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Barbary Macaque Macaca sylvanus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Handbook of the Mammals of Europe

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Abstract

This comprehensive species-specific chapter covers all aspects of the mammalian biology, including paleontology, physiology, genetics, reproduction and development, ecology, habitat, diet, mortality, and behavior. The economic significance and management of mammals and future challenges for research and conservation are addressed as well. The chapter includes a distribution map, a photograph of the animal, and a list of key literature.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Professor Klaus Hackländer and Dr. Frank Zachos for inviting us to contribute to this volume, Barbara Wolf and Veronika Mang, at Springer Nature, for their editorial support. We are extremely grateful to Christopher Young for comments on an earlier draft of this chapter.

For our work in Morocco, we are grateful to the Moroccan Haut Commissariat aux Eaux et Forets et a la Lutte Contre le Desertification for permission to conduct research, and Professor Mohamed Qarro for his help and support in the field. We are grateful to Ifrane National Park and the local communities in and around Azrou (Morocco) for their support.

For our work in Algeria, we are grateful to the Algerian officials and authorities, to the Direction Generale de Forets, Gendarmerie, the Algerian national park directors and staff.

We thank the following charities, Institutions, and parks for funding some of our research in Morocco and Algeria: University of Lincoln, University of Roehampton, the Leakey Foundation (grant ID: 28786), the Primate Society of Great Britain, La Montagne des Singes and La Foret des Singes (France), Affenberg Salem (Germany), and Trentham Monkey Forest (Great Britain). Finally, we would like to thank all the colleagues and students who worked with us to study the fascinating lives of Barbary macaques.

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    Frank E. Zachos

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  1. Department of Integrative Biology and Biodiversity Research, Institute of Wildlife Biology and Game Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Vienna, Austria

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    Paulo C. Alves

  3. Wildlife Biology Program, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA

    Paulo C. Alves

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Majolo, B., Maréchal, L. (2021). Barbary Macaque Macaca sylvanus (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Hackländer, K., Zachos, F.E. (eds) Handbook of the Mammals of Europe. Handbook of the Mammals of Europe. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65038-8_15-1

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