Michael Heistermann

Overview

Best Publications

• Comparative aspects of the metabolism and excretion of cortisol in three individual nonhuman primates.

  N.I. Bahr;R. Palme;U. Möhle;J.K. Hodges

  361
  Citations

• Female sexual swelling size, timing of ovulation and male behavior in wild West African chimpanzees

  Tobias Deschner;Michael Heistermann;J. Keith Hodges;Christophe Boesch

  291
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• Grooming in Barbary macaques: better to give than to receive?

  Kathryn Shutt;Ann MacLarnon;Michael Heistermann;Stuart Semple

  282
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• Comparison of different enzymeimmunoassays for assessment of adrenocortical activity in primates based on fecal analysis

  M. Heistermann;R. Palme;A. Ganswindt

  277
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• Non-invasive assessment of adrenocortical function in the male African elephant (Loxodonta africana) and its relation to musth.

  A Ganswindt;R Palme;M Heistermann;S Borragan

  244
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• Responses to social and environmental stress are attenuated by strong male bonds in wild macaques.

  Christopher Young;Christopher Young;Bonaventura Majolo;Michael Heistermann;Oliver Schülke

  224
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• Characterization of urinary and fecal metabolites of testosterone and their measurement for assessing gonadal endocrine function in male nonhuman primates.

  U Möhle;M Heistermann;R Palme;R Palme;J.K Hodges

  216
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• Impacts of tourism on anxiety and physiological stress levels in wild male Barbary macaques

  Laëtitia Maréchal;Stuart Semple;Bonaventura Majolo;Mohamed Qarro

  200
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• Timing and probability of ovulation in relation to sex skin swelling in wild West African chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes verus

  Tobias Deschner;Michael Heistermann;J. Keith Hodges;Christophe Boesch

  184
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• Dominance, aggression and physiological stress in wild male Assamese macaques (Macaca assamensis)

  Julia Ostner;Michael Heistermann;Oliver Schülke;Oliver Schülke

  178
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• Hormonal correlates of reproductive seasonality in wild female hanuman langurs (Presbytis entellus).

  Thomas Ziegler;Keith Hodges;Paul Winkler;Michael Heistermann

  171
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• Physiological suppression of sexual function of subordinate males : A subtle form of intrasexual competition among male sifakas (Propithecus verreauxi)?

  Cornelia Kraus;Michael Heistermann;Peter M Kappeler

  152
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• Assessment of female reproductive status in captive‐housed Hanuman langurs (Presbytis entellus) by measurement of urinary and fecal steroid excretion patterns

  M. Heistermann;M. Finke;J. K. Hodges

  152
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• 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

  150
  Citations

• Application of urinary and fecal steroid measurements for monitoring ovarian function and pregnancy in the bonobo (Pan paniscus) and evaluation of perineal swelling patterns in relation to endocrine events.

  M Heistermann;U Möhle;H Vervaecke;L van Elsacker

  149
  Citations

• Female sexual behavior, but not sex skin swelling, reliably indicates the timing of the fertile phase in wild long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis)

  Antje Engelhardt;J. Keith Hodges;Carsten Niemitz;Michael Heistermann

  146
  Citations

• Assessment of testicular endocrine function in captive African elephants by measurement of urinary and fecal androgens

  Andre Ganswindt;Michael Heistermann;Santiago Borragan;J. Keith Hodges

  144
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• Baboon sexual swellings: information content of size and color.

  James P. Higham;Ann M. MacLarnon;Caroline Ross;Michael Heistermann

  144
  Citations

• Social capital and physiological stress levels in free-ranging adult female rhesus macaques.

  L. J. N. Brent;Stuart Semple;C. Dubuc;Michael Heistermann

  143
  Citations

• Sexual swellings in wild white-handed gibbon females (Hylobates lar) indicate the probability of ovulation

  Claudia Barelli;Michael Heistermann;Christophe Boesch;Ulrich H. Reichard

  133
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