Rebecca M Stumpf
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 627347 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Rebecca M Stumpf |
| NOMBRES | Rebecca M |
| APELLIDO | Stumpf |
| FIRMA | STUMPF R M |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4979-4994 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 19 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 32 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 19 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2002 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Why Didn't the Sifaka Cross the Road? Divergence of Propithecus edwardsi Gut Microbiomes Across Geographic Barriers in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar
This study uses a biogeographic framework to identify patterns of gut microbiome divergence in an endangered lemur species endemic to Madagascar's southeastern rainforests, the Milne‐Edwards's sifaka ( Propithecus edwardsi) . Specifically, we tested the effects of (1) geographic barriers, (2) habitat disturbance, and (3) geographic distance on gut microbiome alpha and beta diversity. We selected 10 social groups from 4 sites in Ranomafana Nationa…
Variations in the microbiome due to storage preservatives are not large enough to obscure variations due to factors such as host population, host species, body site, and captivity
The study of the primate microbiome is critical in understanding the role of the microbial community in the host organism. To be able to isolate the main factors responsible for the differences observed in microbiomes within and between individuals, confounding factors due to technical variations need to be removed. To determine whether alterations due to preservatives outweigh differences due to factors such as host population, host species, bod…
Extensive variability in the gut microbiome of a highly‐specialized and critically endangered lemur species across sites
Deforestation continues to jeopardize Malagasy primates as viable habitats become smaller, more fragmented, and more disturbed. This deforestation can lead to changes in diet, microhabitat, and gene flow between populations of endangered species, and it remains unclear how these changes may affect gut microbiome (GM) characteristics. The black‐and‐white ruffed lemur ( Varecia variegata ), which is among Madagascar's most threatened lemur species,…
Moving forward with the primate microbiome
Primate microbiome research is a quickly growing field with exciting potential for informing our understanding of primate biology, ecology, and evolution as well as host‐microbe interactions more broadly. This introductory essay to a special section of the American Journal of Primatology provides a cross‐sectional snapshot of current activity in these areas by briefly summarizing the diversity of contributed papers and their relationships to key …
Gut microbiome composition of wild western lowland gorillas is associated with individual age and sex factors
OBJECTIVES: Environmental and ecological factors, such as geographic range, anthropogenic pressure, group identity, and feeding behavior are known to influence the gastrointestinal microbiomes of great apes. However, the influence of individual host traits such as age and sex, given specific dietary and social constraints, has been less studied. The objective of this investigation was to determine the associations between an individual's age and …
Screening wild and semi‐free ranging great apes for putative sexually transmitted diseases
First published: 26 June 2015 DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22442 In Rushmore et al., there was an error that affected the phylogenetic analysis presented in Figure 2. Below is a corrected version of Figure 2, which includes sequences from fecal and urine samples obtained from chimpanzees in our study and other related parasites (with Genbank accession numbers). Full-length (250 ±1 nt) Illumina reads from fecal samples were paired by name and merged using Gen…
Host age, social group, and habitat type influence the gut microbiota of wild ring‐tailed lemurs ( Lemur catta )
The gut microbiota contributes to host health by maintaining homeostasis, increasing digestive efficiency, and facilitating the development of the immune system. The composition of the gut microbiota can change dramatically within and between individuals of a species as a result of diet, age, or habitat. Therefore, understanding the factors determining gut microbiota diversity and composition can contribute to our knowledge of host ecology as wel…
Screening wild and semi‐free ranging great apes for putative sexually transmitted diseases
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) can persist endemically, are known to cause sterility and infant mortality in humans, and could have similar impacts in wildlife populations. African apes (i.e., chimpanzees, bonobos, and to a lesser extent gorillas) show multi-male mating behavior that could offer opportunities for STD transmission, yet little is known about the prevalence and impact of STDs in this endangered primate group. We used serology …
The role of gut microbes in satisfying the nutritional demands of adult and juvenile wild, black howler monkeys ( A louatta pigra )
In all mammals, growth, development, pregnancy, and lactation increase nutritional demands. Although primate field studies tend to focus on shifts in activity and diet as mechanisms to compensate for these demands, differences in digestive efficiency also are likely to be important. Because the gut microbiota can impact host digestive efficiency, we examined differences in activity budget, diet, and the gut microbial community among adult male ( …
Female red colobus monkeys maintain their densities through flexible feeding strategies in logged forests in Kibale National Park, Uganda
Behavioral flexibility allows primates to cope with environmental variability. Quantifying primate responses to human habitat modifications allows an effective means of assessing coping mechanisms. Within Kibale National Park, Uganda, logging led to reduced primate food availability that still exists almost 50 years after the harvest. Following the predictions of the ideal free distribution theory, primate densities are expected to decrease in ar…
The primate vaginal microbiome
The primate body hosts trillions of microbes. Interactions between primate hosts and these microbes profoundly affect primate physiology, reproduction, health, survival, and ultimately, evolution. It is increasingly clear that primate health cannot be understood fully without knowledge of host‐microbial interactions. Our goals here are to review what is known about microbiomes of the female reproductive tract and to explore several factors that i…
Differences between the normal vaginal bacterial community of baboons and that of humans
Humans and baboons ( Papio spp.) share considerable anatomical and physiological similarities in their reproductive tracts. Given the similarities, it is reasonable to expect that the normal vaginal microbial composition (microbiota) of baboons would be similar to that of humans. We have used a 16S rRNA phylogenetic approach to assess the composition of the baboon vaginal microbiota in a set of nine animals from a captive facility and six from th…
Sexual conflict in primates
Sexual conflict is increasingly recognized as a major force for evolutionary change and holds great potential for delineating variation in primate behavior and morphology. The goals of this review are to highlight the rapidly rising field of sexual conflict and the ongoing shift in our understanding of interactions between the sexes. We discuss the evidence for sexual conflict within the Order Primates, and assess how studies of primates have ill…
Baboon vaginal microbiota
The bacterial population of the primate vaginal canal is an infant primate's first exposure to the microbial population inhabiting the outside world. Yet, little is known about this population and the effect it might have on the development and survival of the infant primate. As a first step toward characterizing the vaginal microbiota of a nonhuman primate, we used denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis to evaluate variations in the vaginal mic…
Female Reproductive Strategies and Competition in Apes
A Comparison of Female Mating Strategies in Pan troglodytes and Pongo spp
Is ape extinction our legacy? New atlas provides a comprehensive assessment of the great apes' conservation status
Morphological Variation in Populations of Eulemur albocollaris and E. fulvus rufus
Genetic assessment of a white‐collared×red‐fronted lemur hybrid zone at Andringitra, Madagascar
We examined a purported lemur ( Eulemur fulvus rufus × E. albocollaris ) hybrid zone at Andringitra, Madagascar, using sequences from five genes (one mitochondrial gene (d‐loop) and four nuclear introns (hemopexin, malic enzyme, ceruloplasmin, and microsatellite 26 flanking region)), from 60 individuals ( E. albocollaris (n = 16), E.f. rufus (n = 14), E. collaris (n = 9), and purported hybrids from Andringitra (n = 21)). Diagnostic (d‐loop and mi…
The role of gut microbes in satisfying the nutritional demands of adult and juvenile wild, black howler monkeys ( A louatta pigra )
In all mammals, growth, development, pregnancy, and lactation increase nutritional demands. Although primate field studies tend to focus on shifts in activity and diet as mechanisms to compensate for these demands, differences in digestive efficiency also are likely to be important. Because the gut microbiota can impact host digestive efficiency, we examined differences in activity budget, diet, and the gut microbial community among adult male ( …
Female red colobus monkeys maintain their densities through flexible feeding strategies in logged forests in Kibale National Park, Uganda
Behavioral flexibility allows primates to cope with environmental variability. Quantifying primate responses to human habitat modifications allows an effective means of assessing coping mechanisms. Within Kibale National Park, Uganda, logging led to reduced primate food availability that still exists almost 50 years after the harvest. Following the predictions of the ideal free distribution theory, primate densities are expected to decrease in ar…
A Comparison of Female Mating Strategies in Pan troglodytes and Pongo spp
Morphological Variation in Populations of Eulemur albocollaris and E. fulvus rufus
The primate vaginal microbiome
The primate body hosts trillions of microbes. Interactions between primate hosts and these microbes profoundly affect primate physiology, reproduction, health, survival, and ultimately, evolution. It is increasingly clear that primate health cannot be understood fully without knowledge of host‐microbial interactions. Our goals here are to review what is known about microbiomes of the female reproductive tract and to explore several factors that i…
Female Reproductive Strategies and Competition in Apes
Gut microbiome composition of wild western lowland gorillas is associated with individual age and sex factors
OBJECTIVES: Environmental and ecological factors, such as geographic range, anthropogenic pressure, group identity, and feeding behavior are known to influence the gastrointestinal microbiomes of great apes. However, the influence of individual host traits such as age and sex, given specific dietary and social constraints, has been less studied. The objective of this investigation was to determine the associations between an individual's age and …
Genetic assessment of a white‐collared×red‐fronted lemur hybrid zone at Andringitra, Madagascar
We examined a purported lemur ( Eulemur fulvus rufus × E. albocollaris ) hybrid zone at Andringitra, Madagascar, using sequences from five genes (one mitochondrial gene (d‐loop) and four nuclear introns (hemopexin, malic enzyme, ceruloplasmin, and microsatellite 26 flanking region)), from 60 individuals ( E. albocollaris (n = 16), E.f. rufus (n = 14), E. collaris (n = 9), and purported hybrids from Andringitra (n = 21)). Diagnostic (d‐loop and mi…
Morphological Variation in Populations of Eulemur albocollaris and E. fulvus rufus
Is ape extinction our legacy? New atlas provides a comprehensive assessment of the great apes' conservation status
Female Reproductive Strategies and Competition in Apes
A Comparison of Female Mating Strategies in Pan troglodytes and Pongo spp
Baboon vaginal microbiota
The bacterial population of the primate vaginal canal is an infant primate's first exposure to the microbial population inhabiting the outside world. Yet, little is known about this population and the effect it might have on the development and survival of the infant primate. As a first step toward characterizing the vaginal microbiota of a nonhuman primate, we used denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis to evaluate variations in the vaginal mic…
Differences between the normal vaginal bacterial community of baboons and that of humans
Humans and baboons ( Papio spp.) share considerable anatomical and physiological similarities in their reproductive tracts. Given the similarities, it is reasonable to expect that the normal vaginal microbial composition (microbiota) of baboons would be similar to that of humans. We have used a 16S rRNA phylogenetic approach to assess the composition of the baboon vaginal microbiota in a set of nine animals from a captive facility and six from th…
Sexual conflict in primates
Sexual conflict is increasingly recognized as a major force for evolutionary change and holds great potential for delineating variation in primate behavior and morphology. The goals of this review are to highlight the rapidly rising field of sexual conflict and the ongoing shift in our understanding of interactions between the sexes. We discuss the evidence for sexual conflict within the Order Primates, and assess how studies of primates have ill…
The primate vaginal microbiome
The primate body hosts trillions of microbes. Interactions between primate hosts and these microbes profoundly affect primate physiology, reproduction, health, survival, and ultimately, evolution. It is increasingly clear that primate health cannot be understood fully without knowledge of host‐microbial interactions. Our goals here are to review what is known about microbiomes of the female reproductive tract and to explore several factors that i…
The role of gut microbes in satisfying the nutritional demands of adult and juvenile wild, black howler monkeys ( A louatta pigra )
In all mammals, growth, development, pregnancy, and lactation increase nutritional demands. Although primate field studies tend to focus on shifts in activity and diet as mechanisms to compensate for these demands, differences in digestive efficiency also are likely to be important. Because the gut microbiota can impact host digestive efficiency, we examined differences in activity budget, diet, and the gut microbial community among adult male ( …
Female red colobus monkeys maintain their densities through flexible feeding strategies in logged forests in Kibale National Park, Uganda
Behavioral flexibility allows primates to cope with environmental variability. Quantifying primate responses to human habitat modifications allows an effective means of assessing coping mechanisms. Within Kibale National Park, Uganda, logging led to reduced primate food availability that still exists almost 50 years after the harvest. Following the predictions of the ideal free distribution theory, primate densities are expected to decrease in ar…
Screening wild and semi‐free ranging great apes for putative sexually transmitted diseases
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) can persist endemically, are known to cause sterility and infant mortality in humans, and could have similar impacts in wildlife populations. African apes (i.e., chimpanzees, bonobos, and to a lesser extent gorillas) show multi-male mating behavior that could offer opportunities for STD transmission, yet little is known about the prevalence and impact of STDs in this endangered primate group. We used serology …
Host age, social group, and habitat type influence the gut microbiota of wild ring‐tailed lemurs ( Lemur catta )
The gut microbiota contributes to host health by maintaining homeostasis, increasing digestive efficiency, and facilitating the development of the immune system. The composition of the gut microbiota can change dramatically within and between individuals of a species as a result of diet, age, or habitat. Therefore, understanding the factors determining gut microbiota diversity and composition can contribute to our knowledge of host ecology as wel…
Screening wild and semi‐free ranging great apes for putative sexually transmitted diseases
First published: 26 June 2015 DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22442 In Rushmore et al., there was an error that affected the phylogenetic analysis presented in Figure 2. Below is a corrected version of Figure 2, which includes sequences from fecal and urine samples obtained from chimpanzees in our study and other related parasites (with Genbank accession numbers). Full-length (250 ±1 nt) Illumina reads from fecal samples were paired by name and merged using Gen…
Variations in the microbiome due to storage preservatives are not large enough to obscure variations due to factors such as host population, host species, body site, and captivity
The study of the primate microbiome is critical in understanding the role of the microbial community in the host organism. To be able to isolate the main factors responsible for the differences observed in microbiomes within and between individuals, confounding factors due to technical variations need to be removed. To determine whether alterations due to preservatives outweigh differences due to factors such as host population, host species, bod…
Extensive variability in the gut microbiome of a highly‐specialized and critically endangered lemur species across sites
Deforestation continues to jeopardize Malagasy primates as viable habitats become smaller, more fragmented, and more disturbed. This deforestation can lead to changes in diet, microhabitat, and gene flow between populations of endangered species, and it remains unclear how these changes may affect gut microbiome (GM) characteristics. The black‐and‐white ruffed lemur ( Varecia variegata ), which is among Madagascar's most threatened lemur species,…
Moving forward with the primate microbiome
Primate microbiome research is a quickly growing field with exciting potential for informing our understanding of primate biology, ecology, and evolution as well as host‐microbe interactions more broadly. This introductory essay to a special section of the American Journal of Primatology provides a cross‐sectional snapshot of current activity in these areas by briefly summarizing the diversity of contributed papers and their relationships to key …
Gut microbiome composition of wild western lowland gorillas is associated with individual age and sex factors
OBJECTIVES: Environmental and ecological factors, such as geographic range, anthropogenic pressure, group identity, and feeding behavior are known to influence the gastrointestinal microbiomes of great apes. However, the influence of individual host traits such as age and sex, given specific dietary and social constraints, has been less studied. The objective of this investigation was to determine the associations between an individual's age and …
Why Didn't the Sifaka Cross the Road? Divergence of Propithecus edwardsi Gut Microbiomes Across Geographic Barriers in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar
This study uses a biogeographic framework to identify patterns of gut microbiome divergence in an endangered lemur species endemic to Madagascar's southeastern rainforests, the Milne‐Edwards's sifaka ( Propithecus edwardsi) . Specifically, we tested the effects of (1) geographic barriers, (2) habitat disturbance, and (3) geographic distance on gut microbiome alpha and beta diversity. We selected 10 social groups from 4 sites in Ranomafana Nationa…
Biology (19 obras) · Ecology (17 obras) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (14 obras) · Zoology (13 obras) · Gut microbiota and health (10 obras) · Primate (10 obras) · Genetics (7 obras) · Microbiome (6 obras) · Animal Behavior and Reproduction (5 obras) · Evolutionary biology (5 obras)