P. M. Kappeler

Same data, different results? Machine learning approaches in bioacoustics

The paper evaluates machine learning methods for caller identity classification in mammalian vocalizations, finding Mel-frequency cepstral coefficients and random forests provide consistent results across datasets.

Multiple bursts of speciation in Madagascar's endangered lemurs

This study investigates the speciation patterns in lemurs, revealing multiple diversification bursts and high genomic introgression rates, which contribute to their diversity and have implications for conservation.

The search behavior of terrestrial mammals

This study analyzes GPS data from 1,396 terrestrial mammals across 62 species to show how predator-prey dynamics influence movement strategies and resource search efficiency.

Clarifying space use concepts in ecology: range vs. occurrence distributions

This paper distinguishes between range and occurrence distributions in ecology, showing that conflating them can lead to incorrect ecological inferences and conservation practices.

Primate mothers promote proximity between their offspring and infants who look like them

The paper shows that primate mothers promote proximity between their offspring and infants who look similar, using facial resemblance as a mechanism for social bonding.

Males are more sensitive to their audience than females when scent-marking in the redfronted lemur

The paper examines sex differences in audience effects on scent-marking behavior in redfronted lemurs, finding males more sensitive to audience presence than females.

The lemur baseline: How lemurs compare to monkeys and apes in the Primate Cognition Test Battery

This study compares lemur cognitive performance to haplorhine primates using the Primate Cognition Test Battery, finding no significant interspecies differences and similar performance in social domains.

Cryptic patterns of speciation in cryptic primates: microendemic mouse lemurs and the multispecies coalescent

The paper investigates species boundaries in mouse lemurs using multispecies coalescent methods, finding that some previously recognized species are not distinct while an undescribed lineage is supported as a new species.

Same father, same face: deep-learning reveals paternally-derived signalling of kinship in a wild primate

The paper uses deep learning to show that facial similarity in mandrills signals paternally-derived kinship, supporting genomic imprinting as a mechanism for kin recognition.