Posts by Romain Lefèvre
Contrasting use of space by two migratory Afro-Palearctic warblers on their African non-breeding grounds
In migratory birds, constraints due to breeding are relaxed during the non-breeding season and thus, social behaviours and spatial asso...
Vocalisations in farm animals: a step towards positive welfare assessment
Public concern for farm animal welfare is increasing. Animal welfare is defined as the balance of positive and negative emotions, where...
Conservation of Long-tailed macaques: implications of the updated IUCN status and the COVID-19 pandemic
The often synanthropic long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) is listed in Appendix II of CITES and was recently updated to Vulnerab...
The allometry of sound frequency bandwidth in songbirds
Theory predicts that allometric constraints on sound production should be stronger for the lower frequencies of vocalizations than for ...
Stereotypic behaviour in horses lowers stress but not spatial learning performance
Stereotypies are common in captive animals, but it remains unclear if they are pathological by-products of captive conditions or if the...
Comparative home range size and habitat selection in provisioned and non-provisioned long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in Baluran National Park, East Java, Indonesia
The effect of food provisioning on ranging patterns of long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in non- anthropogenic areas is largel...
Estimating densities and spatial distribution of a commensal primate species, the long‐tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis)
Knowledge about distribution of primate species and their densities is crucial for conservation and management. However, such informati...
Elusive cats in our backyards: persistence of the North Chinese leopard (Panthera pardus japonensis) in a human‐dominated landscape in central China
The North Chinese leopard (Panthera pardus japonensis), the least‐known big cat, disappeared in most historical range for decades, foll...
Review of GPS collar deployments and performance on nonhuman primates
Over the past 20 years, GPS collars have emerged as powerful tools for the study of nonhuman primate (hereafter, "primate") movement ec...
Investigation of reward quality-related behaviour as a tool to assess emotions
Animals are likely to appraise events as positive or negative based on their subjective perception, current state and past experiences....