L V Luncz
Biographic Data
| ID | 3072572 |
|---|---|
| NAME | L V Luncz |
| GIVEN NAMES | L V |
| FAMILY NAME | Luncz |
| SIGNATURE | LUNCZ L V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2972-4742 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 41 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Influence of Covid‐19 on the emergence of stone‐tool use behavior in a population of common long‐tailed macaques ( Macaca fascicularis fascicularis ) in Thailand
Stone tool use is a rare behavior across nonhuman primates. Here we report the first population of common long‐tailed macaques ( Macaca fascicularis fascicularis ) who customarily used stone tools to open rock oysters ( Saccostrea forskali ) on a small island along the Thai Gulf in Koh Ped (KPE), eastern Thailand. We observed this population several times during the past 10 years, but no stone‐tool use behavior was observed until our survey durin…
Christophe Boesch (1951–2024)
International audience
The archaeological visibility of chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) nut-cracking
The earliest evidence for complex tool use in the archaeological record dates to 3.3 Ma. While wooden tools may have been used by our earliest ancestors, the evidence is absent due to poor preservation. However, insights into possible early hominin wooden tool use can be gained from observing the tool-use practices of our closest living relatives, chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). By using stone hammers used to crack various nuts, chimpanzees leave …
Identifying intentional flake production at the dawn of technology
Modeling Oldowan tool transport from a primate perspective
A primate model for the origin of flake technology
Sleep patterns, daytime predation, and the evolution of diurnal sleep site selection in lorisiforms
OBJECTIVES: Synthesize information on sleep patterns, sleep site use, and daytime predation at sleep sites in lorisiforms of Asia and Africa (10 genera, 36 species), and infer patterns of evolution of sleep site selection. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted fieldwork in 12 African and six Asian countries, collecting data on sleep sites, timing of sleep and predation during daytime. We obtained additional information from literature and through c…
Revisiting Panda 100, the first archaeological chimpanzee nut-cracking site
Analysis of sea almond ( Terminalia catappa ) cracking sites used by wild Burmese long‐tailed macaques ( Macaca fascicularis aurea )
Nut-cracking is shared by all non-human primate taxa that are known to habitually use percussive stone tools in the wild: robust capuchins (Sapajus spp.), western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus), and Burmese long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis aurea). Despite opportunistically processing nuts, Burmese long-tailed macaques predominantly use stone tools to process mollusks in coastal environments. Here, we present the first comprehensive …
Technological Response of Wild Macaques (Macaca fascicularis) to Anthropogenic Change
Anthropogenic disturbances have a detrimental impact on the natural world; the vast expansion of palm oil monocultures is one of the most significant agricultural influences. Primates worldwide consequently have been affected by the loss of their natural ecosystems. Long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascilularis) in Southern Thailand have, however, learned to exploit oil palm nuts using stone tools. Using camera traps, we captured the stone tool behav…
Complex processing of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia sp.) by free-ranging long-tailed macaques
Wild monkeys flake stone tools
Archaeological excavation of wild macaque stone tools
The extent of cultural variation between adjacent chimpanzee ( P an troglodytes verus ) communities; A microecological approach
Chimpanzees show cultural differences among populations across Africa but also between neighboring communities. The extent of these differences among neighbors, however, remains largely unknown. Comparing three neighboring chimpanzee community in the Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire, we found 27 putative cultural traits, including tool use, foraging, social interaction, communication and hunting behavior, exceeding by far previously known diversi…
Tradition over trend
The notion of animal culture has been well established mainly through research aiming at uncovering differences between populations. In chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus), cultural diversity has even been found in neighboring communities, where differences were observed despite frequent immigration of individuals. Female chimpanzees transfer at the onset of sexual maturity at an age, when the behavioral repertoire is fully formed. With immigrati…
Revisiting Panda 100, the first archaeological chimpanzee nut-cracking site
Sleep patterns, daytime predation, and the evolution of diurnal sleep site selection in lorisiforms
OBJECTIVES: Synthesize information on sleep patterns, sleep site use, and daytime predation at sleep sites in lorisiforms of Asia and Africa (10 genera, 36 species), and infer patterns of evolution of sleep site selection. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted fieldwork in 12 African and six Asian countries, collecting data on sleep sites, timing of sleep and predation during daytime. We obtained additional information from literature and through c…
Archaeological excavation of wild macaque stone tools
A primate model for the origin of flake technology
Technological Response of Wild Macaques (Macaca fascicularis) to Anthropogenic Change
Anthropogenic disturbances have a detrimental impact on the natural world; the vast expansion of palm oil monocultures is one of the most significant agricultural influences. Primates worldwide consequently have been affected by the loss of their natural ecosystems. Long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascilularis) in Southern Thailand have, however, learned to exploit oil palm nuts using stone tools. Using camera traps, we captured the stone tool behav…
The extent of cultural variation between adjacent chimpanzee ( P an troglodytes verus ) communities; A microecological approach
Chimpanzees show cultural differences among populations across Africa but also between neighboring communities. The extent of these differences among neighbors, however, remains largely unknown. Comparing three neighboring chimpanzee community in the Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire, we found 27 putative cultural traits, including tool use, foraging, social interaction, communication and hunting behavior, exceeding by far previously known diversi…
Identifying intentional flake production at the dawn of technology
Modeling Oldowan tool transport from a primate perspective
Tradition over trend
The notion of animal culture has been well established mainly through research aiming at uncovering differences between populations. In chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus), cultural diversity has even been found in neighboring communities, where differences were observed despite frequent immigration of individuals. Female chimpanzees transfer at the onset of sexual maturity at an age, when the behavioral repertoire is fully formed. With immigrati…
The extent of cultural variation between adjacent chimpanzee ( P an troglodytes verus ) communities; A microecological approach
Chimpanzees show cultural differences among populations across Africa but also between neighboring communities. The extent of these differences among neighbors, however, remains largely unknown. Comparing three neighboring chimpanzee community in the Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire, we found 27 putative cultural traits, including tool use, foraging, social interaction, communication and hunting behavior, exceeding by far previously known diversi…
Complex processing of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia sp.) by free-ranging long-tailed macaques
Wild monkeys flake stone tools
Archaeological excavation of wild macaque stone tools
Analysis of sea almond ( Terminalia catappa ) cracking sites used by wild Burmese long‐tailed macaques ( Macaca fascicularis aurea )
Nut-cracking is shared by all non-human primate taxa that are known to habitually use percussive stone tools in the wild: robust capuchins (Sapajus spp.), western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus), and Burmese long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis aurea). Despite opportunistically processing nuts, Burmese long-tailed macaques predominantly use stone tools to process mollusks in coastal environments. Here, we present the first comprehensive …
Technological Response of Wild Macaques (Macaca fascicularis) to Anthropogenic Change
Anthropogenic disturbances have a detrimental impact on the natural world; the vast expansion of palm oil monocultures is one of the most significant agricultural influences. Primates worldwide consequently have been affected by the loss of their natural ecosystems. Long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascilularis) in Southern Thailand have, however, learned to exploit oil palm nuts using stone tools. Using camera traps, we captured the stone tool behav…
Sleep patterns, daytime predation, and the evolution of diurnal sleep site selection in lorisiforms
OBJECTIVES: Synthesize information on sleep patterns, sleep site use, and daytime predation at sleep sites in lorisiforms of Asia and Africa (10 genera, 36 species), and infer patterns of evolution of sleep site selection. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted fieldwork in 12 African and six Asian countries, collecting data on sleep sites, timing of sleep and predation during daytime. We obtained additional information from literature and through c…
Revisiting Panda 100, the first archaeological chimpanzee nut-cracking site
A primate model for the origin of flake technology
Identifying intentional flake production at the dawn of technology
Modeling Oldowan tool transport from a primate perspective
Influence of Covid‐19 on the emergence of stone‐tool use behavior in a population of common long‐tailed macaques ( Macaca fascicularis fascicularis ) in Thailand
Stone tool use is a rare behavior across nonhuman primates. Here we report the first population of common long‐tailed macaques ( Macaca fascicularis fascicularis ) who customarily used stone tools to open rock oysters ( Saccostrea forskali ) on a small island along the Thai Gulf in Koh Ped (KPE), eastern Thailand. We observed this population several times during the past 10 years, but no stone‐tool use behavior was observed until our survey durin…
Christophe Boesch (1951–2024)
International audience
The archaeological visibility of chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) nut-cracking
The earliest evidence for complex tool use in the archaeological record dates to 3.3 Ma. While wooden tools may have been used by our earliest ancestors, the evidence is absent due to poor preservation. However, insights into possible early hominin wooden tool use can be gained from observing the tool-use practices of our closest living relatives, chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). By using stone hammers used to crack various nuts, chimpanzees leave …
Primate Behavior and Ecology (14 works) · Biology (13 works) · Geography (13 works) · Archaeology (9 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (8 works) · Ecology (6 works) · Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (5 works) · Geology (5 works) · Geology (5 works) · Paleontology (5 works)