P C Wright

Dados Biográficos

ID1110
NOMEP C Wright
PRENOMESP C
SOBRENOMEWright
ASSINATURAWRIGHT P C
AFILIAÇÕESStony Brook University
ORCID0000-0002-9443-383X
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS51
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES360
TOTAL COMO AUTOR51
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO1982
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2025
ÍNDICE H9

  • Why Didn't the Sifaka Cross the Road? Divergence of Propithecus edwardsi Gut Microbiomes Across Geographic Barriers in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

    Open AccessMariah E Donohue, Alicia Lamb et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Primatology2025

    This study uses a biogeographic framework to identify patterns of gut microbiome divergence in an endangered lemur species endemic to Madagascar's southeastern rainforests, the Milne‐Edwards's sifaka ( Propithecus edwardsi) . Specifically, we tested the effects of (1) geographic barriers, (2) habitat disturbance, and (3) geographic distance on gut microbiome alpha and beta diversity. We selected 10 social groups from 4 sites in Ranomafana Nationa…

  • Provisioning services decline for both people and Critically Endangered wildlife in a rainforest transformation landscape

    Open AccessKatherine J Kling, Timothy M Eppley et al.ARTICLEPeople and Nature2024

    The loss and degradation of forests and other ecosystems worldwide threaten both global biodiversity and the livelihoods of people who use natural resources. Understanding how natural resource use impacts landscape provisioning services for both people and wildlife is thus critical for designing comprehensive resource management strategies. We used data from community focus groups, botanical plots and an inventory of plant species consumed by the…

  • An overdue catalyst

    Open AccessKathy West, Stacey R Tecot et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Primatology2023

    The COVID‐19 pandemic caused by the SARS‐CoV‐2 virus brought many primatology research programs and conservation efforts to a halt. After Madagascar closed its borders during March 2020, many on‐site international project leaders and researchers returned to their home countries when their programs were delayed or canceled. Madagascar remained closed to travelers until November 2021, when it reopened to international flights. The 20‐month absence …

  • Evaluating the impact of environmental education around Ranomafana National Park

    Open AccessLovasoa E Razafindravony, Mariah E Donohue et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Primatology2023

    A total of 94% of lemur species are currently threatened with extinction and more than 17 species of giant lemur are already extinct. To help prevent the extinction of Madagascar's remaining lemurs, Dr. Patricia Wright initiated conservation programs in the Ranomafana region of southern Madagascar in the 1990s. These continued and expanded, and in 2003 were consolidated with Dr. Wright's research activities when Center ValBio (“CVB”) was founded …

  • A Coupled Humanitarian and Biodiversity Crisis in Western Madagascar

    Open AccessKatharine E T Thompson, Cortni Borgerson et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2023Referências: 60

  • Ecological Flexibility of Propithecus edwardsi in Two Forest Habitats with Different Logging Histories in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

    Open AccessMariana Duarte Pissarra Matos, Teresa Fernandes et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022Referências: 66

  • Integrating Health Systems and Science to Respond to Covid-19 in a Model District of Rural Madagascar

    Open AccessRado J L Rakotonanahary, Herinjaka Andriambolamanana et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2021

    There are many outstanding questions about how to control the global COVID-19 pandemic. The information void has been especially stark in the World Health Organization Africa Region, which has low per capita reported cases, low testing rates, low access to therapeutic drugs, and has the longest wait for vaccines. As with all disease, the central challenge in responding to COVID-19 is that it requires integrating complex health systems that incorp…

  • Exploratory analysis reveals arthropod consumption in 10 lemur species using DNA metabarcoding

    Open AccessAmanda K Rowe, Mariah E Donohue et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Primatology2021

    Arthropods (insects, spiders, etc.) can fulfill major nutritional requirements for primates, particularly in terms of proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals. Yet, for many primate species we know very little about the frequency and importance of arthropod consumption. Traditional methods for arthropod prey identification, such as behavioral observations and fecal dissections, offer limited taxonomic resolution and, as a result, underestimate true…

  • Trends in forest fragment research in Madagascar

    Open AccessKatherine J Kling, Kimberley Yaeger et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Primatology2020

    The rise in research investigating fragmentation and its impact on primates and other taxa reflects the growing presence of fragmented landscapes themselves. Although numerous studies report the negative effects of fragmentation on biodiversity, it is difficult to generalize responses to fragmentation for specific taxonomic groups, such as non‐human primates, when studies have not employed a definitive concept of fragmentation or fragments themse…

  • Evidence for early human arrival in Madagascar is robust

    James P Hansford, P C Wright et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Island and Coastal…2020Citada por: 3Referências: 10

    The colonization period of a given region can be defined by multiple types of evidence, including human bone records, environmental proxy signals in sediment cores, human-made artifacts, or anthrop

  • Variations in the microbiome due to storage preservatives are not large enough to obscure variations due to factors such as host population, host species, body site, and captivity

    Open AccessAbigail E Asangba, Mariah E Donohue et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Primatology2019

    The study of the primate microbiome is critical in understanding the role of the microbial community in the host organism. To be able to isolate the main factors responsible for the differences observed in microbiomes within and between individuals, confounding factors due to technical variations need to be removed. To determine whether alterations due to preservatives outweigh differences due to factors such as host population, host species, bod…

  • Extensive variability in the gut microbiome of a highly‐specialized and critically endangered lemur species across sites

    Open AccessMariah E Donohue, Abigail E Asangba et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Primatology2019

    Deforestation continues to jeopardize Malagasy primates as viable habitats become smaller, more fragmented, and more disturbed. This deforestation can lead to changes in diet, microhabitat, and gene flow between populations of endangered species, and it remains unclear how these changes may affect gut microbiome (GM) characteristics. The black‐and‐white ruffed lemur ( Varecia variegata ), which is among Madagascar's most threatened lemur species,…

  • Last chance for Madagascar’s biodiversity

    Open AccessJulia P G Jones, Jonah Ratsimbazafy et al.ARTICLENature Sustainability2019Citada por: 4Referências: 2

  • Terrestrial Behavior in Titi Monkeys (Callicebus, Cheracebus, and Plecturocebus)

    Open AccessJoão Pedro Souza-Alves, Ítalo Mourthé et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2019Citada por: 7Referências: 86

  • The importance of protein in leaf selection of folivorous primates

    Open AccessJörg U Ganzhorn, Joerg U Ganzhorn et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Primatology2017

    Protein limitation has been considered a key factor in hypotheses on the evolution of life history and animal communities, suggesting that animals should prioritize protein in their food choice. This contrasts with the limited support that food selection studies have provided for such a priority in nonhuman primates, particularly for folivores. Here, we suggest that this discrepancy can be resolved if folivores only need to select for high protei…

  • Dr. Elwyn LaVerne Simons

    Open AccessP C WrightARTICLEEvolutionary Anthropology Issues…2017

  • Primate genotyping via high resolution melt analysis

    Open AccessRachel L Jacobs, Amanda N Spriggs et al.ARTICLEPrimates2016

  • Pathogenic enterobacteria in lemurs associated with anthropogenic disturbance

    Open AccessDeAnna C Bublitz, P C Wright et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Primatology2015

    As human population density continues to increase exponentially, speeding the reduction and fragmentation of primate habitat, greater human-primate contact is inevitable, making higher rates of pathogen transmission likely. Anthropogenic effects are particularly evident in Madagascar, where a diversity of endemic lemur species are threatened by rapid habitat loss. Despite these risks, knowledge of how anthropogenic activities affect lemur exposur…

  • Diversity and Prevalence of Diarrhea-Associated Viruses in the Lemur Community and Associated Human Population of Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

    Open AccessSarah Zohdy, Marissa K Grossman et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2015Citada por: 1Referências: 35

  • Effects of Sex and Age on Heterothermy in Goodman’s Mouse Lemur (Microcebus lehilahytsara)

    Open AccessCaitlin J Karanewsky, Martin R Bauert et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2015Citada por: 1Referências: 41

  • Averting Lemur Extinctions amid Madagascar's Political Crisis

    Open AccessChristoph Schwitzer, Russell A Mittermeier et al.ARTICLEScience2014

    Community-based management, ecotourism, and researchers' presence are proposed to prevent lemur extinctions.

  • Primate Tourism

    Open AccessCarol M Berman, Hiroyuki Kurita et al.BOOKPrimate Tourism2014

    Primate tourism is a growing phenomenon, with increasing pressure coming from several directions: the private sector, governments, and conservation agencies. At the same time, some primate sites are working to exclude or severely restrict tourism because of problems that have developed as a result. Indeed, tourism has proven costly to primates due to factors such as disease, stress, social disruption, vulnerability to poachers, and interference w…

  • Spatial Ecology of the Endangered Milne-Edwards’ Sifaka (Propithecus edwardsi)

    Open AccessBrian D Gerber, Summer Arrigo-Nelson et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2012Citada por: 4Referências: 55

  • Lemur habitat and dental senescence in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

    Open AccessStephen J King, Doug M Boyer et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Physical…2012Citada por: 4Referências: 54

    Not only can teeth provide clues about diet, but they also can be indicators of habitat quality. Conspecific groups living in different habitats with different kinds of foods may exhibit different rates of dental attrition because their teeth are less well adapted to some foods than to others. Ecological disequilibrium describes the situation in which animals live in habitats to which they are relatively poorly adapted. We test whether dental sen…

  • Frugivory in four sympatric lemurs

    Open AccessP C Wright, Stacey R Tecot et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Primatology2011

    Although some conservationists accept that not all species can be saved, we illustrate the difficulty in deciding which species are dispensable. In this article, we examine the possibility that the integrity of a forest relies on its entire faunal assemblage. In Madagascar, one faunal group, the lemurs, accounts for the greatest biomass and species richness among frugivores. For example, 7 of the 13 sympatric lemur species in Madagascar's eastern…