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Martha M. Robbins

Martha M. Robbins

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
66
Citations
16124
World Ranking
1694
National Ranking
99

Overview

Martha M. Robbins is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on multiple fields within the biological and psychological sciences, with a strong emphasis on primate behavior and ecology.

The main fields of study associated with their work are Psychology and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these areas, key subfields include Social Psychology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Developmental Biology, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

The scientific topics frequently addressed in their research cover a wide range, including Primate Behavior and Ecology, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior, Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior, Bat Biology and Ecology Studies, and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions.

Their publication record shows frequent contributions to well-regarded journals and venues:

  • Nature Communications
  • PLoS ONE
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • American Journal of Primatology
  • Primates

Notable recent papers include:

  • Environmental variability supports chimpanzee behavioural diversity, 2020, Nature Communications
  • A deepening understanding of animal culture suggests lessons for conservation, 2021, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • The long lives of primates and the 'invariant rate of ageing' hypothesis, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Estimating abundance and growth rates in a wild mountain gorilla population, 2020, Animal Conservation
  • Population dynamics and genetic connectivity in recent chimpanzee history, 2022, Cell Genomics

Their collaborative work involves several frequent co-authors, including Roman M. Wittig, Tobias Deschner, Mimi Arandjelovic, Klaus Zuberbühler, and Paula Dieguez. Each of these collaborators has contributed to multiple publications jointly with Martha M. Robbins.

Best Publications

  • A standard protocol for describing individual-based and agent-based models

    Volker Grimm;Uta Berger;Finn Bastiansen;Sigrunn Eliassen

  • Generation times in wild chimpanzees and gorillas suggest earlier divergence times in great ape and human evolution

    Kevin E. Langergraber;Kay Prüfer;Carolyn Rowney;Christophe Boesch

  • Factors affecting the amount of genomic DNA extracted from ape faeces and the identification of an improved sample storage method.

    Anthony M. Nsubuga;Martha M. Robbins;Amy D. Roeder;Phillip A. Morin

  • Environmental variability supports chimpanzee behavioural diversity.

    Ammie K. Kalan;Lars Kulik;Mimi Arandjelovic;Christophe Boesch

  • Complex tool sets for honey extraction among chimpanzees in Loango National Park, Gabon

    Christophe Boesch;Josephine Head;Martha M. Robbins

  • Origin of the HIV-1 group O epidemic in western lowland gorillas

    Mirela D’arc;Mirela D’arc;Ahidjo Ayouba;Amandine Esteban;Gerald H. Learn

  • Animal cultures matter for conservation.

    Philippa Brakes;Sasha R. X. Dall;Lucy M. Aplin;Stuart Bearhop

  • A demographic analysis of male life history and social structure of mountain gorillas

    Martha M. Robbins

  • Mountain gorilla tug-of-war: Silverbacks have limited control over reproduction in multimale groups

    Brenda J. Bradley;Martha M. Robbins;Elizabeth A. Williamson;H. Dieter Steklis

  • Social structure and life-history patterns in western gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla).

    Martha M. Robbins;Magdalena Bermejo;Chloé Cipolletta;Florence Magliocca

  • Sympatric chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) and gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in Loango National Park, Gabon: Dietary composition, seasonality, and intersite comparisons

    Josephine S. Head;Christophe Boesch;Loïc Makaga;Martha M. Robbins

  • Home range and frugivory patterns of mountain gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda

    Martha M. Robbins;Alastair McNeilage

  • Western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) change their activity patterns in response to frugivory.

    Shelly Masi;Chloé Cipolletta;Martha M. Robbins

  • Gorillas in the crossfire: population dynamics of the Virunga mountain gorillas over the past three decades

    José Kalpers;Elizabeth A. Williamson;Martha M. Robbins;Alastair McNeilage

  • Feeding ecology in apes and other primates

    Gottfried Hohmann;Martha M. Robbins;Christophe Boesch

  • Extreme Conservation Leads to Recovery of the Virunga Mountain Gorillas

    Martha M. Robbins;Markye Gray;Katie A. Fawcett;Felicia B. Nutter

  • Dietary Variability of Mountain Gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda

    Jessica Ganas;Martha M. Robbins;John Boscoe Nkurunungi;Beth A. Kaplin

  • Counting elusive animals: Comparing field and genetic census of the entire mountain gorilla population of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda

    Katerina Guschanski;Linda Vigilant;Alastair McNeilage;Maryke Gray

  • A preliminary investigation of urinary testosterone and cortisol levels in wild male mountain gorillas.

    Martha M. Robbins;Nancy M. Czekala

  • A comparison of two mountain gorilla habitats in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda

    John Bosco Nkurunungi;Jessica Ganas;Martha M. Robbins;Craig B. Stanford

  • Ranging behavior of the mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda: a test of the ecological constraints model

    Jessica Ganas;Martha M. Robbins

  • Feeding ecology in apes and other primates : ecological, physical, and behavioral aspects

    Gottfried Hohmann;Christophe Boesch;Martha M. Robbins

  • Mountain Gorillas: Three Decades of Research at Karisoke

    Martha M. Robbins;Pascale Sicotte;Kelly J. Stewart

Frequent Co-Authors

Christophe Boesch
Christophe Boesch Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Linda Vigilant
Linda Vigilant Max Planck Society
Tara S. Stoinski
Tara S. Stoinski Georgia Institute of Technology
Fabian H. Leendertz
Fabian H. Leendertz Robert Koch Institute
Hjalmar S. Kühl
Hjalmar S. Kühl Max Planck Society
Cyril C. Grueter
Cyril C. Grueter University of Western Australia
Roman M. Wittig
Roman M. Wittig Max Planck Society
Sylvia Ortmann
Sylvia Ortmann Leibniz Association
Klaus Zuberbühler
Klaus Zuberbühler University of Neuchâtel
Bernhard Ehlers
Bernhard Ehlers Robert Koch Institute

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