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Born this way: Does variation in perinatal limb bone morphology predict adult locomotor repertoire in primates?

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Primates show a high degree of locomotor diversity that engenders similar variance in limb bone cross‐sectional geometry and bending strength: leaping primates have stronger hindlimb bones whereas suspensory species have stronger forelimb bones.
Angela M. Mossor, Jeremy Busken, Lorna Benden, Ethan Mardovin, Andrew Bostick, Grégoire Boulinguez‐Ambroise, Timothy D. Smith, Jesse W. Young   +7 more
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Evolutionary morphology of the haplorhine hamate

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Primates adopt a variety of hand postures during an impressive diversity of locomotor and manipulative behaviors. Morphological research has found that elements of the hand skeleton, such as the hamate, hold key information for inferring hand use and locomotor kinematics in extinct species.
Laura E. Hunter, Matthew W. Tocheri, Caley M. Orr, Biren A. Patel, Zeresenay Alemseged   +4 more
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Mountain gorilla lymphocryptovirus has Epstein-Barr virus-like epidemiology and pathology in infants

Scientific Reports, 2017
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infects greater than 90% of humans, is recognized as a significant comorbidity with HIV/AIDS, and is an etiologic agent for some human cancers. The critically endangered mountain gorilla population was suspected of infection with
Tierra Smiley Evans, Linda J. Lowenstine, Kirsten V. Gilardi, Peter A. Barry, Benard J. Ssebide, Jean Felix Kinani, Fred Nizeyimana, Jean Bosco Noheri, Michael R. Cranfield, Antoine Mudakikwa, Tracey Goldstein, Jonna A. K. Mazet, Christine Kreuder Johnson   +12 more
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Gorilla mothers also matter! New insights on social transmission in gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in captivity. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
The present paper describes two distinct behaviors relating to food processing and communication that were observed in a community of five separately housed groups of lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in captivity during two study periods one ...
Eva Maria Luef, Simone Pika
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Variable grouping patterns in primates: A test of the better competitor hypothesis in male Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Intraspecific variation in social organization (IVSO) within primate populations can arise due to male mating competition. Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) populations exhibit both single‐male and multi‐male groups, providing an opportunity to examine the relationship between male competitive ability and social organization.
Lemeng Li, Stacey R. Tecot, Rebecca J. Lewis   +2 more
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Flexible changes in mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) ranging patterns in response to snare encounters

Global Ecology and Conservation
Human activities, including hunting within protected areas, are reshaping the spatiotemporal behavior of wildlife by creating anthropogenic landscapes of fear. In nonhuman primates, these landscapes can drive flexible alterations in movement that reflect
Lauren M. Wiseman-Jones, Diane Ishimwe, Winnie Eckardt, Tara S. Stoinski, Krista M. Milich   +4 more
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Implementing One Health approaches to confront emerging and re-emerging zoonotic disease threats: lessons from PREDICT

One Health Outlook, 2020
Recurring outbreaks of emerging and re-emerging zoonoses, such as Ebola virus disease, avian influenza, and Nipah virus, serve as a reminder that the health of humans, animals, and the environment are interconnected and that early response to emerging ...
Terra R. Kelly, Catherine Machalaba, William B. Karesh, Paulina Zielinska Crook, Kirsten Gilardi, Julius Nziza, Marcela M. Uhart, Erika Alandia Robles, Karen Saylors, Damien O. Joly, Corina Monagin, Prime Mulembakani Mangombo, Placide Mbala Kingebeni, Rudovick Kazwala, David Wolking, Woutrina Smith, PREDICT Consortium, Jonna A. K. Mazet   +17 more
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Eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei) [PDF]

, 2005
First paragraph: Eastern gorillas (Gorilla beringei Matschie, 1903), occur in the wild more than 1 000 km from the nearest western gorillas (G. gorilla Savage, 1847).
Williamson, Elizabeth A, Ferriss, Sarah, Robbins, Martha M, Robbins, M. ; https://orcid.org/, Williamson, E., Ferriss, S.   +5 more
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The “costly son” hypothesis: Sons exacerbate obstetrical dilemmas in humans and other mammals

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Human childbirth has often been considered uniquely difficult among mammals, yet recent evidence suggests that obstructed labor and fetopelvic disproportion are widespread across placental mammals. Here, we propose the “costly son” hypothesis: because male offspring are typically larger at birth, they impose greater obstetric risk on mothers ...
Nicole D. S. Grunstra, Jonathan C. K. Wells   +1 more
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Regional variability in skull sexual dimorphism: Olive baboons, blue monkeys, and vervets confirm the posterior region of the skull and the snout as opposite extremes of sex differences in Old World monkeys

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract This study, alongside prior work on crab‐eating macaques with O'Higgins, investigates regional variation in skull sexual dimorphism across different species of Old World monkeys. Findings reveal consistent patterns: the posterior skull regions (mandibular vertical ramus, chondrocranium and, possibly, the cranial vault) exhibit lower dimorphism,
Andrea Cardini
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