Andrea Fuller
Biographic Data
| ID | 98866 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrea Fuller |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrea |
| FAMILY NAME | Fuller |
| SIGNATURE | FULLER A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Witwatersrand |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1518-2578 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Infrared thermography cannot be used to approximate core body temperature in wild primates
Understanding the physiological processes that underpin primate performance is key if we are to assess how a primate might respond when navigating new and changing environments. Given the connection between a mammal's ability to thermoregulate and the changing demands of its thermal environment, increasing attention is being devoted to the study of thermoregulatory processes as a means to assess primate performance. Infrared thermography can be u…
Keeping cool in the heat: Behavioral thermoregulation and body temperature patterns in wild vervet monkeys
OBJECTIVES: Climate change is having a significant impact on biodiversity and increasing attention is therefore being devoted to identifying the behavioral strategies that a species uses to cope with climatic stress. We explore how wild vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) respond to heat stress, and how behavioral adaptations are used to regulate body temperature. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We implanted wild vervet monkeys with temperature-sensi…
Supporting healthy lifestyle behaviours in families attending community playgroups: Parents’ perceptions of facilitators and barriers
These results will be used to inform the development of a childhood obesity prevention intervention to be delivered in a community playgroup setting
Thermal consequences of increased pelt loft infer an additional utilitarian function for grooming
A strong case has been made that the primary function of grooming is hygienic. Nevertheless, its persistence in the absence of hygienic demand, and its obvious tactical importance to members of primate groups, underpins the view that grooming has become uncoupled from its utilitarian objectives and is now principally of social benefit. We identify improved thermoregulatory function as a previously unexplored benefit of grooming and so broaden our…
Body Temperature and Physical Activity Correlates of the Menstrual Cycle in Chacma Baboons ( Papio hamadryas ursinus )
We investigated the temporal relationship between abdominal temperature, physical activity, perineal swelling, and urinary progesterone and estradiol concentrations over the menstrual cycle in unrestrained captive baboons. Using a miniature temperature‐sensitive data logger surgically implanted in the abdominal cavity and an activity data logger implanted subcutaneously on the trunk, we measured, continuously over 6 months at 10‐min intervals, ab…
Homeothermy and primate bipedalism: Is water shortage or solar radiation the main threat to baboon (Papio hamadryas) homeothermy
Homeothermy and primate bipedalism: Is water shortage or solar radiation the main threat to baboon (Papio hamadryas) homeothermy
Keeping cool in the heat: Behavioral thermoregulation and body temperature patterns in wild vervet monkeys
OBJECTIVES: Climate change is having a significant impact on biodiversity and increasing attention is therefore being devoted to identifying the behavioral strategies that a species uses to cope with climatic stress. We explore how wild vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) respond to heat stress, and how behavioral adaptations are used to regulate body temperature. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We implanted wild vervet monkeys with temperature-sensi…
Homeothermy and primate bipedalism: Is water shortage or solar radiation the main threat to baboon (Papio hamadryas) homeothermy
Body Temperature and Physical Activity Correlates of the Menstrual Cycle in Chacma Baboons ( Papio hamadryas ursinus )
We investigated the temporal relationship between abdominal temperature, physical activity, perineal swelling, and urinary progesterone and estradiol concentrations over the menstrual cycle in unrestrained captive baboons. Using a miniature temperature‐sensitive data logger surgically implanted in the abdominal cavity and an activity data logger implanted subcutaneously on the trunk, we measured, continuously over 6 months at 10‐min intervals, ab…
Thermal consequences of increased pelt loft infer an additional utilitarian function for grooming
A strong case has been made that the primary function of grooming is hygienic. Nevertheless, its persistence in the absence of hygienic demand, and its obvious tactical importance to members of primate groups, underpins the view that grooming has become uncoupled from its utilitarian objectives and is now principally of social benefit. We identify improved thermoregulatory function as a previously unexplored benefit of grooming and so broaden our…
Supporting healthy lifestyle behaviours in families attending community playgroups: Parents’ perceptions of facilitators and barriers
These results will be used to inform the development of a childhood obesity prevention intervention to be delivered in a community playgroup setting
Infrared thermography cannot be used to approximate core body temperature in wild primates
Understanding the physiological processes that underpin primate performance is key if we are to assess how a primate might respond when navigating new and changing environments. Given the connection between a mammal's ability to thermoregulate and the changing demands of its thermal environment, increasing attention is being devoted to the study of thermoregulatory processes as a means to assess primate performance. Infrared thermography can be u…
Keeping cool in the heat: Behavioral thermoregulation and body temperature patterns in wild vervet monkeys
OBJECTIVES: Climate change is having a significant impact on biodiversity and increasing attention is therefore being devoted to identifying the behavioral strategies that a species uses to cope with climatic stress. We explore how wild vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) respond to heat stress, and how behavioral adaptations are used to regulate body temperature. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We implanted wild vervet monkeys with temperature-sensi…
Primate Behavior and Ecology (5 works) · Biology (4 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Thermoregulation (3 works) · Animal science (2 works) · Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Environmental Science (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works)