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Dibakou SE, Ngoubangoye B, Boundenga L, Ntie S, Moussadji C, Tsoumbou TA, Setchell JM. Preliminary assessment of gastrointestinal parasites of the sun-tailed monkey (Allochrocebus solatus) in a semi-free-ranging colony. J Med Primatol 2022; 51:127-133. [PMID: 35338662 DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Revised: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The occurrence of gastrointestinal parasites in the sun-tailed monkey (Allochrocebus solatus) at the CIRMF primatology center is unknown. We, therefore, assessed the presence and richness (number of different parasite taxa) of gastrointestinal parasites in a semi-free-ranging colony of A. solatus. METHODS A total of 46 fecal samples were screened using a modified McMaster technique for fecal egg counts. RESULTS In the 46 samples collected, seven taxa of gastrointestinal parasites, including protozoa and nematodes were identified. The most prevalent parasite was strongyles parasites (98%), followed by Trichuris spp. (72%), Strongyloides spp. (67%) and Entamoeba coli (65%). Balantioides coli (33%), Endolimax nana (25%), and Spirurid eggs (26%) were only found in a minority of the animals. CONCLUSIONS This study contributes new host records of gastrointestinal parasites in semi-free-ranging A. solatus and highlights the need to investigate the health of this species and implement proper precautions in the management of this colony.
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- Serge-Ely Dibakou
- Centre de Primatologie, Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherches Médicales de Franceville (CIRMF), Franceville, Gabon
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- Centre de Primatologie, Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherches Médicales de Franceville (CIRMF), Franceville, Gabon.,Department of Anthropology, and Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution Research Centre, Durham University, Durham, UK
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- Centre de Primatologie, Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherches Médicales de Franceville (CIRMF), Franceville, Gabon.,Department of Anthropology, and Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution Research Centre, Durham University, Durham, UK.,Groupe Evolution et Transmission Inter-espèces de Parasites (GETIP) du Département de Parasitologie, CIRMF, Franceville, Gabon
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (LABMC), Département de Biologie, Université des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku (USTM), Franceville, Gabon
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- Centre de Primatologie, Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherches Médicales de Franceville (CIRMF), Franceville, Gabon
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- Centre de Primatologie, Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherches Médicales de Franceville (CIRMF), Franceville, Gabon
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- Department of Anthropology, and Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution Research Centre, Durham University, Durham, UK
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Li PH, Li WB, Li BW, Li YD, Wang X, Li JH. Positional Behavior and Substrate Use in Wild Tibetan Macaques. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12060767. [PMID: 35327164 PMCID: PMC8944434 DOI: 10.3390/ani12060767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Body size and individual development significantly affect positional behavior and substrate use. However, only a few studies have been conducted on immature wild macaques. We studied wild Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) inhabiting Mt. Huangshan, China, to explore the degree of interspecific variation in positional behavior in relation to body weight and individual development. From September 2020 to August 2021, we used instantaneous scan sampling (duration 5 min, interval 10 min) to record age–sex groups, locomotions, postures, and substrate attributes. The results showed that Tibetan macaques used terrestrial substrates in nearly two-thirds of the recorded observations. The main postural modes were sitting and quadrupedal standing. The main locomotor modes were quadrupedal walking and climbing among all age–sex group records. Positional behavior and substrate use in adults only significantly differed from those in juveniles and infants. Although adult males were larger than the other age–sex groups, they did not climb and bridge more frequently than the other age–sex groups. The frequency of climbing, leaping, and suspension was significantly higher in juveniles than in adults. In addition, adult males used terrestrial and larger substrates more frequently, while juveniles and infants used arboreal substrates and terminals more frequently than adult males during traveling and feeding. We hypothesize that the more positional behavioral spectrum of Tibetan macaque juveniles’ may be related to rapid skeletal muscle development. These results suggest that differences in interspecific positional behavior may be caused by the individual development and survival needs of individuals, rather than just body size.
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- Peng-Hui Li
- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China; (P.-H.L.); (W.-B.L.); (B.-W.L.); (Y.-D.L.); (X.W.)
- International Collaborative Research Center for Huangshan Biodiversity and Tibetan Macaque Behavior Ecology, Hefei 230601, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China; (P.-H.L.); (W.-B.L.); (B.-W.L.); (Y.-D.L.); (X.W.)
- International Collaborative Research Center for Huangshan Biodiversity and Tibetan Macaque Behavior Ecology, Hefei 230601, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China; (P.-H.L.); (W.-B.L.); (B.-W.L.); (Y.-D.L.); (X.W.)
- International Collaborative Research Center for Huangshan Biodiversity and Tibetan Macaque Behavior Ecology, Hefei 230601, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China; (P.-H.L.); (W.-B.L.); (B.-W.L.); (Y.-D.L.); (X.W.)
- International Collaborative Research Center for Huangshan Biodiversity and Tibetan Macaque Behavior Ecology, Hefei 230601, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China; (P.-H.L.); (W.-B.L.); (B.-W.L.); (Y.-D.L.); (X.W.)
- International Collaborative Research Center for Huangshan Biodiversity and Tibetan Macaque Behavior Ecology, Hefei 230601, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China; (P.-H.L.); (W.-B.L.); (B.-W.L.); (Y.-D.L.); (X.W.)
- International Collaborative Research Center for Huangshan Biodiversity and Tibetan Macaque Behavior Ecology, Hefei 230601, China
- School of Life Sciences, Hefei Normal University, Hefei 230601, China
- Correspondence:
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Arenson JL, Sargis EJ, Hart JA, Hart TB, Detwiler KM, Gilbert CC. Skeletal morphology of the lesula (Cercopithecus lomamiensis) and the evolution of guenon locomotor behavior. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2020; 172:3-24. [PMID: 32124976 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2019] [Revised: 01/24/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES The guenons (tribe Cercopithecini) are a diverse and primarily arboreal radiation of Old World monkeys from Africa. However, preliminary behavioral observations of the lesula (Cercopithecus lomamiensis), a little-known guenon species described in 2012, report it spending substantial amounts of time on the ground. New specimens allow us to present the first description of lesula postcranial morphology and apply a comparative functional morphology approach to supplement our knowledge of its locomotor behavior. MATERIALS AND METHODS To infer the substrate use preferences of the lesula, 22 postcranial variables correlated with locomotion were assessed in a sample of 151 adult guenon specimens, including two C. lomamiensis. Using multivariate statistical analyses, we predict the amount of time the lesula spends on the ground relative to the comparative sample. RESULTS Results suggest that the lesula spends nearly half its time on the ground, and the two available individuals were classified as semiterrestrial and terrestrial with strong support. Comparisons with two outgroup cercopithecid taxa (Colobus guereza and Macaca mulatta) demonstrate that, as a group, guenons retain signals of a generalized, semiterrestrially adapted postcranium compared to specialized arboreal cercopithecids. DISCUSSION These results corroborate preliminary behavioral observations of the lesula as a semiterrestrial to terrestrial primate and imply multiple evolutionary transitions in substrate use among the guenon radiation. A broader view of cercopithecoid evolution suggests that a semiterrestrial ancestor for extant guenons is more parsimonious than an arboreal one, indicating that the arboreal members of the group are probably recently derived from a more semiterrestrial ancestor.
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- Julia L Arenson
- PhD Program in Anthropology, Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, New York.,New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology (NYCEP), New York, New York
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- Department of Anthropology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.,Division of Vertebrate Zoology, Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Division of Vertebrate Zoology, Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven, Connecticut.,Frankfurt Zoological Society, TL2 Project, Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Division of Vertebrate Zoology, Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven, Connecticut.,Frankfurt Zoological Society, TL2 Project, Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Department of Anthropology, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida
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- PhD Program in Anthropology, Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, New York.,New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology (NYCEP), New York, New York.,Department of Anthropology, Hunter College of the City University of New York, New York, New York
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Mekonnen A, Fashing PJ, Sargis EJ, Venkataraman VV, Bekele A, Hernandez-Aguilar RA, Rueness EK, Stenseth NC. Flexibility in positional behavior, strata use, and substrate utilization among Bale monkeys (Chlorocebus djamdjamensis) in response to habitat fragmentation and degradation. Am J Primatol 2018; 80:e22760. [DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2017] [Revised: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 03/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Addisu Mekonnen
- Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES); Department of Biosciences; University of Oslo; Oslo Norway
- Department of Zoological Sciences; Addis Ababa University; Addis Ababa Ethiopia
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- Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES); Department of Biosciences; University of Oslo; Oslo Norway
- Department of Anthropology and Environmental Studies Program; California State University Fullerton; Fullerton California
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- Department of Anthropology; Yale University; New Haven Connecticut
- Division of Vertebrate Zoology; Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History; New Haven Connecticut
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- Department of Human Evolutionary Biology; Harvard University; Cambridge Massachusetts
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- Department of Zoological Sciences; Addis Ababa University; Addis Ababa Ethiopia
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- Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES); Department of Biosciences; University of Oslo; Oslo Norway
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- Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES); Department of Biosciences; University of Oslo; Oslo Norway
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- Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES); Department of Biosciences; University of Oslo; Oslo Norway
- Department of Zoological Sciences; Addis Ababa University; Addis Ababa Ethiopia
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Abstract
Positional behavior (posture and locomotion) studies are a category of primatological and anthropological field research that attempts to describe movement capabilities and expressed behavior within an evolutionary, ecological, and/or morphological context. This area of research is appealing because it allows the integration of morphological data (capabilities) with expressed behaviors and provides a basis for understanding fossil reconstruction. Because positional behavior acts as a mediator between the biology and the environment, it offers information about virtually all aspects of a primate's life. We are currently undergoing an increase in the number of field projects focusing on the development of positional behaviors in immature primates, and results suggest that in many species positional competence develops relatively early. In this review, I present information on recent positional behavior studies with a focus on how positional behavior develops in young primates. Research on immature primates suggests that natural selection operates at all life stages to influence survival and that the adult positional repertoire likely reflects the challenges confronted by younger individuals.
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- Michelle Bezanson
- Department of Anthropology, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California 95053
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Eppley TM, Donati G, Ganzhorn JU. Determinants of terrestrial feeding in an arboreal primate: The case of the southern bamboo lemur (Hapalemur meridionalis). AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2016; 161:328-42. [DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.23034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2015] [Revised: 06/02/2016] [Accepted: 06/05/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Timothy M. Eppley
- Department of Anthropology; University of Texas at Austin; 2201 Speedway Stop C3200 Austin Texas 78712
- Department of Animal Ecology and Conservation, Biozentrum Grindel; University of Hamburg; Martin-Luther-King Platz 3 Hamburg 20146 Germany
- Nocturnal Primate Research Group, Department of Social Sciences; Oxford Brookes University; Gipsy Lane Oxford OX3 0BP United Kingdom
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- Nocturnal Primate Research Group, Department of Social Sciences; Oxford Brookes University; Gipsy Lane Oxford OX3 0BP United Kingdom
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- Department of Animal Ecology and Conservation, Biozentrum Grindel; University of Hamburg; Martin-Luther-King Platz 3 Hamburg 20146 Germany
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Motsch P, Dilger C, Ngoubangoye B, Gonzalez JP, Le Flohic G. The sun-tailed monkey ( Cercopithecus solatus): first report of mother-infant dorsal carrying behaviour in a forest guenon, Gabon. Afr J Ecol 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/aje.12276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Peggy Motsch
- Unité de Recherche en Ecologie et Santé; Centre International de Recherche Médicales de Franceville (CIRMF); BP 769 Franceville Gabon
- Limbe Wildlife Center; Limbe Zoological Garden; BP 878 Limbe Cameroun
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- Unité de Recherche en Ecologie et Santé; Centre International de Recherche Médicales de Franceville (CIRMF); BP 769 Franceville Gabon
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- Unité de Recherche en Ecologie et Santé; Centre International de Recherche Médicales de Franceville (CIRMF); BP 769 Franceville Gabon
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- Unité de Recherche en Ecologie et Santé; Centre International de Recherche Médicales de Franceville (CIRMF); BP 769 Franceville Gabon
- Limbe Wildlife Center; Limbe Zoological Garden; BP 878 Limbe Cameroun
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