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Scientific Editor & Writer | Emeritus Professor, Life & Health Sciences. Significant editorial & publishing experience.

Profile Summary

● Emeritus Professor of Life and Health Sciences ● Ph.D. Biological Sciences, University of Sussex ● Broad experience in all aspects of scientific editing and writing ● Eighty publications, including first/co-first author papers in PNAS, PRSB, TREE ● Fourteen years of service as editor, consulting editor or editorial board member ● Successful grant applications to UK research councils and international charitable foundations ● Expertise in writing press releases, essays and blog posts to increase the visibility of research findings ● Skilled at converting complex scientific material into highly engaging and accessible content

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Evolutionary Biology
• ★ Zoology
• ★ Primatology
• ☆ Wildlife Management
• ☆ Wildlife Rehabilitation
• ☆ Ornithology
• ☆ Animal Science
• ☆ Animal Behavior/Ethology
• ☆ Animal Welfare
• ☆ Animal Communications
• ☆ Mammalian Biology
• ☆ Equine Studies
• ☆ Sociobiology
• ☆ Marine Biology
• ☆ Ecology
• ☆ Applied Ecology
• ☆ Conservation Biology
• ☆ Marine Conservation
• ☆ Marine Ecology
• ☆ Aquatic Ecology
• ☆ Conservation Genetics
• ☆ Biodiversity
• ☆ Human Ecology
• ☆ Landscape Ecology
• ☆ Ecotourism
• ☆ Biological Anthropology

Services

• Writing

Writing Medical Writing, Non-Medical Regulatory Writing, Technical Writing, Business & Legal Writing, Copywriting, Creative Writing, General Proofreading & Editing, Translation

Work Experience

Professor, School of Life and Health Sciences

University of Roehampton

June 2013 - December 2022

Head of Research, School of Life and Health Sciences

University of Roehampton

January 2014 - September 2022

University of Roehampton

- August 2022

Education

Ph.D. Biological Sciences

University of Sussex

January 1995 - December 1998

Certifications

• Fieldwork Safety

  Training Expertise

  http://www.training-expertise.co.uk

  December 2016 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Linguistic laws in biology @article{20653080c54040b7b51c1924d7be2aad, title = "Linguistic laws in biology", abstract = "{\textcopyright} 2021, Elsevier Ltd. The attached document (embargoed until 29/09/2022) is an author produced version of a paper published in TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION uploaded in accordance with the publisher{\textquoteright}s self-archiving policy. The final published version (version of record) is available online at the link. Some minor differences between this version and the final published version may remain. We suggest you refer to the final published version should you wish to cite from it. ", author = "Stuart Semple and Ramon Ferrer-i-Cancho and Gustison, {M. L.}", year = "2021", month = sep, day = "28", doi = "10.1016/j.tree.2021.08.012", language = "English", journal = "Trends in Ecology and Evolution", issn = "0169-5347", publisher = "Elsevier Science", } . Trends In Ecology & Evolution.

Dominance style is a key predictor of vocal use and evolution across nonhuman primates @article{374fae7737e248a5868ff529822c7b7d, title = "Dominance style is a key predictor of vocal use and evolution across nonhuman primates", author = "Eithne Kavanagh and Street, {Sally E.} and Angwela, {Felix O.} and Bergman, {Thore J.} and Blaszczyk, {Maryjka B.} and Bolt, {Laura M.} and Margarita Brise{\~n}o-jaramillo and Michelle Brown and Chloe Chen-kraus and Zanna Clay and Camille Coye and Thompson, {Melissa Emery} and Alejandro Estrada and Claudia Fichtel and Barbara Fruth and Marco Gamba and Cristina Giacoma and Graham, {Kirsty E.} and Samantha Green and Grueter, {Cyril C.} and Shreejata Gupta and Gustison, {Morgan L.} and Lindsey Hagberg and Daniela Hedwig and Jack, {Katharine M.} and Kappeler, {Peter M.} and Gillian King-bailey and Barbora Kub{\v e}nov{\'a} and Alban Lemasson and Inglis, {David Macgregor} and Zarin Machanda and Andrew Macintosh and Bonaventura Majolo and Sophie Marshall and Stephanie Mercier and J{\'e}r{\^o}me Micheletta and Martin Muller and Hugh Notman and Karim Ouattara and Julia Ostner and Pavelka, {Mary S. M.} and Peckre, {Louise R.} and Megan Petersdorf and Fredy Quintero and Gabriel Ramos-fern{\'a}ndez and Robbins, {Martha M.} and Roberta Salmi and Isaac Schamberg and Schoof, {Val{\'e}rie A. M.} and Oliver Sch{\"u}lke and Stuart Semple and Silk, {Joan B.} and Sosa-lop{\'e}z, {J. Roberto} and Valeria Torti and Daria Valente and Raffaella Ventura and {Van De Waal}, Erica and Weyher, {Anna H.} and Claudia Wilke and Richard Wrangham and Christopher Young and Anna Zanoli and Klaus Zuberb{\"u}hler and Lameira, {Adriano R.} and Katie Slocombe", year = "2021", month = jul, day = "28", doi = "10.1098/rsos.210873", language = "English", volume = "8", journal = "Royal Society Open Science", issn = "2054-5703", publisher = "Royal Society, The", number = "7", } . Royal Society Open Science.

Developing and validating attention bias tools for assessing trait and state affect in animals: A worked example with Macaca mulatta @article{823900c7fb9b421089d68bb9948ad71a, title = "Developing and validating attention bias tools for assessing trait and state affect in animals: A worked example with Macaca mulatta", author = "Emmeline Howarth and Caralyn Kemp and Harriet Thatcher and Isabelle Szott and David Farningham and Claire Witham and Amanda Holmes and Stuart Semple and Emily Bethell", year = "2020", month = dec, day = "10", doi = "10.1016/j.applanim.2020.105198", language = "English", volume = "234", journal = "Applied Animal Behaviour Science", issn = "0168-1591", publisher = "Elsevier", } . Applied Animal Behaviour Science.

Improved behavioral indices of welfare in continuous compared to intermittent pair-housing in adult female rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). @article{5ee6a57c1e714859bbe6368a46676827, title = "Improved behavioral indices of welfare in continuous compared to intermittent pair-housing in adult female rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta).", abstract = "{\textcopyright} 2021, L. Cassidy, D. Hannibal, S. Semple, B. McCowan. This is an author produced version of a paper published in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY uploaded in accordance with the publisher{\textquoteright}s self- archiving policy. The final published version (version of record) is available online at the link. Some minor differences between this version and the final published version may remain. We suggest you refer to the final published version should you wish to cite from it. ", author = "Lauren Cassidy and Darcy Hannibal and Stuart Semple and Brenda McCowan", year = "2020", month = sep, day = "5", doi = "10.1002/ajp.23189", language = "English", volume = "82", journal = "AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY", issn = "0275-2565", publisher = "Wiley", } . AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY.

Linguistic laws in chimpanzee gestural communication @article{e9dc1029926448669e8d4134ce45c93f, title = "Linguistic laws in chimpanzee gestural communication", abstract = "{\textcopyright} 2019, The Author(s). This is an author produced version of a paper published in PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES uploaded in accordance with the publisher{\textquoteright}s self- archiving policy. The final published version (version of record) is available online at the link below. Some minor differences between this version and the final published version may remain. We suggest you refer to the final published version should you wish to cite from it.", author = "Raphaela Heesen and Catherine Hobaiter and Ramon Ferrer-i-Cancho and Stuart Semple", year = "2019", month = feb, day = "13", doi = "10.1098/rspb.2018.2900", language = "English", volume = "286", journal = "Proceedings of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences", issn = "0962-8452", publisher = "Royal Society, The", number = "1896", } . Proceedings of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

Experimental evidence that female rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) perceive variation in male facial masculinity @article{78aedbc5b60b4686a0684071dfccc1d5, title = "Experimental evidence that female rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) perceive variation in male facial masculinity", abstract = "{\textcopyright} 2019, The Author(s). This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ", author = "Kevin Rosenfield and Stuart Semple and Georgiev, {Alexander V.} and Dario Maestripieri and Higham, {James P.} and Constance Dubuc", year = "2019", month = jan, day = "30", doi = "10.1098/rsos.181415", language = "English", volume = "6", journal = "Royal Society Open Science", issn = "2054-5703", publisher = "Royal Society, The", number = "1", } . Royal Society Open Science.

Observing grooming promotes affiliation in Barbary macaques @article{362a91021175480aa0e800b5aebd2618, title = "Observing grooming promotes affiliation in Barbary macaques", abstract = "{\textcopyright} 2018, The Author(s), Published by the Royal Society. This is an author produced version of a paper published in PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B uploaded in accordance with the publisher{\textquoteright}s self- archiving policy. The final published version (version of record) is available online at the link below. Some minor differences between this version and the final published version may remain. We suggest you refer to the final published version should you wish to cite from it.", author = "Juliette Berthier and Stuart Semple", year = "2018", month = dec, day = "12", doi = "10.1098/rspb.2018.1964", language = "English", volume = "285", journal = "Proceedings of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences", issn = "0962-8452", publisher = "Royal Society, The", number = "1893", } . Proceedings of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

Intermittent pair-housing, pair relationship qualities, and HPA activity in adult female rhesus macaques @article{4a79f18ba1e94440876e5f5fe13a0db9, title = "Intermittent pair-housing, pair relationship qualities, and HPA activity in adult female rhesus macaques", abstract = "Laboratory rhesus macaques are often housed in pairs and may be temporarily or permanently separated for research, health, or management reasons. While both long‐term social separations and introductions can stimulate a stress response that impacts inflammation and immune function, the effects of short‐term overnight separations and whether qualities of the pair relationship mediate these effects are unknown. In this study, we investigated the effects of overnight separations on the urinary cortisol concentration of 20 differentially paired adult female rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) at the California National Primate Research Center. These females were initially kept in either continuous (no overnight separation) or intermittent (with overnight separation) pair‐housing and then switched to the alternate pair‐housing condition part way through the study. Each study subject was observed for 5 weeks, during which we collected measures of affiliative, aggressive, anxious, abnormal, and activity‐state behaviors in both pair‐housing conditions. Additionally, up to three urine samples were collected from each subject per week and assayed for urinary free cortisol and creatinine. Lastly, the behavioral observer scored each pair on four relationship quality attributes (“Anxious,” “Tense,” “Well‐meshed,” and “Friendly”) using a seven‐point scale. Data were analyzed using a generalized linear model with gamma distribution and an information theoretic approach to determine the best model set. An interaction between the intermittent pairing condition and tense pair adjective rating was in the top three models of the best model set. Dominance and rates of affiliation were also important for explaining urinary cortisol variation. Our results suggest that to prevent significant changes in HPA‐axis activation in rhesus macaque females, which could have unintended effects on research outcomes, pairs with “Tense” relationships and overnight separations preventing tactile contact should be avoided.{\textcopyright} 2018, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. The attached document (embargoed until 02/05/2019) is an author produced version of a paper published in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY uploaded in accordance with the publisher{\textquoteright}s self- archiving policy. The final published version (version of record) is available online at the link below. Some minor differences between this version and the final published version may remain. We suggest you refer to the final published version should you wish to cite from it.", author = "Darcy Hannibal and Lauren Cassidy and Jessica Vandeleest and Stuart Semple and Allison Barnard and Katie Chun and Sasha Winkler and Brenda McCowan", year = "2018", month = may, day = "2", doi = "10.1002/ajp.22762", language = "English", volume = "80", journal = "AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY", issn = "0275-2565", publisher = "Wiley", number = "5", } . AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY.

Implications of tourist-macaque interactions for disease transmission @article{cc23a03520e943b49b2a90b0c0834cfa, title = "Implications of tourist-macaque interactions for disease transmission", abstract = "{\textcopyright} 2017 The Author(s). This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ", author = "Charlotte Carne and Stuart Semple and Ann maclarnon and Bonavaentura Majolo and Laetitia Marechal", year = "2017", month = nov, day = "17", doi = "10.1007/s10393-017-1284-3", language = "English", journal = "ECOHEALTH", issn = "1612-9202", publisher = "Springer", } . ECOHEALTH.

Trade-offs in the production of animal vocal sequences @article{a09315306de74a0291a4440e5aac859a, title = "Trade-offs in the production of animal vocal sequences: insights from the structure of wild chimpanzee pant hoots", abstract = "{\textcopyright} 2017 The Author(s). This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ", author = "Pawel Fedurek and Klaus Zuberbuhler and Stuart Semple", year = "2017", month = nov, day = "6", doi = "10.1186/s12983-017-0235-8", language = "English", volume = "14", journal = "Frontiers in zoology", issn = "1742-9994", publisher = "BioMed Central", } . Frontiers in zoology.

A protocol for training group-housed rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) to cooperate with husbandry and research procedures using positive reinforcement @article{fd384fe1f61248d7afc962f1359d727c, title = "A protocol for training group-housed rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) to cooperate with husbandry and research procedures using positive reinforcement", abstract = " {\textcopyright} 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY/4.0/).Open Access funded by Medical Research Council", author = "Caralyn Kemp and Harriet Thatcher and David Farningham and Claire Witham and Ann MacLarnon and Amanda Holmes and Stuart Semple and Emily Bethell", year = "2017", month = aug, day = "24", doi = "10.1016/j.applanim.2017.08.006", language = "English", journal = "Applied Animal Behaviour Science", issn = "0168-1591", publisher = "Elsevier", } . Applied Animal Behaviour Science.

Correlates of androgens in wild male Barbary macaques: testing the challenge hypothesis @article{4ea8a32618694459a86ad35070c31a67, title = "Correlates of androgens in wild male Barbary macaques: testing the challenge hypothesis", abstract = "{\textcopyright} 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. The attached document (embargoed until 17/08/2018) is an author produced version of a paper published in the American Journal of Primatology, uploaded in accordance with the publisher{\textquoteright}s self- archiving policy. The final published version (version of record) is available online at the link below. Some minor differences between this version and the final published version may remain. We suggest you refer to the final published version should you wish to cite from it.", author = "Alan Rincon and La{\"e}titia Mar{\'e}chal and Stuart Semple and Bonavaentura Majolo and Ann MacLarnon", year = "2017", month = aug, day = "17", doi = "10.1002/ajp.22689", language = "English", journal = "AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY", issn = "0275-2565", publisher = "Wiley", } . AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY.

Primates’ behavioural responses to tourists @article{c2489be704714aa2a8a6f04b04a4d813, title = "Primates{\textquoteright} behavioural responses to tourists: evidence for a trade-off between potential risks and benefits", abstract = "The presence of, and interactions with tourists can be both risky and beneficial for wild animals. In wildlife tourism settings, animals often experience elevated rates of aggression from conspecifics, and they may also be threatened or physically aggressed by the tourists themselves. However, tourist provisioning of wild animals provides them with highly desirable foods. In situations of conflicting motivations such as this, animals would be expected to respond using behavioural coping mechanisms. In the present study, we investigated how animals respond to tourist pressure, using wild adult Barbary macaques in the Middle Atlas Mountains, Morocco, as a case study. We found evidence that these animals use a range of different behavioural coping mechanisms–physical avoidance, social support, affiliative, aggressive and displacement behaviours–to cope with the stress associated with tourists. The pattern of use of such behaviours appears to depend on a trade-off between perceived risks and potential benefits. We propose a framework to describe how animals respond to conflicting motivational situations, such as the presence of tourists, that present simultaneously risks and benefits.", author = "La{\"e}titia Mar{\'e}chal and Ann Maclarnon and Bonaventura Majolo and Stuart Semple", year = "2016", month = sep, day = "15", doi = "10.1038/srep32465", language = "English", volume = "6", journal = "Scientific Reports", issn = "2045-2322", publisher = "Nature Publishing Group", } . Scientific Reports.

Assessing the Effects of Tourist Provisioning on the Health of Wild Barbary Macaques in Morocco @article{98272c309b8f48dd83cfb48ee1540959, title = "Assessing the Effects of Tourist Provisioning on the Health of Wild Barbary Macaques in Morocco", abstract = "Feeding wildlife is a very popular tourist activity, largely because it facilitates the close observation of animals in their natural habitat. Such provisioning may benefit animals by improving their survival and reproductive success, especially during periods of natural food shortage. However, provisioning by tourists may also have negative impacts on the health of the animals involved; to date such impacts are poorly understood. Here, we investigated the effects of tourist provisioning on the health of wild adult Barbary macaques, Macaca sylvanus, in Morocco. We compared health measures between a heavily provisioned group and a group that received negligible food from tourists and, in the former group, we also assessed health measures in relation to the intensity of provisioning. We used a broad range of non-invasive health measures relating to birth rate and survival, disease and injury risk, body size and condition, and physiological stress. Our findings indicate that feeding by tourists may overall have negative impacts on the health of Barbary macaques, being linked in particular to larger body size, elevated stress levels and more alopecia. Finally, we propose a framework to help consider the potential costs and benefits of provisioning, which may facilitate future research and management decisions on whether—and how much—provisioning is acceptable.", author = "Latitia Marechal and Stuart Semple and Bonaventura Majolo and Ann MacLarnon", note = "{\textcopyright} 2016 Mar{\'e}chal et al. This is the final published version of the article (version of record) uploaded in accordance with the publisher{\textquoteright}s self-archiving policy. It first appeared online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0155920. ", year = "2016", month = may, day = "20", doi = "10.1371/journal.pone.0155920", language = "English", volume = "11", journal = "PLoS One", issn = "1932-6203", publisher = "Public Library of Science", number = "5", } . PLoS One.

Gelada vocal sequences follow Menzerath's linguistic law @article{8630db1072c44050bc31ad47d1dc4000, title = "Gelada vocal sequences follow Menzerath's linguistic law", abstract = "Identifying universal principles underpinning diverse natural systems is a key goal of the life sciences. A powerful approach in addressing this goal has been to test whether patterns consistent with linguistic laws are found in nonhuman animals. Menzerath's law is a linguistic law that states that, the larger the construct, the smaller the size of its constituents. Here, to our knowledge, we present the first evidence that Menzerath's law holds in the vocal communication of a nonhuman species. We show that, in vocal sequences of wild male geladas (Theropithecus gelada), construct size (sequence size in number of calls) is negatively correlated with constituent size (duration of calls). Call duration does not vary significantly with position in the sequence, but call sequence composition does change with sequence size and most call types are abbreviated in larger sequences. We also find that intercall intervals follow the same relationship with sequence size as do calls. Finally, we provide formal mathematical support for the idea that Menzerath's law reflects compression-the principle of minimizing the expected length of a code. Our findings suggest that a common principle underpins human and gelada vocal communication, highlighting the value of exploring the applicability of linguistic laws in vocal systems outside the realm of language.", author = "Gustison, {Morgan L} and Stuart Semple and Ramon Ferrer-I-Cancho and Bergman, {Thore J}", year = "2016", month = may, day = "10", doi = "10.1073/pnas.1522072113", language = "English", volume = "113", pages = "E2750--E2758", journal = "PNAS: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences", issn = "0027-8424", publisher = "National Acad Sciences", number = "19", } . PNAS: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Metabolic strategies in wild male Barbary macaques: evidence from faecal measurement of thyroid hormone @article{c555db8cc4024956ac506539906ade6c, title = "Metabolic strategies in wild male Barbary macaques: evidence from faecal measurement of thyroid hormone", keywords = "eco-physiology, climate, primate, thermoregulation, energetics, food availability", author = "Jurgi Cristobal-Azkarate and Laetitia Marechal and Stuart Semple and Bonaventura Majolo and Ann MacLarnon", year = "2016", month = apr, day = "19", doi = "10.1098/rsbl.2016.0168", language = "English", volume = "12", journal = "BIOLOGY LETTERS", issn = "1744-9561", publisher = "Royal Society, The", number = "4", } . BIOLOGY LETTERS.

Emotion Evaluation and Response Slowing in a Non-Human Primate: @article{d9483323e17244729123cbf562d93fa3, title = "Emotion Evaluation and Response Slowing in a Non-Human Primate:: New Directions for Cognitive Bias Measures of Animal Emotion?", abstract = "The cognitive bias model of animal welfare assessment is informed by studies with humans demonstrating that the interaction between emotion and cognition can be detected using laboratory tasks. A limitation of cognitive bias tasks is the amount of training", author = "Bethell, {Emily J} and Amanda Holmes and Ann MacLarnon and Stuart Semple", year = "2016", month = jan, day = "11", doi = "10.3390/bs6010002", language = "English", volume = "6", journal = "Behavioral Sciences", issn = "2076-328X", publisher = "MDPI", number = "1", } . Behavioral Sciences.

Stuart Semple, Kevin A. Rosenfield, Constance Dubuc, Alexander V. Georgiev, Dario Maestripieri(2016). Evidence that male face shape in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) is subject to intersexual selection . AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY. 159. p. 273--273. Wiley

Stuart Semple, Amanda M. Maijer(2016). Investigating Potential Effects of the Contraceptive Implanon on the Behavior of Free-Ranging Adult Female Barbary Macaques . JOURNAL OF APPLIED ANIMAL WELFARE SCIENCE. 19. (1). p. 16--23. Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group

Stuart Semple, Lauren Cassidy, Darcy Hannibal, Brenda McCowan(2015). Behavioural and Physiological Effects of Housing Type on Laboratory Housed Female Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta) . Folia Primatologica. 86. (4). p. 259--260. Karger

Stuart Semple, Charlotte Carne, Julia Lehmann(2015). Investigating constraints on the survival of orangutans across Borneo and Sumatra . TROPICAL CONSERVATION SCIENCE. 8. (4). p. 940--954. Mongabay.com

Stuart Semple, Changiz Mohiyeddini, Stephanie Bauer(2015). Neuroticism and stress: . Anxiety Stress and Coping. 28. (4). p. 391--407. Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group

Stuart Semple, Kevin Rosenfield, Constance Dubuc(2015). Testing for Sexual Selection on Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta) Face Shape . Folia Primatologica. 86. (4). p. 349--349. Karger

Stuart Semple, S. C. Faulkner, M. D. Stevenson, R. Verity, A. H. Mustari, D. G. Tosh, S. C. Le Comber(2015). Using geographic profiling to locate elusive nocturnal animals: . JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY. 295. (4). p. 261--268. Wiley-Blackwell

Stuart Semple, Ramon Ferrer-I-Cancho, Thore Bergman, Minna Hsu, Govindasamy Agoramoorthy, Morgan Gustison(2015). Linguistic Laws in Primate Vocal Communication . Folia Primatologica. 86. (4). p. 357--357. Karger

Stuart Semple, Charlotte Carne, Helen Morrogh-Bernard, Klaus Zuberbuehler, Julia Lehmann(2014). The Risk of Disease to Great Apes: . PLoS One. 9. (4). Public Library of Science

Stuart Semple, Lauren J. N. Brent, Ann MacLarnon, Angelina Ruiz-Lambides, Janis Gonzalez-Martinez, Michael L. Platt(2014). Personality Traits in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta) Are Heritable but Do Not Predict Reproductive Output . INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY. 35. (1). p. 188--209. Springer

Stuart Semple, Chiara Borg, Bonaventura Majolo, Mohamed Qarro(2014). A Comparison of Body Size, Coat Condition and Endoparasite Diversity of Wild Barbary Macaques Exposed to Different Levels of Tourism . Anthrozoos. 27. (1). p. 49--63. Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group

The Law of Brevity in Macaque Vocal Communication is not an Artefact of Analysing Mean Call Durations @article{8c66f7250ebb4242a285b619a0cee7c2, title = "The Law of Brevity in Macaque Vocal Communication is not an Artefact of Analysing Mean Call Durations", author = "Stuart Semple and Hsu, {Minna J.} and Govindasamy Agoramoorthy and Ramon Ferrer-i-Cancho", year = "2013", month = aug, day = "1", doi = "10.1080/09296174.2013.799917", language = "English", volume = "20", pages = "209--217", journal = "JOURNAL OF QUANTITATIVE LINGUISTICS", issn = "0929-6174", publisher = "Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group", number = "3", } . JOURNAL OF QUANTITATIVE LINGUISTICS.

Stuart Semple, Emma K. Wallace, Mark Kingston-Jones, Matthew Ford(2013). An investigation into the use of music as potential auditory enrichment for moloch gibbons (Hylobates moloch) . Zoo Biology. 32. (4). p. 423--426. Wiley

Stuart Semple, Ramon Ferrer-i-Cancho, Antoni Hernandez-Fernandez, David Lusseau, Govindasamy Agoramoorthy, Minna J. Hsu(2013). Compression as a Universal Principle of Animal Behavior . COGNITIVE SCIENCE. 37. (8). p. 1565--1578. Wiley

Stuart Semple, Changiz Mohiyeddini, Stephanie Bauer(2013). Displacement Behaviour Is Associated with Reduced Stress Levels among Men but Not Women . PLoS One. 8. (2). Public Library of Science

Stuart Semple, Changiz Mohiyeddini(2013). Displacement behaviour regulates the experience of stress in men . STRESS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS. 16. (2). p. 163--171. Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group

Stuart Semple, Christy Harrison, Julia Lehmann(2013). Grooming and Anxiety in Barbary Macaques . ETHOLOGY. 119. (9). p. 779--785. Wiley

Stuart Semple, Richard McFarland, Ann MacLarnon, Michael Heistermann(2013). Physiological stress hormone levels and mating behaviour are negatively correlated in male rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) . Animal Biology. 63. (3). p. 331--341. Brill Academic Publishers

Stuart Semple, Charlotte Carne, Helen Morrogh-Bernard, Klaus Zuberbuehler, Julia Lehmann(2013). Predicting the Vulnerability of Great Apes to Disease: . PLoS One. 8. (12). Public Library of Science

Stuart Semple, Changiz Mohiyeddini, Stephanie Bauer(2013). Public self-consciousness moderates the link between displacement behaviour and experience of stress in women . STRESS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS. 16. (4). p. 384--392. Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group

Stuart Semple, Lauren J. N. Brent, Ann MacLarnon, Michael L. Platt(2013). Seasonal changes in the structure of rhesus macaque social networks . Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 67. (3). p. 349--359. Springer

Stuart Semple, Morgan L. Gustison, Ann MacLarnon, Sue Wiper(2012). An experimental study of behavioural coping strategies in free-ranging female Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus) . STRESS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS. 15. (6). p. 608--617. Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group

Stuart Semple, E. J. Bethell, Amanda Holmes, Ann MacLarnon(2012). Cognitive bias in a non-human primate: . Animal Welfare. 21. (2). p. 185--195. Universities Federation for Animal Welfare

Stuart Semple, Stefano S. K. Kaburu, Ann MacLarnon, Bonaventura Majolo, Mohamed Qarro(2012). Dominance rank and self-scratching among wild female Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus) . African Zoology. 47. (1). p. 74--79. Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group

Stuart Semple, Emily J. Bethell, Amanda Holmes, Ann MacLarnon(2012). Evidence That emotion mediates social attention in Rhesus Macaques . PLoS One. 7. (8). Public Library of Science

Stuart Semple, Victoria Buckley(2012). Evidence that displacement activities facilitate behavioural transitions in ring-tailed lemurs . BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES. 90. (3). p. 433--435. Elsevier

Stuart Semple, Odile Naim, C Tourrand, L Bigot, C Cadet, B Cauvin, L. Montaggioni, H Bruggemann(2012). Fringing reefs of Reunion Island. Part 1: . Atoll Research Bulletin. Smithsonian Institution

Stuart Semple, Julia Fischer, Gisela Fickenscher, Rebecca Juergens, Eberhard Kruse, Michael Heistermann, Ofer Amir(2011). Do Women's Voices Provide Cues of the Likelihood of Ovulation? . PLoS One. 6. (9). Public Library of Science

Stuart Semple, Laetitia Marechal, Bonaventura Majolo, Mohamed Qarro, Michael Heistermann, Ann MacLarnon(2011). Impacts of tourism on anxiety and physiological stress levels in wild male Barbary macaques . BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION. 144. (9). p. 2188--2193. Elsevier

Stuart Semple, J. R. Rogge(2011). SEX DIFFERENCES IN SOCIALITY AND SOCIAL BOND MAINTENANCE AMONG WILD OLIVE BABOONS . AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY. 73. p. 109--109. Wiley

Stuart Semple, L. J. N. Brent, C. Dubuc, Michael Heistermann, Ann MacLarnon(2011). Social capital and physiological stress levels in free-ranging adult female rhesus macaques . PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR. 102. (1). p. 76--83. Elsevier

Stuart Semple, Jacklyn J. Ellis, Ann MacLarnon, Michael Heistermann(2011). The social correlates of self-directed behaviour and faecal glucocorticoid levels among adult male olive baboons (Papio hamadryas anubis) in Gashaka-Gumti National Park, Nigeria . African Zoology. 46. (2). p. 302--308. Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group

Stuart Semple, Kara L. Moses(2011). Primary seed dispersal by the black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) in the Manombo forest, south-east Madagascar . JOURNAL OF TROPICAL ECOLOGY. 27. p. 529--538. Cambridge University Press

Stuart Semple, Minna J. Hsu, Govindasamy Agoramoorthy(2010). Efficiency of coding in macaque vocal communication . BIOLOGY LETTERS. 6. (4). p. 469--471. Royal Society, The

Stuart Semple, Lisa Reamer, Zena Tooze, Claire Coulson(2010). Correlates of self-directed and stereotypic behaviours in captive red-capped mangabeys (Cercocebus torquatus torquatus) . Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 124. (42401). p. 68--74. Elsevier

Bystanders affect the outcome of mother-infant interactions in rhesus macaques. @article{0825fc211c2b43a7bbf0fa37a27d87b2, title = "Bystanders affect the outcome of mother-infant interactions in rhesus macaques.", abstract = "Animal communication involves the transfer of information between a sender and one or more receivers. However, such interactions do not happen in a social vacuum; third parties are typically present, who can potentially eavesdrop upon or intervene in the", author = "Stuart Semple and Gerald, {Melissa S.} and Suggs, {Dianne N.}", year = "2009", month = jun, day = "22", doi = "10.1098/rspb.2009.0103", language = "English", volume = "276", pages = "2257--62", journal = "Proceedings of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences", issn = "0962-8452", publisher = "Royal Society, The", number = "1665", } . Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society.

Stuart Semple, Tabitha Price, Kate Arnold, Klaus Zuberbuehler(2009). Pyow but not hack calls of the male putty-nosed monkey (Cercopithcus nictitans) convey information about caller identity . BEHAVIOUR. 146. p. 871--888. Brill Academic Publishers

Stuart Semple, James P. Higham, Ann MacLarnon, Michael Heistermann, Caroline Ross(2009). Rates of self-directed behaviour and faecal glucocorticoid levels are not correlated in female wild olive baboons (Papio hamadryas anubis) . STRESS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS. 12. (6). p. 526--532. Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group

Stuart Semple, Nathalie C. Greeno(2009). Sex differences in vocal communication among adult rhesus macaques . EVOLUTION AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR. 30. (2). p. 141--145. Elsevier

Stuart Semple, Constance Dubuc, Lauren J. N. Brent, Amanda K. Accamando, Melissa S. Gerald, Ann MacLarnon, Michael Heistermann, Antje Engelhardt(2009). Sexual skin color contains information about the timing of the fertile phase in free-ranging Macaca Mulatta . INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY. 30. (6). p. 777--789. Springer

Stuart Semple, James P. Higham, Ann MacLarnon, Michael Heistermann, Caroline Ross(2009). Female reproductive signaling, and male mating behavior, in the olive baboon . HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR. 55. (1). p. 60--67. Elsevier

Stuart Semple, Jane Ebert Haakonsson(2009). Lateralisation of trunk movements in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) . LATERALITY. 14. (4). p. 413--422. Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group

Stuart Semple, James P. Higham, Ann MacLarnon, Caroline Ross, Michael Heistermann(2008). Baboon sexual swellings: . HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR. 53. (3). p. 452--462. Elsevier

Stuart Semple, Ann MacLarnon, K. Shutt, M Heistermann, J. P. Higham(2008). Sociality and stress in Macaques and baboons . Folia Primatologica. 79. (5). p. 355--355. Karger

Stuart Semple, James P. Higham, Michael Heistermann, Caroline Ross, Ann MacLarnon(2008). The timing of ovulation with respect to sexual swelling detumescence in wild olive baboons . PRIMATES. 49. (4). p. 295--299. Springer

Stuart Semple, Gemma Carder(2008). Visitor effects on anxiety in two captive groups of western lowland gorillas . Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 115. (42463). p. 211--220. Elsevier

Stuart Semple, Susan M. Wiper(2007). The function of teeth chattering in male Barbary Macaques (Macaca sylvanus) . AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY. 69. (10). p. 1179--1188. Wiley

Stuart Semple, Kathryn Shutt, Ann MacLarnon, Michael Heistermann(2007). Grooming in Barbary macaques: . BIOLOGY LETTERS. 3. (3). p. 231--233. Royal Society, The

Stuart Semple, Anna H. Weyher, Caroline Ross(2006). Gastrointestinal parasites in crop raiding and wild foraging Papio anubis in Nigeria . INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY. 27. (6). p. 1519--1534. Springer

Stuart Semple, Chris Sandbrook(2006). The rules and the reality of mountain gorilla Gorilla beringei beringei tracking: . ORYX. 40. (4). p. 428--433. Cambridge University Press

Stuart Semple, K McComb(2005). Coevolution of vocal communication and sociality in primates . BIOLOGY LETTERS. 1. (4). p. 381--385. Royal Society, The

Nocturnal playbacks reveal hidden differences in singing behaviour between populations of Robin Erithacus rubecula @article{eb874a279adb4f40a19f70a3d544c02a, title = "Nocturnal playbacks reveal hidden differences in singing behaviour between populations of Robin Erithacus rubecula", author = "RJ Thomas and EJA Drewitt and DJ Kelly and NM Marples and S Semple", year = "2003", month = mar, language = "English", volume = "50", pages = "84--87", journal = "BIRD STUDY", issn = "0006-3657", publisher = "British Trust for Ornithology", } . BIRD STUDY.

Stuart Semple(2002). Immune system evolution among anthropoid primates: . Proceedings of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences. Royal Society, The

Stuart Semple(2002). Information content of female copulation calls in yellow baboons . AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY. Wiley

Stuart Semple(2001). Individuality and male discrimination of female copulation calls in the yellow baboon . ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR. Elsevier

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Deception: The correct path to enlightenment? @article{1a8ccc3adc4b4208b476734e4641e56c, title = "Deception: The correct path to enlightenment?: Reply", author = "S Semple and K McComb", year = "1997", month = apr, language = "English", volume = "12", pages = "160--160", journal = "Trends in Ecology and Evolution", issn = "0169-5347", publisher = "Elsevier Science", number = "4", } . Trends In Ecology & Evolution.

Stuart Semple(1997). Algal growth on two sections of a fringing coral reef subject to different levels of eutrophication in Reunion Island . Oceanologica Acta. 20. (6). p. 851--861. EDP Sciences

Behavioural deception @article{6c1271a8cb4f4992ac588b9fce0f2ed7, title = "Behavioural deception", author = "S Semple and K McComb", year = "1996", month = oct, language = "English", volume = "11", pages = "434--437", journal = "Trends in Ecology and Evolution", issn = "0169-5347", publisher = "Elsevier Science", number = "10", } . Trends In Ecology & Evolution.

OTHER

Stuart Semple, Nienke Alberts, Julia Lehmann(2015). Quantifying Fission-Fusion Dynamics: . Folia Primatologica. 86. (4). p. 236--236. Karger

Stuart Semple, C. Harrison, S. Wiper, Julia Lehmann(2011). Grooming and Anxiety in Female Barbary Macaques . Folia Primatologica. 82. (6). p. 325--326. Karger

BOOK CHAPTER

Stuart Semple, Bonaventura Majolo, Els van Lavieren, Laëtitia Maréchal, Ann MacLarnon, Garry Marvin, Mohamed Qarro(2013). Out of Asia: . The Macaque Connection. p. 167--183. Springer

Stuart Semple, Nienke Alberts, Julia Lehmann(2013). The effect of filtering on animal networks . "Social Networking:. Nova

JOURNAL ISSUE

Stuart Semple, J. Higham(2013). Primate Signals . AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY. 75. p. 613--620. Wiley