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Prof Jean Boubli's Outputs (84)

Mixed-species groups of marmosets and Tamarins across a gradient of agroforestry intensification (2014)
Journal Article
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.

Males follow females during fissioning of a group of northern muriquis (2013)
Journal Article
Tokuda, M., Boubli, J., Mourthé, I., Izar, P., Possamai, C., & Strier, K. (2014). Males follow females during fissioning of a group of northern muriquis. American Journal of Primatology, 76(6), 529-538. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22244

Although well documented in matrilocal primate species, group fission is still a poorly known phenomenon among patrilocal primates. In this paper we describe in detail a group fission event in the population of northern muriquis at the Reserva Partic... Read More about Males follow females during fissioning of a group of northern muriquis.

Social cliques in male northern muriquis Brachyteles hypoxanthus (2012)
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Tokuda, M., Boubli, J., Izar, P., & Strier, K. (2012). Social cliques in male northern muriquis Brachyteles hypoxanthus. Current Zoology, 58(2), 342-352. https://doi.org/10.1093/czoolo/58.2.342

Analyses of spatial relationships and social interactions provide insights into the social structure of animal societies and the ways in which social preferences among and between dyads affect higher order social relationships. In this paper we descr... Read More about Social cliques in male northern muriquis Brachyteles hypoxanthus.

Cebus Phylogenetic relationships: A preliminary reassessment of the diversity of the untufted capuchin monkeys (2012)
Journal Article
Boubli, J., Rylands, A., Farias, I., Alfaro, M., & Alfaro, J. (2012). Cebus Phylogenetic relationships: A preliminary reassessment of the diversity of the untufted capuchin monkeys. American Journal of Primatology, 74(4), 381-393. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.21998

The untufted, or gracile, capuchin monkeys are currently classified in four species, Cebus albifrons, C.
capucinus, C. olivaceus, and C. kaapori, with all but C. kaaporihaving numerous described subspecies.
The taxonomy is controversial and their ge... Read More about Cebus Phylogenetic relationships: A preliminary reassessment of the diversity of the untufted capuchin monkeys.

Explosive Pleistocene range expansion leads to widespread Amazonian sympatry between robust and gracile capuchin monkeys (2011)
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Lynch Alfaro, J., Boubli, J., Olson, L., Di Fiore, A., Wilson, B., Gutiérrez-Espeleta, G., …Alfaro, M. (2012). Explosive Pleistocene range expansion leads to widespread Amazonian sympatry between robust and gracile capuchin monkeys. Journal of Biogeography, 39(2), 272-288. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02609.x

Aim Capuchin monkey species are widely distributed across Central and South
America. Morphological studies consistently divide the clade into robust and
gracile forms, which show extensive sympatry in the Amazon Basin. We use
genetic data to test... Read More about Explosive Pleistocene range expansion leads to widespread Amazonian sympatry between robust and gracile capuchin monkeys.

Structure and floristic composition of one of the last forest fragments containing the critically endangered Northern Muriqui (Brachyteles Hypoxanthus, Primates) (2011)
Journal Article
Boubli, J., Couto-Santos, F., & Strier, K. (2011). Structure and floristic composition of one of the last forest fragments containing the critically endangered Northern Muriqui (Brachyteles Hypoxanthus, Primates). Ecotropica (Bonn), 17(2), 53-69

This study presents results from the first systematic botanical investigation of the RPPN Feliciano Miguel Abdala
(RPPN-FMA, formerly Caratinga Biological Station), a semi-deciduous forest fragment in southeastern Brazil that supports
nearly a thir... Read More about Structure and floristic composition of one of the last forest fragments containing the critically endangered Northern Muriqui (Brachyteles Hypoxanthus, Primates).

Genetic diversity and population history of a critically endangered primate, the Northern Muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus) (2011)
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Kolokotronis, S., Chaves, P., Alvarenga, C., Possamai, C., Dias, L., Boubli, J., …Fagundes, V. (2011). Genetic diversity and population history of a critically endangered primate, the Northern Muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus). PLoS ONE, 6(6), e20722. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0020722

Social, ecological, and historical processes affect the genetic structure of primate populations, and therefore have key implications for the conservation of endangered species. The northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus) is a critically endangere... Read More about Genetic diversity and population history of a critically endangered primate, the Northern Muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus).

Distribution, population size and conservation of the endemic muriquis (brachyteles spp.) of the arazilian Atlantic forest (2009)
Journal Article
Cunha, A., Viveiros Grelle, C., & Boubli, J. (2009). Distribution, population size and conservation of the endemic muriquis (brachyteles spp.) of the arazilian Atlantic forest. Oryx, 43(2), 254-257. https://doi.org/10.1017/S003060530700230X

Muriquis are endemic primates of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, with two recognized species: Brachyteles hypoxanthus and Brachyteles arachnoides. Although the state of Rio de Janeiro is the type locality for B. arachnoides the muriqui population of t... Read More about Distribution, population size and conservation of the endemic muriquis (brachyteles spp.) of the arazilian Atlantic forest.

Modeling the geographical distribution and fundamental niches of Cacajao spp. and Chiropotes israelita in Northwestern Amazonia via a maximum entropy algorithm (2009)
Journal Article
Boubli, J., & de Lima, M. (2009). Modeling the geographical distribution and fundamental niches of Cacajao spp. and Chiropotes israelita in Northwestern Amazonia via a maximum entropy algorithm. International Journal of Primatology, 30(2), 217-228. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-009-9335-4

We modeled the geographical distribution of 4 pithecine primate species: brown-backed bearded sakis (Chiropotes israelita) and 3 black uakaris (Cacajao melanocephalus, C. hosomi, and C. ayresi) that inhabit remote regions of western Amazonas, Brazil.... Read More about Modeling the geographical distribution and fundamental niches of Cacajao spp. and Chiropotes israelita in Northwestern Amazonia via a maximum entropy algorithm.

Is the Atlantic Forest protected area network efficient in maintaining viable populations of Brachyteles hypoxanthus? (2008)
Journal Article
Brito, D., Grelle, C., & Boubli, J. (2008). Is the Atlantic Forest protected area network efficient in maintaining viable populations of Brachyteles hypoxanthus?. Biodiversity and Conservation, 17(13), 3255-3268. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-008-9427-z

Habitat loss and fragmentation are serious threats to biodiversity conservation in the Atlantic Forest. A network of protected areas is essential to the protection of native biodiversity. However, internal and external factors may threaten the preser... Read More about Is the Atlantic Forest protected area network efficient in maintaining viable populations of Brachyteles hypoxanthus?.

Genetic structure in two northern muriqui populations (Brachyteles hypoxanthus, Primates, Atelidae) as inferred from fecal DNA (2008)
Journal Article
Fagundes, V., Paes, M., Chaves, P., Mendes, S., Possamai, C. D. B., Boubli, J., & Strier, K. (2008). Genetic structure in two northern muriqui populations (Brachyteles hypoxanthus, Primates, Atelidae) as inferred from fecal DNA. Genetics and Molecular Biology (Impresso), 31(1), 166-171. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1415-47572008000100028

We assessed the genetic diversity of two northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus Primata, Atelidae) populations, the Feliciano Miguel Abdala population (FMA, n = 108) in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais (19°44' S, 41°49' W) and the Santa Maria d... Read More about Genetic structure in two northern muriqui populations (Brachyteles hypoxanthus, Primates, Atelidae) as inferred from fecal DNA.

Ground use by northern muriquis (Brachyteles hypoxanthus) (2007)
Journal Article
Mourthé, I., Guedes, D., Fidelis, J., Boubli, J., Mendes, S., & Strier, K. (2007). Ground use by northern muriquis (Brachyteles hypoxanthus). American Journal of Primatology, 69(6), 706-712. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.20405

Many arboreal primates descend to the ground, a custom that may occur more frequently in disturbed habitats, and in the presence of researchers to whom the primates are habituated. In this paper, we describe opportunistic observations of ground use i... Read More about Ground use by northern muriquis (Brachyteles hypoxanthus).

Population demography of Northern Muriquis (Brachyteles hypoxanthus) at the Estação Biológica de Caratinga/Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural-Felìciano Miguel Abdala, Minas Gerais, Brazil (2005)
Journal Article
Strier, K., Boubli, J., Possamai, C., & Mendes, S. (2006). Population demography of Northern Muriquis (Brachyteles hypoxanthus) at the Estação Biológica de Caratinga/Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural-Felìciano Miguel Abdala, Minas Gerais, Brazil. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 130(2), 227-237. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.20366

The 957-ha forest at the Estação Biológica de Caratinga/Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural-Felìciano Miguel Abdala, in Minas Gerais, Brazil, supports one of the largest known populations of the critically endangered northern muriqui (Brachytele... Read More about Population demography of Northern Muriquis (Brachyteles hypoxanthus) at the Estação Biológica de Caratinga/Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural-Felìciano Miguel Abdala, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Tropical fruits and frugivores : the search for strong interactors (2005)
Book
(2005). J. Dew, & J. Boubli (Eds.), Tropical fruits and frugivores : the search for strong interactors. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3833-X

In this book we undertake one of the first global-scale comparisons of the relationships between tropical plants and frugivorous animal communities, comparing sites within and across continents. In total, 12 primary contributors, including noted plan... Read More about Tropical fruits and frugivores : the search for strong interactors.

Floristics, primary productivity and primate diversity in Amazonia : contrasting a eutrophic várzea forest and an oligotrophic caatinga forest in Brazil (2005)
Book Chapter
Boubli, J. (2005). Floristics, primary productivity and primate diversity in Amazonia : contrasting a eutrophic várzea forest and an oligotrophic caatinga forest in Brazil. In J. Dew, & J. Boubli (Eds.), Tropical fruits and frugivores : the search for strong interactors (59-73). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3833-X_4

Several factors such as rainfall, primary productivity, and plant species richness have been hypothesized to affect consumer species richness, possibly explaining differences in species richness among communities and on different continents. Primary... Read More about Floristics, primary productivity and primate diversity in Amazonia : contrasting a eutrophic várzea forest and an oligotrophic caatinga forest in Brazil.

Mesoscale transect sampling of trees in the Lomako-Yekokora interfluvium, Democratic Republic of the Congo (2004)
Journal Article
Boubli, J., Eriksson, J., Wich, S., Hohmann, G., & Fruth, B. (2004). Mesoscale transect sampling of trees in the Lomako-Yekokora interfluvium, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Biodiversity and Conservation, 13(13), 2399-2417. https://doi.org/10.1023/B%3ABIOC.0000048445.27943.81

We conducted a mesoscale transect sampling of trees ≥10 cm DBH in the Lomako-Yekokora interfluvial forest, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Our objective was to characterize the forest landscape contained between the Lomako and Yekokora rivers in te... Read More about Mesoscale transect sampling of trees in the Lomako-Yekokora interfluvium, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Morphologic, karyotypic, and molecular evidence of a new form of Chiropotes (Primates, Pitheciinae) (2003)
Journal Article
Bonvicino, C., Boubli, J., Otazú, I., Almeida, F., Nascimento, F., Coura, J., & Seuánez, H. (2003). Morphologic, karyotypic, and molecular evidence of a new form of Chiropotes (Primates, Pitheciinae). American Journal of Primatology, 61(3), 123-133. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.10115

Morphologic, karyotypic, and molecular analyses were carried out in 25 specimens of a distinct morph of Chiropotes (henceforth termed Chiropotes sp.) obtained from a number of localities in the Brazilian Amazon. Pelage coloration clearly distinguishe... Read More about Morphologic, karyotypic, and molecular evidence of a new form of Chiropotes (Primates, Pitheciinae).

Lowland floristic assessment of Pico da Neblina National Park, Brazil (2002)
Journal Article
Boubli, J. (2002). Lowland floristic assessment of Pico da Neblina National Park, Brazil. Plant Ecology, 160(2), 149-167. https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1015832811209

Pico da Neblina National Park, located in north-western Amazonia,Brazil, is characterized by considerable habitat diversity resulting from anorographic zonation of vegetation (from 100 to 3,014 m above sealevel) and a mosaic pattern of soil types wit... Read More about Lowland floristic assessment of Pico da Neblina National Park, Brazil.

The time of divergence between the two species of uacari monkeys : Cacajao calvus and Cacajao melanocephalus (2001)
Journal Article
Boubli, J., & Ditchfield, A. (2001). The time of divergence between the two species of uacari monkeys : Cacajao calvus and Cacajao melanocephalus. Folia Primatologica, 71(6), 387-391. https://doi.org/10.1159/000052735

It has been suggested in the literature that primates of the genus Cacajao have been restricted to flooded-forest habitats of western Amazonia since their split from the Chiropotes line in the Tertiary. It has been proposed further that the different... Read More about The time of divergence between the two species of uacari monkeys : Cacajao calvus and Cacajao melanocephalus.