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Defaunation is known to have pervasive, negative effects on tropical forests, but this is not the whole story
Published in PloS one (31-08-2023)“…Ecosystem functioning and integrity are affected by the loss of large-bodied animals, and comprehending when and how ecosystems are affected is an important…”
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Correction: Defaunation is known to have pervasive, negative effects on tropical forests, but this is not the whole story
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Assessing the structure and drivers of biological sounds along a disturbance gradient
Published in Global ecology and conservation (01-11-2021)“…Studying soundscapes to improve knowledge about an environment with limited visibility is gaining popularity. However, the structure and drivers of biological…”
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Human impact erodes chimpanzee behavioral diversity
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (29-03-2019)“…Chimpanzees possess a large number of behavioral and cultural traits among nonhuman species. The "disturbance hypothesis" predicts that human impact depletes…”
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Drivers of predator-proof boma disrepair in the Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya
Published in Oryx (01-03-2023)“…As natural habitats continue to shrink in Kenya's Amboseli Ecosystem, livestock depredation by lions Panthera leo threatens both the livelihoods of pastoralist…”
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Environmental variability supports chimpanzee behavioural diversity
Published in Nature communications (15-09-2020)“…Large brains and behavioural innovation are positively correlated, species-specific traits, associated with the behavioural flexibility animals need for…”
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Chimpanzee ethnography reveals unexpected cultural diversity
Published in Nature human behaviour (01-09-2020)“…Human ethnographic knowledge covers hundreds of societies, whereas chimpanzee ethnography encompasses at most 15 communities. Using termite fishing as a window…”
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Diversity and community composition of herbaceous plants in different habitat types in south‐east Cameroon
Published in African journal of ecology (01-06-2018)“…The composition of herbaceous vegetation was evaluated with the aim of characterizing forests at various ages of stand development. Herb stems were sampled in…”
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The influence of vegetation structure on sleeping site selection by chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes)
Published in American journal of primatology (01-07-2023)“…Sleep is an important aspect of great ape life; these animals build sleeping platforms every night. In a community of chimpanzees, each subgroup selects a…”
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Datasets for assessing the structure and drivers of biological sounds
Published in Data in brief (01-04-2022)“…Obtaining and analysing sound data can be a tedious and lengthy process. We present sound data consisting of 20,485 1 min sound recordings obtained in three…”
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Variation in behavioral traits of two frugivorous mammals may lead to differential responses to human disturbance
Published in Ecology and evolution (01-04-2020)“…Human activities can lead to a shift in wildlife species’ spatial distribution. Understanding the specific effects of human activities on ranging behavior can…”
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Methods to measure biological sounds and assess their drivers in a tropical forest
Published in MethodsX (01-01-2022)“…The study of soundscapes and biological sounds is becoming the focus of increasing scientific attention. Studying biological sounds involves the deployment of…”
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Predicting range shifts of African apes under global change scenarios
Published in Diversity & distributions (01-09-2021)“…Aim Modelling African great ape distribution has until now focused on current or past conditions, while future scenarios remain scarcely explored. Using an…”
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Long-term trends in wildlife community structure and functional diversity in a village hunting zone in southeast Cameroon
Published in Biodiversity and conservation (01-02-2020)“…Hunting may be the greatest threat to wildlife populations across the Congo basin. Large-bodied species are the most vulnerable; alterations in assemblages of…”
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Environmental and anthropogenic effects on the nesting patterns of Nigeria–Cameroon chimpanzees in North‐West Cameroon
Published in American journal of primatology (01-09-2021)“…Environmental conditions and human activity influence the selection of nest sites by chimpanzees and may have serious conservation implications. We examined…”
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Using abundance and habitat variables to identify high conservation value areas for threatened mammals
Published in Biodiversity and conservation (01-04-2018)“…The present study used abundance and habitat variables to design High Conservation Value Forests for wildlife protection. We considered great apes ( Gorilla…”
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Mapping suitable habitat for Nigeria–Cameroon chimpanzees in Kom-Wum Forest Reserve, North-Western Cameroon
Published in Primates (01-05-2023)“…Great apes lose suitable habitats required for their reproduction and survival due to human activities across their distribution range in Africa. Little is…”
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Nocturnal activity in wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): Evidence for flexible sleeping patterns and insights into human evolution
Published in American journal of physical anthropology (01-07-2018)“…Objectives We investigated occurrences and patterns of terrestrial nocturnal activity in wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and modelled the influence of…”
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Quantitative estimates of glacial refugia for chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) since the Last Interglacial (120,000 BP)
Published in American journal of primatology (01-10-2021)“…Paleoclimate reconstructions have enhanced our understanding of how past climates have shaped present‐day biodiversity. We hypothesize that the geographic…”
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Author Correction: Environmental variability supports chimpanzee behavioural diversity
Published in Nature communications (25-01-2021)“…A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21010-z…”
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