Zarin Machanda
Biographic Data
| ID | 80001 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zarin Machanda |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zarin |
| FAMILY NAME | Machanda |
| SIGNATURE | MACHANDA Z |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kibale Chimpanzee Project Fort Portal Uganda |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 44 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Genital Wounding in Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
Wood and meat as complementary sources of sodium for Kanyawara chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes )
OBJECTIVES: Sodium, a vital micronutrient that is often in scarce supply for tropical herbivores, is sometimes found at high concentration in decaying wood. We tested two hypotheses for chimpanzees: first, that wood-eating facilitates acquisition of sodium; second, that wood-eating occurs in response to the low availability of sodium from other dietary sources. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We studied the behavior of more than 50 chimpanzees of all age-…
Dental eruption in East African wild chimpanzees
Molecular diversity of entodiniomorphid ciliate Troglodytella abrassarti and its coevolution with chimpanzees
The entodiniomorphid ciliate Troglodytella abrassarti is a colonic mutualist of great apes. Its host specificity makes it a suitable model for studies of primate evolution. We explored molecular diversity of T. abrassarti with regard to large geographical distribution and taxonomic diversity of its most common host, the chimpanzee. We found a very low diversification of T. abrassarti in chimpanzees across Africa. Distribution of two types of T. a…
Enamel thickness in Bornean and Sumatran orangutan dentitions
Dental enamel thickness has received considerable attention in ecological models of the adaptive significance of primate morphology. Several authors have theorized that the degree of enamel thickness may reflect selective pressures related to the consumption of fallback foods (dietary items that may require complex processing and/or have low nutritional value) during times of preferred food scarcity. Others have speculated that enamel thickness r…
Enamel thickness in Bornean and Sumatran orangutan dentitions
Dental enamel thickness has received considerable attention in ecological models of the adaptive significance of primate morphology. Several authors have theorized that the degree of enamel thickness may reflect selective pressures related to the consumption of fallback foods (dietary items that may require complex processing and/or have low nutritional value) during times of preferred food scarcity. Others have speculated that enamel thickness r…
Dental eruption in East African wild chimpanzees
Wood and meat as complementary sources of sodium for Kanyawara chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes )
OBJECTIVES: Sodium, a vital micronutrient that is often in scarce supply for tropical herbivores, is sometimes found at high concentration in decaying wood. We tested two hypotheses for chimpanzees: first, that wood-eating facilitates acquisition of sodium; second, that wood-eating occurs in response to the low availability of sodium from other dietary sources. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We studied the behavior of more than 50 chimpanzees of all age-…
Molecular diversity of entodiniomorphid ciliate Troglodytella abrassarti and its coevolution with chimpanzees
The entodiniomorphid ciliate Troglodytella abrassarti is a colonic mutualist of great apes. Its host specificity makes it a suitable model for studies of primate evolution. We explored molecular diversity of T. abrassarti with regard to large geographical distribution and taxonomic diversity of its most common host, the chimpanzee. We found a very low diversification of T. abrassarti in chimpanzees across Africa. Distribution of two types of T. a…
Enamel thickness in Bornean and Sumatran orangutan dentitions
Dental enamel thickness has received considerable attention in ecological models of the adaptive significance of primate morphology. Several authors have theorized that the degree of enamel thickness may reflect selective pressures related to the consumption of fallback foods (dietary items that may require complex processing and/or have low nutritional value) during times of preferred food scarcity. Others have speculated that enamel thickness r…
Dental eruption in East African wild chimpanzees
Wood and meat as complementary sources of sodium for Kanyawara chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes )
OBJECTIVES: Sodium, a vital micronutrient that is often in scarce supply for tropical herbivores, is sometimes found at high concentration in decaying wood. We tested two hypotheses for chimpanzees: first, that wood-eating facilitates acquisition of sodium; second, that wood-eating occurs in response to the low availability of sodium from other dietary sources. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We studied the behavior of more than 50 chimpanzees of all age-…
Genital Wounding in Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
Biology (5 works) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (5 works) · Zoology (5 works) · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (4 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Dentition (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Evolutionary biology (2 works) · Geography (2 works)