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• Shanee, N., & Shanee, S. (2016). Land Trafficking, Migration, and Conservation in the “No-Man’s Land” of Northeastern Peru. Tropical Conservation Science, 9(4), 1940082916682957.
• Allgas, N., Shanee, S., Shanee, N., Chambers, J., Tello-Alvarado, J. C., Keeley, K., & Pinasco, K. (2016). Natural re-establishment of a population of a critically endangered primate in a secondary forest: the San Martin titi monkey (Plecturocebus oenanthe) at the Pucunucho Private Conservation Area, Peru. Primates, 1-8.
• Alarcón, A., Shanee, S., Huaman, G., & Shanee, N. (2016). Nota sobre la dieta de la Lechucita Bigotona, Xenoglaux loweryi en Yambrasbamba, Amazonas. Revista Peruana de Biología, 23(3), 335-338.
• Shanee, N. (2016). Government and Community Based Primate Conservation Initiatives in Peru. In Ethnoprimatology (pp. 215-231). Springer International Publishing.
• Shanee, S. (2016). Predicting Future Effects of Multiple Drivers of Extinction Risk in Peru’s Endemic Primate Fauna. In Ethnoprimatology (pp. 315-349). Springer International Publishing.
• NPC (2016). Peru Projects – End of Year Report 2015. Neotropical primate Conservation
• Shanee, N., Mendoza, A.P., Shanee, S. (2015). Diagnostic overview of the illegal trade in primates and law enforcement in Peru. American Journal of Primatology. Online early addition. 
• Horwich, R.H., Shanee, S., Shanee, N., Bose, A., Fenn, M. & Chakraborty, J. (2015). Creating Modern Community Conservation Organizations and Institutions to Effect Successful Forest Conservation Change. 
• Allgas, N., Shanee, S., Alarcon, A., Shanee, N. (2015). Nuevos registros de Xenarthra para el nororiente del Perú, con notas sobre su distribución y conservación. Edentata 16, 28–36.
• Shanee, S. & Shanee, N. (2015). Measuring Success in a Community Conservation Project: Local Population Increase in a Critically Endangered Primate, the Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey (Lagothrix flavicauda) at La Esperanza, Northeastern Peru. Tropical Conservation Science.
• Shanee, S., Allgas, N., Shanee, N. & Campbell, N. (2015). Distribution survey, ecological niche modelling and conservation assessment of the Peruvian Night Monkey: Aotus Miconax Thomas, 1927 (Mammalia: Primates: Aotidae) in north-eastern Peru, with notes on the distributions of Aotus spp. Gray, 1870. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 7, 6947-6964.
• Shanee, N. & Shanee, S. (2015). Peru Projects – End of Year Report 2014. La Esperanza, Peru: Neotropical Primate Conservation.
• Shanee, S. (2014). Yellow-tailed woolly monkey (Lagothrix flavicauda) proximal spacing and forest strata use in La Esperanza, Peru. Primates, 55, 515-523. 
• Shanee, S. (2014). Ranging Behaviour, Daily Path Lengths, Diet and Habitat Use of Yellow-Tailed Woolly Monkeys (Lagothrix flavicauda) at La Esperanza, Peru. In:Defler, T.R. & Stevenson, P. R. (eds.) The Woolly Monkey. Springer New York.
• Shanee, N. & Shanee, S. (2014). Yellow-Tailed Woolly Monkey (Lagothrix flavicauda): Conservation Status, Anthropogenic Threats, and Conservation Initiatives. In:Defler, T.R. & Stevenson, P. R. (eds.) The Woolly Monkey. Springer New York.
• Allgas, N., Shanee, S., Peralta, A. & Shanee, N. (2014). Yellow-Tailed Woolly Monkey (Oreonax Flavicauda: Humboldt 1812) Altitudinal Range Extension, Uchiza, Peru. Neotropical Primates, 20, 207-208.
• Shanee, S., Shanee, N., Campbell, N. & Allgas, N. 2014. Biogeography and Conservation of Andean Primates in Peru. In: Gursky, A., Krzton, A. & Grow, N. (eds.) High Altitude Primates. Springer.
• Di Fiore, A., Chavez, P.B., Cornejo, F.M., Schmitt, C.A., Shanee, S., Cortes-Ortiz, L., Fagundes, V., Roos, C. & Pacheco, V. (2014). The rise and fall of a genus: Complete mtDNA genomes shed light on the phylogenetic position of yellow-tailed woolly monkeys, (Lagothrix flavicauda), and on the evolutionary history of the family Atelidae (Primates: Platyrrhini). Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 82, 495–510.
• Shanee, N., Shanee, S., and Horwich, R.H. (2014), ‘Effectiveness of locally run conservation initiatives in north-east Peru‘, Oryx, Online early edition. Publisher’s website.
• Shanee N. (2013) Campesino Justification for Self Initiated Conservation Actions – a Challenge to Mainstream Conservation. Journal of Political Ecology (20):413-428.
• Shanee, S,. Shanee, N., Allgas-Marchena, N. (2013) Primate Surveys in the Marañón-Huallaga Landscape, Northern Peru with Notes on Conservation. Primate Conservation, published electronically prior to print.  
• Shanee, S., Shanee, N., Campbell, N. & Allgas-Marchena, N. (2013). Biogeography and conservation of Andean primates in Peru. In: S. Gursky, A. krzton, A. & Grow, N. (ed’s). High altitude primates. New York, Springer.
• Shanee S, Allgas-Marchena N, & Shanee N (2013) Preliminary observations on the behavior and ecology of the Peruvian night monkey (Aotus miconax: Primates) in a remnant cloud forest patch, north eastern Peru. Tropical Conservation Science 6(1):138-148.
• Sánchez Larrañaga, J. & Shanee, S (2012) Parasitos Gastrointestinales en el Mono Choro Cola Amarilla (Oreonax Flavicauda) y el Mono Nocturno Andino (Aotus Miconax) en Amazonas, Peru. Neotropical Primates, 19 (1), 38-41.
• Shanee, N. (2012), ‘Trends in local wildlife hunting, trade and control in the Tropical Andes Biodiversity Hotspot, northeastern Peru’,Endangered Species Research, 19, 177–86. A PDF version is available here.
• Shanee, S. and Shanee, N. (2012). The yellow tailed woolly monkey, Oreonax (Lagothrix) flavicauda: updating knowledge on one of the least known primates. Poster presentation at the XXIV Congress of the International Primatological Society.
• Shanee, S., Allgas, N and Shanee, N. (2012). Ecology of the Andean night monkey (Aotus miconax) in an anthropogenic landscape, North-easternPeru. Poster presentation at the XXIV Congress of the International Primatological Society.
• Shanee, N., (2012). Trends in illegal hunting and trade of Primates in the Tropical Andes Hotspot, North-easternPeru. Poster presentation at the XXIV Congress of the International Primatological Society.
• Shanee, N. and Shanee, S. (2012) Community Based Conservation Network for the Endemic Primate Species of Northeastern Peru. Fourth year report.
• Shanee, N. (2012), ‘The Dynamics of Threats and Conservation Efforts for the Tropical Andes Hotspot in Amazonas and San Martin, Peru‘, (PhD thesis, Kent University).
• Shanee, S., Brewis, C. and Shanee, N., (2012), Conservation and Ecology of Peru’s Endemic Primate Fauna. Canopy,12(2), 17-20.
• Shanee, N., (2012) Manual para la creación de Areas Ronderil de Conservación Ambiental (ARCA). 5 pp.
• Shanee, N., Arana Tuesta, P., Allgas Marchena, N., Shanee, S., Rimarachin Cayatopa, L., Ramirez Capetillo, K., And Soto Bendezú, S., (2011) Nuestra Selva y Su Sentir. Shanee N. (Ed). 187 pp.
• Shanee, S. and Shanee, N. 2011. Observations of Terrestrial Behavior in the Peruvian Night Monkey (Aotus miconax) in an Anthropogenic Landscape, La Esperanza,Peru. Neotropical Primates 18(2). 55-58.
• Shanee, S. (2011), ‘Distribution Survey and Threat Assessment of the Yellow-Tailed Woolly Monkey (Oreonax Flavicauda; Humboldt 1812), Northeastern Peru‘, International Journal of Primatology, 32 (1), 691-706.
• Shanee, S. and Shanee, N. (2011), ‘Population Density Estimates of the Critically Endangered Yellow-Tailed Woolly Monkeys (Oreonax Flavicauda) at La Esperanza, Northeastern Peru‘, International Journal of Primatology, 32, 878-88.
• Shanee, S. and Shanee, N. (2011), ‘Activity Budget and Behavioural Patterns of Free-Ranging Yellow-Tailed Woolly Monkeys Oreonax Flavicauda (Mammalia: Primates), at La Esperanza, Northeastern Peru‘, Contributions to Zoology, 80 (4), 269-77.
• Shanee, N. and Shanee, S. (2011). La Esperanza: Community Based Conservation Network for the Yellow Tailed Woolly Monkey, Peru. Third Year Report.
• Shanee, S., Tello-Alvarado, J.C., Vermeer, J. and Bóveda-Penalba, A.J. (2011) GIS Risk Assessment and GAP Analysis for the Andean Titi Monkey (Callicebus oenanthe). Primate Conservation. 26, published electronically prior to print.
• Campbell, N. (2011), ‘The Peruvian Night Monkey, Aotus Miconax; a Comparative Study of Ocuppancy between Cabeza Del Torro and Codillera De Colan, Peru‘, (MSc Thesis, Oxford Brookes Universty).
• Daoudi, S. (2011), ‘Using Detection/Non-Detection Surveys for Modelling Occupancy of the Critically Endangered Yellow-Tailed Woolly Monkey (Oreonax Flavicauda) in El Torro and Cordillera Colan, Peru‘, (MSc Thesis, Oxford Brookes University).
• Shanee, N. and Shanee, S. (2010), Community Based Conservation Network for the Yellow Tailed Woolly Monkey (Oreonax flavicauda) in Northeastern Peru. Second year report.
• Allgas Marchena, N., Shanee, N., Soto Bendezu, S., and Shanee, S. (2010), Guía de Identificación de Fauna Silvestre para las Autoridades Ambientales del Noreste del Perú, Shanee N. (Ed). 30 pp.
• Allgas Marchena, N., Shanee, S., Shanee, N. (2010), Basic Ecology and Conservation of the Andean Night Monkey (Aotus miconax: Thomas 1927) in La Esperanza, Peru. Six months report for Primate Conservation, inc.
• Buckingham, F. and Shanee, S. (2009). Conservation Priorities for the Peruvian Yellow-Tailed Woolly Monkey (Oreonax flavicauda): A GIS Risk Assessment and Gap Analysis. Primate Conservation. 24.
• Shanee, S. (2009), ‘Modelling spider monkeys Ateles spp. Gray, 1825: ecological responses and conservation implications to increased elevation‘, Journal of Threatened Taxa, 1 (9), 450-56.
• Shanee, S. and Shanee, N. (2009). A new conservation NGO, neotropical primate conservation: Project experiences in Peru. International NGO Journal. 4(7). pp329-332.
• Clarck, J.B., (2009), A comparison of two habitats used by the Critically Endangered Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkeys (Oreonax flavicauda). (MSc Thesis, Oxford Brookes Universty).
• Shanee, N. and Shanee, S. (2008). The primate trade in Peru: a nightmare for the monkeys. IPPL NEWS. 35(1). pp29-31.
• Shanee, S., Shanee, N. & Maldonado, A.M. (2008). Distribution and Conservation Status of the Yellow-Tailed Woolly Monkey (Oreonax flavicauda, Humboldt 1812) in Amazonas and San Martin, Peru. Neotropical Primates. 14(3). pp115-119.
• Shanee, N., Shanee, S. and Maldonado, A.M. (2007). Conservation assessment and planning for the yellow tailed woolly monkey (Oreonax flavicauda) in Peru.Wildlife Biology in Practice. 2(3). pp73-82.
• Shanee, N. Shanee, S. (2007) Community Conservation Project for the Yellow-Tailed Woolly Monkey (Oreonax flavicauda), Peru. Canopy. 6 (1). pp11-12.
• Shanee, S. (2007). Re-introduction as a Tool for Primate Conservation. Biodiversity. 8 (2). pp 43-45.
• Shanee, N., Shanee, S. and Maldonado, A.M. (2007). Interspecific association between Oreonax and Ateles, Amazonas, Peru. Neotropical primates. 14 (1). pp 34-35.
• Shanee, S. and Shanee, N. (2007). Yellow-Tailed Woolly Monkey, Oreonax flavicauda (Humbolt, 1812), Pilot Project Report, Peru 2007. 32 pages.
• Shanee, S. & Shanee, N. (2007). The Gibbon Rehabilitation Project in Phuket, Thailand. re-introduction news. 26. pp48-49.
• Shanee, N. (2007). Reforestation feasibility study around the Los Cedros Biological Reserve, North- Western Ecuador. Canopy. 5 (2). P 14.
• Shanee, S. (2006). Feasibility Study for Population Reinforcement of the Brown Headed Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi fusciceps), Ecuador. Canopy. 5 (1). pp24-25.
• Shanee, N. (2006). Reforestation feasibility study around the Los Cedros Biological Reserve North- Western Ecuador. MSc dissertation.
• Shanee, S. (2006). Population Reinforcement Feasibility Study for the Brown Headed Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi fusciceps) at the Los Cedros Reserve, Ecuador. MSc Dissertation, Oxford Brookes University, U.K.
• Shanee, S. and Shanee, N. (2006). Gibbon Reintroduction, Phuket, Thailand (Abstract). primate eye. 89. pp22-23.
• Shanee, S. and Shanee, N. 2006. Successful gibbon rehabilitation in Thailand. MSc in Primate conservation newsletter, Canopy. 4 (2), P 15.