Pedro Mayor
Biographic Data
| ID | 85808 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pedro Mayor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pedro |
| FAMILY NAME | Mayor |
| SIGNATURE | MAYOR P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5297-792X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Altricial Patterns in Prenatal Skeletal Development of Two Large Neotropical Primates
Understanding prenatal skeletal development is essential for pregnancy monitoring and veterinary care, as well as for understanding reproductive strategies, evolutionary differences, and ecological adaptations. This study provides an ultrasonographic description of prenatal bone development in two large neotropical primates, the Poeppig's woolly monkey ( Lagothrix lagothricha poeppigii , n = 24) and the Juruá howler monkey ( Alouatta juara , n = …
Radiographic Assessment of Spinal Degeneration in Vervet Monkeys ( Chlorocebus aethiops )
Degenerative changes of the vertebral column are common in aging primates; however, patterns of spinal osteopathy remain poorly characterized across small‐ and medium‐bodied primate species, limiting comparative interpretations of skeletal aging. Expanding assessments beyond well‐studied taxa provides a broader framework for understanding primate musculoskeletal senescence and generates baseline data essential for interpreting vertebral degenerat…
Predicting animal abundance through local ecological knowledge
Given the ongoing environmental degradation from local to global scales, it is fundamental to develop more efficient means of gathering data on species and ecosystems. Local ecological knowledge, in which local communities can consistently provide information on the status of animal species over time, has been shown to be effective. Several studies demonstrate that data gathered using local ecological knowledge (LEK)‐based methods are comparable …
Reproductive physiology with emphasis on endometrial cycles of woolly and uakari monkeys—A literature review
The ability of a species to withstand human impact depends on its life history characteristics, including social, ranging, and reproductive activity. The genera Lagothrix and Cacajao are more susceptible to anthropic action than small‐sized primates due to their slower life histories, more restricted geographical ranges, and lower population densities. This narrative literature review aimed to gather scientific information available from the last…
Food Biodiversity as an Opportunity to Address the Challenge of Improving Human Diets and Food Security
Scientists have warned for several years that food systems have become major drivers of environmental degradation, malnutrition, and food insecurity. In this paper, we present arguments from specialists that suggest that, in the transition to more sustainable food systems, biodiversity and food security can be mutually supportive, rather than conflicting goals. We have divided the opinions of these scientists into two "Big Topics". First, they ex…
Haemosporidians from a Neglected Group of Terrestrial Wild Birds in the Peruvian Amazonia
Haemosporidians are a widespread group of blood parasites transmitted by vectors. Despite their relevance for bird conservation, few studies have been conducted in the Amazonia and even less in terrestrial wild birds. We analysed blood samples from 168 game birds, collected from 2008 to 2015 by subsistence hunters of an indigenous rural community in the Peruvian Amazonia. DNA was tested for Haemoproteus spp., Plasmodium spp. and Leucocytozoon spp…
Conservation education promotes positive short- and medium-term changes in perceptions and attitudes towards a threatened primate species
Many wildlife conservation projects aim to change the perceptions of local communities through conservation education programs. However, few assess whether and how these programs effectively promote shifts in community perceptions and attitudes towards wildlife conservation. We designed an educational program focused on communicating to local inhabitants from a remote community in the Peruvian Amazon that their territories are considered globally…
Social and Biological Correlates of Wild Meat Consumption and Trade by Rural Communities in the Jutaí River Basin, Central Amazonia
Wild animals are an important source of food and income throughout the Amazon basin, particularly for forest-dependent communities living in the more remote regions. Through interviews in 51 households within 16 communities in the Jutaí River Extractive Reserve, Amazonas, Brazil, we determined animal taxa consumed and frequency of wild meat consumption, as well as patterns of wild meat trade. We then investigated the influence of social and biolo…
Widespread Use of Traditional Techniques by Local People for Hunting the Yellow-Footed Tortoise ( Chelonoidis denticulatus ) Across the Amazon
Understanding the repertoire of hunting techniques used by traditional peoples in tropical forests is crucial for recognizing the role of traditional knowledge in hunting activities, as well as assessing the impact of harvests on game species. We describe the hunting techniques used across Amazonia by Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples for hunting yellow-footed tortoises ( Chelonoidis denticulatus), one of the most consumed species in the biom…
Wild Meat Species, Climate Change, and Indigenous Amazonians
People throughout the world are adapting to alternative livelihoods as climate change transforms the earth. The western Amazon basin has recently gone through extreme flood levels that resulted in population declines of species used for wild meat, principally white-lipped peccary ( Tayassu pecari), collared peccary ( Pecari tajacu), red brocket deer ( Mazama americana), lowland paca ( Cuniculus paca), and black agouti ( Dasyprocta fuliginosa). Th…
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Anthropogenic lead in Amazonian wildlife
Molecular Epidemiology of Trypanosomatids and Trypanosoma cruzi in Primates from Peru
Effects of selective logging on large mammal populations in a remote indigenous territory in the northern Peruvian Amazon
Mayor, P., P. Pérez-Peña, M. Bowler, P. E. Puertas, M. Kirkland, and R. Bodmer. 2015. Effects of selective logging on large mammal populations in a remote indigenous territory in the northern Peruvian Amazon. Ecology and Society 20(4):36.http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-08023-200436
Functional Morphology of the Female Genital Organs in the Peruvian Red Uakari Monkey ( Cacajao Calvus Ucayalii )
Functional morphology may provide important information that could improve methodologies for the diagnosis of the reproductive phase of females, and develop assisted breeding techniques for wildlife. This study examined features of genital organs in 19 Peruvian red uakari monkey (Cacajao calvus ucayalii) females in different reproductive stages, collected from wild animals hunted for food by rural communities in the North-eastern Peruvian Amazon,…
Anatomicohistological Characteristics of the Tubular Genital Organs of the Female Woolly Monkey ( Lagothrix poeppigii )
Functional morphology of the reproductive organs is a key component for the better understanding of reproductive patterns as well to maximize reproductive efficiency and to develop assisted breeding techniques adapted to wildlife. This study examined anatomical and histological characteristics of genital organs of 60 Poeppig's woolly monkey females in the wild in different reproductive stages, collected by rural hunters in the northeastern Peruvi…
Conservation education promotes positive short- and medium-term changes in perceptions and attitudes towards a threatened primate species
Many wildlife conservation projects aim to change the perceptions of local communities through conservation education programs. However, few assess whether and how these programs effectively promote shifts in community perceptions and attitudes towards wildlife conservation. We designed an educational program focused on communicating to local inhabitants from a remote community in the Peruvian Amazon that their territories are considered globally…
Effects of selective logging on large mammal populations in a remote indigenous territory in the northern Peruvian Amazon
Mayor, P., P. Pérez-Peña, M. Bowler, P. E. Puertas, M. Kirkland, and R. Bodmer. 2015. Effects of selective logging on large mammal populations in a remote indigenous territory in the northern Peruvian Amazon. Ecology and Society 20(4):36.http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-08023-200436
Anthropogenic lead in Amazonian wildlife
Food Biodiversity as an Opportunity to Address the Challenge of Improving Human Diets and Food Security
Scientists have warned for several years that food systems have become major drivers of environmental degradation, malnutrition, and food insecurity. In this paper, we present arguments from specialists that suggest that, in the transition to more sustainable food systems, biodiversity and food security can be mutually supportive, rather than conflicting goals. We have divided the opinions of these scientists into two "Big Topics". First, they ex…
Anatomicohistological Characteristics of the Tubular Genital Organs of the Female Woolly Monkey ( Lagothrix poeppigii )
Functional morphology of the reproductive organs is a key component for the better understanding of reproductive patterns as well to maximize reproductive efficiency and to develop assisted breeding techniques adapted to wildlife. This study examined anatomical and histological characteristics of genital organs of 60 Poeppig's woolly monkey females in the wild in different reproductive stages, collected by rural hunters in the northeastern Peruvi…
Functional Morphology of the Female Genital Organs in the Peruvian Red Uakari Monkey ( Cacajao Calvus Ucayalii )
Functional morphology may provide important information that could improve methodologies for the diagnosis of the reproductive phase of females, and develop assisted breeding techniques for wildlife. This study examined features of genital organs in 19 Peruvian red uakari monkey (Cacajao calvus ucayalii) females in different reproductive stages, collected from wild animals hunted for food by rural communities in the North-eastern Peruvian Amazon,…
Effects of selective logging on large mammal populations in a remote indigenous territory in the northern Peruvian Amazon
Mayor, P., P. Pérez-Peña, M. Bowler, P. E. Puertas, M. Kirkland, and R. Bodmer. 2015. Effects of selective logging on large mammal populations in a remote indigenous territory in the northern Peruvian Amazon. Ecology and Society 20(4):36.http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-08023-200436
Molecular Epidemiology of Trypanosomatids and Trypanosoma cruzi in Primates from Peru
Anthropogenic lead in Amazonian wildlife
Social and Biological Correlates of Wild Meat Consumption and Trade by Rural Communities in the Jutaí River Basin, Central Amazonia
Wild animals are an important source of food and income throughout the Amazon basin, particularly for forest-dependent communities living in the more remote regions. Through interviews in 51 households within 16 communities in the Jutaí River Extractive Reserve, Amazonas, Brazil, we determined animal taxa consumed and frequency of wild meat consumption, as well as patterns of wild meat trade. We then investigated the influence of social and biolo…
Widespread Use of Traditional Techniques by Local People for Hunting the Yellow-Footed Tortoise ( Chelonoidis denticulatus ) Across the Amazon
Understanding the repertoire of hunting techniques used by traditional peoples in tropical forests is crucial for recognizing the role of traditional knowledge in hunting activities, as well as assessing the impact of harvests on game species. We describe the hunting techniques used across Amazonia by Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples for hunting yellow-footed tortoises ( Chelonoidis denticulatus), one of the most consumed species in the biom…
Wild Meat Species, Climate Change, and Indigenous Amazonians
People throughout the world are adapting to alternative livelihoods as climate change transforms the earth. The western Amazon basin has recently gone through extreme flood levels that resulted in population declines of species used for wild meat, principally white-lipped peccary ( Tayassu pecari), collared peccary ( Pecari tajacu), red brocket deer ( Mazama americana), lowland paca ( Cuniculus paca), and black agouti ( Dasyprocta fuliginosa). Th…
Reply to
Conservation education promotes positive short- and medium-term changes in perceptions and attitudes towards a threatened primate species
Many wildlife conservation projects aim to change the perceptions of local communities through conservation education programs. However, few assess whether and how these programs effectively promote shifts in community perceptions and attitudes towards wildlife conservation. We designed an educational program focused on communicating to local inhabitants from a remote community in the Peruvian Amazon that their territories are considered globally…
Haemosporidians from a Neglected Group of Terrestrial Wild Birds in the Peruvian Amazonia
Haemosporidians are a widespread group of blood parasites transmitted by vectors. Despite their relevance for bird conservation, few studies have been conducted in the Amazonia and even less in terrestrial wild birds. We analysed blood samples from 168 game birds, collected from 2008 to 2015 by subsistence hunters of an indigenous rural community in the Peruvian Amazonia. DNA was tested for Haemoproteus spp., Plasmodium spp. and Leucocytozoon spp…
Food Biodiversity as an Opportunity to Address the Challenge of Improving Human Diets and Food Security
Scientists have warned for several years that food systems have become major drivers of environmental degradation, malnutrition, and food insecurity. In this paper, we present arguments from specialists that suggest that, in the transition to more sustainable food systems, biodiversity and food security can be mutually supportive, rather than conflicting goals. We have divided the opinions of these scientists into two "Big Topics". First, they ex…
Predicting animal abundance through local ecological knowledge
Given the ongoing environmental degradation from local to global scales, it is fundamental to develop more efficient means of gathering data on species and ecosystems. Local ecological knowledge, in which local communities can consistently provide information on the status of animal species over time, has been shown to be effective. Several studies demonstrate that data gathered using local ecological knowledge (LEK)‐based methods are comparable …
Reproductive physiology with emphasis on endometrial cycles of woolly and uakari monkeys—A literature review
The ability of a species to withstand human impact depends on its life history characteristics, including social, ranging, and reproductive activity. The genera Lagothrix and Cacajao are more susceptible to anthropic action than small‐sized primates due to their slower life histories, more restricted geographical ranges, and lower population densities. This narrative literature review aimed to gather scientific information available from the last…
Altricial Patterns in Prenatal Skeletal Development of Two Large Neotropical Primates
Understanding prenatal skeletal development is essential for pregnancy monitoring and veterinary care, as well as for understanding reproductive strategies, evolutionary differences, and ecological adaptations. This study provides an ultrasonographic description of prenatal bone development in two large neotropical primates, the Poeppig's woolly monkey ( Lagothrix lagothricha poeppigii , n = 24) and the Juruá howler monkey ( Alouatta juara , n = …
Radiographic Assessment of Spinal Degeneration in Vervet Monkeys ( Chlorocebus aethiops )
Degenerative changes of the vertebral column are common in aging primates; however, patterns of spinal osteopathy remain poorly characterized across small‐ and medium‐bodied primate species, limiting comparative interpretations of skeletal aging. Expanding assessments beyond well‐studied taxa provides a broader framework for understanding primate musculoskeletal senescence and generates baseline data essential for interpreting vertebral degenerat…
Biology (14 works) · Ecology (13 works) · Geography (8 works) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (8 works) · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (6 works) · Amazon rainforest (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Zoology (4 works) · Agriculture (3 works)