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Behavioral syndromes are associated with social plasticity and competence in a wild primate Open
The ability to optimize social behavior to varying socioecological circumstances has been termed “social competence” and relies on behavioral plasticity. Behavioral syndromes, i.e. consistent individual differences in intraindividual corre…
Behavioural and physiological responses of chacma baboons ( <i>Papio ursinus</i> ) to human‐induced mortality in anthropogenically modified habitat Open
As a result of expanding human populations and the anthropogenic modification of natural habitats, many wildlife populations are living in increasing proximity to humans. While this may provide benefits to some species through increased ac…
Behavioral syndromes are associated with social plasticity and competence in a wild primate Open
The ability to optimize social behavior to varying socioecological circumstances has been termed “social competence” and relies on behavioral plasticity. Behavioral syndromes, i.e. consistent individual differences in intraindividual corre…
Experiences of first-generation scholars at a highly selective UK university Open
Targets set by the UK Office for Students require highly academically selective UK universities to enrol a greater percentage of students identified as least likely to participate in higher education. Such students are typically at a disad…
Repeatable glucocorticoid expression is associated with behavioural syndromes in males but not females in a wild primate Open
Behavioural syndromes are a well-established phenomenon in human and non-human animal behavioural ecology. However, the mechanisms that lead to correlations among behaviours and individual consistency in their expression at the apparent ex…
View article: Heritability and maternal effects on social attention during an attention bias task in a non-human primate, Macaca mulatta
Heritability and maternal effects on social attention during an attention bias task in a non-human primate, Macaca mulatta Open
Social attention is fundamental to a wide range of behaviours in non-human primates. However, we know very little about the heritability of social attention in non-human primates, and the heritability of attention to social threat has not …
Variation in Paranasal Pneumatisation between Mid-Late Pleistocene Hominins Open
There is considerable variation in mid-late Pleistocene hominin paranasal sinuses, and in some taxa distinctive craniofacial shape has been linked to sinus size. Extreme frontal sinus size has been reported in mid-Pleistocene specimens oft…
Repeatable GC expression is associated with behavioural syndromes in males but not females in Barbary macaques Open
Script provided for an analysis of the repeatability of GC expression in Barbary macaques, and how GC expression is related to behavioural syndromes.
Correlates of androgens in wild male Barbary macaques: Testing the challenge hypothesis Open
Investigating causes and consequences of variation in hormonal expression is a key focus in behavioral ecology. Many studies have explored patterns of secretion of the androgen testosterone in male vertebrates, using the challenge hypothes…
Primates’ behavioural responses to tourists: evidence for a trade-off between potential risks and benefits Open
The presence of, and interactions with tourists can be both risky and beneficial for wild animals. In wildlife tourism settings, animals often experience elevated rates of aggression from conspecifics, and they may also be threatened or ph…
Assessing the Effects of Tourist Provisioning on the Health of Wild Barbary Macaques in Morocco Open
Feeding wildlife is a very popular tourist activity, largely because it facilitates the close observation of animals in their natural habitat. Such provisioning may benefit animals by improving their survival and reproductive success, espe…
Metabolic strategies in wild male Barbary macaques: evidence from faecal measurement of thyroid hormone Open
Selection is expected to favour the evolution of flexible metabolic strategies, in response to environmental conditions. Here, we use a non-invasive index of basal metabolic rate (BMR), faecal thyroid hormone (T3) levels, to explore metabo…
View article: Foraging with finesse: A hard‐fruit‐eating primate selects the weakest areas as bite sites
Foraging with finesse: A hard‐fruit‐eating primate selects the weakest areas as bite sites Open
Objectives Fruit husks are rarely uniformly hard, varying in penetrability via sulci and changes in thickness. We tested whether a hard‐food specialist primate i) bites randomly on food fruit husk surfaces to access seeds, or ii) selects a…
Emotion Evaluation and Response Slowing in a Non-Human Primate: New Directions for Cognitive Bias Measures of Animal Emotion? Open
The cognitive bias model of animal welfare assessment is informed by studies with humans demonstrating that the interaction between emotion and cognition can be detected using laboratory tasks. A limitation of cognitive bias tasks is the a…