This comprehensive introductory text integrates evolutionary, ecological, and demographic
perspectives with new results from field studies and contemporary noninvasive molecular …

While cases of interspecies grooming have been reported in primates, no comprehensive
cross-site review has been published about this behavior in great apes. Only a few recorded …

The lemurs of Madagascar are among the most threatened mammalian taxa in the world,
with habitat loss due to shifting cultivation and timber harvest heavily contributing to their …

A non-adherence to a strict diurnal or nocturnal activity cycle is prevalent among mammals,
including taxa of Lemuridae, but rare among other primates. While non-mutually exclusive …

Latrine behaviour is the repeated use of specific sites for defecation/urination, and is
common among most mammals, including carnivores, herbivores, marsupials and rodents …

Resting site selection can have important effects on the behaviour and fitness of organisms.
The maintenance of optimal body temperatures (T b) when faced with environmental …

Primate responses to habitat alteration vary depending on the species' dietary guild and
forest type. Leaves from secondary vegetation can provide nutritious resources to folivorous …

Objectives The proximate and ultimate determinants that may have prompted some primates
to shift from an arboreal to terrestrial feeding niche, whether due to environmental change …

It is well established that social rank in a large group confers a higher adaptive value to a
dominant individual relative to others, although there is scant evidence that members of …

Though numerous mammalian taxa exhibit cathemerality (ie activity distributed across the
24-h cycle), this includes very few primates, exceptions being species from Aotinae and …