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Données sur le régime alimentaire de Cercocebus albigena albigena dans le Nord-Est du Gabon [PDF]

open access: yes, 1977
International audienceEighteen stomach contents of Cercocebus a. albigena have been studied. Mangabeys are primarily fruit eaters (83 %) ; leaves and flowers are eaten in small quantities and not always present in the stomach contents. Ants are the major
Gautier-Hion, Annie, Gautier-Hion, A.
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Cercocebus atys

open access: yes, 2005
Cercocebus atys (Audebert 1797) [Simia] atys Audebert 1797, Hist. Nat. Singes Makis, Vol. 4, 2: 13. Type Locality: West Africa. Vernacular Names: Sooty Mangabey. Subspecies:: Subspecies Cercocebus atys subsp. atys Audebert 1797 Subspecies Cercocebus atys subsp. lunulatus Temminick 1853 Distribution: Senegal to Ghana.
Wilson, Don E., Reeder, DeeAnn
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Facial displays in red-capped mangabeys (Cercocebus torquatus): Repertoire, social context, and potential intentionality. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
International audiencePrimate communication relies strongly on the visual modality, notably through the production of a wide range of expressive facial signals.
Catherine Blois-Heulin   +7 more
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Low antibody prevalence against Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis in Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire, indicates high rate of lethal infections in wildlife.

open access: yesPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis (Bcbva) is a member of the B. cereus group which carries both B. anthracis virulence plasmids, causes anthrax-like disease in various wildlife species and was described in several sub-Saharan African rainforests.
Fee Zimmermann   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Are there morpho‐acoustic patterns of adaptation in nonhuman primate ears? Testing the role of ecology and habitat in shaping ear morphology and function

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Analysis of the variation in the bony structures of the inner and middle ear provides critical insights into functional morphology, as well as adaptive morphology across primates. In this study, we investigated whether ear morphology patterns are related to the ecological characteristics of species and their habitats to test two acoustic ...
Myriam Marsot   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estimating species richness and modelling habitat preferences of tropical forest mammals from camera trap data. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
Medium-to-large mammals within tropical forests represent a rich and functionally diversified component of this biome; however, they continue to be threatened by hunting and habitat loss. Assessing these communities implies studying species' richness and
Francesco Rovero   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Utterance evolution: the road to generative, combinatorial communicators

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Language has long been considered uniquely complex in the animal kingdom; however, animal research over the last decade has begun to challenge some long‐standing premises about exactly which language capacities are uniquely human. The task of resolving why and how complex communication systems evolve, particularly human language, has ...
Catherine Crockford   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Primate Dental Microwear: Cercocebus Atys (Sooty Mangabey)

open access: yes, 2003
Data represents scans of tooth samples from the species Cercocebus Atys (Sooty Mangabey). Data files include ZIP File-1, a .tar archive of 220 .sur files (SURF format used by MountainsMap software) and ZIP File-2, a tar archive of 2 .tfs files.

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Identification of trypanosomes in wild animals from Southern Cameroon using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

open access: yesParasite, 2002
One possible explanation of the maintenance of many historical foci of sleeping sickness in Central Africa could be the existence of a wild animal reservoir.
Herder S.   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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