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    American Journal of Primatology: Volume 79, Issue 6

    June 2017

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  • First Published: 23 May 2017

RESEARCH ARTICLES

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Socially transmitted diffusion of a novel behavior from subordinate chimpanzees

  • First Published: 07 February 2017

Behaviors seeded by subordinate (but not dominant) chimpanzees were copied by observers. This finding contrasts with prior work suggesting social learning bias toward dominant chimpanzees.

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Embraces are lateralized in spider monkeys (Ateles fusciceps rufiventris)

  • First Published: 27 March 2017

A left side bias was found for embraces in spider monkeys, while there was a trend toward a right bias in grooming. Lateralization patterns may be related to the difference in arousal implicated in risk (i.e., embraces) and routine (i.e., grooming) behaviors.

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Vitamin D status in wild toque macaques (Macaca sinica) in Sri Lanka

  • First Published: 27 March 2017

Circulating 25-OH-D in wild toque macaques averages three times the lower limit for human good health. Captive macaques on high vitamin D diets have circulating levels about twice the levels of these wild macaques, implying over supplementation.

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Reproductive status affects the feeding ecology and social association patterns of female squirrel monkeys (Saimiri collinsi) in an Amazonian rainforest

  • First Published: 27 March 2017

We examined the effect of reproductive state on the foraging behaviors and social association patterns of female squirrel monkeys in an Amazonian rainforest, over 12 months.

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Social networks dynamics revealed by temporal analysis: An example in a non-human primate (Macaca sylvanus) in “La Forêt des Singes”

  • First Published: 02 May 2017

New approach for dynamic social network analysis in non-human primates. Presence of preferential attachment, triadic closure, and sex homophily in affiliative behaviors in Macaca sylvanus. Seasonal variation in homophily.

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Erratum

  • First Published: 10 May 2017