In most social mammals, some females disperse from their natal group while others remain
and breed there throughout their lives but, in a few, females typically disperse after …

We examined the literature on the effects of habitat fragmentation and disturbance on howler
monkeys (genus Alouatta) to (1) identify different threats that may affect howlers in …

The gastrointestinal (GI) microbiome contributes significantly to host nutrition and health.
However, relationships involving GI microbes, their hosts and host macrohabitats remain to …

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Primates communicate with each other using a wide range of signals: olfactory signals to
mark territories, screams to recruit help while fighting, gestures to request food and facial …

The global prominence of snakes in religion, myth, and folklore underscores our deep
connection to them—but why, when few of us have firsthand experience? The answer, Isbell …

Agroecosystems cover more than one quarter of the global land area (ca. 50 million km2) as
highly simplified (eg pasturelands) or more complex systems (eg polycultures and …

Comparative analyses of the anatomy, reproductive physiology, and behaviour of extant
primates and other mammals can offer important insights into the origins of human sexual …

Attempts to explain differences in the size and structure of primate groups have argued that
they are a consequence of variation in the intensity of feeding competition caused by …

Seed dispersal by frugivores is thought to play an important role in the maintenance of
tropical forest diversity. Spider monkeys (Ateles spp.) are amongst the most frugivorous …