All Outputs (83)

Predicted distribution and habitat loss for the endangered black-faced black spider monkey Ateles chamek in the Amazon (2018)
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Rabelo, R., Gonçalves, J., Silva, F., Rocha, D., Canale, G., Bernardo, C., & Boubli, J. (2020). Predicted distribution and habitat loss for the endangered black-faced black spider monkey Ateles chamek in the Amazon. Oryx, 54(5), 699-705. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605318000522

The rate of deforestation in the Amazon is increasing. Predictive models estimate that as a result of agricultural expansion 40% of these forests will be lost by 2050. As a consequence the habitat of forest-dwelling species such as the Endangered bla... Read More about Predicted distribution and habitat loss for the endangered black-faced black spider monkey Ateles chamek in the Amazon.

On a new species of titi monkey (Primates: Plecturocebus Byrne et al., 2016), from Alta Floresta, southern Amazon, Brazil (2018)
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Boubli, J., Byrne, H., da Silva, M., Silva-Júnior, J., Costa Araújo, R., Bertuol, F., …Hrbek, T. (2018). On a new species of titi monkey (Primates: Plecturocebus Byrne et al., 2016), from Alta Floresta, southern Amazon, Brazil. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 132(Mar 19), 117-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2018.11.012

The taxonomy of the titi monkeys (Callicebinae) has recently received considerable attention. It is now recognised that this subfamily is composed of three genera with 33 species, seven of them described since 2002. Here, we describe a new species of... Read More about On a new species of titi monkey (Primates: Plecturocebus Byrne et al., 2016), from Alta Floresta, southern Amazon, Brazil.

The Roosevelt – Rondon expedition marmoset (Mico marcai) : unveiling the conservation status of a data deficient species (2018)
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Silva, F., EL Bizri, H., Goncalves, J., Lemos, L., Araujo, R., Lima, I., …Boubli, J. (2020). The Roosevelt – Rondon expedition marmoset (Mico marcai) : unveiling the conservation status of a data deficient species. Oryx, 54(4), 539-545. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605318000303

The Roosevelt-Rondon Expedition marmoset, Mico marcai, was collected in 1914 and to date, all information on this species comes from three skins brought back by the Expedition and two additional skins collected in the 1990s. It is no surprise then th... Read More about The Roosevelt – Rondon expedition marmoset (Mico marcai) : unveiling the conservation status of a data deficient species.

Titi monkey biogeography : parallel Pleistocene spread by Plecturocebus and Cheracebus into a post-Pebas Western Amazon (2018)
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Byrne, H., Lynch Alfaro, J., Sampaio, I., Farias, I., Schneider, H., Hrbek, T., & Boubli, J. (2018). Titi monkey biogeography : parallel Pleistocene spread by Plecturocebus and Cheracebus into a post-Pebas Western Amazon. Zoologica Scripta, 47(5), 499-517. https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12300

Titi monkeys, subfamily Callicebinae, are a diverse, species‐rich group of Neotropical primates with an extensive range across South America. Their distribution in space and time makes them an interesting primate model for addressing questions of Neo... Read More about Titi monkey biogeography : parallel Pleistocene spread by Plecturocebus and Cheracebus into a post-Pebas Western Amazon.

A phylogenomic perspective on the robust capuchin monkey (Sapajus) radiation : first evidence for extensive population admixture across South America (2018)
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Lima, M., Silva-Junior, J., Cerny, D., Buckner, J., Aleixo, A., Chang, J., …Lynch Alfaro, J. (2018). A phylogenomic perspective on the robust capuchin monkey (Sapajus) radiation : first evidence for extensive population admixture across South America. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 124, 137-150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2018.02.023

Phylogenetic relationships amongst the robust capuchin monkeys (genus Sapajus) are poorly understood. Morphology-based taxonomies have recognized anywhere from one to twelve different species. The current IUCN (2017) classification lists eight robust... Read More about A phylogenomic perspective on the robust capuchin monkey (Sapajus) radiation : first evidence for extensive population admixture across South America.

Phylogeny, molecular dating and zoogeographic history of the titi monkeys (Callicebus, Pitheciidae) of eastern Brazil (2018)
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Carneiro, J., Sampaio, I., Silva-Junior, J., Farias, I., Hrbek, T., Pissinatti, A., …Schneider, H. (2018). Phylogeny, molecular dating and zoogeographic history of the titi monkeys (Callicebus, Pitheciidae) of eastern Brazil. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 124, 10-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2018.03.001

The titi monkeys belong to a genus of New World primates endemic to South America, which were recently reclassified in three genera (Cheracebus, Plecturocebus and Callicebus). The genus Callicebus, which currently includes five species, is endemic to... Read More about Phylogeny, molecular dating and zoogeographic history of the titi monkeys (Callicebus, Pitheciidae) of eastern Brazil.

In search of a meaningful classification for Amazonian marmosets : should dwarf marmosets be considered Mico congenerics? (2018)
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Silva, F., Costa-Araújo, R., Boubli, J., Santana, M., Franco, C., Bertuol, F., …Hrbek, T. (2018). In search of a meaningful classification for Amazonian marmosets : should dwarf marmosets be considered Mico congenerics?. Zoologica Scripta, 47(2), 133-143. https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12278

The criteria to classify the diversity of Neotropical Primates have recently taken the discussion boards due to the reappraisal on the phylogenetic relationship of some groups. Such controversial and arbitrary decisions, however, can hamper conservat... Read More about In search of a meaningful classification for Amazonian marmosets : should dwarf marmosets be considered Mico congenerics?.

How many Pygmy Marmoset (Cebuella Gray, 1870) species are there? A taxonomic re-appraisal based on new molecular evidence (2017)
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Boubli, J., da Silva, M., Rylands, A., Nash, S., Bertuol, F., Nunes, M., …Hrbek, T. (2017). How many Pygmy Marmoset (Cebuella Gray, 1870) species are there? A taxonomic re-appraisal based on new molecular evidence. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 120, 170-182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2017.11.010

The pygmy marmoset, Cebuella pygmaea, the smallest of the New World monkeys, has one of the largest geographical distributions of the Amazonian primates. Two forms have been recognized: Cebuella pygmaea pygmaea (Spix, 1823), and C. p. niveiventris Lö... Read More about How many Pygmy Marmoset (Cebuella Gray, 1870) species are there? A taxonomic re-appraisal based on new molecular evidence.

Medium/Long wavelength sensitive opsin diversity in Pitheciidae (2017)
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Goulart, V., Boubli, J., & Young, R. (2017). Medium/Long wavelength sensitive opsin diversity in Pitheciidae. Scientific reports, 7(7737), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08143-2

New World primates feature a complex colour vision system. Most species have polymorphic colour vision where males have a dichromatic colour perception and females can be either ichromatic or trichromatic. The adaptive value of high allelic diversity... Read More about Medium/Long wavelength sensitive opsin diversity in Pitheciidae.

Capuchin monkey biogeography : understanding Sapajus Pleistocene range expansion and the current sympatry between Cebus and Sapajus (2017)
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Lima, M., Buckner, J., Silva-Júnior, J., Aleixo, A., Martins, A., Boubli, J., …Lynch Alfaro, J. (2017). Capuchin monkey biogeography : understanding Sapajus Pleistocene range expansion and the current sympatry between Cebus and Sapajus. Journal of Biogeography, 44(4), 810-820. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12945

Aim:
Our aim was to examine gracile capuchin (Cebus) and robust capuchin monkey (Sapajus) diversification, with a focus on recent Sapajus expansion within Amazonia. We wanted to reconstruct the biogeographical history of the clade using statistical... Read More about Capuchin monkey biogeography : understanding Sapajus Pleistocene range expansion and the current sympatry between Cebus and Sapajus.

Phylogeny of the titi monkeys of the Callicebus moloch group (Pitheciidae, Primates) (2016)
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Carneiro, J., Sliva Junior, J., Sampaio, I., Pissinatti, A., Hrbek, T., Messias, M., …Schneider, H. (2016). Phylogeny of the titi monkeys of the Callicebus moloch group (Pitheciidae, Primates). American Journal of Primatology, 78(9), 904-913. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22559

Callicebus is a Neotropical primate genus of the family Pitheciidae, which
27 currently comprises 34 recognized species. Based on their morphological traits
28 and geographic distribution, these species are currently assigned to five
groups: the C... Read More about Phylogeny of the titi monkeys of the Callicebus moloch group (Pitheciidae, Primates).

Phylogenetic relationships of the New World titi monkeys (Callicebus) : first appraisal of taxonomy based on molecular evidence (2016)
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Byrne, H., Rylands, A., Carneiro, J., Lynch Alfaro, J., Bertuol, F., da Silva, M., …Boubli, J. (2016). Phylogenetic relationships of the New World titi monkeys (Callicebus) : first appraisal of taxonomy based on molecular evidence. Frontiers in Zoology, 13(10), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-016-0142-4

Background: Titi monkeys, Callicebus, comprise the most species-rich primate genus—34 species are currently recognised, five of them described since 2005. The lack of molecular data for titi monkeys has meant that little is known of their phylogeneti... Read More about Phylogenetic relationships of the New World titi monkeys (Callicebus) : first appraisal of taxonomy based on molecular evidence.

Taxonomic review of the New World tamarins (Primates: Callitrichidae) (2016)
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Rylands, A., Heymann, E., Lynch Alfaro, J., Buckner, J., Roos, C., Matauschek, C., …Mittermeier, R. (2016). Taxonomic review of the New World tamarins (Primates: Callitrichidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 177(44), 1003-1028. https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12386

Twelve generic names have been ascribed to the New World tamarins but all are currently placed in just one: Saguinus Hoffmannsegg, 1807. Based on geographical distributions, morphology, and pelage patterns and coloration, they have been divided into... Read More about Taxonomic review of the New World tamarins (Primates: Callitrichidae).

The role of competition in structuring primate communities under different productivity regimes in the Amazon (2015)
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Kamilar, J., Rocha, J., Pinto, M., Boubli, J., & Grelle, C. (2015). The role of competition in structuring primate communities under different productivity regimes in the Amazon. PLoS ONE, 10(12), e0145699. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145699

The factors responsible for the formation of Amazonian primate communities are not well
understood. Here we investigated the influence of interspecific competition in the assembly
of these communities, specifically whether they follow an assembly r... Read More about The role of competition in structuring primate communities under different productivity regimes in the Amazon.

Effects of local habitat variation on the behavioral ecology of two sympatric groups of brown howler monkey (alouatta clamitans) (2015)
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Jung, L., Mourthe, I., Grelle, C., Strier, K., & Boubli, J. (2015). Effects of local habitat variation on the behavioral ecology of two sympatric groups of brown howler monkey (alouatta clamitans). PLoS ONE, 10(7), e0129789. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0129789

Although the brown howler monkey (Alouatta clamitans) is a relatively well-studied Neotropical primate, its behavioral and dietary flexibility at the intra-population level remains poorly documented. This study presents data collected on the behavior... Read More about Effects of local habitat variation on the behavioral ecology of two sympatric groups of brown howler monkey (alouatta clamitans).

Geographic comparison of plant genera used in frugivory among the pitheciids Cacajao, Callicebus, Chiropotes, and Pithecia (2015)
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Boyle, S., Thompson, C., Deluycker, A., Alvarez, S., Alvim, T., Aquino, R., …Caselli, C. (2016). Geographic comparison of plant genera used in frugivory among the pitheciids Cacajao, Callicebus, Chiropotes, and Pithecia. American Journal of Primatology, 78(5), 493-506. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22422

Pitheciids are known for their frugivorous diets, but there has been no broad-scale comparison of fruit genera used by these primates that range across five geographic regions in South America. We compiled 31 fruit lists from data collected from 18 s... Read More about Geographic comparison of plant genera used in frugivory among the pitheciids Cacajao, Callicebus, Chiropotes, and Pithecia.

Special issue: Comparative biogeography of neotropical primates (2014)
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Lynch Alfaro, J., Cortés-Ortiz, L., Di Fiore, A., & Boubli, J. (2015). Special issue: Comparative biogeography of neotropical primates. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 82, 518-529. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2014.09.027

New research presented in this special issue of Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution on the “Phylogeny and Biogeography of Neotropical Primates” greatly improves our understanding of the evolutionary history of the New World monkeys and provides ins... Read More about Special issue: Comparative biogeography of neotropical primates.

Biogeography of squirrel monkeys (genus Saimiri): South-central Amazon origin and rapid pan-Amazonian diversification of a lowland primate (2014)
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Lynch Alfaro, J., Boubli, J., Paim, F., Ribas, C., Silva, M., Messias, M., …Farias, I. (2015). Biogeography of squirrel monkeys (genus Saimiri): South-central Amazon origin and rapid pan-Amazonian diversification of a lowland primate. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 82(Part B), 436-454. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2014.09.004

The squirrel monkey, Saimiri, is a pan-Amazonian Pleistocene radiation. We use statistical phylogeographic methods to create a mitochondrial DNA-based timetree for 118 squirrel monkey samples across 68 localities spanning all Amazonian centers of end... Read More about Biogeography of squirrel monkeys (genus Saimiri): South-central Amazon origin and rapid pan-Amazonian diversification of a lowland primate.

Spatial and temporal patterns of diversification on the Amazon : a test of the riverine hypothesis for all diurnal primates of Rio Negro and Rio Branco in Brazil (2014)
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Boubli, J., Ribas, C., Lynch Alfaro, J., Alfaro, M., Da Silva, M., Pinho, G., & Farias, I. (2015). Spatial and temporal patterns of diversification on the Amazon : a test of the riverine hypothesis for all diurnal primates of Rio Negro and Rio Branco in Brazil. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 82(Part B), 400-412. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2014.09.005

The role of Amazonian rivers as drivers of speciation through vicariance remains controversial. Here we explore the riverine hypothesis by comparing spatial and temporal concordances in pattern of diversification for all diurnal primates of Rio Negro... Read More about Spatial and temporal patterns of diversification on the Amazon : a test of the riverine hypothesis for all diurnal primates of Rio Negro and Rio Branco in Brazil.

Mixed-species groups of marmosets and Tamarins across a gradient of agroforestry intensification (2014)
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Tisovec, K., Cassano, C., Boubli, J., & Pardini, R. (2014). Mixed-species groups of marmosets and Tamarins across a gradient of agroforestry intensification. Biotropica, 46(2), 248-255. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12098

Polyspecific associations are commonly observed in social animals, including primates, and have been interpreted as adaptations either to improve access to resources or to provide protection against predators. Mixed-species associations between Wied'... Read More about Mixed-species groups of marmosets and Tamarins across a gradient of agroforestry intensification.