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M. Watsa

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h-index: 15
Works: 68
Citations: 735

Most-cited papers

Amazon forests capture high levels of atmospheric mercury pollution from artisanal gold mining
J. Gerson, Natalie Szponar, A. Zambrano, B. Bergquist +19 more
2022Nature Communications162 citations Open access
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Rigorous wildlife disease surveillance
M. Watsa
2020Science97 citations Open access
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Portable sequencing as a teaching tool in conservation and biodiversity research
M. Watsa, Gideon A. Erkenswick, A. Pomerantz, S. Prost
2020PLoS Biology59 citations Open access
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Liver in normal pregnancy, pre-eclampsia, and eclampsia.
F. Antia, T. Bharadwaj, M. Watsa, Jer Master
1958The Lancet39 citations
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A pragmatic approach for integrating molecular tools into biodiversity conservation
L. Bertola, Anna Brüniche-Olsen, F. Kershaw, I. Russo +37 more
2023Conservation Science and Practice34 citations Open access
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Terrestrial Behavior in Titi Monkeys (Callicebus, Cheracebus, and Plecturocebus): Potential Correlates, Patterns, and Differences between Genera
J. P. Souza-Alves, Í. Mourthé, R. Hilário, J. Bicca-Marques +68 more
2019International journal of primatology33 citations Open access
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Real‐time genomics for One Health
L. Urban, Albert Perlas, O. Francino, Joan Martí-Carreras +17 more
2023Molecular Systems Biology31 citations Open access
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A field protocol for the capture and release of callitrichids
M. Watsa, Gideon A. Erkenswick, D. Halloran, Erin E. Kane +12 more
2015Neotropical Primates23 citations Open access
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Big data in conservation genomics: boosting skills, hedging bets, and staying current in the field.
R. Schweizer, N. Saarman, K. Ramstad, B. Forester +10 more
2021Journal of Heredity21 citations Open access
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Centering accessibility, increasing capacity, and fostering innovation in the development of international eDNA standards
S. Hirsch, Neha Acharya-Patel, Phyllis Akua Amamoo, G. Borrero-Pérez +15 more
2024Metabarcoding and Metagenomics18 citations Open access
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On the trail of primate scent signals: A field analysis of callitrichid scent‐gland secretions by portable gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry
Alice C. Poirier, J. Waterhouse, M. Watsa, Gideon A. Erkenswick +5 more
2021American Journal of Primatology17 citations Open access
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Temporal and demographic blood parasite dynamics in two free-ranging neotropical primates
Gideon A. Erkenswick, M. Watsa, A. Gozalo, Nicole Dmytryk +1 more
2017International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife17 citations Open access
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Chronic Plasmodium brasilianum infections in wild Peruvian tamarins
Gideon A. Erkenswick, M. Watsa, M. Pacheco, A. Escalante +1 more
2017PLoS ONE16 citations Open access
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Growing Up Tamarin: Morphology, Reproduction, and Population Demography of Sympatric Free-ranging Saguinus fuscicollis and S. imperator
M. Watsa
201316 citations
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Mercury in Neotropical birds: a synthesis and prospectus on 13 years of exposure data
Christopher J. Ii Sayers, David C. Evers, V. Ruiz-Gutierrez, Evan M. Adams +33 more
2023Ecotoxicology15 citations Open access
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Large Comparative Analyses of Primate Body Site Microbiomes Indicate that the Oral Microbiome Is Unique among All Body Sites and Conserved among Nonhuman Primates
Abigail E. Asangba, Lawrence Mugisha, J. Rukundo, R. J. Lewis +14 more
2022Microbiology spectrum15 citations Open access
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Distribution and New Sightings of Goeldi’s Monkey (Callimico goeldii) in Amazonian Perú
M. Watsa, Gideon A. Erkenswick, J. Rehg, Renata Leite Pitman
2012International journal of primatology14 citations
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Genomics in the jungle: using portable sequencing as a teaching tool in field courses
M. Watsa, Gideon A. Erkenswick, A. Pomerantz, S. Prost
2019bioRxiv12 citations Open access
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Modeling Developmental Class Provides Insights into Individual Contributions to Infant Survival in Callitrichids
M. Watsa, Gideon A. Erkenswick, Efstathia Robakis
2017International journal of primatology11 citations Open access
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Observations of termitarium geophagy by Rylands’ bald-faced saki monkeys (Pithecia rylandsi) in Madre de Dios, Peru
Dara B. Adams, J. Rehg, M. Watsa
2017Primates11 citations
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Classification of producer characteristics in primate long calls using neural networks.
Efstathia Robakis, M. Watsa, Gideon A. Erkenswick
2018Journal of the Acoustical Society of America9 citations
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Detection of neopterin in the urine of captive and wild platyrrhines
Alexandra J. Sacco, J. Mayhew, M. Watsa, Gideon A. Erkenswick +1 more
20208 citations Open access
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First detection of antibodies against Leptospira among free-ranging neotropical non-human primates in the Peruvian Amazon lowland rainforest.
Gabriela Aliaga-Samanez, J. Lescano, Myriam Quevedo, G. Salvatierra +3 more
2021Transboundary and Emerging Diseases7 citations
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Conservation Action
Miguel Chaves, M. Watsa, Gideon A. Erkenswick
2019Britain's Reptiles and Amphibians7 citations
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Lack of local genetic representation in one of the regions with the highest bird species richness, the Peruvian Amazonia
Alejandra Arana, C. Arana, M. Watsa, Mathias W. Tobler +5 more
2024PLoS ONE5 citations Open access
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Evaluating genital skin color as a putative sexual signal in wild saddleback (Leontocebus weddelli) and emperor (Saguinus imperator) tamarins
Laís A A Moreira, M. Watsa, Gideon A. Erkenswick, J. Higham +1 more
2022American Journal of Primatology5 citations
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Decoding the Peruvian Amazon with in situ DNA barcoding of vertebrate and plant taxa
Pamela Sánchez-Vendizú, Gideon A. Erkenswick, J. Reyes, Samantha López Clinton +36 more
2025Scientific Data4 citations Open access
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The genomic impact of population connectivity and decline in Africa’s elephants
P. Pečnerová, Y. Ishida, Genís Garcia-Erill, L. Bertola +33 more
2026Nature Communications3 citations Open access
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The Scent Gland Microbiomes of Wild Tamarins Provide New Insight Into Microbial Contributions to Olfactory Communication
Silvia Carboni, Alice C. Poirier, Ana P. Peralta‐Aguilar, M. Watsa +2 more
2025Ecology and Evolution3 citations Open access
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Disproportion between the Peruvian Amazonian megadiverse mammalian fauna and the available molecular information
Víctor Pacheco, José Martínez-Altamirano, J. L. Mena, Silvia Diaz +7 more
2024Zoologia (Curitiba)3 citations Open access
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A multi-year survey of helminths from wild saddleback (Leontocebus weddelli) and emperor (Saguinus imperator) tamarins
Gideon A. Erkenswick, M. Watsa, A. Gozalo, Shay Dudaie +4 more
2019American Journal of Primatology3 citations Open access
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Andean bears (Tremarctos ornatus) display selective behaviors while foraging bromeliads (Puya spp.) in high elevation puna grasslands
Nicholas W. Pilfold, Denisse Mateo-Chero, W. Farfán-Ríos, M. Watsa +2 more
2024PLoS ONE2 citations
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Amazon forests capture high levels of atmospheric mercury pollution from artisanal gold mining
J. Gerson, Natalie Szponar, A. Zambrano, B. Bergquist +19 more
2022Nature Communications2 citations Open access
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Integration of Spatially‐Explicit Behavioral Data and Drone‐Based Lidar Mapping Reveals Divergent Microhabitats in Sympatric Tamarins
R. Steinhardt, E. Broadbent, A. A. Almeyda Zambrano, M. Watsa +1 more
2025American Journal of Primatology1 citations Open access
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Operating of the Torion® T-9 portable gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (PerkinElmer) for the analysis of animal scent samples v2
A. C., J. S, M. Watsa, G. A +5 more
20211 citations Open access
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Response to Vanhove et al. and Colella et al.
M. Watsa
2020Science1 citations
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DNA Barcoding in a Field Setting v1
A. Pomerantz, M. Watsa, S. Prost, Gideon A. Erkenswick
2019protocols.io1 citations Open access
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16S Metagenomics in a Field Setting v3
Gideon A. Erkenswick, S. Prost, M. Watsa, A. Pomerantz
2019protocols.io1 citations Open access
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18S Metagenomics in a Field Setting v1
S. Prost, Gideon A. Erkenswick, M. Watsa, A. Pomerantz
2019protocols.io1 citations Open access
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Vocal Transmission of Breeding Status May Facilitate Dispersal in a Cooperative Breeding Primate
Efstathia Robakis, Gideon A. Erkenswick, M. Watsa
2019bioRxiv1 citations Open access
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16S Metagenomics in a Field Setting v1
M. Watsa, Gideon A. Erkenswick, A. Pomerantz, S. Prost
2019protocols.io1 citations Open access
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ddRADSeq in a Field Setting v3
M. Watsa, Gideon A. Erkenswick, A. Pomerantz, S. Prost
2019protocols.io1 citations Open access
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A multi-year survey of helminths from the gastrointestinal tract of wild saddleback (Leontocebus weddelli) and emperor (Saguinus imperator) tamarins
Gideon A. Erkenswick, M. Watsa, A. Gozalo, Shay Dudaie +4 more
2018bioRxiv1 citations Open access
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The role of sex-based developmental class in predicting group reproductive output in wild callitrichids
M. Watsa, Gideon A. Erkenswick, Efstathia Robakis
2016bioRxiv1 citations Open access
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Investigating the presence of mycobacterial pathogens in New World primates
Tanvi P. Honap, Genevieve Housman, Gideon A. Erkenswick, Joanna Malukiewicz +7 more
20151 citations
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Invisible but identifiable: p-chips as a reliable marking method for Amazonian bats
Juan J. Pellón, Jorge Luis Mendoza, Nick Fluker, Naija Cuzmar +5 more
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Responses to Scent Marks in a Wild Group of Leontocebus Weddelli: Insights for Sexual Communication
Silvia Carboni, T. R. Bonnell, Luke Stover, M. Watsa +2 more
2026American Journal of Primatology0 citations Open access
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Multiomic evidence for microbial contributions to species-specific olfactory communication in wild tamarins
Silvia Carboni, Alice C. Poirier, M. Watsa, Gideon A. Erkenswick +1 more
2026bioRxiv0 citations Open access
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Equipment lists (requirements and alternatives).
M. Watsa, Gideon A. Erkenswick, A. Pomerantz, S. Prost
20200 citations Open access
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Detection of neopterin in the urine of captive and wild platyrrhines
Alexandra J. Sacco, J. Mayhew, M. Watsa, Gideon A. Erkenswick +1 more
2020BMC Zoology0 citations Open access
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