Le complexe des trois singes. Sur un certain journalisme primatologique by Etienne Bimbenet

“…When comparing the scientific work of primatologists with its interpretation in texts addressed to wider audiences, one realizes that “primatological journalism” can be excessive. While it is thoroughly legitimate and necessary to naturalize humans in the light of the increasing number of similarities discovered every day by primatology between human and non-human primate behaviors, it is far less relevant to radicalize this naturalism and turn it into a reductive understanding overlooking anything specific to human behaviors. …”
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Dossier Madagascar - Introduction générale by Dominique Gommery, Delphine Roullet

“…Twelve articles of various disciplines were gathered to present a general overview on what is done in primatology by or implying French-speaking people. The greatest part of this special issue relates to the conservation and the protection of the extant lemurs of which lot are in danger. …”
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A baboon walking on a treadmill: the use of positive reinforcement techniques to study bipedal walking in non-human primates by François Druelle, Pablo Molina-Vila

“…This report documents the training protocol that we set up at the Primatology station of the CNRS (France). We further elaborate on the importance of conducting such experiments for a better and finer understanding of the bipedal behaviour in non-human primates. …”
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Flexible reproductive seasonality in Africa-dwelling papionins is associated with low environmental productivity and high climatic unpredictability by Dezeure, Jules, Dagorrette, Julie, Burtschell, Lugdiwine, Chowdhury, Shahrina, Lukas, Dieter, Swedell, Larissa, Huchard, Elise

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Comparaison entre espèces chez le primate et évolution du langage by Anne Reboul

“…However, abilities linked to language or to its use in communication can be evidenced in nonhuman primates, allowing tentative dating through separations between different primate lineages. In addition, primatology data can refute theories regarding the specificity of language to modern humans. …”
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Nutrient digestibility of fishmeal rations in primates by N. V. Gaponov, L. N. Gamko

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Agr-typing of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) isolated from non-human primates by V. A. Kalashnikova

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Coagulase gene and agr complex polymorphism-based genotyping of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> isolated from non-human primates by V. A. Kalashnikova

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On the state of nature and social life: thinking about humans and chimpanzees by Eliane Sebeika Rapchan

“…This analysis adopted Rousseau's theory on the “State of Nature” and “State of Society” considering modern primatology from an anthropological point of view resulting in the invention of two concepts: “nature social primate” “primate social nature” and “human cultural nature”.…”
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