Glucocorticoids and behavior in non-human primates: A meta-analytic approach to unveil potential coping mechanisms.

Glucocorticoids (GCs) mediate responses to energetic and psychosocial challenges and are associated with behavioral adjustments that form part of an adaptive vertebrate stress response. GCs and behavior can indirectly influence each other, leading to either an intensification or attenuation of stress responses. Exploring these GC-behavior relationships may offer insights into the beneficial aspects of behavior and help identify coping mechanisms that potentially enhance individual fitness.

Camera trap surveys of Atlantic Forest mammals: A data set for analyses considering imperfect detection (2004-2020).

Camera traps became the main observational method of a myriad of species over large areas. Data sets from camera traps can be used to describe the patterns and monitor the occupancy, abundance, and richness of wildlife, essential information for conservation in times of rapid climate and land-cover changes. Habitat loss and poaching are responsible for historical population losses of mammals in the Atlantic Forest biodiversity hotspot, especially for medium to large-sized species.

Gastrointestinal parasites of Leontopithecus chrysomelas in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil.

We performed coproparasitological testing of free-living golden-headed lion tamarins, Leontopithecus chrysomelas, using the Hoffmann-Pons-Janner method. In total, we collected 118 samples from ten groups: four living in Federal Protected Area and six living in Non-Protected Areas of cocoa farms. Eggs from parasites of the Acanthocephala phylum and Spiruridae, Ancylostomatidae, Ascarididae and Oxyuridae families were identified, as well as the genus Strongyloides (Nematode: Strongyloididae) and phylum Apicomplexa.

Deterministic modelling of seed dispersal based on observed behaviours of an endemic primate in Brazil.

Plant species models are among the available tools to predict the future of ecosystems threatened by climate change, habitat loss, and degradation. However, they suffer from low to no inclusion of plant dispersal, which is necessary to predict ecosystem evolution. A variety of seed dispersal models have been conceived for anemochorous and zoochorous plant species, but the coupling between vegetation models and seed dispersal processes remains rare.

Individual behavioral differences and health of golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas).

Individual behavioral differences may influence how animals cope with altered environments. Depending on their behavioral traits, individuals may thus vary in how their health is affected by environmental conditions. We investigated the relationship between individual behavior of free-living golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) responding to a novel object (to assess exploration-avoidance), and their habitat use and health status (endoparasitism; clinical measures: biometric data, heart rate, respiratory frequency, and temperature; fecal glucocorticoid metabolites).

The diversity of population responses to environmental change.

The current extinction and climate change crises pressure us to predict population dynamics with ever-greater accuracy. Although predictions rest on the well-advanced theory of age-structured populations, two key issues remain poorly explored. Specifically, how the age-dependency in demographic rates and the year-to-year interactions between survival and fecundity affect stochastic population growth rates.

Population Genetic Structure of an Endangered Endemic Primate (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) in a Highly Fragmented Atlantic Coastal Rain Forest.

This study evaluated the genetic structure of wild populations of the endangered primate, Leontopithecus chrysomelas. We tested the assumption that populations of L. chrysomelas, given their larger population size and a higher degree of habitat continuity, would have higher genetic diversity and less genetic structuring than other lion tamarins.

Report on the presence of a group of golden-headed lion tamarins (), an endangered primate species in a rubber plantation in southern Bahia, Brazil.

In a landscape fragmented by agriculture, the extent to which forest-dwelling primates can use the matrix between fragments can be critical for their long-term survival. So far, the golden-headed lion tamarin (), an endangered primate inhabiting the Atlantic Forest of south Bahia, is only known to use shaded cacao () agroforests within the matrix. We report on the use of a rubber plantation by a group of golden-headed lion tamarins between August 2013 and January 2014.

Occurrence of Prosthenorchis elegans in Free-living Primates from the Atlantic Forest of Southern Bahia, Brazil.

Parasite prevalence and abundance are important factors affecting species' conservation. During necropsies on a free-living golden-headed lion tamarin ( Leontopithecus chrysomelas ) and two Wied's marmosets ( Callithrix kuhlii ) in the Atlantic Forest of southern Bahia, Brazil, we collected a large number of adult intestinal parasites that we identified as Prosthenorchis elegans. This parasite is pathogenic for neotropical primates.

Lycopene degradation and isomerization kinetics during thermal processing of an olive oil/tomato emulsion.

The stability of lycopene in an olive oil/tomato emulsion during thermal processing (80-140 °C) was studied. Initially, the degradation of total lycopene (all-E plus Z-forms) occurred quickly at temperatures above 100 °C. However, a nonzero plateau value, depending on the processing temperature, was attained after longer treatment times.

The effect of high pressure-high temperature processing conditions on acrylamide formation and other Maillard reaction compounds.

The effect of high pressure-high temperature (HPHT) processing on the formation of acrylamide and other Maillard-type reaction compounds was investigated in order to elucidate the impact of HPHT conditions on the different stages of the Maillard reaction. This study was performed in equimolar asparagine-glucose model systems that were treated at various HP/HT conditions (100-115 °C, 400-700 MPa, 0-60 min), and, for comparison, the model system was also heat-treated at ambient pressure. On the treated samples, the concentration of acrylamide, reactants, hydroxymethylfurfural, organic acids, and melanoidins was determined and the pH prior to and after treatment was measured.

The kinetics of β-elimination of cystine and the formation of lanthionine in gliadin.

When gliadin, a mixture of wheat storage proteins containing only intramolecular disulfide (SS) bonds, is heated at high temperatures and preferably at alkaline pH, the SS bonds are cleaved by β-elimination reactions leading to decreased cystine levels and the generation of dehydroalanine (DHA) and free sulfhydryl (SH) groups. DHA and the free SH group of cysteine can further react to form the irreversible cross-link lanthionine (LAN). The kinetics of this reaction were studied by heating model systems containing gliadin at different pH values (pH 6.

Beta-carotene isomerization kinetics during thermal treatments of carrot puree.

The effect of thermal processing on the stability of beta-carotene in carrot puree was investigated in a broad temperature range (80-150 degrees C). Heat induced changes in the stability of beta-carotene resulting in the conversion into its cis-isomers until an equilibrium state was reached after prolonged heating. By using nonlinear one-step regression analysis, the overall isomerization of all-trans-beta-carotene and the formation of individual cis-isomers could be modeled with a fractional conversion model.

Investigation of the influence of different moisture levels on acrylamide formation/elimination reactions using multiresponse analysis.

The influence of water activity on the formation and elimination reactions of acrylamide was examined by means of multiresponse modeling on two different levels of complexity: basic equimolar asparagine-glucose systems and equimolar potato-based asparagine-glucose systems. To this end, model systems were first equilibrated to initial water activities in the range of 0.88-0.

Parasite community interactions: Trypanosoma cruzi and intestinal helminths infecting wild golden lion tamarins Leontopithecus rosalia and golden-headed lion tamarins L. chrysomelas (Callitrichidae, L., 1766).

The parasite prevalence and infection intensity in primate wild populations can be affected by many variables linked to host and/or parasite ecology or either to interparasite competition/mutualism. In this study, we tested how host sex, age, and place of origin, as well parasitic concomitant infections affect the structure of golden lion and golden-headed lion tamarins parasite community, considering Trypanosoma cruzi and intestinal helminths infection in these primates. A total of 206 tamarins from two Atlantic Coastal rain forest areas in Brazil were tested during 4 years for prevalence of T.

Kinetics of acrylamide formation/elimination reactions as affected by water activity.

The influence of water activity on the kinetics of acrylamide formation and elimination reaction was investigated using low-moisture equimolar asparagine-glucose model systems, which were heated at temperatures between 120 and 200 degrees C for variable heating times. To determine the water content corresponding to the water activities tested, a sorption moisture isotherm was constructed experimentally. The acrylamide concentrations measured at different water activities could be modeled on the basis of a reaction scheme including not only acrylamide formation and elimination reactions but also an alternative Maillard reaction between both reactants.

Impact of pH on the kinetics of acrylamide formation/elimination reactions in model systems.

The effect of pH on acrylamide formation and elimination kinetics was studied in an equimolar (0.1 M) asparagine-glucose model system in phosphate or citrate buffer, heated at temperatures between 120 and 200 degrees C. To describe the experimental data, a simplified kinetic model was proposed and kinetic parameters were estimated by combined nonlinear regression and numerical integration on the data obtained under nonisothermal conditions.

Kinetics of acrylamide formation and elimination during heating of an asparagine-sugar model system.

The kinetics of acrylamide (AA) was analyzed by heating a simple model system consisting of asparagine and glucose, fructose, or sucrose (0.01 M, pH 6) at temperatures between 140 and 200 degrees C. The AA concentration appeared to be the net result of simultaneous formation and elimination.

Effect of amino acids on acrylamide formation and elimination kinetics.

The effect of amino acids other than asparagine on acrylamide (AA) formation/elimination kinetics was studied in an asparagine-glucose model system (0.01 M, pH 6) heated at temperatures between 140 and 200 degrees C. Addition of cysteine or lysine to the model significantly lowered the AA yield, whereas addition of glutamine had a strong promoting effect and of alanine a rather neutral effect on the AA formation.

Characteristics of reproductive biology and proximate factors regulating seasonal breeding in captive golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas).

Reproduction is highly demanding in terms of energy expenditure, and the costs and benefits associated with postponing or investing in a reproductive effort are crucial determinants of an individual's fitness. Understanding the reproductive potential of a species under varying ecological conditions offers important insights into the dynamics of its social system. This study provides the first detailed analysis of the reproductive potential of wild- and captive-born golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) under captive conditions, based on studbook data compiled during 1984-2000.