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    Collective decision-making and fission-fusion dynamics: a conceptual framework by Sueur, Cédric, King, Andrew J., Conradt, Larissa, Kerth, Gerald, Lusseau, David, Mettke-Hofmann, Claudia, Schaffner, Colleen M., Williams, Leah, Zinner, Dietmar, Aureli, Filippo

    Published in Oikos (01-11-2011)
    “…Sociality exists in an extraordinary range of ecological settings. For individuals to accrue the benefits associated with social interactions, they are…”
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    Soil-vegetation interaction on slopes with bush encroachment in the central Alps - adapting slope stability measurements to shifting process domains by Caviezel, C., Hunziker, M., Schaffner, M., Kuhn, N. J.

    Published in Earth surface processes and landforms (30-03-2014)
    “…In the European Alps many high mountain grasslands which were traditionally used for summer pasturing and haying have been abandoned during recent decades…”
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    Importance of achromatic contrast in short-range fruit foraging of primates by Hiramatsu, Chihiro, Melin, Amanda D, Aureli, Filippo, Schaffner, Colleen M, Vorobyev, Misha, Matsumoto, Yoshifumi, Kawamura, Shoji

    Published in PloS one (06-10-2008)
    “…Trichromatic primates have a 'red-green' chromatic channel in addition to luminance and 'blue-yellow' channels. It has been argued that the red-green channel…”
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    Watch out or relax: conspecifics affect vigilance in wild spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) by Busia, Laura, Schaffner, Colleen M., Aureli, Filippo

    Published in Behaviour (01-01-2016)
    “…In most animal species, prédation risk is considered the main factor affecting vigilance, and an individual is expected to spend less time vigilant in larger…”
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    Aggression and conflict management at fusion in spider monkeys by Aureli, Filippo, Schaffner, Colleen M

    Published in Biology letters (2005) (22-04-2007)
    “…In social systems characterized by a high degree of fission–fusion dynamics, members of a large community are rarely all together, spending most of their time…”
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    Standardizing methods to estimate population density: an example based on habituated and unhabituated spider monkeys by Spaan, Denise, Ramos-Fernández, Gabriel, Schaffner, Colleen M., Smith-Aguilar, Sandra E., Pinacho-Guendulain, Braulio, Aureli, Filippo

    Published in Biodiversity and conservation (30-03-2019)
    “…Population estimates are critical for making informed conservation decisions. However, methods for data collection and analysis of population estimates from…”
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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

    Published in Royal Society open science (01-04-2020)
    “…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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    Patent nasopalatine ducts: an update of the literature and a series of new cases by von Arx, Th, Schaffner, M., Bornstein, M. M.

    “…Purpose The objective of this review is to present an update and summary of clinical findings of cases with a patent nasopalatine duct (NPD) reported in the…”
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    Site fidelity in space use by spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) in the Yucatan peninsula, Mexico by Ramos-Fernandez, Gabriel, Smith Aguilar, Sandra E, Schaffner, Colleen M, Vick, Laura G, Aureli, Filippo

    Published in PloS one (13-05-2013)
    “…Animal home ranges may vary little in their size and location in the short term but nevertheless show more variability in the long term. We evaluated the…”
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    An Explicit Signature of Balancing Selection for Color-Vision Variation in New World Monkeys by Hiwatashi, Tomohide, Okabe, Yugo, Tsutsui, Toko, Hiramatsu, Chihiro, Melin, Amanda D., Oota, Hiroki, Schaffner, Colleen M., Aureli, Filippo, Fedigan, Linda M., Innan, Hideki, Kawamura, Shoji

    Published in Molecular biology and evolution (01-02-2010)
    “…Color vision is an important characteristic of primates and, intriguingly, Neotropical monkeys are highly polymorphic for this trait. Recent field studies have…”
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    Quality and overlap of individual core areas are related to group tenure in female spider monkeys by Asensio, Norberto, Schaffner, Colleen M., Aureli, Filippo

    Published in American journal of primatology (01-07-2015)
    “…In species with a high degree of fission‐fusion dynamics group members may differ in the use of the group home range to reduce food competition. Such…”
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    Progression of and risk factors for dental erosion and wedge-shaped defects over a 6-year period by Lussi, A, Schaffner, M

    Published in Caries research (01-03-2000)
    “…It has been shown that dental erosion is not a very rare condition. Careful observation and clinical experience led us to hypothesize a progression of these…”
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    Interplay of olfaction and vision in fruit foraging of spider monkeys by Hiramatsu, Chihiro, Melin, Amanda D., Aureli, Filippo, Schaffner, Colleen M., Vorobyev, Misha, Kawamura, Shoji

    Published in Animal behaviour (01-06-2009)
    “…It is not well understood how primates combine olfactory and visual cues in their natural behaviour, especially during feeding. In this study we conducted…”
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    Universal behaviors as candidate traditions in wild spider monkeys by Santorelli, Claire J, Schaffner, Colleen M, Aureli, Filippo

    Published in PloS one (19-09-2011)
    “…Candidate traditions were documented across three communities of wild spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) using an a priori approach to identify behavioral…”
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    Risk is a Component of Social Relationships in Spider Monkeys by Rebecchini, Luisa, Schaffner, Colleen M, Aureli, Filippo

    Published in Ethology (01-08-2011)
    “…In group-living animals, social relationships are the result of the interactions between two individuals over time and can provide fitness benefits to both the…”
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    High spatial resolution studies of epithermal neutron emission from the lunar poles: Constraints on hydrogen mobility by Boynton, W. V., Droege, G. F., Mitrofanov, I. G., McClanahan, T. P., Sanin, A. B., Litvak, M. L., Schaffner, M., Chin, G., Evans, L. G., Garvin, J. B., Harshman, K., Malakhov, A., Milikh, G., Sagdeev, R., Starr, R.

    Published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets (01-12-2012)
    “…The data from the collimated sensors of the LEND instrument are shown to be of exceptionally high quality. Counting uncertainties are about 0.3% relative and…”
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