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Dr Jo Setchell - all publications

Books: edited

• Setchell, JM & Curtis, DJ (2003). Field and Laboratory Methods for Primatologists: A Practical Guide. Cambridge University Press.

Books: sections

• Setchell, JM (2008). Alternative reproductive tactics in primates. In Alternative reproductive tactics. Oliveira, R. F., Taborsky, M. & Brockmann, H. J. Cambridge University Press. 373-398.
• Setchell, JM & Lee, PC (2004). Development and sexual selection in primates. In Sexual Selection in Primates: Causes, Mechanisms and Consequences. Kappeler, P. & van Schaik, C. P. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 175-195.
• Dixson, AF, Harvey, N, Patton, M & Setchell, JM (2003). Behaviour and Reproduction. In Reproductive Science and Integrated Conservation. Holt, W. V., Pickard, A. R., Rodger, J. & Wildt, D. E. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 24–41.
• Setchell, JM (2003). The evolution of alternative reproductive morphs in male primates. In Sexual Selection and Reproductive Competition in Primates: New Perspectives and Directions. Jones, C. B. American Society of Primatologists Special Topics in Primatology. 410-435.

Journal papers: academic

• Setchell, Joanna M, Abbott, Kristin M, Gonzalez, Jean-Paul & Knapp, Leslie A (2013). Testing for post-copulatory selection for major histocompatability complex genotype in a semi-free-ranging primate population. American Journal of Primatology in press.
• Shutt, Kathryn, Setchell, Joanna M & Heistermann, M (2012). 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. General and Comparative Endocrinology 179(2): 167.
• Setchell, JM, Kendal, JR & Tyniec, P (2011). Do non-human primates synchronise their menstrual cycles? A test in mandrills. Psychoneuroendocrinology 36(1): 51-59.
• Setchell, JM, Vaglio, S, Abbott, KM, Moggi-Cecchi, J, Boscaro, F, Pieraccini, G & Knapp, LA (2011). Odour signals major histocompatibility complex genotype in an Old World monkey. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 278(1703): 274-280.
• Setchell, JM, Vaglio, S, Moggi-Cecchi, J, Boscaro, F, Calamai, L & Knapp, LA (2010). Chemical composition of scent-gland secretions in an Old World monkey (Mandrillus sphinx): influence of sex, male status, and individual identity. Chemical Senses 35(3): 205-220.
• Setchell, JM, Charpentier, MJE, Abbott, KM, Wickings, EJ & Knapp, LA (2010). Opposites attract: MHC-associated mate choice in a polygynous primate. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 23(1): 136-148.
• Setchell, JM, Smith, TE, Wickings, EJ & Knapp, LA (2010). Stress, social behaviour, and secondary sexual traits in a male primate. Hormones and Behavior 58(5): 720-728.
• Setchell, JM & Huchard, E (2010). The hidden benefits of sex: Evidence for MHC-associated mate choice in primate societies. BioEssays 32(11): 940-948.
• Alvergne, A, Huchard, E, Caillaud, D, Charpentier, MJE, Setchell, JM, Ruppli, C, Féjan, D, Martinez, L, Cowlishaw, G & Raymond, M (2009). Human ability to recognize kin visually within primates. International Journal of Primatology 30(1): 199-210.
• Setchell JM, Charpentier M, Abbott KA, Wickings EJ & Knapp LA (2009). Is brightest best? Testing the Hamilton-Zuk hypothesis in mandrills. International Journal of Primatology 30(6): 825-844.
• Huchard, E, Benavides, JA, Setchell, JM, Charpentier, MJE, Alvergne, A, King, AJ, Knapp, LA, Cowlishaw, G & Raymond, M (2009). Studying shape in sexual signals: the case of primate sexual swellings. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 63(8): 1231-1242.
• Leigh, SR, Setchell, JM, Charpentier, M, Knapp, LA & Wickings, EJ (2008). Canine tooth size and fitness in male mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx). Journal of Human Evolution 55(1): 75-85.
• Setchell, JM, Smith, T, Wickings, EJ & Knapp, LA (2008). Factors affecting fecal glucocorticoid levels in semi-free-ranging female mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx). American Journal of Primatology 70(11): 1023-1032.
• Jones, OR, Gaillard, JM, Tuljapurkar, S, Alho, JS, Armitage, KB, Becker, PH, Bize, P, Brommer, J, Charmantier, A, Charpentier, M, Clutton-Brock, T, Dobson, FS, Festa-Bianchet, M, Gustafsson, L, Jensen, H, Jones, CG, Lillandt, BG, McCleery, R, Merilä, J, Neuhaus, P, Nicoll, MAC, Norris, K, Oli, MK, Pemberton, J, Pietiäinen, H, Ringsby, TH, Roulin, A, Saether, BE, Setchell, JM, Sheldon, BC, Thompson, PM, Weimerskirch, H, Wickings, EJ & Coulson, T (2008). Senescence rates are determined by ranking on the fast-slow life-history continuum. Ecology Letters 11(7): 664-673.
• Setchell, JM, Smith, TE, Wickings, EJ & Knapp, LA (2008). Social correlates of testosterone and ornamentation in male mandrills. Hormones and Behavior 54(3): 365-372.
• Setchell, JM, Bedjabaga, I-B, Goossens, B, Reed, P, Wickings, EJ & Knapp, LA (2007). Parasite prevalence, abundance and diversity in a semi-free-ranging colony of Mandrillus sphinx. International Journal of Primatology 28(6): 1345-1362.
• Setchell, JM, Tshipamba, P, Bourry, O, Rouquet, P, Wickings, EJ & Knapp, LA (2006). Haematology of a semi-free-ranging colony of mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx). International Journal of Primatology 27(6): 1709-1729.
• Setchell, JM, Wickings, EJ & Knapp, LA (2006). Life history in male mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx): Physical development, dominance rank, and group association. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 131(4): 498 - 510.
• Charpentier, M, Setchell, JM, Prugnolle, F, Wickings, EJ, Peignot, P, Balloux, F & Hossaert-McKey, M (2006). Life-history correlates of inbreeding depression in mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx). Molecular Ecology 15: 21-28.
• Setchell, JM & Wickings, EJ (2006). Mate choice in male mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx). Ethology 112(11): 91-99.
• Goossens, B, Setchell, JM, James, SS, Funk, SM, Chikhi, L, Abulani, A, Ancrenaz, M, Lackman-Ancrenaz, I & Bruford, M. W. (2006). Philopatry and reproductive success in Bornean orang-utans (Pongo pygmaeus). Molecular Ecology 15(9): 2577–2588.
• Setchell, JM, Charpentier, M, Bedjabaga, I-B, Reed, P, Wickings, EJ & Knapp, LA (2006). Secondary sexual characters and female quality in primates. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 61(2): 305-315.
• Setchell, JM, Wickings, EJ & Knapp, LA (2006). Signal content of red facial coloration in female mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 273(1599): 2395 - 2400.
• Setchell, JM, Knapp, LA & Wickings, EJ (2006). Violent coalitionary attack by female mandrills against an injured alpha male. American Journal of Primatology 68(4): 411 - 418.
• Goossens, B, Setchell, JM, Tchidongo, E, Dilambaka, E, Vidal, C, Ancrenaz, M & Jamart, A (2005). 2005. Survival, interactions with conspecifics and reproduction in 37 chimpanzees released into the wild. Biological Conservation 123: 461-475.
• Charpentier, M, Peignot, P, Hossaert-McKey, M, Gimenez, O, Setchell, JM & Wickings, EJ (2005). Constraints on control: Factors influencing reproductive success in male mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx). Behavioral Ecology 16: 614-623.
• Setchell, JM (2005). Do female mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) prefer brightly coloured males?. International Journal of Primatology 26: 715-735.
• Setchell, JM (2005). Dominance, status signals and coloration in male mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx). Ethology 111: 25-50.
• Charpentier, M, Setchell, JM, Prugnolle, F, Knapp, LA, Wickings, EJ, Peignot, P & Hossaert-McKey, M (2005). Genetic diversity and reproductive success in mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 102(46): 16723-16728.
• Setchell, JM, Charpentier, M & Wickings, EJ (2005). Mate guarding and paternity in mandrills: factors influencing alpha male monopoly. Animal Behaviour 70(5): 1105-1120.
• Leigh, SR, Setchell, JM & Buchanan, LS (2005). Ontogenetic bases of canine dimorphism in anthropoid primates. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 127: 296-311.
• Setchell, JM, Charpentier, M & Wickings, EJ (2005). Sexual selection and reproductive careers in mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 58(5): 474-485.
• Setchell, JM & Wickings, EJ (2004). Sequences and timing of dental eruption in mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx). Folia Primatologica 121-132.
• Setchell, JM & Wickings, EJ (2004). Sexual swellings in mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx): a test of the reliable indicator hypothesis. Behavioral Ecology 15(3): 438-445.
• Setchell, JM & Wickings, EJ (2004). Social and seasonal influences on the reproductive cycle in female mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx). American Journal of Physical Anthropology 125: 73-94.
• Setchell, JM (2003). Behavioural development in male mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx): Puberty to adulthood. Behaviour 140: 1053-1089.
• Setchell, JM & Kappeler, PM (2003). Selection in relation to sex in primates. Advances in the Study of Behavior 33: 97-173.
• Goossens, B, Setchell, JM, Vidal, C, Dilambaka, E & Jamart, A (2003). Successful reproduction in wild-released orphan chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes). Primates 44: 67-69.
• Setchell, JM & Dixson, AF (2002). Developmental variables and dominance rank in male mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx). American Journal of Primatology 56: 9-25.
• Setchell, JM, Lee, PC, Wickings, EJ & Dixson, AF (2002). Reproductive parameters and maternal investment in mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx). International Journal of Primatology 23: 51-68.
• Setchell, JM & Dixson, AF (2001). Arrested development of secondary sexual adornments in subordinate adult male mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx). American Journal of Physical Anthropology 115: 245-252.
• Setchell, JM & Dixson, AF (2001). Changes in the secondary sexual adornments of male mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) are associated with gain and loss of alpha status. Hormones and Behavior 39: 177-184.
• Setchell, JM & Dixson, AF (2001). Circannual changes in the secondary sexual adornments of semifree-ranging male and female mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx). American Journal of Primatology 53: 109-121.
• Setchell, JM, Lee, PC, Wickings, EJ & Dixson, AF (2001). Growth and ontogeny of sexual size dimorphism in the mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx). American Journal of Physical Anthropology 115: 349-360.