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2014 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report

霊長類の社会進化に対する選択圧としての寄生虫の役割

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24770232
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

MACINTOSH Andrew  京都大学, 野生動物研究センター, 特定准教授 (30623136)

Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
KeywordsPrimatology / Parasitology / Coevolution / International Exchange / Social Network Analysis / Wildlife Epidemiology / Disease Ecology / Behavioral Ecology
Outline of Annual Research Achievements

This project tested whether parasites are a selective force in primate social systems evolution. Experimental parasite removal from a subset of female Japanese macaques on Koshima, Miyazaki, showed that anthelmintic-treated high-ranking females were able to maintain higher body mass than low-ranking females and, more importantly, that birth rates in treated females were higher across the study. Previous studies by the PI, as well as simulation modeling conducted during this study, show that social relationships (networks) can influence parasite infection risk, so these results show for the first time that chronic parasitism can regulate primate populations and thereby affect primate social structure, making them a selective force in primate social systems evolution. In addition, this project formed the basis for two Master’s degrees (both completed), one PhD degree and one postdoctoral project, and there are currently six manuscripts either under review or in revision based on the results of this project.

Further research conducted in parallel in Malaysian Borneo has begun to scale up from this single-host multiple-parasite study system to investigate similar concepts using communities of primates and parasites to test whether not only social systems but also species assemblages and thus interactions between species are influenced by chronic parasitism. This work continues in collaboration with the Sabah Wildlife Department and Cardiff University, and formed the basis of a PhD project currently being conducted by a graduate student under my supervision.

  • Research Products

    (17 results)

All 2015 2014 Other

All Journal Article (6 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 6 results,  Open Access: 6 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 2 results) Presentation (9 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] A complete breeding failure in an Adelie penguin colony correlates with unusual, extreme environmental events2015

    • Author(s)
      Ropert-Coudert Y, Kato A, Meyer X, Pelle; M, MacIntosh AJJ, Angelier F, Chastel O, Widmann M, Arthur B, Raymond B, Raclot T
    • Journal Title

      Ecography

      Volume: 38 Pages: 111-113

    • DOI

      10.1111/ecog.01182

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Social networks in primates: smart and tolerant species have more efficient networks2014

    • Author(s)
      Pasquaretta C, Leve; M, Claidiere N, van de Waal E, Whiten A, MacIntosh AJJ, Pele; M, Borgeaud C, Brosnan S, Crofoot M, Fedigan L, Fichtel C, Hopper L, Mareno MC, Petit O, Schnoell AV, di Sorrentino EP, Thierry B, Tiddi B, Sueur C
    • Journal Title

      Scientific Reports

      Volume: 4 Pages: 7600

    • DOI

      10.1038/srep07600

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Influence of trap environment on the effectiveness of an acoustic lure for capturing vespertilionid bats in two temperate forest zones in Japan2014

    • Author(s)
      Hill DA, Fukui D, Agetsuma N, MacIntosh AJJ
    • Journal Title

      Mammal Study

      Volume: 39 Pages: 229-236

    • DOI

      10.3106/041.039.0406

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] The fractal primate: interdisciplinary science and the math behind the monkey2014

    • Author(s)
      MacIntosh AJJ
    • Journal Title

      Primate Research

      Volume: 30 Pages: 95-119

    • DOI

      10.2354/psj.30.011

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Ecology and epidemiology of nematode infection in Japanese macaques: building an empirical model2014

    • Author(s)
      MacIntosh AJJ
    • Journal Title

      Primate Research

      Volume: 30 Pages: 23-51

    • DOI

      10.2354/psj.30.003

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Corticosterone administration leads to a transient alteration of foraging behaviour and complexity in a diving seabird2014

    • Author(s)
      Cottin M*, MacIntosh AJJ*, Kato A, Takahashi A, Debin M, Raclot T, Ropert-Coudert Y
    • Journal Title

      Marine Ecology Progress Series

      Volume: 496 Pages: 249-262

    • DOI

      10.3354/meps10618

    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Logging Complexity: ecological challenges and the emergence of behavioral organization2014

    • Author(s)
      MacIntosh AJJ, Kato A, Ropert-Coudert Y
    • Organizer
      Bio-logging Science 5
    • Place of Presentation
      Strasbourg, France
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-22 – 2014-09-26
  • [Presentation] Acoustic lure gives increased efficiency for short-term surveys of bat diversity in tropical rainforest2014

    • Author(s)
      Hill DA, Anuar S, MacIntosh AJJ, Ghazali A
    • Organizer
      The 13th European Bat Research Symposium
    • Place of Presentation
      Sibenik, Croatia
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-01 – 2014-09-05
  • [Presentation] The human-primate interface: on-going zoonoses monitoring in Southeast Asia2014

    • Author(s)
      Huffman MA, Mori H, Kawai S, Nahallage CAD, MacIntosh AJJ
    • Organizer
      The 4th International Congress on Asian Primates, Kyoto University and Bogor Agricultural University International Symposium
    • Place of Presentation
      Bogor, Indonesia
    • Year and Date
      2014-08-18 – 2014-08-21
  • [Presentation] Gibbon songs and intergroup dynamics: a community-level network analysis2014

    • Author(s)
      Morino L, MacIntosh AJJ
    • Organizer
      The 25th Congress of the International Primatological Society
    • Place of Presentation
      Hanoi, Vietnam
    • Year and Date
      2014-08-11 – 2014-08-17
  • [Presentation] Information transmission efficiency in primate networks2014

    • Author(s)
      Sueur C, Pasquaretta C, Leve M, Claidiere N, van de Waal E, MacIntosh AJ, Pele M, Whiten A
    • Organizer
      The 25th Congress of the International Primatological Society
    • Place of Presentation
      Hanoi, Vietnam
    • Year and Date
      2014-08-11 – 2014-08-17
  • [Presentation] A field-experimental approach to primate-parasite interactions: filling in the knowledge-gaps2014

    • Author(s)
      MacIntosh AJJ
    • Organizer
      The 25th Congress of the International Primatological Society
    • Place of Presentation
      Hanoi, Vietnam
    • Year and Date
      2014-08-11 – 2014-08-17
  • [Presentation] Modelling disease transmission in primate networks to predict epidemics2014

    • Author(s)
      de Paula VR, Duboscq J, Sueur C, MacIntosh A
    • Organizer
      The 25th Congress of the International Primatological Society
    • Place of Presentation
      Hanoi, Vietnam
    • Year and Date
      2014-08-11 – 2014-08-17
  • [Presentation] In the dirt: hygienic behaviours and revulsion as parasite avoidance adaptations in Japanese macaques2014

    • Author(s)
      Sarabian C, MacIntosh A
    • Organizer
      The 25th Congress of the International Primatological Society
    • Place of Presentation
      Hanoi, Vietnam
    • Year and Date
      2014-08-11 – 2014-08-17
  • [Presentation] Pseudoectoparasites: a promising tool for the study of parasite transmission in relation to social networks2014

    • Author(s)
      Duboscq J, Sueur C, Romano De Paula V, MacIntosh A
    • Organizer
      The 25th Congress of the International Primatological Society
    • Place of Presentation
      Hanoi, Vietnam
    • Year and Date
      2014-08-11 – 2014-08-17
  • [Remarks] Academic Profile

    • URL

      http://www.cicasp.pri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/people/andrew-macintosh

  • [Remarks] The PrimateCast

    • URL

      http://www.cicasp.pri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/news/podcasts

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Published: 2016-06-01  

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