From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Tue Jul 1 00:00:02 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Jul 1 00:00:14 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200807010500.m61502LO008429@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- MRes Primatology, Roehampton University, London, UK http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1254 Volunteer, Centre de rehabilitation des Primates de Lwiro. CRPL http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1256 ------ Primate-Jobs on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs Primate-Jobs via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/jobs.xml Primate-Jobs is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the responsibility for conforming to local, state, regional and national employment listing regulations lies with the listing organization. The Wisconsin Primate Research Center, the University of Wisconsin, and the National Center for Research Resources (National Institutes of Health), will not be held liable for misinformation in, or consequences resulting from, postings to Primate-Jobs. Inclusion of a job listing does not imply endorsement of the listing organization. ------ From caldararo at aol.com Tue Jul 1 13:01:33 2008 From: caldararo at aol.com (caldararo@aol.com) Date: Tue Jul 1 13:01:41 2008 Subject: [PS] estrus In-Reply-To: <864167.5594.qm@web52805.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <8CAA9BBA159890F-84C-1176@webmail-ne01.sysops.aol.com> Dear Dr.Korstjens: ??? I think Etkin's article is quite clear in the reasoning in answer to your question. Niccolo Hi, Can anybody tell me?whether we should actually?use the term estrus (or oestrus as the English still say) for catarrhines. Many sources want us to?say menstrual cycle rather than estrous cycle so is the term estrus not also incorrect?? Thanks for any thoughts on this. Mandy ? Dr Amanda H. Korstjens Senior lecturer in Biological Anthropology School of Conservation Sciences Bournemouth University Poole Dorset http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/about/people_at_bu/our_academic_staff/CS/profiles/akorstjens.html --- On Mon, 5/19/08, caldararo@aol.com wrote: From: caldararo@aol.com Subject: [PS] estrus To: primate-science@primate.wisc.edu Date: Monday, May 19, 2008, 8:37 PM Friends: ???? One of the best essays on the use of the term is William Etkin's article "Reproductive Behaviors" in Social Behavior and Organization among Vertebrates, ed. by William Etkins, U. of Chicago Press, 1964:75-116.? As Etkins notes "The term estrus (older spelling, oestrus) previously meant the period of sexual receptivity or heat in the female.? Today, however, this is know to be correlated with changes in the entire reproductive system of the animal, and the term has been expanded to include these changes as well as heat behavior."? So we include the early period of the cycle in some animals, eg. the guinea pig or proestrus, , estrus proper ("heat" observed differently as behavior of note in some animals)? and metestrus or implantation (also recognized by some animals as a change in behavior) and a quiescent stage in some (diestrus).? But there are also associated ideas of variations in kind and structure of the cyclic nature or occurence, as a "rut period" paralleled by male periods of response or in song birds the growth of certain areas of the brain, seasonally polyestrus animals, permanently polyestrus or monestrus.? Varied, complex and requires detailed reference in all.? Still, one has to keep in mind that English uses Latin orthography and grammar and cannot always be expected to produce regular usage, especially by scientists who learn their Latin as only a taxonomic tool. Niccolo Plan your next roadtrip with MapQuest.com: America's #1 Mapping Site. _______________________________________________ Primate-Science mailing list Primate-Science@primate.wisc.edu http://www.primate.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/primate-science -----Original Message----- From: Mandy Korstjens To: primate-science@primate.wisc.edu; caldararo@aol.com Sent: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 3:30 am Subject: Re: [PS] estrus Hi, Can anybody tell me?whether we should actually?use the term estrus (or oestrus as the English still say) for catarrhines. Many sources want us to?say menstrual cycle rather than estrous cycle so is the term estrus not also incorrect?? Thanks for any thoughts on this. Mandy ? Dr Amanda H. Korstjens Senior lecturer in Biological Anthropology School of Conservation Sciences Bournemouth University Poole Dorset http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/about/people_at_bu/our_academic_staff/CS/profiles/akorstjens.html --- On Mon, 5/19/08, caldararo@aol.com wrote: From: caldararo@aol.com Subject: [PS] estrus To: primate-science@primate.wisc.edu Date: Monday, May 19, 2008, 8:37 PM Friends: ???? One of the best essays on the use of the term is William Etkin's article "Reproductive Behaviors" in Social Behavior and Organization among Vertebrates, ed. by William Etkins, U. of Chicago Press, 1964:75-116.? As Etkins notes "The term estrus (older spelling, oestrus) previously meant the period of sexual receptivity or heat in the female.? Today, however, this is know to be correlated with changes in the entire reproductive system of the animal, and the term has been expanded to include these changes as well as heat behavior."? So we include the early period of the cycle in some animals, eg. the guinea pig or proestrus, , estrus proper ("heat" observed differently as behavior of note in some animals)? and metestrus or implantation (also recognized by some animals as a change in behavior) and a quiescent stage in some (diestrus).? But there are also associated ideas of variations in kind and structure of the cyclic nature or occurence, as a "rut period" paralleled by male periods of response or in song birds the growth of certain areas of the brain, seasonally polyestrus animals, permanently polyestrus or monestrus.? Varied, complex and requires detailed reference in all.? Still, one has to keep in mind that English uses Latin orthography and grammar and cannot always be expected to produce regular usage, especially by scientists who learn their Latin as only a taxonomic tool. Niccolo Plan your next roadtrip with MapQuest.com: America's #1 Mapping Site. _______________________________________________ Primate-Science mailing list Primate-Science@primate.wisc.edu http://www.primate.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/primate-science -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the Wisconsin Primate Research Center provides Primates in the News as an informational service. We are not responsible for the content of linked sites, nor does inclusion of a link imply endorsement of the views expressed in that content. ------ From jlenon at primate.wisc.edu Wed Jul 2 13:35:44 2008 From: jlenon at primate.wisc.edu (Jordana Lenon) Date: Wed Jul 2 13:35:18 2008 Subject: [PS] Fwd: UW-Madison News Release--Study Reveals Persistence of Anxiety References: <200807021427.m62ERwKV029254@sift.uc.wisc.edu> Message-ID: <456F84DA-EFBC-4EC7-A185-747468CCA333@primate.wisc.edu> > From: UW-Madison news > Date: July 2, 2008 9:27:58 AM CDT > To: Jordana Lenon > Subject: UW-Madison News Release--Study Reveals Persistence of Anxiety > Reply-To: UW-Madison news > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > 7/2/08 > > CONTACT: Susan Lampert Smith, (608) 262-7335, ssmith5@uwhealth.org > > ONCE A SHY MONKEY, ALWAYS A SHY MONKEY? NEW STUDY SHOWS PERSISTENCE > OF ANXIETY > > MADISON - We all know people who are tense and nervous and can't > relax. They may have been wired differently since childhood. > > New research done by the HealthEmotions Research Institute and > Department of Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison > School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) indicates that the > brains of those suffering from anxiety and severe shyness in social > situations consistently respond more strongly to stress and show > signs of being anxious even in situations that others find safe. > > Ned Kalin, chair of the UW-Madison Department of Psychiatry and > director of the HealthEmotions Research Institute, in collaboration > with graduate student Andrew Fox and others, has published a new > study on anxious brains on the Public Library of Science (PLoS One) > Web site today (July 2). > > The study looked at brain activity, anxious behavior and stress > hormones in adolescent rhesus monkeys, which have long been used as > a model to understand anxious temperament in human children. > Anxious temperament is important because it is an early predictor > of the later risk to develop anxiety, depression and drug abuse > related to self-medicating. The researchers found that those > individuals with the most anxious temperaments showed higher > activity in the amygdala, a part of the brain that regulates > emotion and triggers reactions to anxiety, such as the fight or > flight response. These anxious monkeys had more metabolic activity > in the amygdala in both secure and threatening situations. > > "The brain machinery underlying the stress response seems to be > always on in these individuals," says Kalin, "even in situations > that others perceive as safe and secure." > > Rhesus monkeys were graded on their anxious temperament, then > exposed to situations that ranged from being secure at home with > their cage-mates to being alone to being confronted by an > unfamiliar person. (This unknown person presented her facial > profile to the monkey while avoiding any eye contact.) > > The adolescent monkeys received an injection of FDG, a radioactive > substance similar to glucose that lights up the active parts of the > brain when the monkeys are imaged with positron emission tomography > (PET). Whether in a secure environment or a more uncertain and > possibly scary one, the nervous monkeys had more brain activity in > the amygdala and surrounding "stress response" parts of the brain. > This corresponded to higher levels of "freezing" behavior, fewer > vocalizations and higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol in > the anxious monkeys. > > When the monkeys were retested a year and a half later, the results > were the same: the anxious monkeys still were more stressed out > than their calmer peers when judged by the behavioral and > physiological measures. > > "We're looking for better ways to diagnose and treat mental > illness,'' explains Kalin about his ongoing work at HealthEmotions. > "We're trying to understand how the brain influences mood, > reactions to stress and physical health." > > Kalin, who has long been an advocate of screening children for > mental health problems, says the newest brain research refutes the > idea that severely shy or anxious children will just "grow out of > it'' without help. > > Psychiatrists have long known that an anxious temperament in > childhood is a risk factor for developing anxiety disorders, > depression and substance abuse, so intervention at a young age > makes sense. > > One thing's certain: Telling someone with an anxious temperament to > "calm down" probably won't work. They're just not wired that way. > > See the full paper at http://www.plosone.org/doi/pone.0002570. > > ### > > > > **************************************************** > To modify your news release by email profile, to temporarily > suspend delivery of releases, or to unsubscribe, please visit: > http://www.news.wisc.edu/releases/account.php? > id=31210&email=jlenon@primate.wisc.edu > > > For questions or comments about UW-Madison's email > news release system, please send an email to: > releases@news.wisc.edu > > For more UW-Madison news, please visit: > http://www.news.wisc.edu/ > > University Communications > University of Wisconsin-Madison > 27 Bascom Hall > 500 Lincoln Drive > Madison, WI 53706 > > Phone: (608) 262-3571 > Fax: (608) 262-2331 > > From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Wed Jul 2 14:00:04 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Wed Jul 2 14:00:12 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (July 2, 2008) Message-ID: <200807021900.m62J045r002888@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Mandrill Monkey Introduced to Public Reuters, via Roo TV, February 12, 2006, video report http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=5901 Regional meeting set to decide fate of 54 orangutans confiscated in Thailand Ohmy News, South Korea, April 11, 2006 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=6040 Mexico Bans Imports and Exports of Primates and Marine Mammals Environmental News Network, February 6, 2006 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=6248 Snake Threat May Have Spurred Evolution of Primate Eyes National Geographic News, August 10, 2006 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=6402 One-Man Explorer Profile of Harry C. Raven, Natural History, June 1941 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=6520 Meshie: The Child of a Chimpanzee Natural History, March-April 1932 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=6521 Further Adventures of Meshie Natural History, November-December 1933 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=6522 Payday for Primates Natural History, December 1947 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=6523 Mothers and Others Natural History, May 2001 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=6524 Road kill in Cameroon - killing of gorillas and other animals Natural History, February 1997 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=6538 Lucknow's Monkeys Time Magazine, November 16, 1942 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=6713 Monkeys too fancy some perfume to attract potential mates New Kerala.com, November 30, 2006 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=6885 No Last Word on Language Origins Science, November 20, 1998 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=6967 Marc van Roosmalen: A Rain-Forest Odyssey Time Magazine, March 13, 2000 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=7353 Best Practice Guidelines for the Re-introduction of Great Apes IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group, 2007 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=7424 HIV Vaccine Created At The Wistar Institute Has Received Funding For Clinical Development Medical News Today, September 4, 2007 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=7430 Social Components of Fitness in Primate Groups Science, September 7, 2007 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=7449 One for the Ages: A Prescription That May Extend Life New York Times, October 31, 2006 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=7504 In Print ALN Magazine, April 2006; review of Handbook of Primate Husbandry and Welfare http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=7521 Creating a Naturalistic Research Environment ALN Magazine, May/June 2006 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=7522 OSHA and Lab Animal Care ALN Magazine, July/August 2003 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=7528 Marmosets may carry their sibling's sex cells New Scientist, March 26, 2007 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=7543 Kenyan monkeys make 'lewd signs' at women Telegraph, August 24, 2007 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=7581 No bones about new species Profile of Colin Grove, Canberra Times, April 2, 2007 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=7637 Woman's Hour: Amy Vedder BBC Radio, September 3, 2002 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=7759 Unique Mating Photos Of Wild Gorillas Face To Face ScienceDaily, February 13, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8035 For the Record: Primate Research WISC-TV, Madison, WI, June 22, 2008, video http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8094 ------ Primates in the News on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Primates in the News via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/news.xml Primates in the News is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the Wisconsin Primate Research Center provides Primates in the News as an informational service. We are not responsible for the content of linked sites, nor does inclusion of a link imply endorsement of the views expressed in that content. ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Thu Jul 3 00:00:01 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Thu Jul 3 00:00:51 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200807030500.m63501C5005830@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- field assistant for long term study of capuchin social relationships, UCLA http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1257 ------ Primate-Jobs on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs Primate-Jobs via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/jobs.xml Primate-Jobs is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the responsibility for conforming to local, state, regional and national employment listing regulations lies with the listing organization. The Wisconsin Primate Research Center, the University of Wisconsin, and the National Center for Research Resources (National Institutes of Health), will not be held liable for misinformation in, or consequences resulting from, postings to Primate-Jobs. Inclusion of a job listing does not imply endorsement of the listing organization. ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Thu Jul 3 09:00:03 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Thu Jul 3 09:00:18 2008 Subject: [PS] Upcoming Primate Meetings Message-ID: <200807031400.m63E03DA009128@white.primate.wisc.edu> Upcoming events from the Primate Info Net Meetings Calendar http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/calendar If you have an event you would like to list here, please contact Ray Hamel at hamel@primate.wisc.edu. REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT CONFERENCES: IPS 2008 PRE-TRAINING WORKSHOP Dates: July 30, 2008 - August 3, 2008 Sponsor: Regional Environmental Enrichment Conferences Location: Edinburgh Zoo, Edinburgh, Scotland Web Site: http://www.reec.info/IPS2008.htm WORKSHOP: COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF FIELD DATA FOR ESTIMATION OF PRIMATE DENSITY OR ABUNDANCE Dates: July 30, 2008 - August 1, 2008 Sponsor: University of St. Andrews Location: University of St. Andrews Web Site: http://www.creem.st-and.ac.uk/ocs/index.php/primates/primates08. XXIIND IPS CONGRESS Dates: August 3, 2008 - August 8, 2008 Sponsor: Primate Society of Great Britain Location: Edinburgh International Conference Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland Web Site: http://www.ips2008.co.uk/index.html ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ANIMAL BEHAVIOR SOCIETY Dates: August 14, 2008 - August 19, 2008 Sponsor: Animal Behavior Society Location: Snowbird, Colorado Web Site: http://abs.animalbehavior.org/ MEASURING BEHAVIOR 2008: 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON METHODS AND TECHNIQUES IN BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH Dates: August 26, 2008 - August 29, 2008 Sponsor: Noldus Location: Maastricht, The Netherlands Web Site: http://www.noldus.webaxxs.net/mb2008/ 2008 PRIMATE PATHOLOGY WORKSHOP Dates: September 13, 2008 - September 14, 2008 Sponsor: Colorado State University Location: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT Dates: September 22, 2008 - September 23, 2008 Sponsor: University of Wisconsin-Madison Location: Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI Web Site: www.stemcells.wisc.edu 2008 AAZK NATIONAL CONFERENCE Dates: September 24, 2008 - September 28, 2008 Sponsor: American Association of Zoo Keepers Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Web Site: http://www.utahaazk.org/national.htm NEOTROPICAL PRIMATE HUSBANDRY, RESEARCH, AND CONSERVATION CONFERENCE Dates: October 13, 2008 - October 15, 2008 Sponsor: Brookfield Zoo Location: Brookfield Zoo, 3300 Gold Road, Brookfield, IL THE LEAKEY PRIZE Dates: October 30, 2008 - November 1, 2008 Sponsor: Leakey Foundation Location: San Francisco, California Web Site: http://www.leakeyfoundation.org ASSOCIATION OF PRIMATE VETERINARIANS Dates: November 5, 2008 - November 8, 2008 Sponsor: Association of Primate Veterinarians Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Web Site: http://www.primatevets.org/ 59TH AALAS NATIONAL MEETING Dates: November 9, 2008 - November 13, 2008 Sponsor: AALAS Location: Indianapolis, Indiana SCIENTISTS CENTER FOR ANIMAL WELFARE (SCAW) WINTER CONFERENCE Dates: December 1, 2008 - December 2, 2008 Sponsor: Scientists Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW) Location: San Antonio, TX Web Site: http://www.scaw.com/conference.htm THE 26TH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM FOR NONHUMAN PRIMATE MODELS FOR AIDS Dates: December 9, 2008 - December 12, 2008 Sponsor: Wisconsin National Primate Research Center and Caribbean Primate Research Center Location: The Ritz-Carlton, San Juan Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico Web Site: http://nhp2008.primate.wisc.edu 11TH MEETING OF THE GERMAN SOCIETY OF PRIMATOLOGY Dates: February 24, 2009 - February 26, 2009 Sponsor: University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover Location: Hannover, Germany Web Site: http://www.gfp2009.de THE PRIMATE MIND: BUILT TO CONNECT WITH OTHER MINDS Dates: June 4, 2009 - June 7, 2009 Sponsor: Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture; International School of Ethology, Ca' Foscari, Location: Erice (Sicily), Italy Web Site: http://www.emory.edu/LIVING_LINKS/primate_mind/ ------ Meetings Calendar on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/calendar ------ From brown at primate.wisc.edu Fri Jul 4 09:00:04 2008 From: brown at primate.wisc.edu (Joanne Brown) Date: Fri Jul 4 09:02:09 2008 Subject: [PS] New books at the Jacobsen Primate Library -- June 2008 Message-ID: <200807041400.m64E04le022853@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following acquisitions have been processed in the Wisconsin Primate Library in the past month. If you are looking for information about acquiring any of the titles, feel free to contact me directly and I'll help you if I can. If you are interested in borrowing any of these titles, please contact your local library (whether public, private, or part of an educational institution) to request the item through interlibrary loan. Please do not contact me directly about borrowing items from this library unless you have no other source. Thank you! To view acquisitions from previous months, please see: http://library.primate.wisc.edu/collections/newbooks.php --Books Added June 2008-- Armstrong, Susan J., ed.; Botzler, Richard G., ed. The animal ethics reader, 2nd ed. Routledge, 2008. ISBN 9780415775397. Bicca-Marques, Julio Cesar, ed. A primatologia no Brasil, vol. 10. Sociedade Brasileira de Primatologia, 2007. ISBN 856104800X. Frederick, Bonnie; Mosqueda, Juan. Spanish for veterinarians: a practical introduction, 2nd ed. Blackwell Publishing, 2008. ISBN 9780813806877. Hailman, Jack P. Coding and redundancy: man-made and animal-evolved signals. Harvard University Press, 2008. ISBN 9780674027954. JASs: Journal of anthropological sciences, vol. 85 ed. Istituto Italiano di Antropologia, 2007. http://www.isita-org.com/jass/index.htm Kuhn, Jens H., ed. Filoviruses: a compendium of 40 years of epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory studies. SpringerWienNewYork, 2008. ISBN 9783211206706. Mendes, Sergio Lucena; Chiarello, Adriano Garcia. A primatologia no Brasil, vol. 8. Instituto de Pesquisas da Mata Atlantica, Sociedade Brasileira de Primatologia, 2004. Mittermeier, Russell D. Monkeys of the Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil: pocket identification guide. Conservation International, 0000. ISBN 9781934151129. Reznikova, Zhanna. Animal intelligence. Cambridge University Press, 2007. ISBN 9780521825047. Tarsy, Daniel, ... [et al.], eds. Deep brain stimulation in neurological and psychiatric disorders. Humana Press, 2008. ISBN 9781588299529. Threatened kingdom: the story of the mountain gorilla. BIOImages, 2005. ISBN 0970738579. Time almanac 2007. Information Please, 2006. ISBN 1933405228. Tisdell, Clem; Swarna Nantha, Hemanath. Conservation of the proboscis monkey and the orangutan in Borneo: comparative issues and economic considerations. University of Queensland, 2007. Young, David. The discovery of evolution, 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press, 2007. ISBN 9780521868037. ------ New Books list on the web: http://library.primate.wisc.edu/collections/newbooks.php New Books list via RSS feed: http://library.primate.wisc.edu/rss/books.xml ------ -- Joanne Brown, Technical Services Librarian Jacobsen Library and Information Service Wisconsin National Primate Research Center 1220 Capitol Ct. Madison, WI 53715-1237 Phone: 608-263-3512 Fax: 608-265-2067 Email: brown@primate.wisc.edu From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Mon Jul 7 14:00:03 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Mon Jul 7 14:00:12 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (July 7, 2008) Message-ID: <200807071900.m67J03wG000065@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Travelers Meet Apes In the Rwandan Jungle ABC News, July 4, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8102 Study finds Indonesian orangutan populations declining sharply Associated Press, July 5, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8104 Snow monkeys die at wildlife park BBC News, July 4, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8105 Exotic pets common, but often dangerous San Gabriel Valley Tribune, July 5, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8106 'Germ warfare' fear over African monkeys taken to Iran Times Online, July 6, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8107 Cameroon: Towards a new park in West Africa News, July 7, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8108 ------ Primates in the News on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Primates in the News via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/news.xml Primates in the News is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the Wisconsin Primate Research Center provides Primates in the News as an informational service. We are not responsible for the content of linked sites, nor does inclusion of a link imply endorsement of the views expressed in that content. ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Tue Jul 8 00:00:02 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Jul 8 00:00:14 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200807080500.m685027v005599@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Senior Animal Technician (Night Technician), UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Veterinary Sciences - Bastrop, Texas http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1259 Census Technician, Charles River http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1260 Field Assistant. Vocal Communication in wild western gorillas, Roberta Salmi http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1263 Animal Technician, UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center , Departmtnet of Veterinary Sciences - Bastrop, Texas http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1258 ------ Primate-Jobs on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs Primate-Jobs via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/jobs.xml Primate-Jobs is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. 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Inclusion of a job listing does not imply endorsement of the listing organization. ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Tue Jul 8 14:00:03 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Jul 8 14:00:16 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (July 8, 2008) Message-ID: <200807081900.m68J03jr015581@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Animal rights protesters torment scientists Associated Press, July 7, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8109 Primate recaptured after escape BBC News, July 7, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8110 ------ Primates in the News on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Primates in the News via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/news.xml Primates in the News is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 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We are not responsible for the content of linked sites, nor does inclusion of a link imply endorsement of the views expressed in that content. ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Wed Jul 9 14:00:03 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Wed Jul 9 14:00:13 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (July 9, 2008) Message-ID: <200807091900.m69J03II001260@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Roaming baboons leave trail of chaos Independent Online, July 8, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8111 Survey doubles the number of world’s rarest ape Wildlife Extra, July 8, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8112 Gorillas: In their midst at Volcanoes National Park Associated Press, July 8, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8113 The War on Animal Research The Scientist, April 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8114 Inducing autism The Scientist, June 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8115 Big Brains Arose Twice In Higher Primates ScienceDaily, July 9, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8116 Atlanta company to study AIDS vaccine on humans Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 8, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8117 Scientists Search for Obesity, Diabetes Link in Monkeys WFMY, Greensboro, NC, July 8, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8118 Don't worry, your anxiety is not your fault Capital Times, July 9, 2009 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8119 ------ Primates in the News on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Primates in the News via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/news.xml Primates in the News is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 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We are not responsible for the content of linked sites, nor does inclusion of a link imply endorsement of the views expressed in that content. ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Thu Jul 10 00:00:02 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Thu Jul 10 00:00:11 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200807100500.m6A502s9005937@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Lemur Venture intern, Azafady http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1264 ------ Primate-Jobs on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs Primate-Jobs via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/jobs.xml Primate-Jobs is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the responsibility for conforming to local, state, regional and national employment listing regulations lies with the listing organization. The Wisconsin Primate Research Center, the University of Wisconsin, and the National Center for Research Resources (National Institutes of Health), will not be held liable for misinformation in, or consequences resulting from, postings to Primate-Jobs. Inclusion of a job listing does not imply endorsement of the listing organization. ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Thu Jul 10 14:00:03 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Thu Jul 10 14:00:11 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (July 10, 2008) Message-ID: <200807101900.m6AJ03wv014993@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Monkeys aid research at WFU News 14 Carolina, July 10, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8120 ------ Primates in the News on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Primates in the News via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/news.xml Primates in the News is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the Wisconsin Primate Research Center provides Primates in the News as an informational service. We are not responsible for the content of linked sites, nor does inclusion of a link imply endorsement of the views expressed in that content. ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Fri Jul 11 14:00:02 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Fri Jul 11 14:00:11 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (July 11, 2008) Message-ID: <200807111900.m6BJ02vI028451@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Woman bitten by monkey in Columbia KRCG, Missouri, July 10, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8121 ------ Primates in the News on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Primates in the News via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/news.xml Primates in the News is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the Wisconsin Primate Research Center provides Primates in the News as an informational service. We are not responsible for the content of linked sites, nor does inclusion of a link imply endorsement of the views expressed in that content. ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Mon Jul 14 14:00:02 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Mon Jul 14 14:00:11 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (July 14, 2008) Message-ID: <200807141900.m6EJ025v002814@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Fatal Attack on Conservationists' Truck in Gorilla Park http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8122 Pair want to save 'rare' bonobo http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8123 When Human Rights Extend to Nonhumans http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8124 Monkeys caught in crossfire of Russian politics http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8125 New Primate Species Discovered on Madagascar http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8126 ------ Primates in the News on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Primates in the News via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/news.xml Primates in the News is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the Wisconsin Primate Research Center provides Primates in the News as an informational service. We are not responsible for the content of linked sites, nor does inclusion of a link imply endorsement of the views expressed in that content. ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Tue Jul 15 00:00:01 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Jul 15 00:00:12 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200807150500.m6F501u9008124@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Intern- Primate Caregiver, Center for Great Apes http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1267 Project Manager, Wild Chimpanzee Foundation http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1265 Post-Doctoral Fellow: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Evolutionary Origins of the Human Mind, The George Washington University http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1266 Primate Caregiver, Center for Great Apes http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1268 Clinical Veterinarian, Alpha Genesis, Inc. http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1269 ------ Primate-Jobs on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs Primate-Jobs via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/jobs.xml Primate-Jobs is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the responsibility for conforming to local, state, regional and national employment listing regulations lies with the listing organization. The Wisconsin Primate Research Center, the University of Wisconsin, and the National Center for Research Resources (National Institutes of Health), will not be held liable for misinformation in, or consequences resulting from, postings to Primate-Jobs. Inclusion of a job listing does not imply endorsement of the listing organization. ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Tue Jul 15 14:00:02 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Jul 15 14:00:12 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (July 15, 2008) Message-ID: <200807151900.m6FJ02YR017881@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ UW monkey study looks at hard-wiring of anxiety in childhood http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8127 ------ Primates in the News on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Primates in the News via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/news.xml Primates in the News is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the Wisconsin Primate Research Center provides Primates in the News as an informational service. We are not responsible for the content of linked sites, nor does inclusion of a link imply endorsement of the views expressed in that content. ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Thu Jul 17 00:00:02 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Thu Jul 17 00:00:13 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200807170500.m6H502PZ008040@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Supervisory Veterinarian, Wa National Primate Reseach Center, University of Washington http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1270 ------ Primate-Jobs on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs Primate-Jobs via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/jobs.xml Primate-Jobs is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the responsibility for conforming to local, state, regional and national employment listing regulations lies with the listing organization. The Wisconsin Primate Research Center, the University of Wisconsin, and the National Center for Research Resources (National Institutes of Health), will not be held liable for misinformation in, or consequences resulting from, postings to Primate-Jobs. Inclusion of a job listing does not imply endorsement of the listing organization. ------ From jlenon at primate.wisc.edu Fri Jul 18 10:37:28 2008 From: jlenon at primate.wisc.edu (Jordana Lenon) Date: Fri Jul 18 10:37:04 2008 Subject: [PS] Fwd: Questions for Gibbon Article References: <5d2957490807180831v35c348afy1d41757dc2bcec53@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Please respond to Mr. Crair directly if you can help. Thank you, Jordana Begin forwarded message: From: "Ben Crair" Date: July 18, 2008 10:31:11 AM CDT To: jlenon@primate.wisc.edu Subject: Questions for Gibbon Article Dear Jordana, I appreciate your help. I'm working on an article for Slate.com about gibbons, pegged to the recent extension of legal rights to great apes in Spain. Why did that measure exclude gibbons? They are our most distant ancestor of the apes, but they're still apes, and it seems to me that they're treated like the black sheep of the family. The most endangered species of apes (and even primates), after all, are gibbons, but nearly all the conservation and research efforts are focused on their great ape cousins. There are a few questions I'm seeking to answer: 1) Is the great ape/small ape distinction biologically useful or is mostly just a reflection of size? 2) Why have gibbons typically been left out of protections extended to the other apes? 3) Why are gibbons researched less than the other apes? 4) Is there evidence of consciousness in gibbons? How do their intellectual and emotional capabilities compare to the other apes? How do they compare to monkeys? 5) Something I've heard mentioned is that, while mirror self- recognition has not been scientifically proven in gibbons, it's rarely been tested and also that it's been observed anecdotally. Also, it's been mentioned that it took a lot of time and animals before they could demonstrate MSR in gorillas. This makes me wonder how much MSR is dependent on the time and effort you devote to it. Is it possible that our evaluations of self-awareness in animals are self-fulfilling--that we prove it in animals we want to be self-aware because we repeatedly test them, while other species are tested only minimally and failure in this small sample is taken as proof of non- self-awareness? I can be reached the rest of today at (202)508-4485. I will also be available by email this weekend. Thanks a lot for your help. --Ben Crair From jgrehan at sciencebuff.org Fri Jul 18 11:01:41 2008 From: jgrehan at sciencebuff.org (John Grehan) Date: Fri Jul 18 11:01:19 2008 Subject: [PS] Ear - golden lion tamarin Message-ID: <26DA12164B238549B6D89A2F2A8EE7990131BF4C@bmsmail.sciencebuff.org> Three new ear pictures, some excellent images of three golden lion tamarins courtesy of Zoo Atlanta. These specimens are congruent with other taxa supporting the contention of a uniquely shared ear feature between humans and orangutans. The images may be viewed at http://www.sciencebuff.org/externalear.php For those new to this list, the ear page is part of a broad ongoing research program (with published reports) into the uniquely shared biological (non-molecular) features of humans and orangutans. We have nearly completed the phylogenetic paper supporting this relationship as well as the inclusion of fossil apes. Analysis limited to fossil taxa with sufficient characters to provide resolution suggest hominids are the sister group to a clade comprising (Hispanopithecus (Lufengpithecus [Ankarapithecus/Sivapithecus/Pongo])). The arrangement of the ape clade may change, but the basal dichotomy of hominids is significant because it requires a temporal divergence at least that of the apes which, but the fossil record, is at least 13 Ma. John Grehan Dr. John R. Grehan Director of Science Buffalo Museum of Science1020 Humboldt Parkway Buffalo, NY 14211-1193 email: jgrehan@sciencebuff.org Phone: (716) 896-5200 ext 372 Panbiogeography http://www.sciencebuff.org/biogeography_and_evolutionary_biology.php Ghost moth research http://www.sciencebuff.org/systematics_and_evolution_of_hepialdiae.php Human evolution and the great apes http://www.sciencebuff.org/human_origin_and_the_great_apes.php -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://white.primate.wisc.edu/pipermail/primate-science/attachments/20080718/fee12438/attachment.html From spidersflies at yahoo.com Sat Jul 19 07:21:22 2008 From: spidersflies at yahoo.com (brooke aldrich) Date: Sat Jul 19 07:21:00 2008 Subject: [PS] Fwd: Questions for Gibbon Article In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <466025.44665.qm@web54101.mail.re2.yahoo.com> If anyone does answer Mr Crair directly, would you mind copying me in? It'd be an interesting discussion! Thanks Brooke --- On Fri, 7/18/08, Jordana Lenon wrote: > From: Jordana Lenon > Subject: [PS] Fwd: Questions for Gibbon Article > To: "PS" > Date: Friday, July 18, 2008, 3:37 AM > Please respond to Mr. Crair directly if you can help. > Thank you, > Jordana > > > Begin forwarded message: > > From: "Ben Crair" > Date: July 18, 2008 10:31:11 AM CDT > To: jlenon@primate.wisc.edu > Subject: Questions for Gibbon Article > > Dear Jordana, > > I appreciate your help. I'm working on an article for > Slate.com about > gibbons, pegged to the recent extension of legal rights to > great apes > in Spain. Why did that measure exclude gibbons? They are > our most > distant ancestor of the apes, but they're still apes, > and it seems to > me that they're treated like the black sheep of the > family. The most > endangered species of apes (and even primates), after all, > are > gibbons, but nearly all the conservation and research > efforts are > focused on their great ape cousins. > > There are a few questions I'm seeking to answer: > > 1) Is the great ape/small ape distinction biologically > useful or is > mostly just a reflection of size? > 2) Why have gibbons typically been left out of protections > extended > to the other apes? > 3) Why are gibbons researched less than the other apes? > 4) Is there evidence of consciousness in gibbons? How do > their > intellectual and emotional capabilities compare to the > other apes? > How do they compare to monkeys? > 5) Something I've heard mentioned is that, while mirror > self- > recognition has not been scientifically proven in gibbons, > it's > rarely been tested and also that it's been observed > anecdotally. > Also, it's been mentioned that it took a lot of time > and animals > before they could demonstrate MSR in gorillas. This makes > me wonder > how much MSR is dependent on the time and effort you devote > to it. Is > it possible that our evaluations of self-awareness in > animals are > self-fulfilling--that we prove it in animals we want to be > self-aware > because we repeatedly test them, while other species are > tested only > minimally and failure in this small sample is taken as > proof of non- > self-awareness? > > I can be reached the rest of today at (202)508-4485. I will > also be > available by email this weekend. > > Thanks a lot for your help. > > --Ben Crair > > _______________________________________________ > Primate-Science mailing list > Primate-Science@primate.wisc.edu > http://www.primate.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/primate-science From S.hill at chesterzoo.org Mon Jul 21 06:25:33 2008 From: S.hill at chesterzoo.org (Sonya Hill) Date: Mon Jul 21 06:25:04 2008 Subject: [PS] Obsessive soil-eating Message-ID: <765D19F7C5A92F4A9394A52678483408506738@pegasus.czoo.local> Dear All, If you have ever worked with primates that do obsessive soil-eating (i.e. a behavioural problem and in the absence of any nutrient deficiency in the diet), I would be most grateful if you would contact me privately or on the list, re: some research I am doing into this behaviour. Many thanks, Sonya ------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Sonya P. Hill Research Officer Conservation and Science Division Chester Zoo, Caughall Rd, Upton, Chester, CH2 1LH, UK Direct tel: 01244 650214 Admin office tel: 01244 650223 Admin office fax: 01244 381352 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://white.primate.wisc.edu/pipermail/primate-science/attachments/20080721/14ba2789/attachment.html From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Mon Jul 21 09:47:11 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Raymond Hamel) Date: Mon Jul 21 09:46:35 2008 Subject: [PS] PRIMATE TRAINING AND ENRICHMENT WORKSHOP Message-ID: <008801c8eb40$a84779f0$7b00a8c0@NIKKO> PRIMATE TRAINING AND ENRICHMENT WORKSHOP, Sept. 22-26, 2008 There are currently a limited number of spaces available in our next Primate Training and Enrichment Workshop (PTEW) in Bastrop, TX. (Sept. 22-26, 2008). If you are interested, please apply soon. All of the information concerning the PTEW can be found on the PTEW webpage http://ptew.kccmr.org The full announcement and the registration forms, questionnaire, and scholarship announcement are available as word documents, about 2/3 of the way down the page. Steve Schapiro sschapir@mdanderson.org From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Tue Jul 22 00:00:03 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Jul 22 00:00:15 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200807220500.m6M5039I008937@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Volunteer research assistant - lemur behaviour and conservation, The University of Bristol and Bristol Zoo http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1279 Veterinary Technician, Princeton University http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1271 Veterinary Technician, SNBL USA, Ltd. http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1276 Clinical Veterinarian, SNBL USA, Ltd. http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1277 Staff Research Associate I, University of California, Davis - California National Primate Research Center http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1278 Research Associate - NHP, SNBL USA, Ltd. http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1275 Research Associate - Small Animal, SNBL USA, Ltd. http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1274 --POSITIONS WANTED-- Conservation biology, population studies, behaviour, http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1273 ------ Primate-Jobs on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs Primate-Jobs via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/jobs.xml Primate-Jobs is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the responsibility for conforming to local, state, regional and national employment listing regulations lies with the listing organization. The Wisconsin Primate Research Center, the University of Wisconsin, and the National Center for Research Resources (National Institutes of Health), will not be held liable for misinformation in, or consequences resulting from, postings to Primate-Jobs. Inclusion of a job listing does not imply endorsement of the listing organization. ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Thu Jul 24 00:00:03 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Thu Jul 24 00:00:20 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200807240500.m6O503NO009829@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Volunteer field assistant for saki monkey research project, Kent State University (Cynthia Thompson & Marilyn Norconk) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1281 Primate Clinical Medicine Residency, ONPRC/OHSU http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1280 ------ Primate-Jobs on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs Primate-Jobs via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/jobs.xml Primate-Jobs is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the responsibility for conforming to local, state, regional and national employment listing regulations lies with the listing organization. The Wisconsin Primate Research Center, the University of Wisconsin, and the National Center for Research Resources (National Institutes of Health), will not be held liable for misinformation in, or consequences resulting from, postings to Primate-Jobs. Inclusion of a job listing does not imply endorsement of the listing organization. ------ From mandy_korstjens at yahoo.com Thu Jul 24 09:20:15 2008 From: mandy_korstjens at yahoo.com (Mandy Korstjens) Date: Thu Jul 24 09:20:13 2008 Subject: [PS] estrus In-Reply-To: <8CAA9BBA159890F-84C-1176@webmail-ne01.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <187103.73196.qm@web52805.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Dear Niccolo, Thank you for your response. I also discussed it with Keith Hodges and Emily Rothwell. Basically, I mainly posed the question because I wondered why there is no concensus in this respect despite?convincing evidence that it is better to avoid that term when talking about animals that do not have an estrus cycle but a menstrual cycle. Among many others (Etkin? - sorry I could not open your attachment but looks like he published older papers?),?Michael Heistermann et al.?(2001)?discuss the topic and they?prefer to avoid that term all together for species with menstrual cycles. Still, the term is used widely in very recent papers to indicate the behavioural state of female receptivity of e.g. chimpanzees. Guess no consensus will be reached. Mandy --- On Tue, 7/1/08, caldararo@aol.com wrote: From: caldararo@aol.com Subject: Re: [PS] estrus To: mandy_korstjens@yahoo.com, primate-science@primate.wisc.edu Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 7:01 PM Dear Dr.Korstjens: ??? I think Etkin's article is quite clear in the reasoning in answer to your question. Niccolo Hi, Can anybody tell me?whether we should actually?use the term estrus (or oestrus as the English still say) for catarrhines. Many sources want us to?say menstrual cycle rather than estrous cycle so is the term estrus not also incorrect?? Thanks for any thoughts on this. Mandy ? Dr Amanda H. Korstjens Senior lecturer in Biological Anthropology School of Conservation Sciences Bournemouth University Poole Dorset http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/about/people_at_bu/our_academic_staff/CS/profiles/akorstjens.html --- On Mon, 5/19/08, caldararo@aol.com wrote: From: caldararo@aol.com Subject: [PS] estrus To: primate-science@primate.wisc.edu Date: Monday, May 19, 2008, 8:37 PM Friends: ???? One of the best essays on the use of the term is William Etkin's article "Reproductive Behaviors" in Social Behavior and Organization among Vertebrates, ed. by William Etkins, U. of Chicago Press, 1964:75-116.? As Etkins notes "The term estrus (older spelling, oestrus) previously meant the period of sexual receptivity or heat in the female.? Today, however, this is know to be correlated with changes in the entire reproductive system of the animal, and the term has been expanded to include these changes as well as heat behavior."? So we include the early period of the cycle in some animals, eg. the guinea pig or proestrus, , estrus proper ("heat" observed differently as behavior of note in some animals)? and metestrus or implantation (also recognized by some animals as a change in behavior) and a quiescent stage in some (diestrus).? But there are also associated ideas of variations in kind and structure of the cyclic nature or occurence, as a "rut period" paralleled by male periods of response or in song birds the growth of certain areas of the brain, seasonally polyestrus animals, permanently polyestrus or monestrus.? Varied, complex and requires detailed reference in all.? Still, one has to keep in mind that English uses Latin orthography and grammar and cannot always be expected to produce regular usage, especially by scientists who learn their Latin as only a taxonomic tool. Niccolo Plan your next roadtrip with MapQuest.com: America's #1 Mapping Site. _______________________________________________ Primate-Science mailing list Primate-Science@primate.wisc.edu http://www.primate.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/primate-science -----Original Message----- From: Mandy Korstjens To: primate-science@primate.wisc.edu; caldararo@aol.com Sent: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 3:30 am Subject: Re: [PS] estrus Hi, Can anybody tell me?whether we should actually?use the term estrus (or oestrus as the English still say) for catarrhines. Many sources want us to?say menstrual cycle rather than estrous cycle so is the term estrus not also incorrect?? Thanks for any thoughts on this. Mandy ? Dr Amanda H. Korstjens Senior lecturer in Biological Anthropology School of Conservation Sciences Bournemouth University Poole Dorset http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/about/people_at_bu/our_academic_staff/CS/profiles/akorstjens.html --- On Mon, 5/19/08, caldararo@aol.com wrote: From: caldararo@aol.com Subject: [PS] estrus To: primate-science@primate.wisc.edu Date: Monday, May 19, 2008, 8:37 PM Friends: ???? One of the best essays on the use of the term is William Etkin's article "Reproductive Behaviors" in Social Behavior and Organization among Vertebrates, ed. by William Etkins, U. of Chicago Press, 1964:75-116.? As Etkins notes "The term estrus (older spelling, oestrus) previously meant the period of sexual receptivity or heat in the female.? Today, however, this is know to be correlated with changes in the entire reproductive system of the animal, and the term has been expanded to include these changes as well as heat behavior."? So we include the early period of the cycle in some animals, eg. the guinea pig or proestrus, , estrus proper ("heat" observed differently as behavior of note in some animals)? and metestrus or implantation (also recognized by some animals as a change in behavior) and a quiescent stage in some (diestrus).? But there are also associated ideas of variations in kind and structure of the cyclic nature or occurence, as a "rut period" paralleled by male periods of response or in song birds the growth of certain areas of the brain, seasonally polyestrus animals, permanently polyestrus or monestrus.? Varied, complex and requires detailed reference in all.? Still, one has to keep in mind that English uses Latin orthography and grammar and cannot always be expected to produce regular usage, especially by scientists who learn their Latin as only a taxonomic tool. 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Inclusion of a job listing does not imply endorsement of the listing organization. ------ From mhoffman at primate.wisc.edu Thu Jul 31 09:45:45 2008 From: mhoffman at primate.wisc.edu (Matt Hoffman) Date: Thu Jul 31 09:45:17 2008 Subject: [PS] PROFAUNA'S JAVAN LANGUR CENTER (JLC) References: <012001c8ee0b$37a8f610$6501a8c0@PROFAUNAINT> Message-ID: Begin forwarded message: PROFAUNA?S JAVAN LANGUR CENTER (JLC) ProFauna Indonesia is to set up a Javan Langur Centre (JLC) in a near future. This centre would offer facilities for species recovery program including rescue, rehabilitation and re-introduction into the wild. In addition, it would support the research on the species, the habitat analysis, the post release monitoring and the population in its natural habitat, etc. Ebony leaf monkey or Javan langur (Trachypithecus auratus), which has become the logo of ProFauna Indonesia, is classified as endangered species (EN B1+2ab) in the IUCN red list 2007. This monkey is endemic species to Java and Bali Islands. Despite of its legal status as protected species, the population is threatened by poaching for trade. The Indonesian wildlife law, the 1990 legislation concerning the Natural Resource and Ecosystem Conservations states that the keeping and trading of protected species including its body part is prohibited. Perpetrators will receive jail sentence up to five years and a fine up to Rupiah 100 million. With the experience in releasing rehabilitated Javan langurs back into the wild, ProFauna is going to specialize in Javan langurs through its Javan Langur Center (JLC). Please follow this link to get more information about JLC. ( http://www.profauna.or.id/content/en/javan_langur_center.html ). * For further information please contact Butet A Sitohang, International Communication Officer, mobile: +6281333899741 or email: international@profauna.org * ProFauna Indonesia ( http://www.profauna.org ) is a wildlife protection organization in Indonesia, established in 1994. ProFauna is the largest wildlife protection organization in Indonesia. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Matt Hoffman Internet Services and Outreach Librarian Jacobsen Library National Primate Research Center University of Wisconsin-Madison 1220 Capitol Court Madison, WI 53715 (608) 263-5537 mhoffman@primate.wisc.edu http://pin.primate.wisc.edu "Go Team Venture!" ~ Hank & Dean