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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"Papio"”.
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Evolution of Gene Regulation in Papio Baboons
<p>Changes in gene regulation are thought to play an important role in primate evolution and divergence. In support of this hypothesis, comparative evidence clearly demonstrate that gene expression patterns differ between closely related species and tend to evolve under selective constraint. …
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Activity patterns of baboons (Papio ursinus) at Cape Point
Four troops of chacma baboons Papio ursinus, comprising approximately 150 individuals, have home-ranges largely in the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. One hundred and twenty-one days of observation was made of one of these troops, 0 troop, between March 1975 and February 1976. 0 troop occupies a …
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Functional analysis and elimination of SIB in an olive baboon (Papio hamadryas anubis).
… for the SIB displayed by an olive baboon (Papio hamadryas anubis). Results indicated that the behavior was maintained by attention from humans. As treatment, reinforcement was arranged for an appropriate alternative attention-getting behavior, resulting in increases in the appropriate …
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The social relationships among adults in a troop of free-ranging baboons (Papio cynocephalus ursinus).
The purpose of this thesis is to present data on the social interactions among ten adult baboons, and to show how these interactions are affected by changes in the female reproductive state. Using data on social interactions , I attempt both to describe social relationships and t o suggest how such …
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Major histocompatibility complex diversity in an urban Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) population: Implications for conservation
… range of the peninsula's Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) population.
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Behavioural and isotope ecology of marine-foraging chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa
… only the adaptable and dextrous chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) has learnt to supplement its diet with protein-rich foods from the marine intertidal zone. There are qualitative descriptions of this behaviour in the literature, but the relative contribution of marine foods to baboon diet, the …
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Mommy Issues: Do Differential Rearing Histories Affect the Social Behavior of Captive Chacma Baboons (<i>Papio ursinus</i>)
… observed the behavior of 17 chacma baboons (<em>Papio ursinus</em>) in order to understand the relationship between rearing history, dominance hierarchy, and social behavior. The Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and Education (C.A.R.E.) has utilized hand-rearing in the past and is currently using …
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Single and Pair Housed Chacma Baboons’ (<i>Papio ursinus</i>) Response to Caregivers’ Use of Species-Specific Behavior
… human caregivers and captive chacma baboons <em>(Papio ursinus)</em>would alter the baboons’ behaviors, and if these interactions could be used as social enrichment. I conducted this study with single and pair housed adult chacma baboons at The Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and Education …
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Behavioural and physiological responses of chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) to wildfire in the Cape Peninsula of South Africa
In an ecological context, ‘flexibility’ refers to an animal’s ability to respond immediately to environmental stimuli through physiological and behavioural adjustments. Specifically, primates exhibit a high degree of ecological flexibility, which allows them to persist through environmental changes …
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Dietary ecology of Chacma baboons (Papio Ursinus (Kerr, 1972) and Pleistocene Cercopithecoidea in Savanna environments of South Africa
… ecology of savanna-dwelling chacma baboons (Papio ursinus), and a number of fossil cercopithecoids, from modern and Pleistocene environments of South Africa, respectively, using principles of stable light isotope ecology. Previous studies of baboon ecology, based largely on direct …
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A comparison of the subspecific divergence of two sympatric African monkeys, Papio hamadryas & Chlorocebus aethiops: morphology, environment, diet & phylogeny
The baboon and vervet monkey exhibit numerous similarities in geographic range, ecology and social structure, and both exhibit extensive subspecific variation corresponding to geotypic forms. This thesis compares these two subspecific radiations, using skull morphology to characterise the two taxa, …
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The spatial ecology of chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) in the Cape Peninusula, South Africa: towards improved management and conservation strategies
Competition for space between humans and wildlife is prevalent worldwide. In the Cape Peninsula, South Africa, extensive land transformation has geographically isolated, fragmented and reduced the size of the local chacma baboon population and is perceived to be a major driver of human-baboon …
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Infection of two distinct Trichuris sp. genotypes within and among baboon (Papio ursinus) troops on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa
The chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) population on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa is divided into 16 geographically isolated troops, 14 of which are classified as being commensal with humans. Regular contact with humans in urban and agricultural settings may have increased the risk of transmission …
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Gastrointestinal parasite infections in Chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa : the influence of individual, group and anthropogenic factors
… in a free-living population of chacma baboons (Papio ursinus). Data on parasite diversity and prevalence were obtained from 616 faecal samples collected from over 350 individuals in eight troops (six from the Cape Peninsula, one from Pringle Bay, and one from Wildcliff Nature Reserve) between …
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Gastrointestinal Parasite infections in Chacma Baboons (Papio ursinus) of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa: the influence of individual, group, and anthropogenic factors
… in a free-living population of chacma baboons (Papio ursinus). Data on parasite diversity and prevalence were obtained from 616 faecal samples collected from over 350 individuals in eight troops (six from the Cape Peninsula, one from Pringle Bay, and one from Wildcliff Nature Reserve) between …
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Phylogeny and phylogeography of the Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus): the role of landscape in shaping contemporary genetic structure in the southern African baboon
… in structuring diversity within chacma baboons (Papio ursinus). The data set comprises molecular sequences from two mitochondrial DNA markers: the Brown region and the hypervariable D-loop. DNA was extracted from faecal samples of 261 free living chacma baboons across southern Africa. …
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Analysis of seasonal variation in dietary composition and behaviour of wild chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) in two habitats of different human influence around windhoek, central Namibia
Diet composition of an organism gives a holistic picture of what an organism forages on in its environment to maximize energy intake for all its essential activities that contribute to survival and successful reproduction. Chacma baboons have the ability to modify their broad omnivorous diet and …
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