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Damien Caillaud

University of California, DavisORCID 0000-0002-8347-6869Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Ecology· 1 Evolutionary Biology· 1

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Research Focus:clustering· 2 Organism:non-human primate· 2 Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Organism:chicken / avian· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Alfred NgomandaiD· 1 shared Alice Michel· 1 shared Andrew DunniD· 1 shared Anne‐Céline GranjoniD· 1 shared Augustin Kanyunyi Basabose· 1 shared Barbora PafčoiD· 1 shared Barthélémy NgoubangoyeiD· 1 shared Benezeth Kambale VisandoiD· 1 shared

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Non-invasive genomic sampling uncovers novel connectivities and origins of confiscated gorillas

Irune Ruiz‐Gartzia, Harvinder Pawar, Marina Álvarez-Estapé, Joseph Daniel Orkin, Pol Alentorn-Moron, Sandra Ruibal-Puertas, Harrison J. Ostridge, Claudia Fontsere, Sebastián Cuadros-Espinoza, Kirsten V. K. Gilardi, Julius Nziza, Richard Muvunyi, Ulrich Maloueki, Damien Caillaud, Neetha Iyer, , Tomàs Marquès‐Bonet

This study uses non-invasive genomic sampling to analyze genetic diversity in wild gorillas, revealing population clusters and migration patterns, and predicts geographic origins with high accuracy.

bioRxiv · Feb 5, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Terrain ruggedness and human activities influence the distribution of Grauer's gorillas (Gorilla beringei graueri) and eastern chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in the Tayna Nature Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo

Alice Michel, Jackson Kabuyaya Mbeke, Benezeth Kambale Visando, Sonya M. Kahlenberg, Katie A. Fawcett, Damien Caillaud

The paper maps the distribution of Grauer's gorillas and eastern chimpanzees in Tayna Nature Reserve, finding that rugged terrain and human activities influence their presence.

Biological Conservation · Dec 1, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology