community2
Social tension after grooming in wild Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata yakui) is sex specific and sensitive to social relationships2
Where the small things are: Modelling edge effects on mouse lemur population density and distribution in northwestern Madagascar2
Beware! Different methods lead to divergent results on yawn contagion modulation in bonobos2
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
Examining predictive meteorological variables in the singing behavior of northern white‐cheeked gibbons (Nomascus leucogenys) in northern Lao PDR2
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Urine washing in urban robust capuchin monkeys (Sapajus sp.): The relation with visitors2
The impact of housing on birth outcomes in breeding macaque groups across multiple research centers2
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Can we eliminate the primate pet trade in the United States?2
Sensitivity to the communicative partner's attentional state: A developmental study on mother–infant dyads in wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii)2
Correction to “Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio in Captive Olive Baboons (Papio anubis): The Effects of Age, Sex, Rearing, Stress, and Pregnancy”2
New bands in the sleep stages of spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi): Electroencephalographic correlations and spatial distribution1
Population assessment of the Endangered Kashmir Gray Langur (Semnopithecus ajax, Pocock 1928) using the double‐observer method1
Behavioral thermoregulation in primates: A review of literature and future avenues1
Correction to “Stable Isotopes Analysis of Black Lion Tamarins Reveals Increasing Arthropod Consumption When Fruit Productivity Decreases in Forest Fragments”1
Pairing a user‐friendly machine‐learning animal sound detector with passive acoustic surveys for occupancy modeling of an endangered primate1
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
First noncontact millimeter‐wave radar measurement of heart rate in great apes: Validation in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)1
Osteology applied to image diagnosis of the forelimb of the black‐striped capuchin (Sapajus libidinosus Spix, 1823)1
Reaffirming the Loma Mountains National Park in Sierra Leone as a critical site for the conservation of West African chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus)1
The role of great ape behavioral ecology in One Health: Implications for captive welfare and re‐habilitation success1
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
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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
Dramatic decline in a titi monkey population after the 2016–2018 sylvatic yellow fever outbreak in Brazil1
Multiple Motivations: Agonistic Coalitions and Interventions in Blue Monkeys1
Assessing the Sociodemographic Factors Associated With Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Infection Among Free‐Ranging Long‐Tailed Macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in Thailand1
Self‐medication in nonhuman primates: A systematic evaluation of the possible function of the use of medicinal plants1
Temporal patterns of gut microbiota in lemurs (Eulemur rubriventer) living in intact and disturbed habitats in a novel sample type1
Differences in sperm morphology between Alouatta palliata and Alouatta pigra are consistent with the intensity of sperm competition in each species1
Enhancing Breeding Success Through Simple Intrauterine Insemination in Large‐Scale Cynomolgus Macaque Colony1
Impact of Botfly Parasitism on the Behavior of Mantled Howler Monkeys1
Participatory action research for primate conservation: A critical analysis of a nonformal education program in Southern Mexico1
Host‐related and environmental factors influence long‐term ectoparasite infestation dynamics of mouse lemurs in northwestern Madagascar1
Bioacoustic monitoring to determine addiction levels of primates to the human sphere: A feasibility study on Japanese macaques1
Hand preference in wild crab‐eating capuchin monkeys (Sapajus libidinosus) in the coastal area of Northest Brazil1
Time for action: Introduction to the special issue on conservation education in monkeys and strepsirrhines1
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