Mfossa, D. M., Gazagne, E., Abwe, E. E., Vermeulen, C., Michel, B., Mate, J.-P. M., Beudels, R., Tchouamo, R. I., & Brotcorne, F. (2025). Assessing the impact of community-led conservation approach in the preservation of the cryptic gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) population in the Ebo forest, Littoral Region-Cameroon. Biodiversity and Conservation. doi:10.1007/s10531-025-03052-7
The Ebo forest in Cameroon, a biodiversity hotspot in the Gulf of Guinea, hosts conservation valu...
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De Moor, D., Skelton, M., MacaqueNet, Amici, F., Arlet, M. E., Balasubramaniam, K. N., Ballesta, S., Berghänel, A., Berman, C. M., Bernstein, S. K., Bhattacharjee, D., Bliss-Moreau, E., Brotcorne, F., Butovskaya, M., Campbell, L. A. D., Carosi, M., Chatterjee, M., Cooper, M. A., Cowl, V. B., ... Brent, L. J. N. (11 February 2025). MacaqueNet: Advancing comparative behavioural research through large-scale collaboration. Journal of Animal Ecology, n/a (n/a). doi:10.1111/1365-2656.14223
Abstract There is a vast and ever-accumulating amount of behavioural data on individually recogni...
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Sewoyo, P., Wayan Wirata, I., Gorda, W., Wardhita, A. A. G. J., Soma, I. G., Putra, I. G. A. A., Wandia, I. N., & Brotcorne, F. (07 January 2025). Surgical management of severe tail injury by partial caudectomy in a long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis). Journal of Advanced Veterinary Research, 15 (3), 394-396.
A male long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) was found to have a severe tail injury during a ...
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Gazagne, E., Goldblatt, C., Trần Nguyễn, V., Brotcorne, F., & Hambuckers, A. (2025). Utilizing Thermal Imaging Drones to Investigate Sleeping Site Selection in an Arboreal Primate. Current Zoology. doi:10.1093/cz/zoae082
Sleeping site selection is essential for understanding primate behavioural ecology and survival. ...
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Kaisin, O., Amaral, R. G., Bufalo, F., Sabino, G. P., Palme, R., Poncin, P., Rezende, G. C., Brotcorne, F., & Culot, L. (2025). Lower Habitat Quality Increases Physiological Stress in an Endangered Neotropical Primate. Animal Conservation. doi:10.1111/acv.70003
Understanding how habitat quality affects wildlife is one of the fundamental questions of conserv...
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Gazagne, E., Gray, R., Wich, S., Hambuckers, A., & Brotcorne, F. (14 November 2024). Development of a global thermal detection index to prioritize primate research with thermal drones. Scientific Reports, 14 (1), 27963. doi:10.1038/s41598-024-77502-7
Thermal Infrared (TIR) drones are emerging as effective tools for wildlife ecology monitoring and...
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Patouillat, L., Hambuckers, A., Sena Adi Subrata, Garigliany, M.-M.* , & Brotcorne, F.*. (2024). Zoonotic pathogens in wild Asian primates: A systematic review highlighting research gaps. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. doi:10.3389/fvets.2024.1386180
Ongoing global changes, including natural land conversion for agriculture and urbanization, modif...
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Gazagne, E., Gray, R., Nguyen, V. T., & Brotcorne, F. (2024). Effectiveness of thermal infrared drone surveys in detecting the diurnal primate community in Cat Tien National Park, South Vietnam. Vietnamese Journal of Primatology, 3 (5), 1-15.
Thermal infrared (TIR) imaging and drone technology have recently emerged as valuable tools in wi...
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Raskin, A.* , Kaisin, O.* , Michel, L., Lejeune, B., Lepoint, G., Amaral, R. G., Sabino, G. P., Araújo, M. S., Rezende, G. C., Brotcorne, F., & Culot, L. (2024). Stable Isotopes Analysis of Black Lion Tamarins Reveals Increasing Arthropod Consumption When Fruit Productivity Decreases in Forest Fragments. American Journal of Primatology, 87 (1), 23698. doi:10.1002/ajp.23698
ABSTRACT Given the cryptic and elusive nature of prey consumption, quantifying its contribution t...
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Ledent, A., Brotcorne, F., Delcourt, J., Poncin, P., & Hindryckx, M.-N. (11 October 2023). Quand un dispositif d’apprentissage numérique ne peut se substituer à l’enseignement en présentiel : les travaux pratiques postpandémiques du supérieur en témoignent. Revue Internationale des Technologies en Pédagogie Universitaire, 20 (2), 100-124. doi:10.18162/ritpu-2023-v20n2-09
Cette étude mesure l’efficacité d’un dispositif de travaux pratiques sous forme de classe inversé...
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Kaisin, O., Bufalo, F., Amaral, R., Palme, R., Poncin, P., Brotcorne, F., & Culot, L. (July 2023). Linking glucocorticoid variations to monthly and daily behavior in a wild endangered neotropical primate. American Journal of Primatology, 85 (7), 23503. doi:10.1002/ajp.23503
Identifying the factors swaying physiological stress levels in wild animals can help depict how t...
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Mfossa, D. M., Gazagne, E., Gray, R. J., Ketchen, M. E., Abwe, E. A., Beudels-Jamar, R. C., Tchouamo, R. I., & Brotcorne, F. (09 March 2023). Montane grassland resources drive gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) nesting behaviors in the Ebo forest, Littoral Region, Cameroon. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 69 (2). doi:10.1007/s10344-023-01660-8
Great apes show strong attachment to their nesting sites, which provide them with substantial sur...
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Gazagne, E., Gray, R. J., Ratajszczak, R., Brotcorne, F., & Hambuckers, A. (2023). Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with thermal infrared (TIR) sensors are effective for monitoring and counting threatened Vietnamese primates. Primates. doi:10.1007/s10329-023-01066-9
Monitoring the population size of threatened primate species with minimal disturbance is becoming...
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Howells, M., Loudon, J., Brotcorne, F., Petterson, J., Wandia, I. N., Putra, G. A. A., & Fuentes, A. (2022). Primates and Primatologists: Reflecting on Two Decades of Primatological and Ethnoprimatological Research, Tourism, and Conservation at the Ubud Monkey Forest. In S. Gursky, J. Supriatna, ... A. Achorn, Ecotourism and Indonesia's Primates (Springer, pp. 153-178). Springer.
The interface between humans and nonhuman primates (NHP) is expanding and intensifying. The Ubud ...
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Mbouombouo Mfossa, D., Abwe, E. E., Whytock, R. C., Morgan, B. J., Huynen, M.-C., Beudels‐Jamar, R. C., Brotcorne, F., & Tchouamo, R. I. (2022). Distribution, habitat use and human disturbance of gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) in the Ebo forest, Littoral Region, Cameroon. African Journal of Ecology. doi:10.1111/aje.13052
Great apes are threatened by many factors including habitat loss, forest degradation and disease....
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Putra, G. A. A., Adi, A. A. A. M., Astawa, N. M., Kardena, M., Wandia, N., Soma, G., Brotcorne, F., & Fuentes, A. (27 May 2022). First survey on seroprevalence of Japanese encephalitis in long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in Bali, Indonesia. Veterinary World, 15 (5), 1341-1346. doi:10.14202/vetworld.2022.1341-1346
Background and Aim: Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a zoonotic infectious inflammatory brain diseas...
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Boumenir, M., Hornick, J.-L., Taminiau, B., Daube, G., Brotcorne, F., Iguer-Ouada, & Moula, N. (2022). First Descriptive Analysis of the Faecal Microbiota ofWild and Anthropized Barbary Macaques (Macaca sylvanus) in the Region of Bejaia, Northeast Algeria. Biology. doi:10.3390/biology11020187
Previous research has revealed the gut microbiota profile of several primate species, as well as ...
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Deleuze, S.* , Brotcorne, F.* , Polet, R., Gede, S., Rigaux, G., Giraud, G., Cloutier, F., Poncin, P., Wandia, I. N., & Huynen, M.-C. (09 September 2021). Tubectomy of Pregnant and Non-pregnant Female Balinese Macaques (Macaca Fascicularis) With Post-operative Monitoring. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8, 688656. doi:10.3389/fvets.2021.688656
Worldwide, primates, and humans increasingly share habitats and often enter in conflict when prim...
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Giraud, G., Sosa, S., Hambuckers, A., Deleuze, S., Wandia, I. N., Huynen, M.-C., Poncin, P., & Brotcorne, F. (29 August 2021). Effect of Infant Presence on Social Networks of Sterilized and Intact Wild Female Balinese Macaques (Macaca fascicularis). Animals, 11 (9), 2538. doi:10.3390/ani11092538
Contraception is increasingly used to control wild animal populations. However, as reproductive c...
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Gazagne, E., Pitance, J.-L., Savini, T., Huynen, M.-C., Poncin, P., Brotcorne, F., & Hambuckers, A. (10 November 2020). Seed Shadows of Northern Pigtailed Macaques within a Degraded Forest Fragment, Thailand. Forests, 11 (1184), 1-24. doi:10.3390/f11111184
Abstract: Research Highlights: Frugivores able to disperse large seeds over large distances are i...
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Gazagne, E., Hambuckers, A., Savini, T., Poncin, P., Huynen, M.-C., & Brotcorne, F. (10 September 2020). Toward a better understanding of habituation process to human observer: A statistical approach in Macaca leonina (Primates: Cercopithecidea). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 68 (2020), 735-749. doi:10.26107/RBZ-2020-0085
Habituation allows an observer to closely approach and follow free-ranging animals, as they no lo...
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Gazagne, E., Savini, T., Ngoprasert, D., Poncin, P., Huynen, M.-C., & Brotcorne, F. (17 July 2020). When Northern Pigtailed Macaques (Macaca leonina) Cannot Select for Ideal Sleeping Sites in a Degraded Habitat. International Journal of Primatology, 41 (4), 614-633. doi:10.1007/s10764-020-00173-4
Primates must select sleeping sites carefully to maximize fitness. In habitats with diminished qu...
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Gazagne, E., José‐Domínguez, J. M., Huynen, M.-C., Hambuckers, A., Poncin, P., Savini, T., & Brotcorne, F. (May 2020). Northern pigtailed macaques rely on old growth plantations to offset low fruit availability in a degraded forest fragment. American Journal of Primatology, 82 (5), 23117. doi:10.1002/ajp.23117
Space‐use and foraging strategies are important facets to consider in regard to the ecology and c...
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Kaisin, O., Amaral, R., Bufalo, F., Brotcorne, F., & Culot, L. (2020). Spontaneous Tool Use by a Wild Black Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysopygus). International Journal of Primatology, 41, 559–561. doi:10.1007/s10764-020-00170-7
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Kaisin, O., Fuzessy, L., Poncin, P., Brotcorne, F., & Culot, L. (2020). A meta-analysis of anthropogenic impacts on physiological stress in wild primates. Conservation Biology, 35 (1), 101-114. doi:10.1111/cobi.13656
As humanity continues to alter the environment extensively, comprehending the effect of anthro- p...
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Brotcorne, F., Holzner, A., Jorge‑Sales, L., Gunst, N., Hambuckers, A., Wandia, N., & Leca, J.-B. (09 December 2019). Social influence on the expression of robbing and bartering behaviours in Balinese long‑tailed macaques. Animal Cognition, 23 (2), 311-326. doi:10.1007/s10071-019-01335-5
Animals use social information, available from conspecifics, to learn and express novel and adapt...
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Kaisin, O., Gazagne, E., Savini, T., Huynen, M.-C., & Brotcorne, F. (2018). Foraging strategies underlying bird egg predation by macaques: A study using artificial nests. American Journal of Primatology, 80 (11). doi:10.1002/ajp.22916
Bird egg predation is widespread in non-human primates. Although nest predation is often describe...
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Brotcorne, F., Giraud, G., Gunst, N., Fuentes, A., Wandia, I. N., Beudels-Jamar, R., Poncin, P., Huynen, M.-C., & Leca, J.-B. (2017). Intergroup variation in robbing and bartering by long-tailed macaques at Uluwatu Temple (Bali, Indonesia). Primates, 58, 505–516. doi:10.1007/s10329-017-0611-1
Robbing and bartering (RB) is a behavioral practice anecdotally reported in free-ranging commensa...
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Brotcorne, F., Fuentes, A., Wandia, I. N., Beudels-Jamar, R. C., & Huynen, M.-C. (June 2015). Changes in Activity Patterns and Intergroup Relationships After a Significant Mortality Event in Commensal Long- Tailed Macaques (Macaca Fascicularis) in Bali, Indonesia. International Journal of Primatology, 36 (3), 548–566. doi:10.1007/s10764-015-9841-5
Little is known regarding behavioral and social responses of free-ranging primates to demographic...
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Hakizimana, D., Hambuckers, A., Brotcorne, F., & Huynen, M.-C. (2015). Characterization of Nest Sites of Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in Kibira National Park, Burundi. African Primates, 10, 1-12.
Abstract: Kibira National Park is the only site in Burundi that harbors a large number of chimpan...
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Brotcorne, F. (2014). Behavioral ecology and commensal long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) populations in Bali, Indonesia: impact of anthropic factors [Doctoral thesis, ULiège - Université de Liège]. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/171819
Coexistence between humans and wildlife is one of the major challenge to biodiversity conservatio...
Brotcorne, F., Maslarov, C., Wandia, I. N., Fuentes, A., Beudels-Jamar, R. C., & Huynen, M.-C. (08 May 2014). The Role of Anthropic, Ecological, and Social Factors in Sleeping Site Choice by Long‐Tailed Macaques (Macaca fascicularis). American Journal of Primatology, 76, 1140-1150. doi:10.1002/ajp.22299
When choosing their sleeping sites, primates make adaptive trade‐offs between various biotic and ...
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Brotcorne, F., Wandia, I. N., Rompis, A. L. T., Soma, I. G., Suatha, I. K., & Huynen, M.-C. (2011). Recent demographic and behavioral data of Macaca fascicularis at Padangtegal, Bali, Indonesia. In M. D. Gumert, A. Fuentes, ... L. Jones-Engel (Eds.), Monkeys on the Edge. Ecology and Management of Long-tailed Macaques and their Interface with Humans (pp. 180-182). Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
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Brotcorne, F. (2008). Eco-behavioural profile of a long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) population in a human-managed area of Bangkok (Thailand) [Specialised master, ULiège - Université de Liège]. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/212429
The present study investigated several aspects of the behavioural ecology of a small long-tailed ...
Brotcorne, F. (2006). Influence of social and environmental factors on the fur rubbing behaviour in capuchin monkeys (Cebus capucinus) [Master’s dissertation, ULB - Université Libre de Bruxelles]. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/212430
La recherche présentée dans le cadre de ce mémoire a été réalisée dans le domaine de l’éthologie ...