From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Tue Jun 3 00:00:02 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Jun 3 00:00:12 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200806030500.m53502YQ010748@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Research Assistant, Disney's Animal Kingdom http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1223 Penelope Bodry-Sanders & Mackarness Goode Animal Husbandry Internship, Lemur Conservation Foundation http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1222 Research Associate - Non Human Primate, SNBL USA, Ltd. http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1218 Veterinary Technician, SNBL USA, Ltd. http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1219 Research Associate - Non Human Primate, SNBL USA, Ltd. http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1216 Veterinary Technician, SNBL USA, Ltd. http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1217 Environmental Enrichment Associate I, SNBL USA, Ltd. http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1220 Research Scientist I - CNS Department, Roche Palo Alto LLC http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1221 Two volunteer western lowland gorilla and agile mangabey (Cercocebus agilis) field assistant, Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1215 --POSITIONS WANTED-- Conservation, Primate Behavior, Biodiversity http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1214 ------ 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. 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Inclusion of a job listing does not imply endorsement of the listing organization. ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Tue Jun 3 09:00:03 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Jun 3 09:00:19 2008 Subject: [PS] Upcoming Primate Meetings Message-ID: <200806031400.m53E03Oq017443@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. 31ST MEETING OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PRIMATOLOGISTS Dates: June 18, 2008 - June 21, 2008 Sponsor: American Society of Primatologists Location: West Palm Beach, Florida Web Site: http://www.asp.org/asp2008/index.htm 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/ 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 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 ------ Meetings Calendar on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/calendar ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Tue Jun 3 14:00:02 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Jun 3 14:00:10 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (June 3, 2008) Message-ID: <200806031900.m53J02eQ023591@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ The Legacy of Space Chimps Space.com, May 30, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8042 ------ 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 brown at primate.wisc.edu Wed Jun 4 09:00:06 2008 From: brown at primate.wisc.edu (Joanne Brown) Date: Wed Jun 4 09:00:39 2008 Subject: [PS] New books at the Jacobsen Primate Library -- May 2008 Message-ID: <200806041400.m54E06a6006866@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 May 2008-- Armentrout, David; Armentrout, Patricia. Gorillas. Rourke Publishing, 2008. ISBN 9781600445675. Armentrout, David; Armentrout, Patricia. Gibbons. Rourke Publishing, 2008. ISBN 9781600445668. AVMA. 2008-09 AVMA membership directory and resource manual, 57th ed. Am Veterinary Medical Assn, 2008. Booth, Wayne C.; Colomb, Gregory G.; Williams, Joseph M. The craft of research, 3rd ed. University of Chicago Press, 2008. ISBN 0226065669. Caplan, Priscilla. The preservation of digital materials. American Library Assn, 2008. Cavallotti, Carlo A.P., ed.; Cerulli, Luciano, ed. Age-related changes of the human eye. Humana Press, 2008. ISBN 9781934115558. Chapais, Bernard. Primeval kinship: how pair-bonding gave birth to human society. Harvard University Press, 2008. ISBN 9780674027824. Committee on Guidelines for the Humane Transportation of Laboratory Animals. Guidelines for the humane transportation of research animals. National Academies Press, 2006. ISBN 0309101107. Conn, P. Michael; Parker, James V. The animal research war. Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. ISBN 023060014x. Gonos, Efstathios S., ed.; Trougakos, Ioannis P., ed.; Chondrogianni, Niki, ed. Molecular mechanisms and models of aging. New York Academy of Sciences, 2007. ISBN 9781573316866. Lesk, Arthur M. Introduction to bioinformatics, 3rd ed. Oxford Univ Press, 2008. ISBN 9780199208043. Microbial quality control for nonhuman primates. Institute for Laboratory Animal Resources, 2008. http://dels.nas.edu/ilar_n/ilarjournal/49_2/html/ Mobbs, Charles V., ed.; Yen, Kelvin, ed.; Hof, Patrick R., ed. Mechanisms of dietary restriction in aging and disease. Karger, 2007. ISBN 380558170x. Read, Cynthia A., ed. Cerebrum 2007: emerging ideas in brain science. Dana Press, 2007. ISBN 9781932594249. Ritsner, Michael S., ed.; Weizman, Abraham, ed. Neuroactive steroids in brain function, behavior and neuropsychiatric disorders: novel strategies for research and treatment. Springer, 2008. ISBN 9781402068539. Sandin, Jo. Bonobos: encounters in empathy. Zoological Society of Wisconsin, 2007. ISBN 9780979415104. von Herrath, Matthias, ed.; Atkinson, Mark, ed. How do we best employ animal models for Type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis?. New York Academy of Sciences, 2007. ISBN 1573316784. Wheeler, Quentin D., ed. The new taxonomy. CRC Press, 2008. ISBN 9780849390883. ------ 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 Wed Jun 4 14:00:03 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Wed Jun 4 14:00:58 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (June 4, 2008) Message-ID: <200806041900.m54J03mc012720@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Green monkey smugglers caught red-handed Reuters Africa, June 2, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8044 Researchers Find Human Virus in Chimpanzees Newswise, June 3, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8045 ------ 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 Jun 5 00:00:03 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Thu Jun 5 00:00:13 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200806050500.m55503Hk019332@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Field Director, Gunung Palung Orangutan Conservation Program http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1227 Limited Term Assistant Professor, University of West Georgia http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1228 Zoo Keeper - Primates, Houston Zoo, Inc. http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1225 Research Assistant, Columbia University http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1229 Research Assistant, Michale E. Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine and Research http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1231 --POSITIONS WANTED-- cynomolgus, animal welfare, behavior, breeding http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1230 African Primate Conservation/ Behaviour http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1226 ------ 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 Jun 5 14:00:03 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Thu Jun 5 14:00:12 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (June 5, 2008) Message-ID: <200806051900.m55J03ht004426@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Oregon sanctuary to keep chimps in settlement Associated Press, June 4, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8046 ------ 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 Jun 6 14:00:02 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Fri Jun 6 14:00:10 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (June 6, 2008) Message-ID: <200806061900.m56J02jp020780@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Central Africa: Expert Blames Aids, Ebola to Bush Meat The Citizen, Tanzania, June 6, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8047 ------ 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 jdewar at gorilla-haven.org Fri Jun 6 18:12:21 2008 From: jdewar at gorilla-haven.org (Jane T. R. Dewar) Date: Fri Jun 6 18:13:05 2008 Subject: [PS] Gorilla Haven update Message-ID: <000601c8c82a$c8988700$0f00a8c0@Jane4600> There's a new update at www.gorilla-haven.org, including several new video clips of Joe and Oliver, for anyone interested. Jane Dewar From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Mon Jun 9 14:00:03 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Mon Jun 9 14:00:10 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (June 9, 2008) Message-ID: <200806091900.m59J038I003823@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Nim Chimpsky: the chimp who thought he was a boy Telegraph, June 8, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8048 Monkey see, monkey do? Globe and Mail, June 9, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8049 ------ 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 Tue Jun 10 00:00:03 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Jun 10 00:00:13 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200806100500.m5A503qU010177@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Breeding Colony Environmental Enrichment Technician, Tulane National Primate Research Center http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1232 Field assistant: Behavioral Ecology and Conservation of the critically endangered brown spider monkeys (Ateles hybridus) in Colombia, Proyecto Primates Colombia http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1233 ------ 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 Tue Jun 10 05:30:52 2008 From: mandy_korstjens at yahoo.com (Mandy Korstjens) Date: Tue Jun 10 05:31:11 2008 Subject: [PS] estrus In-Reply-To: <8CA87FEF5682B70-115C-907@webmail-nd01.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <864167.5594.qm@web52805.mail.re2.yahoo.com> 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 <caldararo@aol.com> wrote: From: caldararo@aol.com <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... URL: http://white.primate.wisc.edu/pipermail/primate-science/attachments/20080610/a61ef86f/attachment.html From brown at primate.wisc.edu Tue Jun 10 11:16:19 2008 From: brown at primate.wisc.edu (Joanne Brown) Date: Tue Jun 10 11:16:41 2008 Subject: [PS] NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT: CODING AND REDUNDANCY: MAN-MADE AND ANIMAL-EVOLVED SIGNALS Message-ID: <484EA8D3.8050402@primate.wisc.edu> *CODING AND REDUNDANCY: MAN-MADE AND ANIMAL-EVOLVED SIGNALS * Jack P. Hailman ABOUT THE BOOK This book explores the strikingly similar ways in which information is encoded in nonverbal man-made signals (e.g., traffic lights and tornado sirens) and animal-evolved signals (e.g., color patterns and vocalizations). The book also considers some coding principles for reducing certain unwanted redundancies and explains how desirable redundancies enhance communication reliability. Jack Hailman believes this work pioneers several aspects of analyzing human and animal communication. The book is the first to survey man-made signals as a class. It is also the first to compare such human-devised systems with signaling in animals by showing the highly similar ways in which the two encode information. A third innovation is generalizing principles of quantitative information theory to apply to a broad range of signaling systems. Finally, another first is distinguishing among types of redundancy and their separation into unwanted and desirable categories. This remarkably novel book will be of interest to a wide readership. Appealing not only to specialists in semiotics, animal behavior, psychology, and allied fields but also to general readers, it serves as an introduction to animal signaling and to an important class of human communication. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jack P. Hailman is Professor Emeritus of Zoology, University of Wisconsin, and Research Associate, Archbold Biological Station. CONTENTS 1. Introduction I. CODING 2. Binary Coding 3. Multi-valued Coding 4. Multivariate Coding II. REDUNDANCY 5. Intrinsic Redundancy 6. Redundancy Reduction 7. 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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 Jun 11 14:00:02 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Wed Jun 11 14:00:11 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (June 11, 2008) Message-ID: <200806111900.m5BJ02Rb008500@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Oscar Ratnoff, 91, Expert on Blood Clots, Is Dead New York Times, June 6, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8054 ------ 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 Jun 12 00:00:02 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Thu Jun 12 00:00:12 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200806120500.m5C502Fo015232@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Program Manager for East and Central Africa, The Jane Goodall Institute http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1236 Monogamous Primates in Ecuadorian Amazon, University of Pennsylvania http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1234 --POSITIONS WANTED-- Conservation Education/Education Development http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1235 ------ 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. 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Inclusion of a job listing does not imply endorsement of the listing organization. ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Thu Jun 12 14:00:04 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Thu Jun 12 14:00:33 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (June 12, 2008) Message-ID: <200806121900.m5CJ04fA026204@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ The Symbolic Monkey? Animals Can Comprehend And Use Symbols, Study Of Tufted Capuchins Suggests ScienceDaily, June 11, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8055 Hungry monkeys plunder Indonesian crops CNN, June 11, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8056 Bird flu vaccine grown in monkey cells, not eggs, shows promising results Canadian Press, June 11, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8057 Woman sues over disastrous monkey shipment UPI, June 11, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8058 Urban jungle threatens the peace of rare gibbons in Saugus facility Los Angeles Times, June 11, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8059 National Geographic Channel Presents Exclusive Coverage of the Gorilla Massacre in Virunga National Park That Horrified the World Digital Producer Magazine, July 1, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8060 Park's gorillas socializing at Memphis Zoo San Diego Union-Tribune, June 12, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8061 Lincoln Park chimp turns 50 Chicago Sun-Times, June 12, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8062 ------ 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 brown at primate.wisc.edu Mon Jun 16 08:32:42 2008 From: brown at primate.wisc.edu (Joanne Brown) Date: Mon Jun 16 08:33:08 2008 Subject: [PS] [Fwd: Floodwaters inundate Great Ape Trust] Message-ID: <48566B7A.4040109@primate.wisc.edu> *Floodwaters inundate Great Ape Trust; world-famous apes weather Floods of 2008 *Floodwaters from the Des Moines River left most of Great Ape Trust of Iowa's southeast Des Moines campus under water. Non-essential personnel evacuated the campus, but the bonobos and orangutans are safe and dry. For a slideshow, updates and blogs with the latest news, go here . * * -------- Original Message -------- -- 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 -------------- next part -------------- Skipped content of type multipart/related From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Mon Jun 16 08:59:24 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Raymond Hamel) Date: Mon Jun 16 09:02:04 2008 Subject: [PS] New World Primate Workshop Message-ID: <006701c8cfb9$2efe3450$7b00a8c0@NIKKO> Brookfield Zoo is pleased to announce that it will host a Neotropical Primate Husbandry, Research, and Conservation Conference, to be held Tuesday, October 13 through Thursday, October 15, 2009. This conference will focus on a variety of topics pertaining to neotropical primates and will bring together staff from zoological parks, sanctuaries, and universities, as well as field researchers and range country biologists to share the most current information on husbandry, conservation, and emergent issues pertaining to captive and wild populations of neotropical primates. The conference will include three days of presentations, a poster session, as well an icebreaker, silent auction, and banquet. Additional information regarding registration fees, travel information, and submission of abstracts will be made available in late 2008. Please contact vince.sodaro@czs.org for additional information. ======= Ray Hamel Director, Jacobsen Library Wisconsin Primate Center hamel@primate.wisc.edu From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Mon Jun 16 14:00:04 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Mon Jun 16 14:00:15 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (June 16, 2008) Message-ID: <200806161900.m5GJ04Ur015553@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Chimpanzee at Md. Zoo dies Baltimore Sun, June 13, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8063 Lemurs are key to health of Madagascar's rainforests Mongabay, June 12, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8064 ------ 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 Jun 17 00:00:02 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Jun 17 00:00:14 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200806170500.m5H502dk020882@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Enrichment Technician, WI National Primate Research Center http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1237 Lab Technician, Cambridge Scientific http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1238 Lab Technician - Virology, Cambridge Scientific http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1239 Research Associate - Small Animal, SNBL USA, Ltd. http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1244 Research assistant: gestural communication in wild chimpanzees, University of Stirling http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1243 Field Assistant: Comparative Socioecology, Population Biology, and Juvenile Behavior in Amazonian Ateline Primates, Dr. Anthony Di Fiore and Christopher Schmitt - New York University http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1247 Full Professor (tenured), Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1248 ------ 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 Jun 17 14:00:04 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Jun 17 14:00:14 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (June 17, 2008) Message-ID: <200806171900.m5HJ04Jw001032@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Inside the Gorilla Wars: Rangers on Risking It All National Geographic News, June 16, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8065 Apes watch Iowa floodwaters from on high CNN, June 16, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8066 ------ 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 Jun 18 14:00:03 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Wed Jun 18 14:00:12 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (June 18, 2008) Message-ID: <200806181900.m5IJ03uu016932@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Plan Seeks More Access for Disabled New York Times, June 16, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8067 Study: Chimps calm each other with hugs, kisses Associated Press, June 16, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8068 Chimps keep quiet during sex to avoid jealousy Daily Record, Scotland, June 17, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8069 Charles Darwin: 'Is man an ape or an angel?' Telegraph, June 17, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8070 Chimp’s Sex Calls May Reflect Calculation New York Times, June 18, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8071 ------ 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 georgiev at fas.harvard.edu Wed Jun 18 15:56:01 2008 From: georgiev at fas.harvard.edu (Alexander Georgiev) Date: Wed Jun 18 16:03:59 2008 Subject: [PS] Bonobo conservation Message-ID: <200806182056.m5IKu2r4021597@us12.unix.fas.harvard.edu> Re: bonobo conservation in the DRC (see previous discussion at the bottom of this message) Dear All, Following a number of open letter exchanges on mailing lists regarding bonobo conservation and the work of the Bonobo Conservation Initiative in the Democratic Republic of Congo, I'd like to offer some personal observations on this topic. I am a graduate student at the Department of Anthropology, Harvard University, USA and in the course of my early training in field research on ape behavioural ecology I made two trips to one of the sites in the DRC where BCI has been active - Kokolopori. This is an area that is in the final stages of being established as a community-based reserve. While I understand that the issues raised in some of the letters to Sally Coxe (president of BCI) primarily concern BCI's work on the establishment of the Sankuru Reserve, where I have not been nor do I have any first-hand knowledge of the relationship of the BCI with the local community or the relevant government authorities, I would like to give an outsider's perspective on the work of BCI as I have seen it at Kokolopori. I do not wish to question the arguments put forth by the members of the Bonobo round table discussion, some of whom I know personally and have great respect for their contribution to both primatological research and to conservation. What I would like this email to achieve is to remind all parties involved that what this should be about is bonobos and their continued existence in a gravely impoverished country whose people cannot afford the luxury to make wildlife conservation a priority. The challenges of making a change in people's perspectives in the DRC are monumental enough, without having the complication of different organisations interested in protecting the forests and animals of that country working in disagreement with one another. Not only is this counterproductive for conservation action on the ground but it also damages the idealistic image that people outside the wildlife conservation community like to have of non-profit NGOs aiming to solve many of the world's problems. Altogether I have spent about 7 months at Kokolopori during two trips in 2006 and 2007. While my work was focused on behavioural observations of one of the bonobo communities that are monitored by local trackers, I couldn't help but get a sense of how this conservation project functions within the resident human community. There are several points I would like to emphasize: (1) The lengths to which the BCI are going to include Congolese personnel at all levels of their organisation are considerable. Both the Kinshasa and the Mbandaka office of BCI are entirely staffed with Congolese nationals, who are being offered ample opportunities for professional development and participation in strategic decision-making, concerning the work of the BCI. (2) The relationship of the BCI with the Kokolopori community is heavily reliant upon the understanding of the population of how any proposed conservation measures will affect their livelihoods. Large-scale meetings are held between senior BCI personnel and the local community to discuss important decisions on a regular basis (when either Sally Coxe or Michael Hurley travel to Koko). (3) At Kokolopori, BCI works closely with a local NGO, Vie Sauvage, with which the local community strongly identifies and is indeed proud of. There is a strong feeling of involvement in a significant part of the Kokolopori population, and although there is some angst about distribution of benefits, the developments associated with the work of the BCI in this remote area are appreciated by the great majority of people. To give a few examples of how BCI supports their partners in conservation: at Koko there is now a clinic with meds and qualified nurses/ doctors that is accessible to all people in the area; a great number of trackers are employed to monitor bonobo groups in the forest; other people are employed within the villages to work on various maintenance projects or to help manage the activities of the local NGO. In fact, BCI through Vie Sauvage has become the single and quite significant employer in the entire Kokolopori area. (4) From the perspective of someone whose memories of high school and college are still very vivid, I was particularly impressed by the commitment of BCI to assist the residents of Kokolopori in the educational needs of their children at local primary and secondary schools. Farther afield from Koko, in the regional centre of Djolu, BCI has established a regional technical college. During my short research trips to Kokolopori I have myself had the pleasure of offering a training placements followed by employment to three of the more advanced students from that college. The interest and motivation with which they approached their tasks during our work together made me optimistic about the potential of community-based conservation. (5) Finally, the mere presence of BCI and their visitors in the Kokolopori area has an important impact on the sense of pride and responsibility of the local human population. If it wasn't for the BCI in Kokolopori, and other conservation and research teams in various parts of the DRC, much less people out there in the forests would care about bonobos. It often takes an outsider to make us appreciate what we have before it's gone. And it is the continued involvement of NGOs such as BCI in the field that boosts local support for wildlife conservation. >From my brief experience in Kokolopori and also of travelling through other areas along the Maringa River where no international or local conservation NGOs are present, I can say that this model of community engagement and community-based reserve management can go a long way in changing the mentality of people. It is this same model, I believe, that the BCI seeks to replicate in Sankuru as well as other communities already active in the Bonobo Peace Forest network. I will not comment too much on the commitment of the BCI to bonobo welfare in the wild itself, except to say that they have established locally-based protection for bonobos at a number of sites. It is obvious that anyone willing to dedicate their life to running an NGO, reaching out to some of the more remote communities on the planet and being prepared to endure all the difficulties, associated with work in the DRC - both logistical, and no less - social, must feel very passionate about making a difference. This is certainly the case with Sally Coxe and Michael Hurley of BCI and I know it for a fact to be the case for anyone working in conservation and ape research in the Congo and elsewhere. The determination of the BCI to make things happen and not to give up, even when faced with emotionally charged setbacks in tricky field situations is something that will always be an inspiration to me. My only hope is that all the different NGOs and individuals involved begin to see the motivation and passion they definitely do share as something that can grow more powerful if united and that they work to overcome past misunderstandings. Any differences should rapidly fade out when the main issue at hand is the focus - the survival of bonobos in their natural habitat. Sincerely, Alexander Georgiev ----------------------------------------- Alexander Georgiev Department of Anthropology Harvard University Peabody Museum, 11 Divinity Ave Cambridge, MA 02138 m - (857) 756 5718 w - http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~georgiev/ Begin forwarded message: From: Sally Coxe Date: May 13, 2008 12:33:08 PM EDT To: Bonobo Working Group Cc: Jef Dupain , Barbara Fruth , furuichi@pri.kyoto-u.ac.jp, Terese Hart < teresehart@gmail.com>, Andre Toham , Jo Thompson , Jo Thompson , Alan Lewine , Suzanne Litner , Kokolopori Partnership , normrosen@aol.com, "Ted Green, Ph.D." , "Alden Almquist, Ph.D." , MICHAEL HURLEY , John Scherlis , Mulegwa Zihindula2 , Alison Mize , Bill Meade < Bill.Meade@paconsulting.com>, "Alden Almquist, Ph.D." , Primate Science , primfocus , Primate-Net , "Jane T. R. Dewar" Subject: Re: Creating new "Protected Areas" in the Democratic Republic of Congo To all concerned: The issue of information sharing and overall coordination among the various individuals and groups involved in bonobo conservation in the DRC has long been a systemic problem. For the past decade, the Bonobo Conservation Initiative (BCI) has consistently advocated for an objective, professionally facilitated workshop and the establishment of a collaborative mechanism for developing a unified strategy for bonobo conservation. The recent ad hoc roundtable discussion in Kinshasa made all too clear the need for a well organized, inclusive and constructive forum that would allow all parties involved with bonobo conservation to share their ideas and information in a mutually respectful and productive fashion. Only such an inclusive forum can lead to tangible results for the protection of bonobos and their habitat. We would be happy to assist any efforts to that end. Bonobos and the people who inhabit the DRC forest deserve no less. We are encouraged by the creation of the A.P.E.S. Database, and look forward to contributing to it. This seems to be an appropriate mechanism in which bonobo survey data can be shared constructively. Many thanks to the Max Planck Institute and the IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group for constructing this database and making it available to all of us. Since 2002, BCI and our partners have discovered or verified bonobo presence in 12 regions/ sites and corridor areas, and have conducted surveys (some preliminary and some more extensive) using standard methods of line transects and recces, which we coordinated some years ago with WCS and WWF to ensure that data are comparable across sites. As a result of these surveys, as well as Information Exchange (IE) and partnerships with local communities, BCI and our partners have initiated the creation of a linked network of community-based reserves in strategic areas of the habitat, known as the Bonobo Peace Forest. The concept for the Bonobo Peace Forest was developed in 2002 through a feasibility study and stakeholder consultations, from the grassroots up to the national government, including DRC President Joseph Kabila himself, who has embraced and supported the idea from the outset. This process of surveys, IE and local partnerships is what led to the creation of the Sankuru Nature Reserve. We initiated our work at Sankuru in 2005 (as announced at the September 2005 GRASP conference in Kinshasa), working in partnership with the Congolese NGO, ACOPRIK, which has been active in the area since 2001. BCI is currently supporting more than 70 local trackers/eco-guards who monitor bonobos, other species and biodiversity indicators on a daily basis at 10 important bonobo sites. All of our survey reports have been submitted to the appropriate authorities in the DRC, donor agencies, or partners (including AWF, WWF and CI, for example) or are in the process of being analyzed or prepared for publication. Contrary to what the message sent by the "Bonobo Working Group" on May 7 seems to imply, sharing of data and coordination regarding conservation programs has not been the norm with those involved and has been lacking across the board. BCI shared as much if not more information than other parties in the form of maps and site overviews prior to and after the roundtable discussion in Kinshasa. Although it was submitted, our site information was not included in the meeting report titled "Bonobo Roundtable Meetings: March 12 and 15, 2008," that was circulated on April 15, 2008. Unfortunately, a recent spate of publicly disseminated email and listserv communications, including the Roundtable report of April 15, have presented a series of false and misleading statements about BCI; misrepresentations that we take very seriously. We will address the distortions and falsehoods in a separate message, to follow in the next several days. We reserve the right to take further action in accord with legal advice as seems necessary and appropriate to protect the reputation of BCI, our donors, and our partners who depend on us. BCI's goal remains the protection of bonobos and their habitat, in partnership with the local people that share the habitat. To that end, we continue to welcome and seek cooperation with other like-minded individuals and organizations. BCI has provided numerous opportunities for our Congolese colleagues to attend international conferences and fora and to liaise with international scientists and conservationists, both within and outside the DRC. Through support from BCI and CI, three of our Congolese partners (Mbangi Mulavwa of CREF, Albert Lotana Lokasola of Vie Sauvage and Andre Tusumba of ACOPRIK) will present their work at the upcoming International Primatological Society meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland, this August. BCI is fully in agreement with the need to share information in a constructive and inclusive context. This is essential for effective bonobo conservation. We remain hopeful that those of us engaged in protecting bonobos and their habitat can work in honest collaboration to achieve our common goal. P.S.: In the interest of better communication, collaboration, and transparency, it would be appropriate for the originator of the "bonobo working group" email to provide a list of all to whom that email was sent, including those to whom it was blind copied, as well as forwarded. Signed, for the Bonobo Conservation Initiative: Sally Coxe, President, BCI Michael Hurley, Executive Director, BCI Alden Almquist, Ph.D., Founding Member, BCI Board of Directors; Social Science Africa Analyst/Consultant Edward C. Green, Ph.D., Founding member, BCI Board of Directors; Senior Research Scientist, Center for Population and Development Studies, Harvard University Suzanne Litner, Member, BCI Board of Directors William Meade, Founding Member, BCI Board of Directors Alison Mize, Co-founder, Bonobo Conservation Initiative Norman Rosen, Member, BCI Board of Directors; Chairman, Orangutan Conservancy; Chairman, Pan African Sanctuary Alliance; Great Ape Project, Conservation Breeding Specialist Group John Scherlis, Founding Adviser, Science and Policy, BCI Ingrid Schulze, Ph.D., Director, Kokolopori-Falls Church Sister City Partnership Mulegwa Zihindula, Founding member, BCI Board of Directors; Spokesperson for DRC President Kabila (2002-2004); Founder, Center for Political and Strategic Studies, Democratic Republic of Congo On May 7, 2008, at 7:25 AM, Bonobo Working Group wrote: Dear Sally, We have made repeated requests to you for information concerning the scientific basis for the many new "linked-Reserves" you are supporting within DR Congo forest in the range of the endemic bonobo. We have requested information about your collaboration with affected communities on the ground in the designation of limits of your Reserves. You have refused to give us any information or repeatedly ignored our requests. This is alarming as the requests come from your colleagues. We are making ourselves known in the list below. We repeat very briefly here why we request this transparency. Forest conservation is not only critical but it is essential that the areas of highest importance to biodiversity and conservation of endemic species be protected. These areas must be delimited in such a way that they are indeed protectable. Areas of high biodiversity value are found through survey work that, Sally, you say BCI has done for the Sankuru Reserve and other Reserves you support, but you have not shared your results. Your colleagues have shared their information and are asking for the complement of information you say exists. Why is it unavailable? This is alarming because based on the evidence of others, the reserves you support are either mis-located or occur in areas where local communities have made other conservation commitments. Your Congolese colleagues suffer as a result and have expressed a desire for greater integration with other scientists and conservationists. Sharing of information is critical to working together. This came out clearly at the bonobo meetings in Kinshasa (12 and15 March; minutes available on request). Sharing of information is also critical to good and successful forest conservation. Jef Dupain, AWF-Heartland Director, DRC Barbara Fruth, Director of "Projet Cuvette Centrale" Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Takeshi Furuichi, Professor, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University and Chairman of Wamba Committee for Bonobo Research Terese Hart, Director of TL2 Project Andre Kamden-Toham, WWF Ecoregion Senior Leader for the Congo Basin Jo Thompson, Director of Lukuru Wildlife Research Project -------------- 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 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 maginnis at ohsu.edu Thu Jun 19 18:17:22 2008 From: maginnis at ohsu.edu (maginnis@ohsu.edu) Date: Thu Jun 19 18:17:39 2008 Subject: [PS] Second Notice: Call for Case Reports for the APV Annual Workshop Message-ID: <715FF0EACB5B674D84993DFCD7AB60A501C4CE@EX-BE03.ohsu.edu> Second Call for Case Reports and "What's your Diagnosis" presentations from APV members and seminar attendees: Association of Primate Veterinarians (APV) 36th Annual Workshop November 6-8, 2008 Indianapolis, Indiana The deadline for submitting case reports and/or "What's Your Diagnosis?" for the 36th Annual APV Workshop in Indianapolis, IN is August 1, 2008. Please keep length of abstract to one page. If you have time constraints and cannot submit your abstract by this date, please submit your intent to present, presentation title, and author(s). Clearly identify the presenting author and provide curriculum vitae of the presenter by the August 1 deadline date. For those requiring additional time full abstract submittals will be required no later than August 15, 2008. Electronic versions (PowerPoint, video) of the case report and/or "What's Your Diagnosis?" are due no later than October 1, 2008. Electronic abstracts of case reports can be submitted online through the APV website (http://www.primatevets.org). Please contact Drs. Susanne Rensing (Susanne.Rensing@covance.com), phone 49-251-9798266 or Gwen Maginnis (maginnis@ohsu.edu) if you have any questions about case reports. **NEW**NEW**NEW** This year you will also have an option to present your information in a poster format rather than a presentation. Abstracts for posters will be submitted on the same form as used for the oral presentations. You will be able to select if you prefer to present your material during one of the case report sessions or as a poster. Please contact Dr. Rick Rockar (rrockar@ethus.jnj.com), phone 908-218-3175. If you are not an APV member and are interested in membership, applications are available online at http://www.primatevets.org. Additional information concerning the workshop can be found on the web site at www.primatevets.org. About The APV The Association of Primate Veterinarians (APV) is an international organization consisting of over 400 veterinarians concerned with the health, care and welfare of nonhuman primates (NHPs). APV was informally initiated in 1973 by a key group of attendees at the Workshop in the Clinical Care of Nonhuman Primates, March 7-8, 1973 (National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland). The organization became more formally recognized, as the Association of Primate Veterinary Clinicians, when bylaws were established at the Annual Workshop in 1979. In 1983, the organization's name was changed to the Association of Primate Veterinarians. Our current membership consists of veterinarians who work with, provide and oversee care for a wide variety of NHP species in a broad range of settings. These settings include research facilities in major universities including the National Primate Research Centers, industry, and zoos as well as breeders and importers of primates for research. Our objectives are to promote the dissemination of information relating to the health, care and welfare of nonhuman primates; to provide a mechanism by which primate veterinarians may speak collectively on matters regarding nonhuman primates; and to promote fellowship among primate veterinarians. About the Annual APV Workshop The Annual APV workshop is held prior to the national AALAS convention and is held either close to or in the hosting city. The purpose of the workshop is to present new ideas, clinical cases, facility changes that the veterinary membership has seen in the field. 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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 Judith_Schrier at brown.edu Sun Jun 22 14:03:15 2008 From: Judith_Schrier at brown.edu (Judith Schrier) Date: Sun Jun 22 14:03:30 2008 Subject: [PS] [PEF] April Laboratory Primate Newsletter Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20080622150252.025239a0@email.brown.edu> Dear Friends, June 22, 2008 The electronic edition of Volume 47, number 3, of the _Laboratory_Primate_Newsletter_ will be sent in a few days to subscribers by list-server. The Web edition should be ready at about the same time. The Web edition contains a PDF version, which can be printed out to resemble nearly exactly the old paper edition, which is no longer being printed regularly. We expect to hand-bind a very few copies to be sent to those scientists, scholars, and support staff who work with nonhuman primates AND WHO ARE UNABLE TO READ THE E-MAIL EDITION OR THE WORLD WIDE WEB EDITION. Those who _can_ get the electronic editions, but prefer to read paper, may print the pdf version from the Web. We will no longer accept subscriptions, unless you are willing to pay $100/year. We will continue to send free copies to those who really have no computer access or ability to pay. Everyone is encouraged to read us on the World Wide Web...the URL for the Web edition is http://www.brown.edu/primate . You can subscribe to LPN-WARN, which sends a note as soon as the new issue is available on the Web. Send the message subscribe LPN-WARN Your Name to We also send out an e-mail edition, which is plain text -- that is, no pictures, and no bold or italic text. I cannot understand why anyone would prefer this to the Web, and would be happy if nobody wanted it anymore. It was a big step forward when it was new, before the Web came and changed everything. Now, preparing the plain text is just another hurdle for me. I am thinking seriously about discontinuing it, and insisting that everyone can either get the Web, or I will mail them a "plain text" copy of the HTML version, which you can read on your computer screen, or print out. Doesn't that sound like a good alternative? You get italics, boldface, and nice tables (which the plain text doesn't contain), no pictures (just like the plain text). But -- if you insist, you can subscribe to the e-mail edition, by sending the message subscribe LPN-L Your Name to listserv@listserv.brown.edu (And you can unsubscribe by sending the message unsubscribe LPN-L to the same address.) AND, you can, if you REALLY want to clog your mailbox, have us send the PDF file to you by mail, rather than downloading it yourself from the Web. That's no extra work for us. Just send the message subscribe LPN-PDF Your Name to listserv@listserv.brown.edu If you are an e-subscriber, and your address has changed, please either change your address at the Listserver, if you know how, or send us the change and we'll do it for you. Otherwise, you will be removed from the list with no notice. If you REALLY AND TRULY cannot access an electronic edition, send your story to us at LPN, Box 1853, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912 with a statement about the work that you do with nonhuman primates. If you CAN afford to pay the new price, send cash or a check or money order in U.S. dollars (made out to Psychology Department, Brown University) to: LPN, Box 1853, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, U.S.A. -- but please don't ask to buy a subscription if you could do your own printing. The most recent ninety-eight issues of the _Newsletter_ are available on the World Wide Web, at http://www.brown.edu/primate Volume 47, number 3 should be there by Monday. We are thinking about adding more back issues to the Web site, in PDF format only. Any comments? The Table of Contents for Volume 47, number 3 follows. The numbers are page numbers in the print (pdf) edition. * * * CONTENTS Articles and Notes Bam Bam's Story: Raising a Marmoset Without a Mother, by J. Castle . . . . . 1 News, Information, and Announcements Travelers' Health Notes: IAMAT . . . . 3 Grants Available: Cell Fate and Cell Life Spans in the Aged . . . . 4 Workshop Announcements: Association of Primate Veterinarians . . . . 4 Announcement of the IPS Council Election Results . . . . . 4 Information Requested or Available . . . . .5 Blogs "From the Conservation Frontlines", More Interesting Websites The Animal Language Institute Website . . . . 5 News Briefs . . . . .6 Vaccine for Ebola Virus, New Chimp Enclosure at Edinburgh Zoo, Fire hoses may help save Borneo orangutans, New Executive Director of AAALAC International, Frans de Waal Named to AAAS, Orangutan Escapes Enclosure at L.A. Zoo, Rescued Macaques Find a Better Life White-Handed Gibbons Extinct in China . . . . 7 Announcements from Publications: _Evolution: Education and Outreach_ . . . . .8 Gorilla Gazette, Implementation of NIH Public Access Policy, IPPL News Archives Available Meeting Announcements . . . . 9 Resources Wanted and Available . . . . .9 Free Online Resource for Scientific Events, Saving the Mono Titi: A Documentary, New FAQs Added to OLAW Web Page, Listing of International Ethics Resources Available Call for Award Nominations: NCAB/AALAS Technician Award . . . . 10 IPS Congress Silent Auction . . . . 10 Departments Recent Books and Articles . . . . 11 * * * Judith E. Schrier, Editor Phone: 401-863-2511 Laboratory Primate Newsletter FAX: 401-863-1300 Box 1853, Brown University e-mail: primate@brown.edu Providence, RI 02912 www.brown.edu/primate From Judith_Schrier at brown.edu Sun Jun 22 14:12:13 2008 From: Judith_Schrier at brown.edu (Judith Schrier) Date: Sun Jun 22 14:13:58 2008 Subject: [PS] JULY Laboratory Primate Newsletter Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20080622150920.024e9a88@email.brown.edu> My apologies. I am having a confused afternoon. I just sent the announcement for the July LPN to all of you, marked with [PEF], which should not have been there, and, for most of you, giving the date as "April". I hope this will teach me not to try to work on a nice Sunday afternoon... judith Judith E. Schrier, Editor Phone: 401-863-2511 Laboratory Primate Newsletter FAX: 401-863-1300 Box 1853, Brown University e-mail: primate@brown.edu Providence, RI 02912 www.brown.edu/primate From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Mon Jun 23 14:00:03 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Mon Jun 23 14:00:11 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (June 23, 2008) Message-ID: <200806231900.m5NJ03t2022482@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Humans Spreading Disease To Chimps Scientific American, June 20, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8076 Frolicking chimp youngsters spread deadly epidemic New Scientist, June 23, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8077 ------ 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 Jun 24 00:00:02 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Jun 24 00:00:11 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200806240500.m5O502Aa028338@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Projects' Manager, Orangutan Foundation http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1252 ------ 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 Jun 24 14:00:03 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Jun 24 14:00:12 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (June 24, 2008) Message-ID: <200806241900.m5OJ03lQ008337@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Uganda: Her Love for Animals Keeps Gorillas, People in Bwindi Healthy Kampala New Vision, June 22, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8078 ------ 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 Wed Jun 25 14:00:03 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Wed Jun 25 14:00:13 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (June 25, 2008) Message-ID: <200806251900.m5PJ03hd024190@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ "Gorilla Guy" raises $30,000 for primates Seattle Times, June 24, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8079 Brent Stirton, Chronicling the Virunga Gorilla Murders NPR, June 24, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8080 Primate's scent speaks volumes about who he is The Hindu, June 25, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8081 You are what (and where) you eat Globe and Mail, June 25, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8083 What to do with an aged lemur? Associated Press, June 22, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8084 ------ 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 Jun 26 00:00:02 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Thu Jun 26 00:00:22 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200806260500.m5Q502Mj029857@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- --POSITIONS WANTED-- Primate behaviour and conservation http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1253 ------ 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 Jun 26 14:00:03 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Thu Jun 26 14:00:11 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (June 26, 2008) Message-ID: <200806261900.m5QJ03Xe010052@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ America at Home: Offbeat Pets and Companions Yahoo! News, June 11, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8085 Spanish parliament approves 'human rights' for apes Guardian Unlimited, June 26, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8086 Rooster the monkey dies at 34 Hattiesburg American, June 26, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8087 ------ 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 Jun 27 14:00:03 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Fri Jun 27 14:00:11 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (June 27, 2008) Message-ID: <200806271900.m5RJ03Q6024739@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Apes get legal rights in Spain, to surprise of bullfight critics The Times, UK, June 27, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8088 Researchers Test Canine Tooth Strength for Clues to Behavior of Early Human Ancestors Innovations Report, June 27, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8089 Gorillas: 20, Humans: $25,000 Huffington Post, June 26, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8090 Chevron blamed for destroying natural forest in Bangladesh Thaindian News, June 27, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8091 Monkey taking care of estate goats Times of India, June 27, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8092 Monkey business at Dr Ambedkar Airport Times of India, June 27, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8093 ------ Primates in the News on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Primates in the News via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/news.xml Primates in the News is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the Wisconsin Primate Research Center provides Primates in the News as an informational service. We are not responsible for the content of linked sites, nor does inclusion of a link imply endorsement of the views expressed in that content. ------ From jdewar at gorilla-haven.org Sat Jun 28 07:38:18 2008 From: jdewar at gorilla-haven.org (Jane T. R. Dewar) Date: Sat Jun 28 07:38:32 2008 Subject: [PS] Gorillas: Dry, cracking skin/lips Message-ID: <014001c8d91b$dd984f30$0f00a8c0@Jane4600> Apologies for multiple postings, but I'm hoping to get a variety of advice/answers/input. Oliver, (19 year old male gorilla) has had a history of skin issues - I remember seeing him in 1997 in Memphis, and he had dry patches and his hair was dull, etc. He's been at Gorilla Haven just over 2 years now, and in that time we've been addressing hair-plucking issues from the stress of being singly housed (reduced, since his introduction to 2 pygmy goats, who now share his outside habitat with him full time, etc), adding flaxseed oil, vitamin E, Alpha Boost, etc. to his diet, adding a humidifier to his indoor area, etc. His hair now is shiny, etc, and the plucking has reduced/stopped and he looks gorgeous, if I may say so. But he now has a dry cracked upper lip area ... he had it during the winter and we attributed it to the cold weather and dry heat, but he has it again now, during spring/summer weather, with rain and plenty of humidity. Nothing in his diet has changed either. A video clip of Oliver eating an apple (on the GH website www.gorilla-haven.org), taken the first week this month, shows no dryness or cracking by the upper lip area, so this is a relatively new issue. I'll try to take a photo of the cracked skin above his lips, but one large crack runs from between his nostrils to his upper lip, and it seems worse this time, than during the winter. We added lysine (for cold sores) during the winter and could restart that this time, but I don't think it's a cold sore (Joe, the other silverback at GH, gets coldsores and lysine helps get rid of them). The main crack itself is clean (ie: nothing oozing from it) and dry and I haven't seen Oliver pick at or notice it. The rest of this skin/hair look great. Any ideas why this is happening or how we can address it would be appreciated. Thanks! Jane Dewar Founder, Gorilla Haven From jdewar at gorilla-haven.org Sat Jun 28 08:52:40 2008 From: jdewar at gorilla-haven.org (Jane T. R. Dewar) Date: Sat Jun 28 08:53:56 2008 Subject: [PS] Re: [gorillakeepers] RE: [gorillagroupiesforum] Gorillas: Dry, cracking skin/lips References: <014001c8d91b$dd984f30$0f00a8c0@Jane4600> Message-ID: <006401c8d926$66610c80$0f00a8c0@Jane4600> Thanks, Rachel .... and others ... We have some A&D ointment and I'll see if we can get Oliver to let us apply it without him eating or wiping it off before it can do some good! Another suggestion was neosporin, but since whatever we do might be ingested, we obviously need/want to be careful. One email suggested it could be caused by a bacteria ...?? Thanks for the replies so far - keep 'em coming! ;-) Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: Daneault, Rachel B To: gorillagroupiesforum@yahoogroups.com ; zoo-biology@yahoogroups.com ; Primate-Net ; Primate Science ; gorillakeepers@yahoogroups.com Cc: Francis Cipullo AAH ; Pete AAA Halliday ; Kelly Maneyapanda AAA ; CESD A Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 9:27 AM Subject: [gorillakeepers] RE: [gorillagroupiesforum] Gorillas: Dry, cracking skin/lips Hey Jane, At DAK both Zawadi and Spike have had recurrent issues with dry skin. One of the things we have found that works wonderfully is A and D ointment. We apply it to the area with a Q-tip and usually see improvement within 24 hours. Hope this helps. Rachel Rachel Daneault Primate Zoological Manager Disney's Animal Kingdom Phone: (407) 938-2337 Cell: (321) 263-6348 Fax: (407) 939-6391 1200 North Savannah Circle E. Bay Lake, FL 32830 ________________________________ From: gorillagroupiesforum@yahoogroups.com [mailto:gorillagroupiesforum@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jane T. R. Dewar Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 8:38 AM To: zoo-biology@yahoogroups.com; Primate-Net; Primate Science; gorillakeepers@egroups.com; Groupies Cc: Francis Cipullo AAH; Pete AAA Halliday; Kelly Maneyapanda AAA; CESD A Subject: [gorillagroupiesforum] Gorillas: Dry, cracking skin/lips Apologies for multiple postings, but I'm hoping to get a variety of advice/answers/input. Oliver, (19 year old male gorilla) has had a history of skin issues - I remember seeing him in 1997 in Memphis, and he had dry patches and his hair was dull, etc. He's been at Gorilla Haven just over 2 years now, and in that time we've been addressing hair-plucking issues from the stress of being singly housed (reduced, since his introduction to 2 pygmy goats, who now share his outside habitat with him full time, etc), adding flaxseed oil, vitamin E, Alpha Boost, etc. to his diet, adding a humidifier to his indoor area, etc. His hair now is shiny, etc, and the plucking has reduced/stopped and he looks gorgeous, if I may say so. But he now has a dry cracked upper lip area ... he had it during the winter and we attributed it to the cold weather and dry heat, but he has it again now, during spring/summer weather, with rain and plenty of humidity. Nothing in his diet has changed either. A video clip of Oliver eating an apple (on the GH website www.gorilla-haven.org), taken the first week this month, shows no dryness or cracking by the upper lip area, so this is a relatively new issue. I'll try to take a photo of the cracked skin above his lips, but one large crack runs from between his nostrils to his upper lip, and it seems worse this time, than during the winter. We added lysine (for cold sores) during the winter and could restart that this time, but I don't think it's a cold sore (Joe, the other silverback at GH, gets coldsores and lysine helps get rid of them). The main crack itself is clean (ie: nothing oozing from it) and dry and I haven't seen Oliver pick at or notice it. The rest of this skin/hair look great. Any ideas why this is happening or how we can address it would be appreciated. Thanks! 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Version: 8.0.101 / Virus Database: 270.4.2/1523 - Release Date: 6/28/2008 7:00 AM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://white.primate.wisc.edu/pipermail/primate-science/attachments/20080628/8b91b25a/attachment-0001.html From brown at primate.wisc.edu Mon Jun 30 11:39:48 2008 From: brown at primate.wisc.edu (Joanne Brown) Date: Mon Jun 30 11:39:37 2008 Subject: [PS] New book announcement: Animal Intelligence Message-ID: <48690C54.7090809@primate.wisc.edu> Animal Intelligence: From Individual to Social Cognition Zhanna Reznikova ABOUT THE BOOK >From ants to whales, the lives of animals are filled with challenges that demand minute-by-minute decisions: to fight or flee, dominate or obey, take-off, share, eat, spit out or court. Learning develops adaptive tuning to a changeable environment, while intelligence helps animals use their learned experiences in new situations. Using examples from field to laboratory, Animal Intelligence pools resources from ethology, behavioral ecology and comparative psychology to help the reader enter the world of wild intelligence through the analysis of adventures, of ideas and methods, rather than through theoretic modelling. It reminds us that there is a world of intellectual biodiversity out there, providing a multi-faceted panorama of animal intelligence. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Zhanna Reznikova is Head of the Department of Comparative Psychology at the Novosibirsk State University, and Head of the Laboratory of Community Ethology at the Institute for Animal Systematics & Ecology, Siberia. She is a researcher and professor in the fields of ethology, behavioral ecology, and the behavior and ecology of social insects. CONTENTS PART I. Development of ideas and methods in studying animal intelligence 1. Evolution of views on animal intelligence 2. The dramatic adventures of behaviourism - Classical behaviourism - The Skinnerian branch of behaviourism 3. Intelligence under the scalpel: starts and false starts of neuroscience - A short history of neurophysiology - Two sides of reflex: Pavlov's and Sherrington's branches of reflexology - The puzzle of the memory trace 4. Integrative approaches and coherent movement in studying animal intelligence - Wholes perceive the wholes: the Gestalt approach to perception and learning - A cognitive map of the learning land: from behaviourism to cognitivism via Gestalt theory - 'Forget about schools': the development of an integrative approach to the study of animal intelligence 5. Ethological approaches for studying animal learning PART II. Animals are welcomed to the class: learning classes 6. Habituation and associative learning - Habituation - Associative learning - Common basis for different forms of associative learning 7. Learning classes beyond 'simple' associative learning - Rules of 'simple' associative learning - Latent (exploratory) learning - Insight - Imprinting PART III. Past and future in animal life: remembering, updating and anticipation 8. What is memory for an intelligent animal? - Kinds of memory - Different bodies, different memories 9. Chicks do not suffer from schizophrenia: a brief outline of brain mechanisms for processing and storing memory - Searching for the spatial localization of memory - Becoming memories: consolidation 10. Behavioural mechanisms of the experience of time - Travel into the past: delayed response behaviour - Travel into the future: anticipatory coding and prediction - Foraging as soon as possible: impulsiveness and self-control in animals PART IV. Being in the right place at the right time: representation of space and objects in the animal mind 11. Navigation strategies in animals - Display of navigation in animals - Ways of navigation in animals - Redundant sources of spatial information in animals - Mapping in the context of natural histories 12. To what degree is mapping cognitive in animals? - Cognitive mapping as a methodological problem - Adjusting the track to the goal: short cuts and detours as elements of cognitive mapping in animals - Is a treasure map cognitive? Just ask a wild explorer to inform conspecifics 13. 'Object permanence' in animals - Experimental paradigm to study object permanence - Walnut-sized brains master object permanence tasks: insights from grey parrots - Comparative studies of object permanence PART V. Experimental approaches to studying essential activities of animal intelligence 14. Conditional discrimination as a basic technique for studying rule learning - Experimental paradigm of discrimination learning - Discrimination and reversal shift - Conditional discrimination and rule learning 15. Categorisation, abstraction and concept formation: are animals logical? - Acquisition of the same/different concept in animals - Categorisation in animals - Abstraction in animals - Animals' natural concepts: classification at different levels of abstraction - Mental representation (imagery) 16. Conceptual behavior based on relations - Cross-modal transfer in discrimination tasks - Ordering and serial learning - Transitive inference - Relational matching-to-sample PART VI. Advanced intelligence in animals: rule extraction, tool-using and number-related skills 17. Insightful behaviour - What is insight? - Learning how to learn: learning sets - Latent learning and exploration 18. Tool-using as a tool for experimental studies of animal intelligence - Brief account of tool behaviour in animals - Experimental studies on tool use and cognitive abilities in animals 19. Numerical competence in animals - Criteria of numerical competence for comparative studies - Experimental approaches to studying numerical competence in animals - Numerosity discrimination and estimation in animals - Counting animals - Animals use symbolic representation of numbers - Wild arithmetic: an insight from comparative studies PART VII. Knowledge is power but not for all: species-specific intelligence 20. Is finding a common metric of intelligence possible in real animal life? - Never laugh at fishes: some species and members of species are more intelligent than others - 'Misbehaviour of organisms': learned behaviour drifts toward instinctive behaviour 21. An outline of instinctive behavior - Displays of complex instinctive behavior - Room for intelligence in the context of selective perception and specific responses 22. Guided learning and cognitive specialization - Learning preparedness: some associations can be built more readily than others - Is it easy to distinguish between instinctive and learned behaviour? - A harsh environment for pluralism in animal societies: behavioural specialization within populations 23. Developmental studies of animal intelligence: role of innate and acquired behaviour - How an instinct is learned: early experience - How intelligence is wired: innate complex patterns or acquired coordinations? 24. Imprinting PART VIII. Wisdom through social learning 25. Ecological and cognitive aspects of social learning - Different forms of social learning: brief description and definitions - Ecological aspects of social learning - Cognitive aspects of social learning 26. The spread of innovation within populations - The ways in which behavioural traditions spread - Possible mechanisms of establishing new customs in populations - What it is to be an innovator - Can animals teach? 27. Culture in animal societies - Empirical approaches for studying animal culture - 'Crucibles of culture' in animal societies - Dialects as cultural traits PART IX. Intelligent communication 28. Can animals exchange meaningful messages? 29. Communication, speech and language: what falls to the share of non-humans? - Communication - Speech - Language 30. Direct dialogue with animals: language-training experiments - 'Token language' - The use of intermediary gesture languages to speak with primates - The use of alternative artificial languages to communicate with apes - English serves as an intermediary language: studies with parrots - Dialogue with marine mammals ... and with at least one dog 31. A battle for the Rosetta Stone: attempts to decipher animals' signals - The dance language of honeybees - Semantic vocalization in animals: words without a language? 32. A dialogue with a black box: using ideas and methods of information theory for studying animal communication - Ants on the binary tree - Evaluation of ants' 'language' PART X. Social life and social intelligence in the wild 33. Diversity of social systems in animals - Anonymity versus individual recognition in animal communities - Levels of sociality in animal communities 34. If one must be sacrificed, why me? Evolutionary and behavioural aspects of altruism in animals 35. Intelligence in the context of the functional structure of animal communities - Caste division and polyethism in eusocial communities - Cooperative (communal) breeding: helpers sacrifice their intelligence for breeders - Working in teams: wild professional profiles 36. What sort of intelligence is required to navigate social landscapes? - Hierarchies and roles - Social intelligence in animals 37. Theory of mind - Perspective-taking - Deceptive tactics - Knowledge attribution - Self-awareness References Index 37 line figures, 86 halftones 488 pages WHERE TO ORDER ISBN 10: 0-521-53202-7, ISBN 13: 978-0-521-53202-0 ($60.00 Paperback) ISBN 10: 0-521-82504-0, ISBN 13: 978-0-52182-504-7 ($130 Hardback) Cambridge University Press 100 Brook Hill Drive West Nyack, NY 10994-2133 Tel: 845-353-7500 Fax: 845-353-4141 Website: http://www.cambridge.org/us/ ------ PRIMATE-SCIENCE BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT POLICY Wisconsin National Primate Research Center National Primate Research Centers Program University of Wisconsin-Madison ***************************************************** The WNPRC posts information about books received to Primate-Science. Postings include descriptive information, table of contents, publisher and ordering instructions. This posting goes out to >800 subscribers in the international primatological community. The announcement is also posted to Primate Info Net, a major web site for primatology. All postings to Primate-Science of items for sale must be cleared with the WPRC Internet Services Advisory Committee. Please send books or videotapes to Primate-Science Coordinator, Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin, 1220 Capitol Court, Madison, WI 53705-1299. For further information contact library@primate.wisc.edu or 608-263-3512. Other titles announced on Primate-Science can be found at: http://library.primate.wisc.edu/collections/books/ Primate-Science mailing list: http://www.primate.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/primate-science ------ -- 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 brown at primate.wisc.edu Mon Jun 30 11:42:40 2008 From: brown at primate.wisc.edu (Joanne Brown) Date: Mon Jun 30 11:42:28 2008 Subject: [PS] New book announcement: The Discovery of Evolution, 2nd ed. Message-ID: <48690D00.2040409@primate.wisc.edu> The discovery of evolution, 2nd ed. David Young ABOUT THE BOOK The Discovery of Evolution explains what the theory of evolution is all about by providing a historical narrative of discovery. Some of the major puzzles that confront anyone studying living things are discussed and it details how these were solved from an evolutionary perspective. Beginning with the emergence of the early naturalists in the seventeenth century, the scientific discoveries that led up to and then flowed from Darwin and Wallace's theory of evolution by natural selection are then discussed, and finally the modern evolutionary studies at the close of the twentieth century are detailed. This new edition of The Discovery of Evolution is fully updated and contains a new chapter on the evolutionary studies of the twentieth century. By approaching the topic of evolution in this way, it is made accessible to the non-specialist and no previous study of biology is required in order to read and understand this book. ABOUT THE AUTHOR David Young is Associate Professor in the Department of Zoology at the University of Melbourne, Australia. CONTENTS Introduction 1. Evolution - journey's guide 2. Puzzles for the naturalist 3. Matters of place and time 4. A natural history of creation 5. The species question 6. Life's genealogy and natural selection 7. A rich inheritance 8. Synthesis and species 9. The continuing journey 10. Evolution: truth, theory or myth? Evolutionary reading Evolutionary Who's Who Bibliography Illustration sources Index 125 line figures, 7 halftones, 16 plates 352 pages WHERE TO ORDER ISBN 10: 0-521-68746-2, ISBN 13: 978-0-521-68746-1 ($32.99 Paperback) ISBN 10: 0-521-86803-3, ISBN 13: 978-0-521-86803-7 ($120 Hardback) Cambridge University Press 100 Brook Hill Drive West Nyack, NY 10994-2133 Tel: 845-353-7500 Fax: 845-353-4141 Website: http://www.cambridge.org/us/ ------ PRIMATE-SCIENCE BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT POLICY Wisconsin National Primate Research Center National Primate Research Centers Program University of Wisconsin-Madison ***************************************************** The WNPRC posts information about books received to Primate-Science. Postings include descriptive information, table of contents, publisher and ordering instructions. This posting goes out to hundreds of subscribers in the international primatological community. The announcement is also posted to Primate Info Net, a major web site for primatology. All postings to Primate-Science of items for sale must be cleared with the WNPRC Internet Services Advisory Committee. Please send books or videotapes to Primate-Science Coordinator, Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin, 1220 Capitol Court, Madison, WI 53705-1299. For further information contact library@primate.wisc.edu or 608-263-3512. Other titles announced on Primate-Science can be found at: http://library.primate.wisc.edu/collections/books/ Primate-Science mailing list: http://www.primate.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/primate-science -- 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 Jun 30 14:00:03 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Mon Jun 30 14:00:10 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (June 30, 2008) Message-ID: <200806301900.m5UJ03UA003181@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Nasty chimp named 'Moe' escapes from cage, now on the loose in San Bernadino County Associated Press, June 29, 2008 http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8095 ------ 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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