James Higham

Higham, J.P. & Roney, J. (Eds). 2017. Field endocrinology of nonhuman primates and humans. Hormones and Behavior 91.

Higham, J.P. & Hebets, E.A. (Eds). 2013. Multimodal communication. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 67 (9)

Higham, J.P. & Semple, S. (Eds). 2013. Primate signals. American Journal of Primatology 75 (7)

Higham, J.P. (Ed). 2009. Primate coloration: measurement, mechanisms and function. International Journal of Primatology 30 (6)

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Mandalaywala, T.M., Petrullo, L., Parker, K., Maestripieri, D. & Higham, J.P. Vigilance for threat accounts for inter-individual variation in physiological responses to adversity in rhesus macaques: a cognition x environment approach. Developmental Psychobiology 59: 1031-1038.

Petersdorf, M., Dubuc, C., Georgiev, A., Winters, S. & Higham, J.P. 2017. Is the red facial coloration of male rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) subject to intrasexual selection? Behavioral Ecology 28: 1472-1481.

Hiramatsu, C., Melin, A.D., Allen, W.L., Dubuc, C. & Higham, J.P. 2017. Experimental evidence that primate trichromacy is well suited for detecting primate social colour signals. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 284: 20162458.

Roney, J.R. & Higham, J.P. 2017. Synthesizing research on field endocrinology of nonhuman primates and humans. Hormones and Behavior 91: 1-2.

DeCasien, A.R., Williams, S.A. & Higham, J.P. 2017. Primate brain size is predicted by diet but not sociality. Nature Ecology and Evolution 1:0112

Hammond, A.S., Johnson, V.P. & Higham, J.P. 2017. Hip joint mobility in free-ranging rhesus macaques. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 58: 83-91

Rigaill, L., MacIntosh, A.J.J., Higham, J.P., Winters, S., Shimizu, K., Mouri, K., Suzumura, T., Furuichi, T., Garcia, C. 2017. No evidence that face color varies with age, dominance status, parity, weight, and intestinal nematode infection in female Japanese macaques. Primates 58: 83-91

Petrullo, L., Mandalaywala, T.M., Parker, K., Maestripieri, D. & Higham, J.P. 2016. Effects of early-life adversity on cortisol/salivary alpha-amylase symmetry in free-ranging juvenile rhesus macaques. Hormones and Behavior 86: 78-84.

Higham, J.P. 2016. Field endocrinology of nonhuman primates: past, present and future. Hormones and Behavior 84: 145-155

Dubuc, C., Allen, W.L., Cascio, J., Lee, D.S., Maestripieri, D., Petersdorf, M., Winters, S. & Higham, J.P. 2016. Who cares? Experimental attention biases provide new insights into a mammalian sexual signal. Behavioral Ecology 27: 68-74

Grueter, C.C., Zhu, P., Allen, W.L., Higham, J.P., Ren, B. & Li, M. 2015. Sexually- selected lip colour indicates male group-holding status in the mating season in a multi-level primate society. Royal Society Open Science 2: 150490

Heistermann, M. & Higham, J.P. 2015. Urinary neopterin, a non­invasive marker of mammalian cellular immune activation, is highly stable under field conditions. Scientific Reports 5: 16308

Fischer, J., Wheeler, B.C., & Higham, J.P. 2015. Is there any evidence for vocal learning in chimpanzee food calls? Current Biology 25, R1­R2

Rigaill, L., MacIntosh, A.J.J., Higham, J.P., Winters, S., Shimizu, K., Mouri, K., Takeshi, F. & Garcia, C. Multimodal advertisement of pregnancy in free­ranging female Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata). PLOS One 10(8): e0135127

Higham, J.P., Kraus, C., Stahl­Hennig, C., Engelhardt, A., Fuchs, D. & Heistermann, M. 2015. Evaluating noninvasive markers of non­human primate immune activation and inflammation. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 158: 673-684

Winters, S., Dubuc, C. & Higham, J.P. 2015. The looking time experimental paradigm in studies of animal visual perception and cognition. Ethology 121: 625-640

Allen, W.L. & Higham, J.P. 2015. Assessing the potential information content of multicomponent visual signals: A machine learning approach. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 282: 20142284 

Hughes, K.D., Higham, J.P., Allen, W.L., Elliot, A.J. & Hayden, B.Y. 2015. Extraneous red drives female macaques’ gaze toward photographs of male conspecifics. Evolution and Human Behavior 36: 25-31

MacLarnon, A.M., Sommer, V., Goffe, A.S., Higham, J.P., Lodge, E., Tkaczynski, P. & Ross, C. 2015. Assessing adaptability and reactive scope: a new measure and a case study of environmental stress in forest-living baboons. General and Comparative Endocrinology 215: 10-24

Dubuc, C., Winters, S., Allen, W.L., Brent, L.J.N., Cascio, J., Maestripieri, D.M., Ruiz-Lambides, A., Widdig, A. & Higham, J.P. 2014. Sexually-selected skin color is heritable and related to fecundity in a non-human primate. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 281: 20141602

 

Mandalaywala, T.M., Higham, J.P., Heistermann, M., Parker, K.J. & Maestripieri D. 2014. Physiological and behavioral stress responses to weaning conflict in free-ranging primate infants. Animal Behaviour 91: 241-247

 

Allen, W.L., Stevens, M & Higham, J.P. 2014. Character displacement of Cercopithecini primate visual signals. Nature Communications DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5266

Higham, J.P. & Maestripieri, D. 2014. The costs of reproductive success in Cayo Santiago male rhesus macaques. International Journal of Primatology 35: 661-676

 

Dubuc, C., Allen, W.L., Maestripieri, D. & Higham, J.P. 2014. Is male rhesus macaque red colour ornamentation attractive to females? Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 68: 1215-1224

 

Higham, J.P. 2014. How does honest costly signaling work? Behavioral Ecology 25: 8-11

Higham, J.P. & Hebets, E.A. 2013. An introduction to multimodal communication. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 67: 1381-1388

 

Wilson A., Dean, M. & Higham, J.P. 2013. A game theoretic approach to multimodal communication. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 67: 1399-1415

 

Higham, J.P., Pfefferle, D., Heistermann, M., Maestripieri, D. & Stevens, M. 2013. Signaling in multiple modalities in male rhesus macaques: barks and sex skin coloration in relation to androgen levels, social status and mating behavior. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 67: 1457-1469

 

Semple, S. & Higham, J.P. 2013. Primate signals: Current issues and perspectives. American Journal of Primatology 75: 613-620

 

Allen, W.L. & Higham, J.P. 2013. Analyzing visual signals as visual scenes. American Journal of Primatology 75: 664-682

 

Rigaill, L., Higham, J.P., Lee, PC., Blin, A. & Garcia, C. 2013. Multimodal sexual signaling and mating behavior in olive baboons ( Papio anubis). American Journal of Primatology 75: 774-787

 

Higham, J.P., Heistermann, M. & Maestripieri, D. 2013. The endocrinology of male rhesus macaque social and reproductive status: a test of the challenge and social stress hypotheses. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 67: 19-30

 

Higham, J.P., Heistermann, M., Saggau, C., Agil, M., Perwitasari-Farajallah, D. & Engelhardt, A. 2012. Sexual signaling in the crested macaque and the evolution of primate fertility signals. BMC Evolutionary Biology 12: 89

 

Mandalaywala, T.M., Higham, J.P., Heistermann, M. & Maestripieri, D. 2011. Infant bystanders modulate the effects of ovarian hormones on socio-sexual behaviour in free-ranging female rhesus macaques. Behaviour 148: 1137-1155

 

Higham, J.P., Girard-Buttoz, C., Engelhardt, A. & Heistermann, M. 2011 Urinary C-peptide of insulin as a non-invasive marker of nutritional status: some practicalities. PLoS One 6: e22398

 

Higham, J.P., Hughes, K.D., Brent, L.J.N., Dubuc, C., Engelhardt, A., Heistermann, M., Maestripieri, D., Santos, L.R & Stevens, M. 2011. Familiarity affects assessment of facial signals of female fertility by free-ranging male rhesus macaques. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 278: 3452-3458

 

Hoffman, C.L., Higham, J.P., Heistermann, M., Prendergast, B., Coe, C. & Maestripieri, D. 2011. Immune function and HPA axis activity in free-ranging rhesus macaques. Physiology and Behavior 104: 507-514

 

Girard-Buttoz, C., Higham, J.P., Heistermann, M., Wedegärtner, S., Maestripieri, D. & Engelhardt, A. 2011. Urinary c-peptide measurement as a marker of nutritional status in macaques. PLoS One 6: e18042

 

Higham, J.P., Heistermann, M. & Maestripieri, D. 2011. The energetics of male-male endurance rivalry in rhesus macaques. Animal Behaviour 81: 1001-1007

 

Higham, J.P., Barr, C.S., Hoffman, C.L., Mandalaywala, T.M., Parker, K.J. & Maestripieri, D. 2011. Mu-opioid receptor (OPRM1) variation, oxytocin levels and maternal behavior in free-ranging rhesus macaques. Behavioral Neuroscience 125: 131-136

 

De Vere, R., Warren, Y., Nicholas, A., MacKenzie, M.E. & Higham, J.P. 2011. Nest site ecology of the Cross River gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli) in the Kagwene Gorilla Sanctuary, Cameroon, with special reference to anthropogenic influence. American Journal of Primatology 73: 253-261

 

Higham, J.P. & Maestripieri, D. 2010. Revolutionary coalitions in male rhesus macaques. Behaviour 147: 1889-1908

 

Higham, J.P., Vitale, A.B., Mas-Rivera, A., Ayala, J.E. & Maestripieri, D. 2010. Measuring salivary analytes from free-ranging monkeys. Physiology & Behavior 101: 601-607

 

Hoffman, C.L., Higham, J.P., Mas-Rivera, A., Ayala, J.E. & Maestripieri, D. 2010. Terminal investment and senescence in rhesus macaques on Cayo Santiago. Behavioral Ecology 21: 972-978

 

Higham, J.P., Brent, L.J.N., Dubuc, C., Accamando, A,K., Engelhardt, A., Gerald, M.S., Heistermann, M. & Stevens, M. 2010. Color signal information content and the eye of the beholder: a case study in the rhesus macaque. Behavioral Ecology 21: 739-746

 

Higham, J.P. MacLarnon, A.M., Heistermann, M., Ross, C. & Semple, S. 2009. Self-directed behaviours and faecal glucocorticoid levels are not correlated in female wild olive baboons. Stress 12: 526-532

 

Higham, J.P. Primate Coloration – An introduction to the special issue. 2009. International Journal of Primatology 30: 749-751

 

Marty, J.M., Higham, J.P., Gadsby, E.L., & Ross, C. 2009 Color, dominance and social and sexual behavior in male drills. International Journal of Primatology 30: 807-823

 

Stevens, M., Stoddard, M.C., & Higham, J.P. 2009. Studying primate color: towards visual system dependent methods. International Journal of Primatology 30: 893-917

 

Higham, J.P., Semple, S. MacLarnon, A., Heistermann, M. & Ross, C. 2009. Female reproductive signals, and male mating behavior, in the olive baboon. Hormones and Behavior 55: 60-67

 

Higham, J.P., Warren, Y., Adanu, J. Bubu, U. MacLarnon, A., Sommer, V. & Ross, C. 2009. Living on the edge: Life-history of olive baboons at Gashaka-Gumti National Park, Nigeria. American Journal of Primatology 71: 293-304

 

Higham, J.P., MacLarnon, A., Ross, C., Heistermann, M. & Semple, S. 2008 Baboon sexual swellings: Information content of size and color. Hormones and Behavior 53: 452-462

 

Higham, J.P. Heistermann, M., Ross, C., Semple, S. & MacLarnon, A. 2008. The timing of ovulation with respect to sexual swelling detumescence in wild olive baboons. Primates 49: 295-299

 

Higham, J.P., Ross, C., Warren, Y., Heistermann, M. & MacLarnon, A. 2007 Reduced reproductive function in wild baboons (Papio hamadryas anubis) related to natural consumption of the African black plum ( Vitex doniana). Hormones and Behavior 52: 384-390

 

Asakura, T., Umemura, K., Nakazawa, Y., Hirose, H., Higham, J.P. & Knight, D. 2007 Some observations on the structure and function of the spinning apparatus in the silkworm Bombyx mori. Biomacromolecules 8: 175-181

 

Higham, J.P. & Gosler, A.G. 2006 Speckled eggs: water loss and incubation behaviour in the Great tit Parus major. Oecologia 149: 561-570

 

Gosler, A.G., Higham, J.P. & Reynolds, S.J. 2005 Why are birds’ eggs speckled? Ecology Letters 8: 1105-1113


Book Chapters

Petersdorf, M. & Higham, J.P. 2017. Mating systems, Primates.

In: International Encyclopedia of Biological Anthropology John Wiley and Sons, Inc. Hoboken: New Jersey.

Winters, S., Petersdorf, M. & Higham, J.P. 2017. Charles Darwin and selection in relation to sex in the colors of monkeys.

In: Evolutionary studies: Darwin’s roadmap to the curriculum. Oxford University Press: Oxford

 

Higham, J.P. 2017. Sperm competition.
In: The International Encyclopedia of Primatology Wiley Blackwell. Hoboken: New Jersey. In Press.

 

Petersdorf, M. & Higham, J.P. 2017. Sexual swellings.

In: The International Encyclopedia of Primatology Wiley Blackwell. Hoboken: New Jersey. In Press.

 

Higham, J.P. 2016. Multimodal Communication.

In: The missing lemur link: an ancestral step in human evolution (Palagi, E. & Norscia I.) Cambridge University Press: Cambridge. In Press

 

Petersdorf, M. & Higham, J.P. 2017. Mating systems. 

In: The International Encyclopedia of Primatology. Wiley Blackwell. Hoboken: New Jersey. In Press.

 

Higham, J.P. & Dubuc, C. 2015. The evolution of female fertility signals in macaques. 

In: eLS (Encyclopedia of Life Sciences). Wiley Blackwell. Hoboken: New Jersey.

 

Higham, J.P. & Winters, S. 2015. Color and mate choice in nonhuman animals.

In: The handbook of color psychology (Eds Elliot, A.J. & Fairchild, M.D.) Cambridge University Press: Cambridge.

 

Higham, J.P. 2013. Primate visual signals.

In: McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology 2014. McGraw-Hill Professional: New York

 

Warren, Y., Higham, J.P., MacLarnon, A. & Ross, C. 2011. Crop-raiding and commensalism: the costs and benefits of living with humans.

In: Primates of Gashaka Eds. Sommer, V & Ross, C. Developments in primatology: progress and prospects. Springer. Series Ed. Tuttle, R.H.

 

Ross, C., Warren, Y., MacLarnon, A. & Higham, J.P. 2011. How different are Gashaka’s baboons? A comparison of forest-living and open-country populations.

 

In: Primates of Gashaka Eds. Sommer, V & Ross, C. Developments in primatology: progress and prospects. Springer. Series Ed. Tuttle, R.H.

Other journal publications

Setchell, J.M., Fernandez-Duque, E. Higham, J.P., Rothman, J.M., Schulke, O. 2016. Editorial: Changes and clarifications to the policies of the International Journal of Primatology to promote transparency and open communication. International Journal of Primatology 37: 617-627.

Petersdorf, M. & Higham, J.P. 2015. Katja Liebal, Bridget M. Waller, Anne M. Burrows, Katie E. Slocombe: Primate Communication: A Multimodal Approach.
International Journal of Primatology 36: 1055-1059
Winters, S. & Higham, J.P. 2015. Martin Stevens: Sensory Ecology, Behaviour, and Evolution. International Journal of Primatology 36: 205-208
Dubuc, C. & Higham, J.P. 2014. Quite the complexion: rhesus monkey face redness is passed on to their offspring, and affects their reproductive fitness.

Biosphere 2: 50-55

Higham, J.P., Amann, A.L., Bryer, M.A.H., Thompson, N.A. & Winters, S. 2013. Review of “The Evolution of Primate Societies” (Eds. John C. Mitani, Josep Call, Peter M. Kappeler, Ryne A. Palombit & Joan B. Silk).

International Journal of Primatology 34: 1298-1303

Higham, J.P. 2011. Review of “The Japanese Macaques” (Eds., Naofumi, N., Nakamichi, N. & Sugiura, H.).

International Journal of Primatology 32: 1033-1036

Semple, S., Higham, J.P., MacLarnon, A., Ross, C. & Lehmann, J. 2010. Comment on ‘Pan Thanatology’.

Current Biology http://www.cell.com/current-biology/comments/S0960-9822(10)00145-4

Wiseman, R., Warren, Y., Nicholas, A., MacKenzie, M., & Higham, J.P. 2008. A GIS habitat map for the Kagwene Gorilla Sanctuary, Cameroon.

Gorilla Journal 37: 12-14