Search Results - "da Silva, Maria Joana Ferreira"
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Armed conflicts and wildlife decline: Challenges and recommendations for effective conservation policy in the Sahara‐Sahel
Published in Conservation letters (01-09-2018)“…Increasing conflicts and social insecurity are expected to accelerate biodiversity decline and escalate illegal wildlife killing. Sahara‐Sahel megafauna has…”
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Disrupted dispersal and its genetic consequences: Comparing protected and threatened baboon populations (Papio papio) in West Africa
Published in PloS one (03-04-2018)“…Dispersal is a demographic process that can potentially counterbalance the negative impacts of anthropogenic habitat fragmentation. However, mechanisms of…”
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News for nature: Communicating biodiversity importance and conservation challenges in Guinea‐Bissau, West Africa, through local media and online platforms
Published in Conservation science and practice (01-01-2024)“…Guinea‐Bissau, an important regional biodiversity hotspot in West Africa, faces the challenge of raising awareness among the general public about the…”
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Between innovative and habitual behavior. Evidence from a study on sustainability in Greece, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, and the United Kingdom
Published in Frontiers in energy research (09-01-2023)“…In this article, we explore individuals’ pro-environmental innovative behavior (PEIB) as one of the conditions for developing more sustainable cities. We…”
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Assessing the recovery of Y chromosome microsatellites with population genomic data using Papio and Theropithecus genomes
Published in Scientific reports (24-08-2023)“…Y chromosome markers can shed light on male-specific population dynamics but for many species no such markers have been discovered and are available yet,…”
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Insights into the evolution of social systems and species from baboon studies
Published in eLife (12-11-2019)“…Baboons, members of the genus comprise six closely related species distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa and southwest Arabia. The species exhibit more…”
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Potential negative effects of the Green Wall on Sahel's biodiversity
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Diversity, distribution and conservation of land mammals in Mauritania, North-West Africa
Published in PloS one (01-08-2022)“…Detailed knowledge about biodiversity distribution is critical for monitoring the biological effects of global change processes. Biodiversity knowledge gaps…”
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The importance of well protected forests for the conservation genetics of West African colobine monkeys
Published in American journal of primatology (01-01-2023)“…In tropical forests, anthropogenic activities are major drivers of the destruction and degradation of natural habitats, causing severe biodiversity loss…”
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Correction: Disrupted dispersal and its genetic consequences: Comparing protected and threatened baboon populations (Papio papio) in West Africa
Published in PloS one (01-10-2018)“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194189.]…”
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Chasing a ghost: notes on the present distribution and conservation of the sooty mangabey (Cercocebus atys) in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa
Published in Primates (01-05-2020)“…The West-African sooty mangabey ( Cercocebus atys ) is threatened by habitat loss, hunting for meat consumption, and mortality during crop-foraging events. The…”
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Genomic variation in baboons from central Mozambique unveils complex evolutionary relationships with other Papio species
Published in BMC ecology and evolution (11-04-2022)“…Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique hosts a large population of baboons, numbering over 200 troops. Gorongosa baboons have been tentatively identified as…”
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Dietary flexibility of western red colobus in two protected areas with contrasting anthropogenic pressure
Published in Frontiers in ecology and evolution (14-11-2023)“…Food distribution and abundance can affect intra- and inter-dietary variation in non-human primates, influencing feeding ecology and altering behaviour…”
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Tinea corporis by Microsporum audouinii in a female chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) from Guinea‐Bissau: A case report
Published in Journal of medical primatology (01-12-2018)“…We report a Microsporum audouinii infection in a female juvenile chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) presenting generalized dermatitis compatible with…”
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The first Miocene fossils from coastal woodlands in the southern East African Rift
Published in iScience (15-09-2023)“…The Miocene was a key time in the evolution of African ecosystems witnessing the origin of the African apes and the isolation of eastern coastal forests…”
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The importance of well protected forests for the conservation genetics of West African colobine monkeys
Published in American journal of primatology (05-12-2022)“…Abstract In tropical forests, anthropogenic activities are major drivers of the destruction and degradation of natural habitats, causing severe biodiversity…”
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Correction: Disrupted dispersal and its genetic consequences: Comparing protected and threatened baboon populations
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Disrupted dispersal and its genetic consequences: Comparing protected and threatened baboon populations
Published in PloS one (03-04-2018)“…Dispersal is a demographic process that can potentially counterbalance the negative impacts of anthropogenic habitat fragmentation. However, mechanisms of…”
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Notes on the conservation threats to the western lesser spot-nosed monkey (Cercopithecus petaurista buettikoferi) in the Bijagós Archipelago (Guinea-Bissau, West Africa)
Published in Primates (01-11-2023)“…The lesser spot-nosed monkey ( Cercopithecus petaurista ) is a widely distributed West African guenon, which is generally considered less vulnerable to local…”
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Diversity, distribution and conservation of land mammals in Mauritania, North-West Africa
Published in PloS one (01-01-2022)“…Detailed knowledge about biodiversity distribution is critical for monitoring the biological effects of global change processes. Biodiversity knowledge gaps…”
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