The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, has devastated health
infrastructure around the world. Both ACE2 (an entry receptor) and TMPRSS2 (used by the …

Resource availability is intricately linked to female reproductive success, and poor timing of
reproduction can negatively impact maternal and/or infant survival. Thus, females should …

As the human–primate interface expands, many nonhuman primate (NHP) populations
exploit anthropogenic foods to survive, while some populations opportunistically target them …

Simple Summary Understanding the resilience of primate populations to the threat of
agricultural expansion is critical for effective conservation. Based on individual monitoring …

Vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) are a widespread, typically seasonally breeding
African primate. We report pregnancy complications in wild females in the urban mosaic …

The impact of anthropogenic pressures upon primates is increasingly prevalent, and yet the
phenotypic aspects of these impacts remain understudied. Captive environments can pose …

This thesis examines the hypothesis that in both Soetdoring and! Gariep populations, a
female South African vervet's parity status (nulliparous or parous) affects her physiological …