A Pascual-Garrido
Biographic Data
| ID | 57847 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A Pascual-Garrido |
| GIVEN NAMES | A |
| FAMILY NAME | Pascual-Garrido |
| SIGNATURE | PASCUAL-GARRIDO A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1903-6236 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Archaeology of the Perishable: Ecological Constraints and Cultural Variants in Chimpanzee Termite Fishing
Selection and transport of materials for tools is ubiquitous throughout our species' evolutionary history. Yet our understanding of early human material culture is heavily skewed toward lithic technology. This poses challenges when reconstructing our technical origins, as organic raw materials, especially plants, likely played a significant role despite their absence from the record until 300 kya. Studies of plant-tool use by living apes can serv…
Cultural dietary stasis? Four decades on, Mahale chimpanzees still favour Macrotermes
Possible mineral contributions to the diet and health of wild chimpanzees in three East African forests
We present new data on the ingestion of minerals from termite mound soil by East African chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii ) living in the Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda, the Gombe National Park and the Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania. Termite mound soil is here shown to be a rich source of minerals, containing high concentrations of iron and aluminum. Termite mound soil is not, however, a source of sodium. The concentrations …
Scars on plants sourced for termite fishing tools by chimpanzees: Towards an archaeology of the perishable
Chimpanzees are well-studied, but raw material acquisition for tool use is still poorly understood as sources are difficult to trace. This study pioneers the use of information that can be gleaned from plant scars made by chimpanzees while they source vegetation parts to manufacture termite fishing tools. Source plant species, raw material types and locations relative to targeted termite mounds were recorded for populations at Gombe, Issa, and Ma…
Raw material procurement for termite fishing tools by wild chimpanzees in the Issa valley, Western Tanzania
OBJECTIVES: Chimpanzee termite fishing has been studied for decades, yet the selective processes preceding the manufacture of fishing tools remain largely unexplored. We investigate raw material selection and potential evidence of forward planning in the chimpanzees of Issa valley, western Tanzania. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Using traditional archaeological methods, we surveyed the location of plants from where chimpanzees sourced raw material to ma…
Sustained myrmecophagy in Nigerian chimpanzees: Preferred or fallback food
OBJECTIVE: At some sites across Africa, chimpanzees consume army ants, often aided by plant tools, although consumption frequencies vary greatly. Other populations do not eat these insects at all, despite apparent abundance. The relative importance of this type of myrmecophagy for chimpanzee diet therefore remains unclear. We investigate if army ants constitute a preferred food or a fallback resource for chimpanzees at Gashaka, Nigeria, where arm…
Stone tool transport by wild Burmese long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis aurea)
Archaeological excavation of wild macaque stone tools
Apes finding ants: Predator–prey dynamics in a chimpanzee habitat in Nigeria
Some chimpanzee populations prey upon army ants, usually with stick tools. However, how their prey's subterranean nesting and nomadic lifestyle influence the apes' harvesting success is still poorly understood. This is particularly true for chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes ellioti) at Gashaka/Nigeria, which consume army ants (Dorylus rubellus) with much higher frequency than at other sites. We assessed various harvesting and search options theoretica…
Archaeological excavation of wild macaque stone tools
Archaeology of the Perishable: Ecological Constraints and Cultural Variants in Chimpanzee Termite Fishing
Selection and transport of materials for tools is ubiquitous throughout our species' evolutionary history. Yet our understanding of early human material culture is heavily skewed toward lithic technology. This poses challenges when reconstructing our technical origins, as organic raw materials, especially plants, likely played a significant role despite their absence from the record until 300 kya. Studies of plant-tool use by living apes can serv…
Raw material procurement for termite fishing tools by wild chimpanzees in the Issa valley, Western Tanzania
OBJECTIVES: Chimpanzee termite fishing has been studied for decades, yet the selective processes preceding the manufacture of fishing tools remain largely unexplored. We investigate raw material selection and potential evidence of forward planning in the chimpanzees of Issa valley, western Tanzania. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Using traditional archaeological methods, we surveyed the location of plants from where chimpanzees sourced raw material to ma…
Sustained myrmecophagy in Nigerian chimpanzees: Preferred or fallback food
OBJECTIVE: At some sites across Africa, chimpanzees consume army ants, often aided by plant tools, although consumption frequencies vary greatly. Other populations do not eat these insects at all, despite apparent abundance. The relative importance of this type of myrmecophagy for chimpanzee diet therefore remains unclear. We investigate if army ants constitute a preferred food or a fallback resource for chimpanzees at Gashaka, Nigeria, where arm…
Stone tool transport by wild Burmese long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis aurea)
Apes finding ants: Predator–prey dynamics in a chimpanzee habitat in Nigeria
Some chimpanzee populations prey upon army ants, usually with stick tools. However, how their prey's subterranean nesting and nomadic lifestyle influence the apes' harvesting success is still poorly understood. This is particularly true for chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes ellioti) at Gashaka/Nigeria, which consume army ants (Dorylus rubellus) with much higher frequency than at other sites. We assessed various harvesting and search options theoretica…
Stone tool transport by wild Burmese long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis aurea)
Archaeological excavation of wild macaque stone tools
Raw material procurement for termite fishing tools by wild chimpanzees in the Issa valley, Western Tanzania
OBJECTIVES: Chimpanzee termite fishing has been studied for decades, yet the selective processes preceding the manufacture of fishing tools remain largely unexplored. We investigate raw material selection and potential evidence of forward planning in the chimpanzees of Issa valley, western Tanzania. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Using traditional archaeological methods, we surveyed the location of plants from where chimpanzees sourced raw material to ma…
Sustained myrmecophagy in Nigerian chimpanzees: Preferred or fallback food
OBJECTIVE: At some sites across Africa, chimpanzees consume army ants, often aided by plant tools, although consumption frequencies vary greatly. Other populations do not eat these insects at all, despite apparent abundance. The relative importance of this type of myrmecophagy for chimpanzee diet therefore remains unclear. We investigate if army ants constitute a preferred food or a fallback resource for chimpanzees at Gashaka, Nigeria, where arm…
Scars on plants sourced for termite fishing tools by chimpanzees: Towards an archaeology of the perishable
Chimpanzees are well-studied, but raw material acquisition for tool use is still poorly understood as sources are difficult to trace. This study pioneers the use of information that can be gleaned from plant scars made by chimpanzees while they source vegetation parts to manufacture termite fishing tools. Source plant species, raw material types and locations relative to targeted termite mounds were recorded for populations at Gombe, Issa, and Ma…
Possible mineral contributions to the diet and health of wild chimpanzees in three East African forests
We present new data on the ingestion of minerals from termite mound soil by East African chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii ) living in the Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda, the Gombe National Park and the Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania. Termite mound soil is here shown to be a rich source of minerals, containing high concentrations of iron and aluminum. Termite mound soil is not, however, a source of sodium. The concentrations …
Cultural dietary stasis? Four decades on, Mahale chimpanzees still favour Macrotermes
Archaeology of the Perishable: Ecological Constraints and Cultural Variants in Chimpanzee Termite Fishing
Selection and transport of materials for tools is ubiquitous throughout our species' evolutionary history. Yet our understanding of early human material culture is heavily skewed toward lithic technology. This poses challenges when reconstructing our technical origins, as organic raw materials, especially plants, likely played a significant role despite their absence from the record until 300 kya. Studies of plant-tool use by living apes can serv…
Primate Behavior and Ecology (8 works) · Biology (7 works) · Geography (7 works) · Ecology (6 works) · Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (4 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (3 works) · Troglodytes (3 works) · Child and Animal Learning Development (2 works) · Ecology (2 works)