Not in their genes: Phenotypic flexibility, behavioural traditions and cultural evolution in wild bonnet macaques

A Sinha - Journal of biosciences, 2005 - Springer
Phenotypic flexibility, or the within-genotype, context-dependent, variation in behaviour
expressed by single reproductively mature individuals during their lifetimes, often impart a …

Animating the urban: An ethological and geographical conversation

M Barua, A Sinha - Social & Cultural Geography, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Urban animals and their political ecologies constitute an arena of geographical scholarship
that has intensified in recent years. Yet, little headway has been made in terms of …

The value of disturbance-tolerant cercopithecine monkeys as seed dispersers in degraded habitats

A Albert, K McConkey, T Savini, MC Huynen - Biological Conservation, 2014 - Elsevier
Habitat disturbance has caused a global decline in populations of frugivores, with critical
consequences for seed dispersal. Large-seeded plants are especially threatened as they …

Assessing the effects of tourist provisioning on the health of wild Barbary macaques in Morocco

L Maréchal, S Semple, B Majolo, A MacLarnon - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Feeding wildlife is a very popular tourist activity, largely because it facilitates the close
observation of animals in their natural habitat. Such provisioning may benefit animals by …

Primates, provisioning and plants: Impacts of human cultural behaviours on primate ecological functions

A Sengupta, KR McConkey, S Radhakrishna - PLoS One, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Human provisioning of wildlife with food is a widespread global practice that occurs in
multiple socio-cultural circumstances. Provisioning may indirectly alter ecosystem …

Impact of individual demographic and social factors on human–wildlife interactions: a comparative study of three macaque species

KN Balasubramaniam, PR Marty, S Samartino… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Despite increasing conflict at human–wildlife interfaces, there exists little research on how
the attributes and behavior of individual wild animals may influence human–wildlife …

Time constraints imposed by anthropogenic environments alter social behaviour in longtailed macaques

PR Marty, B Beisner, SSK Kaburu, K Balasubramaniam… - Animal Behaviour, 2019 - Elsevier
Humans and their associated anthropogenic factors may strongly affect the demographics,
activity and fragmentation of wild animal populations. Yet, the degree and nature of such …

Primates' behavioural responses to tourists: evidence for a trade-off between potential risks and benefits

L Maréchal, A MacLarnon, B Majolo, S Semple - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
The presence of, and interactions with tourists can be both risky and beneficial for wild
animals. In wildlife tourism settings, animals often experience elevated rates of aggression …

Individuals in urban dwelling primate species face unequal benefits associated with living in an anthropogenic environment

PR Marty, KN Balasubramaniam, SSK Kaburu… - Primates, 2020 - Springer
In primates, living in an anthropogenic environment can significantly improve an individual's
fitness, which is likely attributed to access to anthropogenic food resources. However, in non …

Sharks and people: Insight into the global practices of tourism operators and their attitudes to shark behaviour

K Richards, BC O'Leary, CM Roberts, R Ormond… - Marine pollution …, 2015 - Elsevier
Shark tourism is a popular but controversial activity. We obtained insights into this industry
via a global e-mailed questionnaire completed by 45 diving/snorkelling operators who …