Non-invasive genetic censusing and monitoring of primate populations

Impending extinction crisis of the world’s primates: Why primates matter

(2017) Alejandro Estrada et al.   Science Advances

Integrating feeding behavior, ecological data, and DNA barcoding to identify developmental differences in invertebrate foraging strategies in wild white-faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus )

(2016) Elizabeth K. Mallott et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY

Chimpanzees routinely fish for algae with tools during the dry season in Bakoun, Guinea

(2016) Christophe Boesch et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY

Population- and Individual-Level Dynamics of the Intestinal Microbiota of a Small Primate

(2016) Tuomas Aivelo et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Disappearing in the Night: An Overview on Trade and Legislation of Night Monkeys in South and Central America

(2016) Magdalena S. Svensson et al.   FOLIA PRIMATOLOGICA

Efficient Genome-Wide Sequencing and Low-Coverage Pedigree Analysis from Noninvasively Collected Samples

(2016) N. Snyder-Mackler et al.   GENETICS

Evaluating genetic capture-recapture using a chimpanzee population of known size

(2016) Anne-Céline Granjon et al.   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

High-throughput microsatellite genotyping in ecology: improved accuracy, efficiency, standardization and success with low-quantity and degraded DNA

(2016) M. De Barba et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Chimpanzee genomic diversity reveals ancient admixture with bonobos

(2016) M. de Manuel et al.   SCIENCE

Close-Kin Mark-Recapture

(2016) Mark V. Bravington et al.   STATISTICAL SCIENCE

Estimating population size using single-nucleotide polymorphism-based pedigree data

(2016) Robert Spitzer et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Strategies for determining kinship in wild populations using genetic data

(2016) Veronika Städele et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Bushmeat hunting and extinction risk to the world's mammals

(2016) William J. Ripple et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Scent Lure Effect on Camera-Trap Based Leopard Density Estimates

(2016) Alexander Richard Braczkowski et al.   PLoS One

The Impacts of Oil Palm on Recent Deforestation and Biodiversity Loss

(2016) Varsha Vijay et al.   PLoS One

Catastrophic Decline of World's Largest Primate: 80% Loss of Grauer's Gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri) Population Justifies Critically Endangered Status

(2016) Andrew J. Plumptre et al.   PLoS One

Reintroduction of confiscated and displaced mammals risks outbreeding and introgression in natural populations, as evidenced by orang-utans of divergent subspecies

(2016) Graham L. Banes et al.   Scientific Reports

Cost-effective scat-detection dogs: unleashing a powerful new tool for international mammalian conservation biology

(2016) Joseph D. Orkin et al.   Scientific Reports

Estimation of chimpanzee community size and genetic diversity in Kahuzi-Biega National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo

(2015) Augustin K. Basabose et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY

Comparing spatial capture–recapture modeling and nest count methods to estimate orangutan densities in the Wehea Forest, East Kalimantan, Indonesia

(2015) Stephanie N. Spehar et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Spatial capture–recapture model performance with known small-mammal densities

(2015) Brian D. Gerber et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Chimpanzees copy dominant and knowledgeable individuals: implications for cultural diversity

(2015) Rachel Kendal et al.   EVOLUTION AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR

Darting Primates in the Field: A Review of Reporting Trends and a Survey of Practices and Their Effect on the Primates Involved

(2015) Elena P. Cunningham et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY

Genetic rescue of small inbred populations: meta-analysis reveals large and consistent benefits of gene flow

(2015) Richard Frankham   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Evaluating noninvasive genetic sampling techniques to estimate large carnivore abundance

(2015) Matthew A. Mumma et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Spatially explicit capture–recapture analysis of bobcat (Lynx rufus) density: implications for mesocarnivore monitoring

(2015) Daniel H. Thornton et al.   WILDLIFE RESEARCH

multimark: an R package for analysis of capture-recapture data consisting of multiple “noninvasive” marks

(2015) Brett T. McClintock   Ecology and Evolution

Social networks predict gut microbiome composition in wild baboons

(2015) Jenny Tung et al.   eLife

Genetic censusing identifies an unexpectedly sizeable population of an endangered large mammal in a fragmented forest landscape

(2015) Maureen S McCarthy et al.   BMC ECOLOGY

Detection dog efficacy for collecting faecal samples from the critically endangered Cross River gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli) for genetic censusing

(2015) M. Arandjelovic et al.   Royal Society Open Science

A Comparison of Grizzly Bear Demographic Parameters Estimated from Non-Spatial and Spatial Open Population Capture-Recapture Models

(2015) Jesse Whittington et al.   PLoS One

Linking GPS Telemetry Surveys and Scat Analyses Helps Explain Variability in Black Bear Foraging Strategies

(2015) Rémi Lesmerises et al.   PLoS One

High-throughput sequencing of fecal DNA to identify insects consumed by wild Weddell's saddleback tamarins (Saguinus weddelli, Cebidae, Primates) in Bolivia

(2014) E.K. Mallott et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY

Macroscopic inspection of ape feces: What's in a quantification method?

(2014) Caroline A. Phillips et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY

The costs of parental and mating effort for male baboons

(2014) Dorothy L. Cheney et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

Challenges in the use of genetic mark-recapture to estimate the population size of Bwindi mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei)

(2014) Justin Roy et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Noninvasive sampling and genetic variability, pack structure, and dynamics in an expanding wolf population

(2014) Romolo Caniglia et al.   JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY

Estimating cougar densities in northeast Oregon using conservation detection dogs

(2014) Gregory A. Davidson et al.   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

Averting Lemur Extinctions amid Madagascar's Political Crisis

(2014) C. Schwitzer et al.   SCIENCE

Detection of Termites and Other Insects Consumed by African Great Apes using Molecular Fecal Analysis

(2014) Ibrahim Hamad et al.   Scientific Reports

A population estimate of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in the Ugalla region using standard and spatially explicit genetic capture-recapture methods

(2013) Deborah L. Moore et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY

A DNA Metabarcoding Study of a Primate Dietary Diversity and Plasticity across Its Entire Fragmented Range

(2013) Erwan Quéméré et al.   PLoS One

Combining data from 43 standardized surveys to estimate densities of female American black bears by spatially explicit capture–recapture

(2013) Eric J. Howe et al.   POPULATION ECOLOGY

Origins of HIV and the AIDS Pandemic

(2013) P. M. Sharp et al.   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine

Using pedigree reconstruction to estimate population size: genotypes are more than individually unique marks

(2013) Scott Creel et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Effective sociodemographic population assessment of elusive species in ecology and conservation management

(2013) Josephine S. Head et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Genetic census reveals increased but uneven growth of a critically endangered mountain gorilla population

(2012) Maryke Gray et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Evaluating the efficacy of non-invasive genetic methods and estimating wolf survival during a ten-year period

(2012) F. Marucco et al.   CONSERVATION GENETICS

Recent decline in suitable environmental conditions for African great apes

(2012) Jessica Junker et al.   DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Genetic Sampling of Unhabituated Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in Gishwati Forest Reserve, an Isolated Forest Fragment in Western Rwanda

(2012) Rebecca L. Chancellor et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY

MAXIMIZING NONHUMAN PRIMATE FECAL SAMPLING IN THE REPUBLIC OF CONGO

(2012) Sarah H. Olson et al.   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES

Abundance of rare and elusive species: Empirical investigation of closed versus spatially explicit capture-recapture models with lynx as a case study

(2012) Laetitia Blanc et al.   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

Capwire: a R package for estimating population census size from non-invasive genetic sampling

(2012) Matthew W. Pennell et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Improved Methods of Carnivore Faecal Sample Preservation, DNA Extraction and Quantification for Accurate Genotyping of Wild Tigers

(2012) Patlolla Anuradha Reddy et al.   PLoS One

Factors associated with the diversification of the gut microbial communities within chimpanzees from Gombe National Park

(2012) P. H. Degnan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The effect of innovation and sex-specific migration on neutral cultural differentiation

(2011) Samuel Yeaman et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Noninvasive genetic assessment of the population trend and sex ratio of the Shennongjia population of Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana)

(2011) ZongFei Chang et al.   CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN

Monitoring wolves (Canis lupus) by non-invasive genetics and camera trapping: a small-scale pilot study

(2011) Marco Galaverni et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE RESEARCH

High Prevalence of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in a Community of Savanna Chimpanzees

(2011) R. S. Rudicell et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Who is eating what: diet assessment using next generation sequencing

(2011) FRANCOIS POMPANON et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Rise of the machines - recommendations for ecologists when using next generation sequencing for microsatellite development

(2011) MICHAEL G. GARDNER et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) discovery and applications of SNP genotyping in nonmodel organisms

(2011) J. E. SEEB et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Non-Invasive Genetic Monitoring of Wild Central Chimpanzees

(2011) Mimi Arandjelovic et al.   PLoS One

Male-Mediated Gene Flow in Patrilocal Primates

(2011) Grit Schubert et al.   PLoS One

Effective non-invasive genetic monitoring of multiple wild western gorilla groups

(2010) M. Arandjelovic et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Design and Analysis of Line Transect Surveys for Primates

(2010) Stephen T. Buckland et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY

Genomic-scale capture and sequencing of endogenous DNA from feces

(2010) GEORGE H. PERRY et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

The Number of Cultural Traits Is Correlated with Female Group Size but Not with Male Group Size in Chimpanzee Communities

(2010) Johan Lind et al.   PLoS One

Vertebrate DNA in Fecal Samples from Bonobos and Gorillas: Evidence for Meat Consumption or Artefact?

(2010) Michael Hofreiter et al.   PLoS One

Estimating chimpanzee population size with nest counts: validating methods in Taï National Park

(2009) Célestin Yao Kouakou et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY

Genetic rescue guidelines with examples from Mexican wolves and Florida panthers

(2009) Philip W. Hedrick et al.   CONSERVATION GENETICS

Neither genetic nor observational data alone are sufficient for understanding sex-biased dispersal in a social-group-living species

(2009) T. R. HARRIS et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Two-step multiplex polymerase chain reaction improves the speed and accuracy of genotyping using DNA from noninvasive and museum samples

(2009) M. ARANDJELOVIC et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Using genetics to understand the dynamics of wild primate populations

(2009) Linda Vigilant et al.   PRIMATES

Effects of habitat fragmentation, population size and demographic history on genetic diversity: the cross river gorilla in a comparative context

(2008) Richard A. Bergl et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY

Comparing ape densities and habitats in northern Congo: surveys of sympatric gorillas and chimpanzees in the Odzala and Ndoki regions

(2008) Céline Devos et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY

Counting elusive animals: Comparing field and genetic census of the entire mountain gorilla population of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda

(2008) Katerina Guschanski et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

An evaluation of field and noninvasive genetic methods for estimating Eurasian otter population size

(2008) Petra Hájková et al.   CONSERVATION GENETICS

Alarming decline of West African chimpanzees in Côte d'Ivoire

(2008) Geneviève Campbell et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Gene mapping in the wild with SNPs: guidelines and future directions

(2008) Jon Slate et al.   GENETICA

Using Dung to Estimate Gorilla Density: Modeling Dung Production Rate

(2008) Angelique F. Todd et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY

Grizzly Bear Density in Glacier National Park, Montana

(2008) Katherine C. Kendall et al.   JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

Genetic identification of elusive animals: re-evaluating tracking and nesting data for wild western gorillas

(2008) B. J. Bradley et al.   JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Distribution and conservation status of the orang-utan ( Pongo spp.) on Borneo and Sumatra: how many remain?

(2008) Serge A. Wich et al.   ORYX

Spatially Explicit Maximum Likelihood Methods for Capture-Recapture Studies

(2007) D. L. Borchers et al.   BIOMETRICS

PERMANENT GENETIC RESOURCES: Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers in the white-faced capuchin monkey (Cebus capucinus) and cross-species amplification in other New World monkeys

(2007) L. MUNIZ et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources