Cécile Garcia
Biographic Data
| ID | 3663555 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cécile Garcia |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cécile |
| FAMILY NAME | Garcia |
| SIGNATURE | GARCIA C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2591-5245 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Danger versus fear
Which animals do people fear most, and why? Exploring animal fears in humans is crucial for understanding reactions in the face of danger, addressing both innate and learned determinants. Because of the central role they are thought to have played in primate evolution, most studies have focused on the fear of snakes. Other studies that have looked at a wider range of animals have either focused on a limited number of species and/or sampled partic…
Primate–Predator Interactions
Cost-benefit trade-offs of aquatic resource exploitation in the context of hominin evolution
Several primate species have been reported to exploit aquatic fauna and flora in coastal, riverine and lacustrine habitats. Nevertheless, the evolutionary scenarios and mechanisms behind the emergence of this behavior in both human and non-human primates remain largely overlooked in the literature. Yet, this issue is particularly important for our understanding of human evolution, as hominins represent the primate group with the highest degree of…
Chemical cues of identity and reproductive status in Japanese macaques
Olfactory communication plays an important role in the regulation of socio‐sexual interactions in mammals. There is growing evidence that both human and nonhuman primates rely on odors to inform their mating decisions. Nevertheless, studies of primate chemical ecology remain scarce due to the difficulty of obtaining and analyzing samples. We analyzed 67 urine samples from five captive female Japanese macaques ( Macaca fuscata ) and 30 vaginal swa…
La couleur rouge dans la communication sexuelle des primates humains et non-humains
Chez de nombreuses cultures humaines, la couleur rouge est souvent utilisée pour symboliser la fertilité ou la sexualité. Des études comportementales suggèrent également que la couleur rouge influence l’attractivité sexuelle, les hommes percevant les femmes portant du rouge comme plus attractives par exemple. Cette relation rouge-attractivité est également présente chez certains primates non-humains ; les femelles présentant une coloration rouge …
Testing for links between face color and age, dominance status, parity, weight, and intestinal nematode infection in a sample of female Japanese macaques
Testing for Links Between Female Urine Odor and Male Sexual Behaviors in Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata)
Environmental, biological, and social factors influencing fecal adrenal steroid concentrations in female Japanese macaques ( Macaca fuscata )
The ability to determine hormonal profiles of primate populations using non-invasive techniques can help to monitor physical fitness, stress, and physiological responses to environmental changes. We investigated fecal glucocorticoids (fGC) and DHEAS concentrations in captive Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) in relation to environmental, biological, and social factors. The subjects were female Japanese monkeys from 4 months to 31 years old house…
Cost of reproduction in female non-human primates
Our research aims to further knowledge on the adaptive significance of reproductive processes in female primates, using a comparative approach. Our studies in semi-free ranging olive baboons (Papio anubis) show that sampled baboon mothers resume cycling and reconceive when their infants reach a relatively constant threshold mass, as predicted from interspecies life history theory. We suggest that the duration of maternal investment acted as a fac…
Multimodal Sexual Signaling and Mating Behavior in Olive Baboons ( P apio anubis )
In primate species, mating decisions seem to be based on multiple signal elements with different roles in the signaling of female reproductive status. Whereas some primate signals are relatively well described (e.g., sexual swellings and copulation calls), studies that simultaneously assess visual, auditory, behavioral, and olfactory cues as signals of reproductive state are rarely undertaken. We used data on variation in sexual behaviors and sex…
Energetics during reproduction
Understanding the costs and regulation of reproduction in primates requires understanding the separate but linked effects of energy availability and total energy expenditure (TEE). We compared variation in TEE and energy intake (EI) between two periods, early lactation and after the resumption of sexual cycling, for eight females from two groups of normally reproducing colony‐living baboons ( Papio h. anubis ). Total energy expenditure was assess…
Energetic consequences of seasonal breeding in female Japanese macaques ( Macaca fuscata )
Japanese macaques inhabit a relatively cold environment and females of this species could have developed strategies of energy economy to face the sometimes‐harsh seasonal conditions of temperate climates, as well as reproductive costs, and thus regulate their energy balance. Here, we explore the relationship between nutritional status, body composition, seasonality, and reproductive status using isotope‐labeled water, anthropometric measurements,…
Seasonal and reproductive variation in body condition in captive female Japanese macaques ( Macaca fuscata )
The geographic distribution of Japanese macaques includes populations with the most northern range of any primate species. Not surprisingly, females of this species are characterized by physiological adaptations and unique fat deposition mechanisms that facilitate their survival through the sometimes‐harsh seasonal conditions of temperate climates, as well as sustaining the metabolic costs of mating, pregnancy, and lactation. Here, we explore the…
Relationship between sexual interactions and the timing of the fertile phase in captive female Japanese macaques ( Macaca fuscata )
Japanese macaques live in multi‐male/multi‐female social groups in which competition between males, female mate choice, and alternative male mating strategies are important determinants of mating and reproductive success. However, the extent to which adult males rely on female behavior to make their mating decisions as well as the effect of social rank on mating success are not clear as results are inconclusive, varying from study to study. In th…
Growth in colony living anubis baboon infants and its relationship with maternal activity budgets and reproductive status
Early growth is of interest because it is susceptible to maternal effects and linked to fitness components for a range of species. Here we present anthropometric measurements on 23 infant olive baboons born into a captive colony in order to describe growth over the first 2 years of life, to explore maternal influences on growth, and to assess the impact of growth profiles on maternal reproduction. Six main findings emerged: 1) Infant growth rates…
Dominance and reproductive rates in captive female olive baboons,Papio anubis
The reproductive cycles of 23 captive olive baboons were studied over two successive parturitions. Interbirth intervals of 450 days were reduced by 60% in comparison to wild baboons, and consisted of 145 days of postpartum amenorrhea, 3.5 cycles, and a gestation of 185 days. Dominance rank was found to be one significant factor affecting female fertility. Low-ranking females had longer total intervals between successive births and, in particular,…
Énergétique et régulation de la fonction de reproduction chez des femelles captives Babouins Olive (Papio anubis)i
The aim of this study was to assess energetic and social parameters of lactating female baboons, and to test the possible role of these factors on different reproductive variables such as postpartum amenorrhea duration or interbirth intervals. A 2-year follow-up was carried out for a sample of 23 multiparous and semi-free living lactating female baboons. There were no rank-related differences in mean energy intakes among the females. All females …
Energetics during reproduction
Understanding the costs and regulation of reproduction in primates requires understanding the separate but linked effects of energy availability and total energy expenditure (TEE). We compared variation in TEE and energy intake (EI) between two periods, early lactation and after the resumption of sexual cycling, for eight females from two groups of normally reproducing colony‐living baboons ( Papio h. anubis ). Total energy expenditure was assess…
Dominance and reproductive rates in captive female olive baboons,Papio anubis
The reproductive cycles of 23 captive olive baboons were studied over two successive parturitions. Interbirth intervals of 450 days were reduced by 60% in comparison to wild baboons, and consisted of 145 days of postpartum amenorrhea, 3.5 cycles, and a gestation of 185 days. Dominance rank was found to be one significant factor affecting female fertility. Low-ranking females had longer total intervals between successive births and, in particular,…
Growth in colony living anubis baboon infants and its relationship with maternal activity budgets and reproductive status
Early growth is of interest because it is susceptible to maternal effects and linked to fitness components for a range of species. Here we present anthropometric measurements on 23 infant olive baboons born into a captive colony in order to describe growth over the first 2 years of life, to explore maternal influences on growth, and to assess the impact of growth profiles on maternal reproduction. Six main findings emerged: 1) Infant growth rates…
Énergétique et régulation de la fonction de reproduction chez des femelles captives Babouins Olive (Papio anubis)i
The aim of this study was to assess energetic and social parameters of lactating female baboons, and to test the possible role of these factors on different reproductive variables such as postpartum amenorrhea duration or interbirth intervals. A 2-year follow-up was carried out for a sample of 23 multiparous and semi-free living lactating female baboons. There were no rank-related differences in mean energy intakes among the females. All females …
Energetic consequences of seasonal breeding in female Japanese macaques ( Macaca fuscata )
Japanese macaques inhabit a relatively cold environment and females of this species could have developed strategies of energy economy to face the sometimes‐harsh seasonal conditions of temperate climates, as well as reproductive costs, and thus regulate their energy balance. Here, we explore the relationship between nutritional status, body composition, seasonality, and reproductive status using isotope‐labeled water, anthropometric measurements,…
Énergétique et régulation de la fonction de reproduction chez des femelles captives Babouins Olive (Papio anubis)i
The aim of this study was to assess energetic and social parameters of lactating female baboons, and to test the possible role of these factors on different reproductive variables such as postpartum amenorrhea duration or interbirth intervals. A 2-year follow-up was carried out for a sample of 23 multiparous and semi-free living lactating female baboons. There were no rank-related differences in mean energy intakes among the females. All females …
Dominance and reproductive rates in captive female olive baboons,Papio anubis
The reproductive cycles of 23 captive olive baboons were studied over two successive parturitions. Interbirth intervals of 450 days were reduced by 60% in comparison to wild baboons, and consisted of 145 days of postpartum amenorrhea, 3.5 cycles, and a gestation of 185 days. Dominance rank was found to be one significant factor affecting female fertility. Low-ranking females had longer total intervals between successive births and, in particular,…
Relationship between sexual interactions and the timing of the fertile phase in captive female Japanese macaques ( Macaca fuscata )
Japanese macaques live in multi‐male/multi‐female social groups in which competition between males, female mate choice, and alternative male mating strategies are important determinants of mating and reproductive success. However, the extent to which adult males rely on female behavior to make their mating decisions as well as the effect of social rank on mating success are not clear as results are inconclusive, varying from study to study. In th…
Growth in colony living anubis baboon infants and its relationship with maternal activity budgets and reproductive status
Early growth is of interest because it is susceptible to maternal effects and linked to fitness components for a range of species. Here we present anthropometric measurements on 23 infant olive baboons born into a captive colony in order to describe growth over the first 2 years of life, to explore maternal influences on growth, and to assess the impact of growth profiles on maternal reproduction. Six main findings emerged: 1) Infant growth rates…
Seasonal and reproductive variation in body condition in captive female Japanese macaques ( Macaca fuscata )
The geographic distribution of Japanese macaques includes populations with the most northern range of any primate species. Not surprisingly, females of this species are characterized by physiological adaptations and unique fat deposition mechanisms that facilitate their survival through the sometimes‐harsh seasonal conditions of temperate climates, as well as sustaining the metabolic costs of mating, pregnancy, and lactation. Here, we explore the…
Energetics during reproduction
Understanding the costs and regulation of reproduction in primates requires understanding the separate but linked effects of energy availability and total energy expenditure (TEE). We compared variation in TEE and energy intake (EI) between two periods, early lactation and after the resumption of sexual cycling, for eight females from two groups of normally reproducing colony‐living baboons ( Papio h. anubis ). Total energy expenditure was assess…
Energetic consequences of seasonal breeding in female Japanese macaques ( Macaca fuscata )
Japanese macaques inhabit a relatively cold environment and females of this species could have developed strategies of energy economy to face the sometimes‐harsh seasonal conditions of temperate climates, as well as reproductive costs, and thus regulate their energy balance. Here, we explore the relationship between nutritional status, body composition, seasonality, and reproductive status using isotope‐labeled water, anthropometric measurements,…
Multimodal Sexual Signaling and Mating Behavior in Olive Baboons ( P apio anubis )
In primate species, mating decisions seem to be based on multiple signal elements with different roles in the signaling of female reproductive status. Whereas some primate signals are relatively well described (e.g., sexual swellings and copulation calls), studies that simultaneously assess visual, auditory, behavioral, and olfactory cues as signals of reproductive state are rarely undertaken. We used data on variation in sexual behaviors and sex…
Environmental, biological, and social factors influencing fecal adrenal steroid concentrations in female Japanese macaques ( Macaca fuscata )
The ability to determine hormonal profiles of primate populations using non-invasive techniques can help to monitor physical fitness, stress, and physiological responses to environmental changes. We investigated fecal glucocorticoids (fGC) and DHEAS concentrations in captive Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) in relation to environmental, biological, and social factors. The subjects were female Japanese monkeys from 4 months to 31 years old house…
Cost of reproduction in female non-human primates
Our research aims to further knowledge on the adaptive significance of reproductive processes in female primates, using a comparative approach. Our studies in semi-free ranging olive baboons (Papio anubis) show that sampled baboon mothers resume cycling and reconceive when their infants reach a relatively constant threshold mass, as predicted from interspecies life history theory. We suggest that the duration of maternal investment acted as a fac…
Testing for links between face color and age, dominance status, parity, weight, and intestinal nematode infection in a sample of female Japanese macaques
Testing for Links Between Female Urine Odor and Male Sexual Behaviors in Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata)
La couleur rouge dans la communication sexuelle des primates humains et non-humains
Chez de nombreuses cultures humaines, la couleur rouge est souvent utilisée pour symboliser la fertilité ou la sexualité. Des études comportementales suggèrent également que la couleur rouge influence l’attractivité sexuelle, les hommes percevant les femmes portant du rouge comme plus attractives par exemple. Cette relation rouge-attractivité est également présente chez certains primates non-humains ; les femelles présentant une coloration rouge …
Chemical cues of identity and reproductive status in Japanese macaques
Olfactory communication plays an important role in the regulation of socio‐sexual interactions in mammals. There is growing evidence that both human and nonhuman primates rely on odors to inform their mating decisions. Nevertheless, studies of primate chemical ecology remain scarce due to the difficulty of obtaining and analyzing samples. We analyzed 67 urine samples from five captive female Japanese macaques ( Macaca fuscata ) and 30 vaginal swa…
Primate–Predator Interactions
Cost-benefit trade-offs of aquatic resource exploitation in the context of hominin evolution
Several primate species have been reported to exploit aquatic fauna and flora in coastal, riverine and lacustrine habitats. Nevertheless, the evolutionary scenarios and mechanisms behind the emergence of this behavior in both human and non-human primates remain largely overlooked in the literature. Yet, this issue is particularly important for our understanding of human evolution, as hominins represent the primate group with the highest degree of…
Danger versus fear
Which animals do people fear most, and why? Exploring animal fears in humans is crucial for understanding reactions in the face of danger, addressing both innate and learned determinants. Because of the central role they are thought to have played in primate evolution, most studies have focused on the fear of snakes. Other studies that have looked at a wider range of animals have either focused on a limited number of species and/or sampled partic…
Biology (15 works) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (14 works) · Ecology (10 works) · Demography (9 works) · Animal Behavior and Reproduction (8 works) · Endocrinology (8 works) · Zoology (8 works) · Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (7 works) · Ecology (6 works) · Mating (6 works)