P. Sicotte

Social network dynamics and gut microbiota composition during alpha male challenges in Colobus vellerosus

This study examines how social instability, particularly alpha male challenges, affects gut microbiota composition in adult female Colobus vellerosus by analyzing fecal samples and social network dynamics.

Causes for and consequences of winning intergroup encounters in colobus monkeys (Colobus vellerosus)

The study examines factors predicting intergroup encounter success in colobus monkeys and its impact on food access and reproductive outcomes.

When population growth intensifies intergroup competition, female colobus monkeys free-ride less

The paper examines how population growth affects intergroup competition in colobus monkeys, finding that females increase their involvement in defending home ranges and social stability as competition intensifies.

Social interactions across groups of colobus monkeys (Colobus vellerosus) explain similarities in their gut microbiomes

This study finds that social connectedness, not diet or relatedness, best explains gut microbiome similarities among colobus monkeys.

Divergence in gut microbial communities mirrors a social group fission event in a black-and-white colobus monkey (Colobus vellerosus)

This study shows that gut microbial communities in black-and-white colobus monkeys diverge after a social group fission event, with three genera differing in abundance and relatedness not explaining the microbial differences.