Research

Cibot, M., McCarthy, M.S., Lester, J.D., Vigilant, L., Sabiiti, T., & McLennan, M.R. (2019). 
Infant carrying by a wild chimpanzee father at Bulindi, Uganda. Primates https://doi.org/10.1007/s10329-019-00726-z
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10329-019-00726-z

McLennan, M.R., Howell, C.P., Bardi, M., & Heistermann, M. (2019). 
Are human-dominated landscapes stressful for wild chimpanzees? Biological Conservation, 233 (May 2019), 73–82.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006320718316173

McCarthy, M.S., Lester, J.D., Langergraber, K.E., Stanford, C.B., Vigilant, L. (2018).
Genetic analysis suggests dispersal among chimpanzees in a fragmented forest landscape in Uganda
American Journal of Primatology, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ajp.22902

McLennan, M.R. (2018).
Tie one on: 'nest tying' by wild chimpanzees at Bulindi -- a variant of a universal great ape behavior? 
Primates, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10329-018-0658-7

McLennan, M.R., Mori, H., Mahittikorn, A., Prasertbun, R., Hagiwara, K., & Huffman, M.A. (2018).
Zoonotic enterobacterial pathogens detected in wild chimpanzees.
EcoHealth, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10393-017-1303-4

Cibot, M., Sabiiti, T., & McLennan, M.R. (2017).
Two cases of chimpanzees interacting with dead animals without food consumption at Bulindi, Hoima District, Uganda. Pan Africa News, 24(1), 6–8.
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McLennan, M.R., Hasegawa, H., Bardi, M., Huffman, M.A. (2017).
Gastrointestinal parasite infections and self-medication in wild chimpanzees surviving in degraded forest fragments within an agricultural landscape mosaic in Uganda. PLoS ONE, 12(7), e0180431.
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McLennan, M.R., Spagnoletti, N. and Hockings, K.J. (2017).
The implications of primate behavioral flexibility for sustainable human–primate coexistence in anthropogenic habitats. International Journal of Primatology, 38(2), 105–121.
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McCarthy, M. S., Lester, J. D., & Stanford, C. B. (2017).
Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) flexibly use introduced species for nesting and bark feeding in a human-dominated habitat. International Journal of Primatology.
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McLennan, M.R. and Ganzhorn, J.U. (2017).
Nutritional characteristics of wild and cultivated foods for chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in agricultural landscapes. International Journal of Primatology.
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10764-016-9940-y

Hill, C.M. & McLennan, M.R. (2016).
​The primatologist as social actor. Etnográfica, 20(3), 668–671.
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Hasegawa, H., Shigyo, M., Yanai, Y., McLennan, M.R., Fujita, S., Makouloutou, P., Tsuchida, S., Ando, C., Satoh, H., Huffman, M.A. (2017).
Molecular features of hookworm larvae (Necator spp.) raised by coproculture from Ugandan chimpanzees and Gabonese gorillas and humans. Parasitology International, 66(2), 12–15.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1383576916304731

Hockings, K.J., McLennan, M.R. (2016).
Problematic primate behaviour in agricultural landscapes: Chimpanzees as ‘pests’ and ‘predators’. In: Waller, M.T. (Ed.). Ethnoprimatology: Primate Conservation in the 21st Century. Springer: Switzerland, pp. 137–156.

McLennan, M.R. and Asiimwe, C. (2016).
Cars kill chimpanzees: case report of a wild chimpanzee killed on a road at Bulindi, Uganda. Primates, 57(3), 377–388.
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10329-016-0528-0

Hasegawa, H., Kalousova, B., McLennan M.R., Modry, D., Profousova-Psenkova, I., Shutt-Phillips, K.A., Todd, A., Huffman, M.A., Petrzelkova, K.J. (2016).
Strongyloides infections of humans and great apes in Dzanga-Sangha Protected Areas, Central African Republic and in degraded forest fragments in Bulindi, Uganda. Parasitology International, 65(5), 367–370.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1383576916301180

McLennan, M.R. & Hockings, K.J. (2016).
The Aggressive apes? Causes and contexts of great ape attacks on humans. In: Problematic Wildlife: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach, ed. F.M. Angelici. Springer: New York, pp. 373–394.

McCarthy, M. S., Lester, J. D., Howe, E. J., Arandjelovic, M., Stanford, C. B., & Vigilant, L. (2015).
Genetic censusing identifies an unexpectedly sizeable population of an endangered large mammal in a fragmented forest landscape. BMC Ecology, 15(1), 21.
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McLennan, M.R. & Hill, C.M. (2015).
Changing agricultural practices and human-chimpanzee interactions: tobacco and sugarcane farming in and around Bulindi, Uganda. In: State of the Apes. Volume II: Industrial Agriculture and Ape Conservation, ed. Arcus Foundation. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK, pp. 29–31.

Ota, N., Hasegawa, H., McLennan M.R., Kooriyama, T., Sato, H., Pebsworth, P.A. and Huffman, M.A. (2015).
Molecular identification of Oesophagostomum spp. from ‘village’ chimpanzees in Uganda and their phylogenetic relationship with those of other primates. Royal Society Open Science, 2(11), 150471.
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McLennan, M.R. (2015).
Is honey a fallback food for wild chimpanzees or just a sweet treat? American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 158(4), 685–695. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajpa.22824/full

Hockings K.J., McLennan M.R., Carvalho, S., Ancrenaz M., Bobe, R., Byrne, R., Dunbar, R.I.M., Matsuzawa, T., McGrew, W.C., Williamson, E.A., Wilson, M.L., Wood, B., Wrangham, R.W. and Hill, C.M. (2015).
Apes in the Anthropocene: flexibility and survival. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 30(4), 215–222. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169534715000397

McLennan, M.R. and Hockings, K.J. (2014).
Wild chimpanzees show group differences in selection of agricultural crops. Scientific Reports, 4, 5956. 
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http://www.nature.com/srep/2014/140805/srep05956/full/srep05956.html

McLennan, M.R. (2014).
Chimpanzee insectivory in the northern half of Uganda’s Rift Valley: do Bulindi chimpanzees conform to a regional pattern? Primates, 55(2), 173–178.
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10329-014-0408-4

McLennan, M.R. and Hill, C.M. (2013).
Ethical issues in the study and conservation of an African great ape in an unprotected, human-dominated landscape in western Uganda. In: Ethics in the Field: Contemporary Challenges, ed. J. MacClancy and A. Fuentes. Oxford: Berghahn, pp. 42–66.
http://www.berghahnbooks.com/title.php?rowtag=MacClancyEthics

McLennan, M.R. (2013).
Diet and feeding ecology of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in Bulindi, Uganda: foraging strategies at the forest–farm interface. International Journal of Primatology, 34(3), 585–614.
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10764-013-9683-y

McLennan, M.R., Hyeroba, D., Asiimwe, C., Reynolds, V. and Wallis, J. (2012).
Chimpanzees in mantraps: lethal crop protection and conservation in Uganda. Oryx, 41(4), 598–603.
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=8705084

McLennan, M.R. and Huffman, M.A. (2012).
High frequency of leaf-swallowing and its relationship to intestinal parasite expulsion in ‘village’ chimpanzees at Bulindi, Uganda. American Journal of Primatology, 74(7), 642–650.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajp.22017/abstract

McLennan, M.R. and Hill, C.M. (2012).
Troublesome neighbours: Changing attitudes towards chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in a human-dominated landscape in Uganda. Journal for Nature Conservation, 20(4), 219–227.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1617138112000349

Hockings, K.J. and McLennan, M.R. (2012).
From forest to farm: systematic review of cultivar feeding by chimpanzees – management implications for wildlife in anthropogenic landscapes. PLoS ONE, 7(4), e33391.
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McLennan, M.R. and Plumptre, A.J. (2012). Protected apes, unprotected forest: composition, structure and diversity of riverine forest fragments and their conservation value in Uganda. Tropical Conservation Science, 5(1), 79–103.
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McLennan, M.R. (2011).
Preliminary observations of hand-clasp grooming by chimpanzees at Bulindi, Uganda. Pan Africa News, 18(2), 18–20.
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McLennan, M.R. (2011).
Tool-use to obtain honey by chimpanzees at Bulindi: new record from Uganda. Primates 52, 315–322.
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10329-011-0254-6#page-1

McLennan, M.R. and Hill, C.M. (2010).
Chimpanzee responses to researchers in a disturbed forest–farm mosaic at Bulindi, western Uganda. American Journal of Primatology, 72, 907–908.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajp.20839/abstract

McLennan, M.R. (2010).
Case study of an unusual human–chimpanzee conflict at Bulindi, Uganda. Pan Africa News, 17(1), 1–4.
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McLennan, M.R. (2008).
Beleaguered chimpanzees in the agricultural district of Hoima, western Uganda. Primate Conservation, 23, 45–54.
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