Malcolm S Ramsay
Biographic Data
| ID | 233135 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Malcolm S Ramsay |
| GIVEN NAMES | Malcolm S |
| FAMILY NAME | Ramsay |
| SIGNATURE | RAMSAY M S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Anthropology University of Toronto Toronto Ontario Canada |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5807-4649 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Filarial infections in lemurs
The relevance of emerging infectious diseases continues to grow worldwide as human activities increasingly extend into formerly remote natural areas. This is particularly noticeable on the island of Madagascar. As closest relatives to humans on the island, lemurs are of particular relevance as a potential origin of zoonotic pathogen spillover. Knowledge of pathogens circulating in lemur populations is, however, very poor. Particularly little is k…
Shifting Biogeographic Patterns of Microcebus ravelobensis and M. murinus
Infanticide and partial cannibalism in free-ranging Coquerel’s sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
Ecological fragmentation effects in mouse lemurs and small mammals in northwestern Madagascar
Habitat loss and fragmentation are major ecological forces threatening animal communities across the globe. These issues are especially true in Madagascar, where forest loss is ongoing. We examined the effects of forest fragmentation on the distribution and abundance of sympatric, endemic gray, and golden‐brown mouse lemurs ( Microcebus murinus and Microcebus ravelobensis ), the endemic western tuft‐tailed rat ( Eliurus myoxinus ), and the invasi…
Anecdotes in Primatology
Formal narrative descriptions of primates have long been used by primatologists to describe novel events that are not captured by other data collection methods. However, there has been a shift away from narrative accounts toward more quantitative methods both within primatology and more broadly in the natural sciences. Our objective was to investigate the shifting use of anecdotal evidence in primatology. We systematically reviewed anecdotal acco…
Comparative primate obstetrics
OBJECTIVES: The birth process has been studied extensively in many human societies, yet little is known about this essential life history event in other primates. Here, we provide the most detailed account of behaviors surrounding birth for any wild nonhuman primate to date. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Over a recent ∼10-year period, we directly observed 15 diurnal births (13 live births and 2 stillbirths) among geladas (Theropithecus gelada) at Guassa…
Fitness impacts of tapeworm parasitism on wild gelada monkeys at Guassa, Ethiopia
Parasitism is expected to impact host morbidity or mortality, although the fitness costs of parasitism have rarely been quantified for wildlife hosts. Tapeworms in the genus Taenia exploit a variety of vertebrates, including livestock, humans, and geladas (Theropithecus gelada), monkeys endemic to the alpine grasslands of Ethiopia. Despite Taenia's adverse societal and economic impacts, we know little about the prevalence of disease associated wi…
Anecdotes in Primatology
Formal narrative descriptions of primates have long been used by primatologists to describe novel events that are not captured by other data collection methods. However, there has been a shift away from narrative accounts toward more quantitative methods both within primatology and more broadly in the natural sciences. Our objective was to investigate the shifting use of anecdotal evidence in primatology. We systematically reviewed anecdotal acco…
Comparative primate obstetrics
OBJECTIVES: The birth process has been studied extensively in many human societies, yet little is known about this essential life history event in other primates. Here, we provide the most detailed account of behaviors surrounding birth for any wild nonhuman primate to date. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Over a recent ∼10-year period, we directly observed 15 diurnal births (13 live births and 2 stillbirths) among geladas (Theropithecus gelada) at Guassa…
Shifting Biogeographic Patterns of Microcebus ravelobensis and M. murinus
Fitness impacts of tapeworm parasitism on wild gelada monkeys at Guassa, Ethiopia
Parasitism is expected to impact host morbidity or mortality, although the fitness costs of parasitism have rarely been quantified for wildlife hosts. Tapeworms in the genus Taenia exploit a variety of vertebrates, including livestock, humans, and geladas (Theropithecus gelada), monkeys endemic to the alpine grasslands of Ethiopia. Despite Taenia's adverse societal and economic impacts, we know little about the prevalence of disease associated wi…
Comparative primate obstetrics
OBJECTIVES: The birth process has been studied extensively in many human societies, yet little is known about this essential life history event in other primates. Here, we provide the most detailed account of behaviors surrounding birth for any wild nonhuman primate to date. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Over a recent ∼10-year period, we directly observed 15 diurnal births (13 live births and 2 stillbirths) among geladas (Theropithecus gelada) at Guassa…
Anecdotes in Primatology
Formal narrative descriptions of primates have long been used by primatologists to describe novel events that are not captured by other data collection methods. However, there has been a shift away from narrative accounts toward more quantitative methods both within primatology and more broadly in the natural sciences. Our objective was to investigate the shifting use of anecdotal evidence in primatology. We systematically reviewed anecdotal acco…
Infanticide and partial cannibalism in free-ranging Coquerel’s sifaka (Propithecus coquereli)
Ecological fragmentation effects in mouse lemurs and small mammals in northwestern Madagascar
Habitat loss and fragmentation are major ecological forces threatening animal communities across the globe. These issues are especially true in Madagascar, where forest loss is ongoing. We examined the effects of forest fragmentation on the distribution and abundance of sympatric, endemic gray, and golden‐brown mouse lemurs ( Microcebus murinus and Microcebus ravelobensis ), the endemic western tuft‐tailed rat ( Eliurus myoxinus ), and the invasi…
Shifting Biogeographic Patterns of Microcebus ravelobensis and M. murinus
Filarial infections in lemurs
The relevance of emerging infectious diseases continues to grow worldwide as human activities increasingly extend into formerly remote natural areas. This is particularly noticeable on the island of Madagascar. As closest relatives to humans on the island, lemurs are of particular relevance as a potential origin of zoonotic pathogen spillover. Knowledge of pathogens circulating in lemur populations is, however, very poor. Particularly little is k…
Primate Behavior and Ecology (7 works) · Biology (6 works) · Primate (6 works) · Ecology (5 works) · Lemur (4 works) · Amphibian and Reptile Biology (3 works) · Zoology (3 works) · Animal ecology (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Geography (2 works)