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Sharing spaces: niche differentiation in diet and substrate use among wild capuchin monkeys by Williamson, Rachel E., Webb, Shasta E., Dubreuil, Colin, Lopez, Ronald, Cheves Hernandez, Saúl, Fedigan, Linda M., Melin, Amanda D.

“…Understanding variation in social grouping patterns among animal taxa is an enduring goal of ethologists, who seek to evaluate the selective pressures shaping…”
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Seasonality of the gut microbiota of free-ranging white-faced capuchins in a tropical dry forest by Orkin, Joseph D., Campos, Fernando A., Myers, Monica S., Cheves Hernandez, Saul E., Guadamuz, Adrián, Melin, Amanda D.

“…Research on the gut microbiota of free-ranging mammals is offering new insights into dietary ecology. However, for free-ranging primates, little information is…”
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Female-committed infanticide followed by juvenile-enacted cannibalism in wild white-faced capuchins by Kulick, Nelle K., Cheves, Saul, Chaves-Cordero, Catalina, Lopez, Ronald, Morales, Suheidy Romero, Fedigan, Linda M., Jack, Katharine M.

“…On 5 February 2021, we observed the first instance of female-committed infanticide followed by cannibalism in a long-studied (> 35 years) population of wild…”
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Differential impact of severe drought on infant mortality in two sympatric neotropical primates by Campos, Fernando A, Kalbitzer, Urs, Melin, Amanda D, Hogan, Jeremy D, Cheves, Saul E, Murillo-Chacon, Evin, Guadamuz, Adrián, Myers, Monica S, Schaffner, Colleen M, Jack, Katharine M, Aureli, Filippo, Fedigan, Linda M

“…Extreme climate events can have important consequences for the dynamics of natural populations, and severe droughts are predicted to become more common and…”
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Infant cannibalism in wild white‐faced capuchin monkeys by Nishikawa, Mari, Ferrero, Nuria, Cheves, Saul, Lopez, Ronald, Kawamura, Shoji, Fedigan, Linda M., Melin, Amanda D., Jack, Katharine M.

“…Cannibalism has been observed in a variety of animal taxa; however, it is relatively uncommon in primates. Thus, we rely heavily on case reports of this…”
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The genomics of ecological flexibility, large brains, and long lives in capuchin monkeys revealed with fecalFACS by Orkin, Joseph D., Montague, Michael J., Tejada-Martinez, Daniela, de Manuel, Marc, del Campo, Javier, Hernandez, Saul Cheves, Di Fiore, Anthony, Fontsere, Claudia, Hodgson, Jason A., Janiak, Mareike C., Kuderna, Lukas F. K., Lizano, Esther, Martin, Maria Pia, Niimura, Yoshihito, Perry, George H., Valverde, Carmen Soto, Tang, Jia, Warren, Wesley C., de Magalhães, João Pedro, Kawamura, Shoji, Marquès-Bonet, Tomàs, Krawetz, Roman, Melin, Amanda D.

“…Ecological flexibility, extended lifespans, and large brains have long intrigued evolutionary biologists, and comparative genomics offers an efficient and…”
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Seed dispersal syndrome predicts ethanol concentration of fruits in a tropical dry forest by Casorso, Julia G, DePasquale, Allegra N, Romero Morales, Suheidy, Cheves Hernandez, Saúl, Lopez Navarro, Ronald, Hockings, Kimberley J, Carrigan, Matthew A, Melin, Amanda D

“…Studying fruit traits and their interactions with seed dispersers can improve how we interpret patterns of biodiversity, ecosystem function and evolution…”
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Picking pithy plants: Pith selectivity by wild white‐faced capuchin monkeys, Cebus imitator by DePasquale, Allegra N., Poirier, Alice C., Mah, Megan A., Villalobos Suarez, Cinthia, Guadamuz, Adrian, Cheves Hernandez, Saul, Lopez Navarro, Ronald, Hogan, Jeremy D., Rothman, Jessica M., Nevo, Omer, Melin, Amanda D.

“…Understanding diet selectivity is a longstanding goal in primate ecology. Deciphering when and why primates consume different resources can provide insights…”
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Primate life history, social dynamics, ecology, and conservation: Contributions from long‐term research in Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica by Melin, Amanda D., Hogan, Jeremy D., Campos, Fernando A., Wikberg, Eva, King‐Bailey, Gillian, Webb, Shasta, Kalbitzer, Urs, Asensio, Norberto, Murillo‐Chacon, Evin, Cheves Hernandez, Saul, Guadamuz Chavarria, Adrian, Schaffner, Colleen M., Kawamura, Shoji, Aureli, Filippo, Fedigan, Linda, Jack, Katharine M.

“…Research on non‐human primates in the endangered tropical dry forest of Sector Santa Rosa (SSR), Área de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG), was launched in 1983…”
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Promise and limitations of 18S genetic screening of extracted fecal DNA from wild capuchins by Pinto, Swellan Luciann, Henriquez, Megan Carvalho, Cheves Hernandez, Saul, Duytschaever, Gwen, Wit, Janneke, Avramenko, Russell William, Gilleard, John Stuart, Orkin, Joseph Daniel, Melin, Amanda Dawn

“…Genomic screening of fecal DNA provides insight into diet, parasite infection dynamics, and other aspects of the ecology and pathogens of wild populations…”
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Wild capuchin monkeys as a model system for investigating the social and ecological determinants of ageing by Campos, Fernando A, Wikberg, Eva C, Orkin, Joseph D, Park, Yeonjoo, Snyder-Mackler, Noah, Cheves Hernandez, Saul, Lopez Navarro, Ronald, Fedigan, Linda M, Gurven, Michael, Higham, James P, Jack, Katharine M, Melin, Amanda D

“…Studying biological ageing in animal models can circumvent some of the confounds exhibited by studies of human ageing. Ageing research in non-human primates…”
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Cooperative rescue of a juvenile capuchin (Cebus imitator) from a Boa constrictor by Jack, Katharine M., Brown, Michaela R., Buehler, Margaret S., Cheves Hernadez, Saul, Ferrero Marín, Nuria, Kulick, Nelle K., Lieber, Sophie E.

“…The threat of predation by snakes is considered to have played a significant role in the evolution of primate sensory systems and behavior. However, we know…”
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