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Joanna M. Setchell

Joanna M. Setchell

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
42
Citations
7275
World Ranking
5556
National Ranking
597

Overview

Joanna M. Setchell is affiliated with Durham University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on areas intersecting environmental science and psychology, with significant contributions across subfields such as social psychology, ecology, global and planetary change, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, and parasitology.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics including primate behavior and ecology, wildlife ecology and conservation, animal behavior and reproduction, amphibian and reptile biology, animal vocal communication and behavior, zoonotic diseases and public health, and parasite biology and host interactions.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Setchell have included Ramesh Boonratana, Susan M. Cheyne, Liliana Cortés-Ortiz, Stella de la Torre, and Barthélémy Ngoubangoye.

Setchell's recent papers demonstrate a focus on conservation, primate ecology, and zoonotic disease risks. Notable publications include:

  • "A Severe Lack of Evidence Limits Effective Conservation of the World's Primates" (2020, BioScience)
  • "Decolonizing Primate Conservation Practice: A Case Study from North Morocco" (2021, International Journal of Primatology)
  • "Olfactory signals and fertility in olive baboons" (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • "Tropical field stations yield high conservation return on investment" (2024, Conservation Letters)
  • "Identification of potentially zoonotic parasites in captive orangutans and semi-captive mandrills: Phylogeny and morphological comparison" (2023, American Journal of Primatology)

Setchell has contributed to academic scholarship in several publication venues, including Primates, American Journal of Primatology, BioScience, International Journal of Primatology, and Scientific Reports.

In addition to journal articles, they have authored a book published by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique titled Étudier les primates: Comment concevoir, mener et présenter des recherches en primatologie (2024).

Best Publications

  • Impending extinction crisis of the world's primates: why primates matter

    Alejandro Estrada;Paul A. Garber;Anthony B. Rylands;Christian Roos

  • Senescence rates are determined by ranking on the fast–slow life‐history continuum

    Owen R. Jones;Jean-Michel Gaillard;Shripad Tuljapurkar;Jussi S. Alho

  • Dominance, Status Signals and Coloration in Male Mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx)

    Joanna M. Setchell;E. Jean Wickings

  • Changes in the secondary sexual adornments of male mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) are associated with gain and loss of alpha status.

    Joanna M Setchell;Alan F Dixson

  • Growth and ontogeny of sexual size dimorphism in the mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx)

    Joanna M. Setchell;Phyllis C. Lee;E. Jean Wickings;Alan F. Dixson

  • Social correlates of testosterone and ornamentation in male mandrills

    Joanna M. Setchell;Tessa Smith;E. Jean Wickings;Leslie A. Knapp

  • Mate guarding and paternity in mandrills: factors influencing alpha male monopoly

    Joanna M. Setchell;Marie Charpentier;E. Jean Wickings

  • Do Female Mandrills Prefer Brightly Colored Males

    Joanna M. Setchell

  • Survival, interactions with conspecifics and reproduction in 37 chimpanzees released into the wild

    Benoit Goossens;J. M. Setchell;E. Tchidongo;E. Dilambaka

  • Non-invasive monitoring of physiological stress in the Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla): Validation of a fecal glucocorticoid assay and methods for practical application in the field

    Kathryn Shutt;Joanna M. Setchell;Michael Heistermann

  • Signal content of red facial coloration in female mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx)

    Joanna M Setchell;E Jean Wickings;Leslie A Knapp

  • Field and laboratory methods in primatology : a practical guide

    Joanna M. Setchell;Deborah J. Curtis

  • Constraints on control: factors influencing reproductive success in male mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx)

    Marie Charpentier;Patricia Peignot;Martine Hossaert-McKey;Olivier Gimenez

  • Stress, social behaviour, and secondary sexual traits in a male primate.

    Joanna M. Setchell;Tessa Smith;E. Jean Wickings;Leslie A. Knapp

  • Field endocrinology: monitoring hormonal changes in free-ranging primates

    J. Keith Hodges;Michael Heistermann

  • Reproductive Parameters and Maternal Investment in Mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx)

    Joanna M. Setchell;Phyllis C. Lee;E. Jean Wickings;Alan F. Dixson

  • Chemical composition of scent-gland secretions in an Old World monkey (Mandrillus sphinx) : influence of sex, male status, and individual identity.

    Joanna M. Setchell;Stefano Vaglio;Jacopo Moggi-Cecchi;Francesca Boscaro

  • Effects of habituation, research and ecotourism on faecal glucocorticoid metabolites in wild western lowland gorillas : implications for conservation management.

    Kathryn Shutt;Kathryn Shutt;Michael Heistermann;Adetayo Kasim;Angelique Todd

  • Odour signals major histocompatibility complex genotype in an Old World monkey

    Joanna M. Setchell;Stefano Vaglio;Kristin M. Abbott;Jacopo Moggi-Cecchi

  • Philopatry and reproductive success in Bornean orang-utans (Pongo pygmaeus).

    Benoit Goossens;J. M. Setchell;S. S. James;S. S. James;S. M. Funk

  • Developmental variables and dominance rank in adolescent male mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx)

    Joanna M. Setchell;Alan F. Dixson

  • Opposites attract: MHC-associated mate choice in a polygynous primate

    J. M. Setchell;M. J. E. Charpentier;K. M. Abbott;E. J. Wickings

  • Arrested development of secondary sexual adornments in subordinate adult male mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx).

    Joanna M. Setchell;Alan F. Dixson

Frequent Co-Authors

Marie J. E. Charpentier
Marie J. E. Charpentier University of Montpellier
Benoit Goossens
Benoit Goossens Cardiff University
Guy Cowlishaw
Guy Cowlishaw Zoological Society of London
Eckhard W. Heymann
Eckhard W. Heymann Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology
Serge A. Wich
Serge A. Wich Liverpool John Moores University
Marc Ancrenaz
Marc Ancrenaz Sabah Wildlife Department
Phyllis C. Lee
Phyllis C. Lee University of Stirling
Colin A. Chapman
Colin A. Chapman Vancouver Island University
Martine Hossaert-McKey
Martine Hossaert-McKey Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Michael Heistermann
Michael Heistermann German Primate Center

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