Animal and human societies are multifaceted. In order to understand how they have evolved,
it is necessary to investigate each of the constituent facets including individual abilities and …

Resource partitioning in a community of diurnal arboreal mammals consisting of the lion-tailed
macaque Macaca silenus, bonnet macaque (BM) Macaca radiata, Nilgiri langur …

Socioecological theory suggests that between-group competition is an important factor affecting
the nature of primate social relationships. Between-group encounters in macaques may …

Serological diagnosis of infectious diseases that generate a highly heterogeneous antibody
repertoire, such as tuberculosis, requires tests based on cocktails of antigens. We describe …

What is the basis of the differences in aggressiveness, tendency to affiliate, and maternal
care within the genus Macaco (Fig. 2.1)(Thierry, Singh & Kaumanns, Chapter l)? This is a …

We assessed the distribution and relative abundance of mammals in two rainforest areas,
Brahmagiri-Makut and Sirsi-Honnavara, of the Western Ghats, southern India, from November …

Detailed mapping and regular monitoring of tropical rainforests is important for conservation
and management of highly fragmented tropical rainforest habitats and biodiversity. Several …

Of all the non-human primate species studied by researchers, the rhesus macaque (Macaca
mulatta) is likely the most widely used across biological disciplines. Rhesus macaques …

In a competitive sympatric association, coexisting species may try to reduce interspecific
interactions as well as competition for similar resources by several ecological and behavioral …

This study reports critical changes in the behaviour patterns of lion-tailed macaques (Macaca
silenus) inhabiting a continuously changing and deteriorating rain forest fragment in the …