Paddock, Christina Lynette
Ferreira da Silva, Maria Joana https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6747-9827
McCabe, Gráinne Michelle
Fernández, David
McGraw, William Scott
Bruford, Michael William
Funding for this research was provided by:
UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC CASE Studentship NE/N007980/1)
Bristol Zoological Society (Bristol Zoological Society)
Primate Conservation (#1443)
the Global Wildlife Conservation (5236.006-0255)
International Primatological Society (International Primatological Society)
Primate Society of Great Britain (Primate Society of Great Britain)
Fundação para a Ciencia e Tecnologia ((https://doi.org/10.54499/CEECIND/01937/2017/CP1423/CT0010).)
Article History
Received: 23 July 2025
Accepted: 2 March 2026
First Online: 10 April 2026
Declarations
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: The authors have no competing interests to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.
: The research complied with rules and protocols approved by national organizations and adhered to the legal requirements of the United Republic of Tanzania. Tanzania National Parks, Tanzania Forest Service Agency, Commission for Science and Technology, and the Tanzanian Wildlife and Research Institute, approved the study conducted in Tanzania. All the faecal samples were obtained non-invasively from unidentified individuals without manipulation or perturbation of their daily behavior. DEFRA (APHA) authorized the importation of the samples to the UK.