A Comparison of the Sleeping Behavior of Three Sympatric Primates

2001 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uma Ramakrishnan ◽  
Richard G. Coss
Keyword(s):  
Sympatric Primates

Entamoeba histolyticainfection in humans, chimpanzees and baboons in the Greater Gombe Ecosystem, Tanzania

Parasitology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 146 (9) ◽  
pp. 1116-1122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica R. Deere ◽  
Michele B. Parsons ◽  
Elizabeth V. Lonsdorf ◽  
Iddi Lipende ◽  
Shadrack Kamenya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Entamoeba Histolytica ◽  
Nonhuman Primates ◽  
Gastrointestinal Symptoms ◽  
Infection Status ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Phylogenetic Studies ◽  
Sanitation And Hygiene ◽  
Zoonotic Parasite ◽  
Potential Risk Factors ◽  
Sympatric Primates

AbstractEntamoeba histolyticais an enteric parasite that infects approximately 50 million people worldwide. AlthoughE. histolyticais a zoonotic parasite that has the potential to infect nonhuman primates, such transmission is poorly understood. Consequently, this study examined whetherE. histolyticais present among humans, chimpanzees and baboons living in the Greater Gombe Ecosystem (GGE), Tanzania. The primary aims were to determine patterns ofE. histolyticainfection in a system with human-nonhuman primate overlap and to test associations between infection status and potential risk factors of disease.Entamoebaspp. occurred in 60.3% of human, 65.6% of chimpanzee and 88.6% of baboon samples.Entamoeba histolyticaoccurred in 12.1% of human, 34.1% of chimpanzee and 10.9% of baboon samples. HumanE. histolyticainfection was associated with gastrointestinal symptoms. This was the first study to confirm the presence ofE. histolyticain the GGE. The high sample prevalence ofE. histolyticain three sympatric primates suggests that zoonotic transmission is possible and stresses the need for further phylogenetic studies. Interventions targeting better sanitation and hygiene practices for humans living in the GGE can help preventE. histolyticainfection in humans, while also protecting the endangered chimpanzees and other primates in this region.

scholarly journals Reproductive seasonality in two sympatric primates ( Ateles belzebuth and Lagothrix lagotricha poeppigii ) from Amazonian Ecuador

2020 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelsey M. Ellis ◽  
Laura A. Abondano ◽  
Andrés Montes‐Rojas ◽  
Andrés Link ◽  
Anthony Di Fiore
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Seasonality ◽  
Lagothrix Lagotricha ◽  
Ateles Belzebuth ◽  
Amazonian Ecuador ◽  
Sympatric Primates

Hardness as a basis of fruit choice in two sympatric primates

1990 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Warren G. Kinzey ◽  
Marilyn A. Norconk
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Choice ◽  
Sympatric Primates

scholarly journals Seed source, seed traits, and frugivore habits: Implications for dispersal quality of two sympatric primates

2014 ◽  
Vol 101 (6) ◽  
pp. 970-978 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julieta Benítez-Malvido ◽  
Ana Ma. González-Di Pierro ◽  
Rafael Lombera ◽  
Susana Guillén ◽  
Alejandro Estrada
Keyword(s):  
Seed Source ◽  
Seed Traits ◽  
Dispersal Quality ◽  
Sympatric Primates
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