Publications

2023

Vanhooland, L-C., Szabó, A., Bugnyar, T., & Massen, J. J. M. (2023). A comparative study of mirror self-recognition in three corvid species. Animal Cognition, 26(1), 229–248. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-022-01696-4

Hammer, R., Stribos, M. S., Boehm, P. M., Pink, K. E., Herzele, J., Wallner, B., Huffman, M. A., Massen, J. J. M., & Pflüger, L. S. (2023). A novel methodological approach for group classification during fission of a semi-free-ranging group of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata). American Journal of Primatology, 85(2), 1-18. Article e23463. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23463

van Leeuwen, E. J. C., & Hoppitt, W. (2023). Biased cultural transmission of a social custom in chimpanzees. Science advances, 9(7), Article eade5675. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ade5675

Leroux, M., Schel, A. M., Wilke, C., Chandia, B., Zuberbühler, K., Slocombe, K. E., & Townsend, S. W. (2023). Call combinations and compositional processing in wild chimpanzees. Nature Communications, 14(1), 1-8. Article 2225. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37816-y

Rawlings, B. S., van Leeuwen, E. J. C., & Davila-Ross, M. (2023). Chimpanzee communities differ in their inter- and intrasexual social relationships. Learning and Behavior, 51(1), 48-58. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13420-023-00570-8

Goldsborough, Z., Schel, A. M., & Van Leeuwen, E. J. C. (2023). Chimpanzees communicate to coordinate a cultural practice. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 290(1991), Article 20221754. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.1754

Zwerts, J. A. (2023). Conservation and monitoring of wildlife in logged tropical forests: A study in Western Equatorial Africa . [Doctoral thesis 1 (Research UU / Graduation UU), Universiteit Utrecht]. Utrecht University. https://doi.org/10.33540/1760

Nolte, S., Sterck, L., & van Leeuwen, E. (2023). Does tolerance allow bonobos to outperform chimpanzees on a cooperative task? A conceptual replication of Hare et al., 2007. Royal Society Open Science, 10(1), 1-21. Article 220194. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.220194

DeTroy, S. E., Hirata, S., Nakamura, M., Haun, D. B. M., & van Leeuwen, E. J. C. (2023). Evolution of Humanity: English Translation of the Original Essay by Kinji Imanishi. Including Commentaries by Contemporary Scholars. International Journal of Primatology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-023-00404-4

Zijlmans, D. G. M. (2023). Fat or fit: correlates, consequences and control of overweight in group-housed primates.[Doctoral thesis 1 (Research UU / Graduation UU), Universiteit Utrecht]. Utrecht University. https://doi.org/10.33540/1716

Hallers-Haalboom, E. T., Vermande, M. M., van Leeuwen, E. J. C., & Sterck, E. H. M. (2023). Food sharing with friends and acquaintances: A study in preschool boys and girls. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, Article 1130632. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1130632

van Leeuwen, E. J. C., Staes, N., Brooker, J. S., Kordon, S., Nolte, S., Clay, Z., Eens, M., & Stevens, J. M. G. (2023). Group-specific expressions of co-feeding tolerance in bonobos and chimpanzees preclude dichotomous species generalizations. iScience, 26(12), Article 108528. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.108528

van Dijk, E. S. J., Bhattacharjee, D., Belli, E., & Massen, J. J. M. (2023). Hand preference predicts behavioral responses to threats in Barbary macaques. American Journal of Primatology, 85(7), Article e23499. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23499

Roth, T., Samara, I., Perea-Garcia, J. O., & Kret, M. E. (2023). Individual attractiveness preferences differentially modulate immediate and voluntary attention. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 1-14. Article 2147. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29240-5

Bhattacharjee, D., Cousin, E., Pflüger, L. S., & Massen, J. J. M. (2023). Prosociality in a despotic society. iScience, 26(5), 1-19. Article 106587. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.106587

Whytock, R., Suijten, T., Deursen, T. V., Świeżewski, J., Mermiaghe, H., Madamba, N., Mouckoumou, N., Zwerts, J. A., Pambo, A. F. K., Bahaa‐el‐din, L., Brittain, S., Cardoso, A. W., Henschel, P., Lehmann, D., Momboua, B. R., Makaga, L., Orbell, C., White, L. J. T., Iponga, D. M., & Abernethy, K. (2023). Real‐time alerts from AI‐enabled camera traps using the Iridium satellite network: A case‐study in Gabon, Central Africa. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 14(3), 867-874. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.14036

Bakker, J., Maaskant, A., Wegman, M., Zijlmans, D. G. M., Hage, P., Langermans, J. A. M., & Remarque, E. J. (2023). Reference Intervals and Percentiles for Hematologic and Serum Biochemical Values in Captive Bred Rhesus (Macaca mulatta) and Cynomolgus Macaques (Macaca fascicularis). Animals, 13(3), Article 445. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13030445

Horn, L., Bugnyar, T., & Massen, J. J. M. (2023). Testing the effects of kinship, reciprocity and dominance on prosocial food provisioning in azure-winged magpies (Cyanopica cyana), carrion crows (Corvus corone) and common ravens (C. corax). Ethology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/eth.13420

Massen, J. J. M., & Gallup, A. C. (2023). The evidence does not support long-term oxygenation as a functional explanation for the evolution of yawning. Sleep and Breathing, 27(2), 679–682. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-022-02627-w

2022

Bhattacharjee, D., & Bhadra, A. (2022). Adjustment in the point-following behaviour of free-ranging dogs - roles of social petting and informative-deceptive nature of cues. Animal Cognition, 25(3), 571–579. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-021- 01573-6

Escribano, D., Doldán-Martelli, V., Cronin, K. A., Haun, D. B. M., van Leeuwen, E. J. C., Cuesta, J. A., & Sánchez, A. (2022). Chimpanzees organize their social relationships like humans. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 1-8. [16641]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20672-z

Zijlmans, D. G. M., van den Berg, L. M., Langermans, J. A. M., & Sterck, E. H. M. (2022). Does behaviour predict weight gain during adulthood in captive group-living rhesus macaques? Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 256, 1-8. [105748]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2022.105748

Boucherie, P. H., Gallego-Abenza, M., Massen, J. J. M., & Bugnyar, T. (2022). Dominance in a socially dynamic setting: hierarchical structure and conflict dynamics in ravens' foraging groups. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 377(1845), 1-12. [20200446]. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2020.0446

Staes, N., Vermeulen, K., van Leeuwen, E. J. C., Verspeek, J., Torfs, J. R. R., Eens, M., & Stevens, J. M. G. (2022). Drivers of Dyadic Cofeeding Tolerance in Pan: A Composite Measure Approach. Biology, 11(5), 1-21. [713]. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11050713

van Leeuwen, E. J. C., Bruinstroop, B. M. C., & Haun, D. B. M. (2022). Early Trauma Leaves No Social Signature in Sanctuary-Housed Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Animals, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13010049

Zwerts, J. A., Wiegers, J. N., Sterck, E. H. M., & Van Kuijk, M. (2022). Exploring spatio-temporal variation in soundscape saturation of an African tropical forest landscape. Ecological Indicators, 137, 1-10. [108712]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.108712

Kooros, S. J., Goossens, B., Sterck, E. H. M., Kenderdine, R., Malim, P. T., Ramirez Saldivar, D. A., & Stark, D. J. (2022). External environmental conditions impact nocturnal activity levels in proboscis monkeys (Nasalis larvatus) living in Sabah, Malaysia. American Journal of Primatology, 84(9), 1-13. [e23423]. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23423

Bagaria, M., Kuiper, L., Meijer, E., & Sterck, E. H. M. (2022). Individual behavioral correlates of tail biting in pre-finishing piglets. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 9, 1-14. [1033463]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.1033463

Goldsborough, Z., Sterck, E. H. M., De Waal, F. B. M., & Webb, C. E. (2022). Individual variation in chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) repertoires of abnormal behaviour. Animal Welfare, 31(1), 125-135. https://doi.org/10.7120/09627286.31.1.011

Schel, A. M., Bono, A., Aychet, J., Pika, S., & Lemasson, A. (2022). Intentional gestural communication amongst redcapped mangabeys (Cercocebus torquatus). Animal Cognition, 25(5), 1313-1330. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-022- 01615-7

Rox, A., Waasdorp, S., Sterck, E. H. M., Langermans, J. A. M., & Louwerse, A. L. (2022). Multigenerational Social Housing and Group-Rearing Enhance Female Reproductive Success in Captive Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta). Biology, 11(7), 1-12. [970]. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11070970

Kret, M. E., Massen, J. J. M., & De Waal, F. B. M. (2022). My Fear Is Not, and Never Will Be, Your Fear: On Emotions and Feelings in Animals. Affective Science, 3(1), 182-189. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42761-021-00099-x

Gallup, A. C., Schild, A. B., Ühlein, M. A., Bugnyar, T., & Massen, J. J. M. (2022). No Evidence for Contagious Yawning in Juvenile Ravens (Corvus corax): An Observational Study. Animals, 12(11), 1-12. [1357]. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12111357

Zijlmans, D. G. M., Maaskant, A., Louwerse, A. L., Sterck, E. H. M., & Langermans, J. A. M. (2022). Overweight Management through Mild Caloric Restriction in Multigenerational Long-Tailed Macaque Breeding Groups. Veterinary Sciences, 9(6), 1-15. [262]. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9060262

Šlipogor, V., Graf, C., Massen, J. J. M., & Bugnyar, T. (2022). Personality and social environment predict cognitive performance in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus). Scientific Reports, 12(1), [6702]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598- 022-10296-8

Kluiver, C. E., de Jong, J. A., Massen, J. J. M., & Bhattacharjee, D. (2022). Personality as a Predictor of Time-Activity Budget in Lion-Tailed Macaques (Macaca silenus). Animals, 12(12), 1-22. [1495]. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12121495

Miller, R., Lambert, M. L., Frohnwieser, A., Brecht, K. F., Bugnyar, T., Crampton, I., Garcia-Pelegrin, E., Gould, K., Greggor, A. L., Izawa, E-I., Kelly, D. M., Li, Z., Luo, Y., Luong, L. B., Massen, J. J. M., Nieder, A., Reber, S. A., Schiestl, M., Seguchi, A., ... Clayton, N. S. (2022). Socio-ecological correlates of neophobia in corvids. Current Biology, 32(1), 74- 85.e4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.10.045

Sterck, E. H. M., & Roth, T. S. (2022). Socioecology of Asian Colobines. In I. Matsuda, C. C. Grueter, & J. A. Teichroeb (Eds.), The Colobines: Natural History, Behaviour and Ecological Diversity (pp. 250-270). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108347150.017

Massen, J. J. M., & Gallup, A. C. (2022). The evidence does not support long-term oxygenation as a functional explanation for the evolution of yawning. Sleep and Breathing. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-022-02627-w

Gielen, K., Louwerse, A. L., & Sterck, E. H. M. (2022). The Older the Better: Infanticide Is Age-Related for Both Victims and Perpetrators in Captive Long-Tailed Macaques. Biology, 11(7), [1008]. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11071008

Rebout, N., Marco, A. D., Sanna, A., Micheletta, J., Lone, J-C., Berg, R. F. V. D., Sterck, E. H. M., Langermans, J. A. M., Thierry, B., & Lemasson, A. (2022). Tolerant and intolerant macaques differ in the context specificity of their calls and how they ‘comment’ on the interactions of others. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 76(5), 1-13. [67]. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-022-03177-7

Sousa, T. R., Schietti, J., Ribeiro, I. O., Emílio, T., Fernández, R. H., ter Steege, H., Castilho, C. V., Esquivel-Muelbert, A., Baker, T., Pontes-Lopes, A., Silva, C. V. J., Silveira, J. M., Derroire, G., Castro, W., Mendoza, A. M., Ruschel, A., Prieto, A., Lima, A. J. N., Rudas, A., ... Costa, F. R. C. (2022). Water table depth modulates productivity and biomass across Amazonian forests. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 31(8), 1571-1588. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13531

van Leeuwen, E. J. C., & Goldsborough, Z. (2022). What animal cultures may beget: Comment on "Blind alleys and fruitful pathways in the comparative study of cultural cognition" by Andrew Whiten. Physics of Life Reviews, 44, 99-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plrev.2022.12.010