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PROJECT UPDATE: Spatial distribution of the mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata) in relation to the plant structure in the Santa Emilia mountains, Danlí, Honduras. JJ Cruz: jjcruz@unah.hn, Escuela de Biología, UNAH. The Santa Emilia mountain (photo 1) is part of the “Macizo Montañoso Apaguíz-Apapuerta” a protected area of the Honduran Protected Areas System, which hosts a number […]

Sleeping site seletion of Bale monkeys (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis) at Kokosa forest fragment in southern Ethiopia Addisu Mekonnen: addisumekonnen@gmail.com Sleeping site selection is an important aspect in primate behavioural ecology, where safe sleeping sites and trees are crucial for individual survival and fitness. Several hypotheses have been proposed for sleeping site selection of many primate species. Nothing […]

Mating strategies and reproductive endocrinology of female lowland woolly monkeys (Lagothrix logotricha poeppigii): Implications for female mate choice in a promiscuous primate. Research Update: Woolly Monkey Mating Season and the Perks of Field Work in the Amazon Rainforest, Laura Abondano The Amazon is a notoriously wet and humid place, I mean it’s called a RAINforest […]

Adaptations for insectivory in digestive enzymes of new world primates. Mareike Janiak; twitter: @MareikeCora My research looks at enzymes that are produced in the guts of primates. All animals produce these enzymes to help them digest the foods they eat and I am trying to figure out if different primates have specialized enzymes depending on […]

The energetics of male reproductive strategies in geladas (Theropithecus gelada). Rachel F. Perlman w: www.rachelfperlman.com Energy is classically considered a main limiting factor in the reproductive success of female primates, but not males. Yet males may also face energetic constraints, particularly when reproductive strategies involve direct competition. Such competitive behaviors are often mediated by testosterone, and because […]

Climate Change, Coups, and Critically Endangered Species: First Aerial Drone Surveys of Madagascar’s Lemurs  Brandon Semel t: @brandonsemel   w: brandonsemel.weebly.com Critically endangered golden-crowned sifakas are found only in northern Madagascar. Traditional walking surveys in 2006/2008 suggested that at least 18,000 remained. Madagascar’s 2009 coup brought increased habitat loss and hunting across the species’ habitat while climate change […]