Publications

Beltrán Francés, V., Spaan, D., Amici, F., Illa Maulany, R., Oka Ngakan, P., & Majolo, B. 2022. Effect of anthropogenic activities on the population of moor macaques (Macaca maura) in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. International Journal of Primatology. 339–359 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-022-00279-x

Castellano-Navarro, A., Beltrán Francés, V., Albiach-Serrano, A., MacIntosh, A.J.J., Illa Maulany, R., Oka Ngakan, P., Liebal, K., Amici, F. 2022. Maternal and offspring behavior in free-ranging Japanese and moor macaques: A comparative approach. American Journal of Primatology. 85, e23461. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23461

Hernandez-Tienda, C., Majolo, B., Romero, T., Illa Maulany, R., Ngakan, P.O., Beltrán Francés, V., Gregorio Hernandez, E., Gomez-Melara, J.L., Llorente, M., & Amici, F. 2022. The habituation process in two groups of wild moor macaques (Macaca maura). International Journal of Primatology, 1-26 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-021-00275-7

Gomez-Melara, J.L.; Acosta-Naranjo, R.; Izar, P.; Sah, S.A.M.; Pladevall, J.; Illa Maulany, R.; Ngakan, P.O.; Majolo, B.; Romero, T.; Amici, F. 2021. A Cross-Cultural Comparison of the Link between Modernization, Anthropomorphism and Attitude to Wildlife. Sustainability. 13, 13095. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132313095

Hernandez-Tienda, C., Beltrán Francés, V., Majolo, B., Romero, T., Illa Maulany, R., Ngakan, P.O., & Amici, F. 2021. Reaction to snakes in wild moor macaques (Macaca maura). International Journal of Primatology, 42, 528–532 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-021-00230-6

Gomez-Melara, J.L., Acosta-Naranjo, R., Castellano-Navarro, A., Beltrán Francés, V., Lopez Caicoya, A., MacIntosh, A.J.J., Illa Maulany, R., Ngakan, P.O., & Amici, F. 2021. Dominance style predicts differences in food retrieval strategies. Scientific Reports, 11, 2726 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82198-0

Beltrán Francés, V., Castellano-Navarro, A., Illa Maulany, R., Oka Ngakan, P., MacIntosh, A.J.J., Llorente, M., & Amici, F. 2020. Play behavior in immature moor macaques (Macaca maura) and Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata). American Journal of Primatology, 82, e23192. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23192

Amici, F., Widdig, A., MacIntosh, A.J.J., Beltrán Francés, V., Castellano-Navarro, A., Lopez Caicoya, A., Karimullah, K., Illa Maulany, R., Ngakan, P.O., Hamzah, A. S., & Majolo, B. 2020. Dominance style only partially predicts differences in neophobia and social tolerance over food in four macaque species. Scientific Reports, 10, 22069 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79246-6

Partners & Sponsors

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The MMP Experience

Macaque Population Survey

Camera Trap, Conservation

Since 2022, we are surveying the presence of moor macaques along South Sulawesi. This project aims to contribute to the conservation of this endangered species by updating their population status. The last moor macaque population survey was carried out prior to 1990...

The Loud call

Camera Trap, Vocalizations

Loud call is one of the most beatufil and striking vocalizations produced by the moor macaque. This vocalization is only produced by males, and usually only high-rank males show it. Macaca Maura Project is studying more about this vocalization and its cognitive and...