From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Tue Sep 2 14:00:02 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Sep 2 14:00:11 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (September 2, 2008) Message-ID: <200809021900.m82J02Pr006840@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Research looks at monkeys that can fend off disease (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, August 31, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8217 ------ 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 Sep 3 09:00:05 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Wed Sep 3 09:01:28 2008 Subject: [PS] Upcoming Primate Meetings Message-ID: <200809031400.m83E052A018509@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. 2008 PRIMATE PATHOLOGY WORKSHOP Dates: September 13, 2008 - September 14, 2008 Sponsor: Colorado State University Location: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO WORLD STEM CELL SUMMIT Dates: September 22, 2008 - September 23, 2008 Sponsor: University of Wisconsin-Madison Location: Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI Web Site: http://www.worldstemcellsummit.com/ PRIMATE TRAINING AND ENRICHMENT WORKSHOP Dates: September 22, 2008 - September 26, 2008 Sponsor: University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center’s Department of Veterinary Sciences (DVS), Active Environments, and Yerkes National Primate Research Center Location: University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Bastrop, Texas Web Site: http://ptew.kccmr.org/ 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 STRESS AND ITS IMPLICATION ON PRIMATE WELFARE Dates: October 13, 2008 - October 16, 2008 Sponsor: German Primate Centre Location: German Primate Centre Web Site: http://www.euprim-net.eu/network/courses/course7.htm THE LEAKEY PRIZE Dates: October 30, 2008 - November 1, 2008 Sponsor: Leakey Foundation Location: San Francisco, California Web Site: http://www.leakeyfoundation.org ASSOCIATION OF PRIMATE VETERINARIANS Dates: November 5, 2008 - November 8, 2008 Sponsor: Association of Primate Veterinarians Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Web Site: http://www.primatevets.org/ 59TH AALAS NATIONAL MEETING Dates: November 9, 2008 - November 13, 2008 Sponsor: AALAS Location: Indianapolis, Indiana CONFERENCES CYCLE: PRIMATES... A PRIORITY FOR WORLD WIDE CONSERVATION Dates: November 26, 2008 - November 29, 2008 Sponsor: Guadalajara Zoo, Wild Fauna and Companion Animal Mexican Institute and Autonomous University of Guadalajara Location: Guadalajara Zoo, Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico SCIENTISTS CENTER FOR ANIMAL WELFARE (SCAW) WINTER CONFERENCE Dates: December 1, 2008 - December 2, 2008 Sponsor: Scientists Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW) Location: San Antonio, TX Web Site: http://www.scaw.com/conference.htm THE 26TH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM FOR NONHUMAN PRIMATE MODELS FOR AIDS Dates: December 9, 2008 - December 12, 2008 Sponsor: Wisconsin National Primate Research Center and Caribbean Primate Research Center Location: The Ritz-Carlton, San Juan Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico Web Site: http://nhp2008.primate.wisc.edu 11TH MEETING OF THE GERMAN SOCIETY OF PRIMATOLOGY Dates: February 24, 2009 - February 26, 2009 Sponsor: University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover Location: Hannover, Germany Web Site: http://www.gfp2009.de PROSIMIAN WORKSHOP Dates: April 30, 2009 - May 2, 2009 Sponsor: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Location: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cleveland, Ohio Web Site: http://www.clemetzoo.com/prosimianworkshop/ THE PRIMATE MIND: BUILT TO CONNECT WITH OTHER MINDS Dates: June 4, 2009 - June 7, 2009 Sponsor: Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture; International School of Ethology, Ca' Foscari, Location: Erice (Sicily), Italy Web Site: http://www.emory.edu/LIVING_LINKS/primate_mind/ NEOTROPICAL PRIMATE HUSBANDRY, RESEARCH, AND CONSERVATION CONFERENCE Dates: October 13, 2009 - October 15, 2009 Sponsor: Brookfield Zoo Location: Brookfield Zoo, 3300 Gold Road, Brookfield, IL INTERNATIONAL PRIMATOLOGICAL SOCIETY XXIII CONGRESS Dates: September 12, 2010 - September 18, 2010 Sponsor: International Primatological Society Location: Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan Web Site: http://www.ips2010.jp/ ------ Meetings Calendar on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/calendar ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Wed Sep 3 14:00:03 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Wed Sep 3 14:00:12 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (September 3, 2008) Message-ID: <200809031900.m83J03NL023986@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Baby's smell tamps down dad's testosterone levels (University of Wisconsin-Madison News, September 3, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8218 ------ 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 Sep 4 00:00:03 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Thu Sep 4 00:00:25 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200809040500.m84503jM001221@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Primate Behavior and Conservation Field Course in Costa Rica, State University of New York, Oneonta http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1309 Gorilla Rehabilitation Manager, The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1311 Field assistant (volunteer), Mary Blair, Ph.D. Candidate at Columbia University http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1310 ------ 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 brown at primate.wisc.edu Thu Sep 4 09:00:04 2008 From: brown at primate.wisc.edu (Joanne Brown) Date: Thu Sep 4 09:00:38 2008 Subject: [PS] New books at the Jacobsen Primate Library -- August 2008 Message-ID: <200809041400.m84E048N007689@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 August 2008-- Ashwell, Ken W.S.; Paxinos, George. Atlas of the developing rat nervous system, 3rd ed. Academic Press, 2008. ISBN 9780123694812. Bonagura, John D.; Twedt, David C., eds. Kirk's current veterinary therapy, 14th ed. Saunders Elsevier, 2009. ISBN 9780721694979. Goosen, Cornelis. On grooming in Old World monkeys. W.D. Meinema, 1980. Hoffmann, Gerhard. Krallenaffen und Springtamarinen: Affenzwerge in Mittel- und Sudamerika. Filander Verlag, 2005. ISBN 3930831600. Honey, Martha. Ecotourism and sustainable development: who owns paradise?, 2nd ed. Island Press, 2008. ISBN 9781597261258. Keith, Jonathan, ed. Bioinformatics: vol. I: Data. sequence analysis and evolution. Humana Press, 2008. ISBN 9781588297075. Lloyd, Ian. The ultimate HTML reference. sitepoint, 2008. ISBN 9780980285888. Nadler, Tilo; Ha Thang Long. The Cat Ba langur: past, present and future: the definitive report on Trachypithecus pollocephalus, the world's rarest primate. Endangered Primate Rescue Center, 2000. Primack, Richard B. A primer of conservation biology, 4th ed. Sinauer, 2008. ISBN 9780878936922. Sargis, Eric J.; Dagosto, Marian, eds. Mammalian evolutionary morphology: a tribute to Frederick S. Szalay. Springer, 2008. ISBN 9781402069963. Schroepel, Michael. Krallenaffen: Waldzwerge aus Sudamerika. Books on Demand GmbH, 2007. ISBN 9783833472138. Schuster, Gerd; Smits, Willie; Ullal, Jay. Die Denker des Dschungels, German lang. ed. h. f. ullmann, 2007. ISBN 9783833146220. Status survey of endangered species: report 1: golden langur, Phayre's leaf monkey, hispid hare. Zoological Survey of India, 1994. Steenbeek, Romy. Female choice and male coercion in wild Thomas's langurs. 1999. ISBN 903932073x. Workman, Lance; Reader, Will. Evolutionary psychology: an introduction, 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press, 2008. ISBN 9780521716536. ------ New Books list on the web: http://library.primate.wisc.edu/collections/newbooks.php New Books list via RSS feed: http://library.primate.wisc.edu/rss/books.xml ------ -- Joanne Brown, Technical Services Librarian Jacobsen Library and Information Service Wisconsin National Primate Research Center 1220 Capitol Ct. Madison, WI 53715-1237 Phone: 608-263-3512 Fax: 608-265-2067 Email: brown@primate.wisc.edu From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Mon Sep 8 14:00:03 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Mon Sep 8 14:00:14 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (September 8, 2008) Message-ID: <200809081900.m88J030G013765@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Yale Researchers Find 'Junk DNA' May Have Triggered Key Evolutionary Changes In Human Thumb And Foot (ScienceDaily, September 5, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8225 Plastics chemical harms brain function in monkeys (Reuters, September 6, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8226 Finger evidence that separates man from chimps (Times Online, September 5, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8227 Endangered monkey population doubles in three decades in SW China (China View, September 6, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8228 Home away from home for Hali-ela monkeys (The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka, August 7, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8229 ------ 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 jgrehan at sciencebuff.org Mon Sep 8 16:47:40 2008 From: jgrehan at sciencebuff.org (John Grehan) Date: Mon Sep 8 16:47:38 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (September 8, 2008) In-Reply-To: <200809081900.m88J030G013765@white.primate.wisc.edu> References: <200809081900.m88J030G013765@white.primate.wisc.edu> Message-ID: <26DA12164B238549B6D89A2F2A8EE7990131C175@bmsmail.sciencebuff.org> The second title "Finger evidence that separates man from chimps" employs that now classic propaganda device that views all comparative evidence through the lens of the chimpanzee theory. The findings apparently (I use that word as I have not yet seen he original article) show that there are sequences in humans that are absent from one or more apes and monkeys. This would mean that it is not evidence separating 'man' (I am amazed that this term is still used for humans) from chimps any more than any other ape. Can anyone who has seen the original article tell whether there were any unique features in this gene sequence shown to be shared by humans and chimps to the exclusion of the other great apes? If not, then it would seem that the 'finger evidence' is more about pseudoscience than science. John Grehan The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Yale Researchers Find 'Junk DNA' May Have Triggered Key Evolutionary Changes In Human Thumb And Foot (ScienceDaily, September 5, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8225 Finger evidence that separates man from chimps (Times Online, September 5, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8227 ------ 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. ------ _______________________________________________ Primate-Science mailing list Primate-Science@primate.wisc.edu http://www.primate.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/primate-science From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Tue Sep 9 00:00:02 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Sep 9 00:00:12 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200809090500.m89502qF021987@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Volunteer Field Assistant: Titi Monkey Behavior in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, State University of New York, Oneonta http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1312 Regional Biocontainment Laboratory Support Services Manager, University of Pittsburgh http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1314 ------ 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 mhoffman at primate.wisc.edu Wed Sep 10 12:49:09 2008 From: mhoffman at primate.wisc.edu (Matt Hoffman) Date: Wed Sep 10 12:49:10 2008 Subject: [PS] PIN seeking fluent/native Spanish speaker(s) Message-ID: Hello: As part of our efforts to make content available to people worldwide with an interest in primatology, we are beginning to translate our Primate Factsheets (http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets) into Spanish. We're seeking a volunteer who is fluent in Spanish, ideally a native Spanish speaker who has published scientific articles in Spanish, and can review the translations for proper word choice (especially with scientific terms) and grammar. Please contact me at mhoffman@primate.wisc.edu if you are able to help us make a valuable resource available to even more people... thanks Matt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Matt Hoffman Internet Services and Outreach Librarian Jacobsen Library National Primate Research Center University of Wisconsin-Madison 1220 Capitol Court Madison, WI 53715 (608) 263-5537 mhoffman@primate.wisc.edu http://pin.primate.wisc.edu "That's an excellent question. I have no idea." From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Wed Sep 10 14:00:04 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Wed Sep 10 14:00:16 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (September 10, 2008) Message-ID: <200809101900.m8AJ04QS022418@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Killer stress is subject of TV special (Stanford Report, September 10, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8230 Science Briefing: Spider monkeys use greetings to ease conflict (Financial Times, September 9, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8231 ------ 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 Sep 11 00:00:02 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Thu Sep 11 00:00:11 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200809110500.m8B502Ai029453@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Postdoctoral Fellow in Visual Neuroscience, Medical College of Georgia http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1315 Operations Manager, Duke University Lemur Center http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1316 ------ 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 Sep 11 14:00:04 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Thu Sep 11 14:00:21 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (September 11, 2008) Message-ID: <200809111900.m8BJ04Df011246@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ French university under fire for culling macaques (Nature News, September 10, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8232 ------ 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 Sep 12 14:00:05 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Fri Sep 12 14:00:12 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (September 12, 2008) Message-ID: <200809121900.m8CJ05Yt000272@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Time Teaches Brain to Recognize Objects (Washington Post, September 11, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8233 First test-tube monkeys given birth in China (China View, September 11, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8234 Magoo The Monkey Starts NC House Fire (WFMY, Greensboro, North Carolina, September 11, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8235 Doctors perform hysterectomy on gorilla (Raleigh News and Observer, September 12, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8236 Cincinnati Zoo Gorilla Has Malignant Tumor (WKRC, Cincinnati, Ohio, September 11, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8237 Ontario. Monkey goes on the lam from zoo (Ottawa Citizen, September 12, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8238 Test of charity shows monkeys are capable of empathy (The Guardian, August 26, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8239 ------ Primates in the News on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Primates in the News via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/news.xml Primates in the News is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the Wisconsin Primate Research Center provides Primates in the News as an informational service. We are not responsible for the content of linked sites, nor does inclusion of a link imply endorsement of the views expressed in that content. ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Mon Sep 15 10:31:27 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Raymond Hamel) Date: Mon Sep 15 10:31:24 2008 Subject: [PS] New librarian at Jacobsen Library Message-ID: <008101c91748$1ed63a10$7b00a8c0@NIKKO> Ryan Engel joined the staff of the Lawrence Jacobsen Library at the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center as the new Special Collections Librarian on September 2. He will be taking charge of the library's audiovisual collection and aiding in the development of new web resources. Ryan received his MLS from the UW-Madison School of Library and Information Studies in 2004. Although a Wisconsin native, he spent the previous three years as a news librarian at CNN's world headquarters in Atlanta. Ryan can be reached at 608-263-5530 or rengel@primate.wisc.edu. Ray Hamel Director, Jacobsen Library Wisconsin Primate Center hamel@primate.wisc.edu From brown at primate.wisc.edu Mon Sep 15 13:39:17 2008 From: brown at primate.wisc.edu (Joanne Brown) Date: Mon Sep 15 13:39:22 2008 Subject: [PS] P-S REVIEW BOOK: Die Denker des Dschungels: der Orangutan-Report Message-ID: <48CEABD5.9000700@primate.wisc.edu> *Die Denker des Dschungels: der Orangutan-Report: Bilder, Fakten, Hintergr?nde* Gerd Schuster, Willie Smits, Jay Ullal ABOUT THE BOOK One against the rain forest mafia -- and for the persistence of the orangutan. Dr. Willie Smits is a moral court of last resort, and the theme of this book has international political dimensions. The book is about nothing less than the causes of climate change, the shameless and profit-oriented deforestation of the tropical rainforest and thus the continuing destruction of the living space of ten thousand orangutans. He is on of the few who carry on this battle. With his own hands. In the Indonesian forest. Day after day. The graduate forest scientist and microbiologist went to Indonesia in 1980. Nine years later he became, strictly by accident, an orangutan conservationist. At the edge of the market he found a half-dead orangutan, which a dealer had thrown in the rubbish. Smits looked into the eyes of this ape, was touched emotionally, took him with him, and restored his life. Two years later he founded the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOS), which since then has saved more than 1300 animals from death. Together with author Gerd Schuster and the outstanding photographer Jay Ullal, Smits prepared a book about his life work. With several years more work, the text Die Denker des Dschungels was published by h. f. ullmann Verlag. It is no exaggeration to describe the book as a sensation. Exclusive photos show, for the first time, a swimming orangutan, although before this, researchers supposed that the orangutan could not swim. We see orangutans fishing with sticks, hitherto an unknown form of tool use. Overall, Jay Ullal's photos are simply the best ever taken of this area. In five trips to Borneo and Sumatra, he took nearly 10,000 photos, including 40 world-exclusive gems. These as well as hundreds of other fascinating photos are in this book. The accompanying text does not fall short of the photos. It is scientifically based, but also lively and clearly written. The world of the orangutan is illuminated in all its facets, as is the story of Willie Smits, who evolved from a protector of orangutans to a protector of the climate. The authors are not afraid to address the terrible situations they find. Many governments and organizations show scarcely any engagement, even when the topic is protection of the climate, the environment, and endangered species. Even today. That this must undoubtedly change as soon as possible is shown forcibly in the contents of this book. The publisher Herbert Ullmann has visited Dr. Willie Smits in Borneo, and has been much impressed by his performance and great success: "There are books, which one can make, and there are books, which one must make. The Thinker of the Forests undoubtedly belongs in the second category." CONTENTS --Die Leidensgeschichte des kleinen Bali: ein St?ck Orangutan-Wirklichkeit [The sad tale of little Bali: a picture of orangutan reality] --Das Grauen Queen Viktorias und das Desinteresse der Forscher: die Entdeckung des Orangutans [The abhorrence of Queen Victoria and the disinterest of researchers: the discovery of the orangutan] --Wer ist das, der "Waldmensch"? Beschreibung eines wenig bekannten Vetters aus dem Dschungel [What is the "man of the forest"? Description of a little known cousin of the jungle] --Medikamente gegen Migr?ne und Malaria: die "gr?ne Apotheke" der affischen Feldbotaniker [Medication for migraine and malaria: the "green apothecary" of the ape field botanist] --Sieben Jahre Schulung, f?nf Jahre Muttermilch und ewige Affenliebe: die wohl beh?tete Kindheit der Orangutans [Seven years schooling, five years of mother's milk and a little ape love: the well-protected childhood of orangutans] --Grips, Genie oder gesunder Menschenverstand: was haben die Affen im Kopf? [Brains, genius or common sense: what is in the ape's head?] --Alma und der Dosen?ffner, Unyils "Seiltrick" und Uces Liebe f?r Symbole: begegnungen mit Orangutan-Intelligenz [Alma and the can opener, Unyil's rope trick and Uce's love for symbols: encounters with orangutan intelligence] --Kultur bei Affen: Kann das sein? [Ape culture: is this possible?] --Vom Wildbret bis zum 50.000-US-Dollar Exportartikel: die Geschichte eines Genozids [From bushmeat to a $50,000 export article: the story of a genocide] --Das ?l, das keiner kennt: der Palm?l-Boom und der Exitus der letzten Regenw?lder [The oil that no one knows: the palm-oil boom and the end of the last rainforest] --Alptraum und Affen-Apokalypse: eine Fahrt an die Holzf?llerfront in Kalimantan [Nightmare and ape apocalypse: a journey to the logging front in Kalimantan] --"Niemand tut was! Die betr?bliche Suche nach Tiersch?tzern, die den Orangutans auch wirklich helfen ["No one does anything!" The troubling search for animal protectors, who truly help the orangutans] --Gro?e Worte und nichts dahinter: wie die UNEP den Orangutans Hilfe leistet [Big words and nothing behind them: how the UNEP helps the orangutans] --Vom Meranti-Vermehrer zum Orangutan-Sch?tzer: wie Willie Smits auf den Affen kam [From meranti producer to orangutan protector: how Willie Smits came to the apes] --Menschen als Kletter-Lehrer und Dschungerl-Trainer f?r Orangutans: eine fast unm?gliche Aufgabe [Humans as climbing teachers and jungle trainers for orangutans: an almost impossible undertaking] --Mawas, die letzte Zuflucht der Orangutans: warum Affenschutz auch Menschenschutz ist [Mawas, the last refuge for the orangutans: why ape protection is also human protection] --So ?hnlich und doch so verschieden: die Arten und Underarten des Orangutan auf Borneo und Sumatra -- von Pongo abelii bis Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus [So similar and yet so different: the species and sub-species of orangutans on Borneo and Sumatra -- from Pongo abelii to Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus] --Die Pongo-pygmaeus-Polaroids: wie die Orangutanfrau Uce Fotos "f?rs Familienalbum" bekam [The Pongo pygmaeus polaroids: how the female ape Uce got photos "for the family album] --Psychogramm eines Primaten: Erlebnisse und Erfahrungen mit eintausend Orangutans [Psychogram of a primate: experiences with a thousand orangutans] --Das M?rchen von Samboja Lestari: ein Traum wird Wirklichkeit [The fairy tale of Samboja Lestari: a dream becomes reality] ABOUT THE AUTHORS The journalist Gerd Schuster and his team has carried out fieldwork research on the surprising and to an extent shocking reality of the jungle, and pulls no punches in the reports contained in this book. The Dutch conservationist and author of several specialist publications, Willie Smits, now lives mainly in Southeast Asia. He is the founder of BOS Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation. The photographer Jay Ullal became famous for his photographs of major personalities for Stern magazine. His later specialization in animal photography has produced sensational photos on the living conditions and behavior of the orangutan in photos shot during five trips to Borneo and Sumatra. WHERE TO ORDER ISBN 9783833146220 (29,95 Euros, hardcover, German language ed.) 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URL: http://white.primate.wisc.edu/pipermail/primate-science/attachments/20080915/4050d265/attachment.html From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Mon Sep 15 14:00:02 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Mon Sep 15 14:00:10 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (September 15, 2008) Message-ID: <200809151900.m8FJ02ID010455@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ He cooked up a new theory on evolution (Boston Globe, September 15, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8240 Father's Nose Best (CBC Radio, September 13, 2008, MP3 or OGG) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8241 Doctors called in for gorilla's surgery (News and Observer, September 13, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8242 Chimps love hugs (KUTV, Salt Lake City, September 9, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8243 Meaningless genetic code helped form human hands (Telegraph, September 4, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8244 Oldest gorilla in captivity dies in Dallas at 55 (Associated Press, September 8, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8245 ------ 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 jgrehan at sciencebuff.org Mon Sep 15 14:40:53 2008 From: jgrehan at sciencebuff.org (John Grehan) Date: Mon Sep 15 14:40:43 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (September 15, 2008) In-Reply-To: <200809151900.m8FJ02ID010455@white.primate.wisc.edu> References: <200809151900.m8FJ02ID010455@white.primate.wisc.edu> Message-ID: <26DA12164B238549B6D89A2F2A8EE7990131C1C4@bmsmail.sciencebuff.org> > He cooked up a new theory on evolution > (Boston Globe, September 15, 2008) > http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8240 Can someone explain to me how the following, quoted from the above link, is not inheritance of acquired characters? John Grehan "Cooking, he argues, makes eating faster and easier and allows more calories to be harvested from the food. That extra nutrition, he says, explains why Homo erectus evolved with a larger body and brain than its ancestors, even though it had a smaller gut and smaller teeth." From jgrehan at sciencebuff.org Mon Sep 15 14:42:42 2008 From: jgrehan at sciencebuff.org (John Grehan) Date: Mon Sep 15 14:42:31 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (September 15, 2008) In-Reply-To: <200809151900.m8FJ02ID010455@white.primate.wisc.edu> References: <200809151900.m8FJ02ID010455@white.primate.wisc.edu> Message-ID: <26DA12164B238549B6D89A2F2A8EE7990131C1C5@bmsmail.sciencebuff.org> > He cooked up a new theory on evolution (Boston Globe, September 15, > 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8240 Can someone explain to me how the following, quoted from the above link, is not inheritance of acquired characters? John Grehan "Cooking, he argues, makes eating faster and easier and allows more calories to be harvested from the food. That extra nutrition, he says, explains why Homo erectus evolved with a larger body and brain than its ancestors, even though it had a smaller gut and smaller teeth." From jgrehan at sciencebuff.org Mon Sep 15 15:20:43 2008 From: jgrehan at sciencebuff.org (John Grehan) Date: Mon Sep 15 15:20:33 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (September 15, 2008) In-Reply-To: <48CEC112.8000908@gmail.com> References: <200809151900.m8FJ02ID010455@white.primate.wisc.edu> <26DA12164B238549B6D89A2F2A8EE7990131C1C5@bmsmail.sciencebuff.org> <48CEC112.8000908@gmail.com> Message-ID: <26DA12164B238549B6D89A2F2A8EE7990131C1C8@bmsmail.sciencebuff.org> I received the following response offlist (presume the person did not want to be named on the list) but I am responding to the list since the original question was addressed to the list. "Larger brains and bodies would be selected against if an individual cannot obtain the energy to support them. If cooking allows for an increase in net energy, and large brains and bodies otherwise confer benefits, then these traits can be selected for. right? seems simple enough based on sound evolutionary theory." This might be the case, although if the individuals were not getting enough energy to support a larger body, they might just not grow so large anyway (i.e. there is no selective reduction of larger body sizes) which is what happens in humans - or so I understand. Perhaps this is a testable proposition if one finds that those who do not eat cooked food have a body size only of that of pre-homo erectus? And do apes fed with cooked food (including meat) grow to be as big as Homo erecuts? John Grehan John Grehan wrote: He cooked up a new theory on evolution (Boston Globe, September 15, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8240 Can someone explain to me how the following, quoted from the above link, is not inheritance of acquired characters? John Grehan "Cooking, he argues, makes eating faster and easier and allows more calories to be harvested from the food. That extra nutrition, he says, explains why Homo erectus evolved with a larger body and brain than its ancestors, even though it had a smaller gut and smaller teeth." _______________________________________________ Primate-Science mailing list Primate-Science@primate.wisc.edu http://www.primate.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/primate-science From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Tue Sep 16 00:00:01 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Sep 16 00:00:13 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200809160500.m8G501GR017204@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Chimpanzee volunteer, Stichting AAP http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1317 research assistant, Max-Planck-Institute for Evol. Anthropology http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1319 --POSITIONS WANTED-- animal welfare, ethology, breeding, captivity http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1318 ------ 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 Sep 16 14:00:05 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Sep 16 14:00:16 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (September 16, 2008) Message-ID: <200809161900.m8GJ05FX029144@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Gorilla has sore tooth removed by dentist (Newslite, September 15, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8246 Primate conservation may enhance food availability to humans (Mongabay, September 15, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8247 Hugging benefits fractious chimps (BBC News, September 8, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8248 ------ 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 Sep 17 14:00:04 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Wed Sep 17 14:00:12 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (September 17, 2008) Message-ID: <200809171900.m8HJ04ie017857@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Toledo Zoo chimp has artwork auctioned worldwide (WNWO, Toledo, Ohio, September 16, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8249 Suncoast Primate Sanctuary reopens to the public (St. Petersburg Times, September 17, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8250 Food or slaughter? Bushmeat fuels wildlife debate (Reuters Africa, September 16, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8251 Why Some Primates, But Not Humans, Can Live With Immunodeficiency Viruses And Not Progress To AIDS (ScienceDaily, September 17, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8252 Crows make monkeys out of chimps in mental test (New Scientist, September 17, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8253 ------ 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 Sep 18 00:00:04 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Thu Sep 18 00:00:16 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200809180500.m8I504e7024819@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Field Research Assistant: Social effects of translocation in threatened Ecuadorian mantled howlers, University of Texas at San Antonio http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1320 Research Assistant: Howling Monkeys in Tabasco, Mexico, Washington University in St. Louis, Dept. of Anthropology http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1321 ------ 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 Sep 18 14:00:03 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Thu Sep 18 14:00:11 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (September 18, 2008) Message-ID: <200809181900.m8IJ034O007300@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Uganda to prepare more mountain gorillas for contact with humans (Vancouver Sun, September 18, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8254 ------ 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 sadwick at rspca.org.uk Fri Sep 19 06:10:27 2008 From: sadwick at rspca.org.uk (Sophie Adwick) Date: Fri Sep 19 05:10:42 2008 Subject: [PS] Legislation covering trade/keeping of pet primates Message-ID: <48D388A2.A8EB.007B.0@rspca.org.uk> Dear All, The RSPCA is presently working on a project aiming to ban the trade/keeping of pet primates in the UK. In support of this, we are attempting to determine the status of primate-related legislation elsewhere in the world. Any information on legislation (from any country), preferably with a source we can cite, covering the following would be gratefully received: * restrictions on the trade in pet primates both within and between countries, * restrictions on the keeping of pet primates or pet wild animals in general. Many thanks, Sophie. Sophie Adwick, BSc(Hons) MSc Oxon Scientific Officer Wildlife Department Science Group RSPCA Wilberforce Way Southwater Horsham West Sussex RH13 9RS Scanned by Demon MailDefender From S.hill at chesterzoo.org Fri Sep 19 03:56:44 2008 From: S.hill at chesterzoo.org (Sonya Hill) Date: Fri Sep 19 09:10:37 2008 Subject: [PS] Primate Conservation meeting in London In-Reply-To: <1205838021.1272.85726.w115@yahoogroups.com> Message-ID: <765D19F7C5A92F4A9394A526784834089C1DD3@pegasus.czoo.local> Dear All, Apologies for cross-posting, but some of you may be interested to know that the focus of the Primate Society of Great Britain's winter meeting on December 3rd 2008, at ZSL, will be "Primate Conservation: Measuring and mitigating trade in primates" - this should be of interest to many zoo researchers and zoo staff, as well as those working in other areas of conservation/primatology. 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Thank you, Brooke Aldrich From Judith_Schrier at brown.edu Fri Sep 19 12:35:55 2008 From: Judith_Schrier at brown.edu (Judith Schrier) Date: Fri Sep 19 12:35:56 2008 Subject: [PS] Lab Primate Newsletter, October 2008 Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20080919133533.01ebf420@email.brown.edu> Dear Friends, 19 September 2008 The e-mail edition of Volume 47, number 4, of the Laboratory Primate Newsletter will be sent in a few days to subscribers by list-server. The Web edition, at , 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 also send paper copies to those who have paid for 2008 and beyond. If you HAVE paid, but are willing to print your own issues from the Web, please let us know! We will appreciate it! We will no longer accept subscriptions, unless you are willing to pay a substantially higher price: $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 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 listserv@listserv.brown.edu You can also subscribe to the e-mail edition, by sending the message subscribe LPN-L Your Name to the same listserv address as above. This gets you plain text in your mailbox: no figures, no italics, no boldface, no links. 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. Just send the message subscribe LPN-PDF Your Name to that same address... 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. All issues of the Newsletter, from 1984 to the present, are available on the World Wide Web, at http://www.brown.edu/primate Volume 47, number 4 should be there in a few days. The Table of Contents for Volume 47, number 4 follows. The numbers are page numbers in the "print" (PDF) edition. * * * CONTENTS Articles and Notes Creating Housing to Meet the Behavioral Needs of Long-tailed Macaques, by C. D. Waitt, P. E. Honess, and M. Bushmitz . . . 1 Capturing and Handling Marmosets, by M. J. Donnelly . . . 6 News, Information, and Announcements Grants Available: Fyssen Foundation Postdoctoral Research Grants . . . 8 Research and Educational Opportunities . . . 8 Pain Management Seminar; Genetics, Immunology and Breeding Management; Assessment and Treatment of Animal Pain and Distress Workshop Announcements . . . 10 Symposium on Environmental Enrichment; Prosimian Husbandry Workshop; The Primate Mind Resources Wanted and Available . . . 10 Bibliography of Refinement and Enrichment Update; Enrichment Device Manual News Briefs . . . 10 Apes Get Legal Rights in Spain; DRC: Monkey Pox Kills 22 in Equateur Province; Oldest Gorilla in Captivity Dies in Dallas at 55; New Special Collections Librarian at Wisconsin NPRC Meeting Announcements . . . 12 Information Requested or Available . . . 13 HSUS Changes Format; Care and Use of Animals in Field Research; More Interesting Websites Announcements from Publications . . . 13 Elsevier Manuscripts Submission; African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology Awards Granted: IPS Student Competition Winners . . . 23 Nominations open for Research Awards . . . 23 Departments Positions Available . . . 9 Lab Animal Clinical Veterinarian ? North Carolina; Pathology/Comparative Medicine ? North Carolina; NHP Research Support Coordinator ? Pittsburgh Recent Books and Articles . . . 14 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 Fri Sep 19 14:00:02 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Fri Sep 19 14:00:11 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (September 19, 2008) Message-ID: <200809191900.m8JJ02Xl024509@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ 2 of 3 Monkeys Returned To Sanctuary (KCTV, Kansas City) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8255 Sri Lanka hopes wildlife glories will attract new tourists (AFP, September 18, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8256 Orphan gorilla joins zoo family (BBC News, September 18, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8257 ------ 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 Eric.Delson at lehman.cuny.edu Sun Sep 21 22:10:53 2008 From: Eric.Delson at lehman.cuny.edu (Eric Delson) Date: Sun Sep 21 22:11:08 2008 Subject: [PS] New York Regional Primatology talks October 2008 Message-ID: <20080922031059.UYWY1931.hrndva-omta06.mail.rr.com@Eric.lehman.cuny.edu> The New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology (NYCEP) invites you to attend the following lectures in The New York Regional Primatology Colloquium: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, October 2, 6:30 PM Jason Munshi-South Baruch College/CUNY and NYCEP Social Monogamy, Extra-pair Paternity and Dispersal in Bornean Treeshrews ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, October 30, 6:30 PM Jonathan Perry Stony Brook University Ingested Food Size, Gape, and the Muscles of Mastication in Lemurs ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The talks will be held at the CUNY Graduate Center (365 5th avenue, between 34th and 35th streets), Room C415A (below street level) Dinner with the speaker is open to all after the talk. Please contact Dr. Ryan Raaum if you have any questions or to request dinner information. From twyman at ucalgary.ca Mon Sep 22 14:21:19 2008 From: twyman at ucalgary.ca (Tracy Wyman) Date: Mon Sep 22 14:21:23 2008 Subject: [PS] GPS collars Message-ID: <00c801c91ce8$64757720$2d606560$@ca> I am interested in hearing about success and/or failures with the use of GPS collars on primates. I have only been able to find a couple references regarding the use of GPS collars and I am curious if this seems feasible for use on spider monkeys (forest canopy not-withstanding). I am mainly interested to hear if subjects were able to remove the collars or if they were perceived as an impediment to the animal. My only interest is for future project feasibility. Thanks Tracy Wyman Primatology Technician/Supervisor & Curator MGIS Candidate Department of Anthropology University of Calgary 2500 University Dr. N.W. 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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 hamel at primate.wisc.edu Tue Sep 23 09:32:57 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Raymond Hamel) Date: Tue Sep 23 09:34:14 2008 Subject: [PS] Fw: Call in Message-ID: <002901c91d89$45c20cc0$7b00a8c0@NIKKO> The Endangered Species Coalition is organizing a National Call in Day on Tuesday, September 23. We are inviting all of our member organizations to participate and urge Congress to stop the Bush Extinction Plan. Congress has an opportunity in the next week to stop the Bush Administration's regulations to weaken the Endangered Species Act. They need to hear from Americans who support the Endangered Species Act and oppose the Bush Extinction Plan. Please participate in the call in day by calling your Members of Congress and asking all of your members, activists, colleagues, friends and family to make a call as well. Bush Extinction Plan National Call-in Day: Tuesday, September 23 Please call your Member of Congress and ask them to stop the Bush Extinction Plan. Call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121 and ask for your Member of Congress's office. Sample message: "My name is (your name) and I live in (your city.) I am calling to ask you to oppose the Bush Administration's regulations to weaken the Endangered Species Act. The Endangered Species Act is a safety net for our nation's wildlife fish and plants on the brink of extinction. I hope you will do everything you can to stop these regulations that would weaken one of our nation's most important conservation laws." Congress Opposes the Bush Extinction Plan Members of Congress have many opportunities to oppose the Bush Extinction Plan. Senator Boxer is holding a hearing on the "Bush Administration Environmental Record at the Department of Interior and Environmental Protection Agency" on Wednesday, September 24th that will highlight the Endangered Species Act proposed regulations. Congressman Rahall, Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, is circulating a letter to the Department of Interior opposing the regulations. We expect a similar sign on letter in the Senate soon. The Bush Extinction Plan The Bush Administration has released a series of proposed regulatory changes to the Endangered Species Act in the past several months, together called the "Bush Extinction Plan." The proposed regulations would make it harder to list species as endangered, protect habitat, have scientific review of projects that might harm species, and address the impacts of global warming on our nation's wildlife and wild places. The Bush Administration is attempting a last minute giveaway to their friends in the oil, mining, logging and development industries. The proposed regulatory changes came out in the eleventh hour of the Bush administration. They are trying every trick in the book to rewrite bedrock environmental protections. For more information, visit our Bush Extinction Plan factsheet . The Endangered Species Act is a safety net for our nation's wildlife, fish and plants on the brink of extinction. The Bush administration's proposed regulations will cut a giant loophole in the safety net. Thank you for helping to save endangered species. Sincerely, Leda Huta Endangered Species Coalition The Endangered Species Coalition is a national network of hundreds of conservation, scientific, sporting, religious, humane, business and community groups across the country working to protect our nation's wildlife and wild places. www.StopExtinction.org Noel Rowe Primate Conservation Inc 1411 Shannock Rd Charlestown, RI 02813 401 364 7140 Fax 401 364 6785 nrowe@primate.org website www.primate.org From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Tue Sep 23 14:00:03 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Sep 23 14:00:14 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (September 23, 2008) Message-ID: <200809231900.m8NJ030o023288@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Paola Timiras dies at 85; pioneered study of the physiology of aging (Los Angeles Times, September 23, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8259 Of baboons and humans... (Independent Online, September 22, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8260 Monkeying around politics (Metro News, Canada, September 23, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8261 Chimps can recognise friends by their behinds (New Scientist, September 22, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8262 Raw Deal (Natural History, September 22, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8263 Gorilla Kera finds new home (includes video, BBC News, in 2008-09-21) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8264 Dogs used in battle against marauding monkeys (Daily Yomiuri Online, September 21, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8265 Little Rock Zoo's Oldest Chimp Dies (Today's THV, September 19, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8266 Gene enhancer in evolution of human opposable thumb (EurekAlert, September 5, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8267 ------ 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 lisa.corewyn at utsa.edu Tue Sep 23 20:03:03 2008 From: lisa.corewyn at utsa.edu (Lisa Corewyn) Date: Tue Sep 23 20:02:46 2008 Subject: [PS] FTA cards Message-ID: <9E3E2B56E149EC428763216A812115FB06BBC6@jade1604.UTSARR.NET> I was interested to hear if anyone has had success using FTA cards (Whatman Inc.) for collecting either primate fecal or blood samples in the field for later DNA analysis? If so, would they be able to supply me with more information on the protocols they used and their efficacy for DNA amplification? The protocols call for the samples (fecals in particular) to be placed in reagent solution first before applying on the card, but I have also heard you may be able to apply the fecal sample directly to the card without affecting the quality. Unfortunately, I am not presently in a position to test this, so was hoping for available feedback. Thank you. __________ Lisa C. Corewyn Ph.D. Candidate Department of Anthropology University of Texas at San Antonio lisa.corewyn@utsa.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://white.primate.wisc.edu/pipermail/primate-science/attachments/20080923/76421521/attachment.html From jdewar at gorilla-haven.org Thu Sep 25 09:54:28 2008 From: jdewar at gorilla-haven.org (Jane T. R. Dewar) Date: Thu Sep 25 09:54:36 2008 Subject: [PS] Re: [gorillakeepers] Two Gorillas Suspected of Milk-Powder Poisoning References: <8CAED3424CA6DEA-1B40-211@FWM-M31.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <006701c91f1e$9eb98c90$0f00a8c0@Jane4600> Surely, this is another case of "gorillas" being mistaken for chimpanzees (or orangutans)???? Or else there's another case like the Taiping 4 gorillas, since Beijing's gorillas are older and definitely not one or three years old as reported in this story, and so the question must be - where did these baby gorillas come from? Jane Print | Close this window Now two gorillas suspected of milk-powder poisoning Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:50am EDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Two gorillas are suspected of becoming the latest victims of China's tainted milk-powder health scandal, showing the early signs of kidney stones, local media reported on Thursday. The gorillas, both from Hangzhou Wildlife World in eastern Zhejiang province and aged one and three, had been diagnosed with crystallization in their urine, according to a report on the website of the Hangzhou newspaper ( www.hangzhou.com.cn). Both had been fed with milk powder made by Sanlu Group, at the heart of the scandal in which four infants have died and thousands have fallen sick with kidney stones. The company has said the infants became sick after drinking milk contaminated by melamine, a compound used in making plastics and added to cheat nutrition tests. "The crystallization now is very small, but it will grow bigger and then block the urine," Zhang Xu, a doctor from the animal hospital where the two gorillas were being treated, was quoted as saying. "No visible stones have been found so far," Zhang added. Kidney stones are small, solid masses that form when salts or minerals normally found in urine crystallize inside the kidney. If they become large enough, they can move out of the kidney, cause infection and lead to permanent kidney damage. (Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing by Nick Macfie and Sanjeev Miglani) ----- Original Message ----- From: lowlandgorilla@aol.com To: gorillakeepers@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 10:43 AM Subject: [gorillakeepers] Two Gorillas Suspected of Milk-Powder Poisoning Now two gorillas suspected of milk-powder poisoning http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE48O20H20080925 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Recent Activity a.. 2New Members Visit Your Group Need traffic? 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Brooke From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Thu Sep 25 14:00:05 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Thu Sep 25 14:00:15 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (September 25, 2008) Message-ID: <200809251900.m8PJ05Kb000736@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Rescued baby gorilla fuels campaign to save a species (Reuters Africa, September 24, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8268 Now two gorillas suspected of milk-powder poisoning (Reuters, September 25, 2008) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8269 ------ 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 Sep 26 07:10:05 2008 From: jdewar at gorilla-haven.org (Jane T. R. Dewar) Date: Fri Sep 26 07:10:14 2008 Subject: [PS] Re: [zoo-biology] Re: [gorillakeepers] Two Gorillas Suspected of Milk-Powder Poisoning References: <8CAED3424CA6DEA-1B40-211@FWM-M31.sysops.aol.com> <006701c91f1e$9eb98c90$0f00a8c0@Jane4600> <1b4aacbb0809251758g43552658jb226e4fed14d61a9@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <016601c91fd0$d23ad760$0f00a8c0@Jane4600> Thanks for this ... poor baby orangutans, and tigers, etc. ----- Original Message ----- From: Thomas Knight To: zoo-biology@yahoogroups.com Cc: Dr John Wedderburn ; Shubhobroto Ghosh ; gorillakeepers@yahoogroups.com ; Primate-Net A5 ; Groupies A2 ; Primate Science A3 ; primfocus A4 Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 8:58 PM Subject: Re: [zoo-biology] Re: [gorillakeepers] Two Gorillas Suspected of Milk-Powder Poisoning They were orangs- here's a link to the BBC version of the story, with a photo of an orang: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7635432.stm Thomas On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 7:54 AM, Jane T. R. Dewar wrote: > Surely, this is another case of "gorillas" being mistaken for > chimpanzees (or orangutans)???? Or else there's another case like the > Taiping 4 gorillas, since Beijing's gorillas are older and definitely not > one or three years old as reported in this story, and so the question must > be - where did these baby gorillas come from? > > Jane > > Print | Close this window > > Now two gorillas suspected of milk-powder poisoning > Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:50am EDT > BEIJING (Reuters) - Two gorillas are suspected of becoming the latest > victims of China's tainted milk-powder health scandal, showing the early > signs of kidney stones, local media reported on Thursday. > > The gorillas, both from Hangzhou Wildlife World in eastern Zhejiang > province and aged one and three, had been diagnosed with crystallization in > their urine, according to a report on the website of the Hangzhou newspaper > ( www.hangzhou.com.cn). > > Both had been fed with milk powder made by Sanlu Group, at the heart of the > scandal in which four infants have died and thousands have fallen sick with > kidney stones. > > The company has said the infants became sick after drinking milk > contaminated by melamine, a compound used in making plastics and added to > cheat nutrition tests. > > "The crystallization now is very small, but it will grow bigger and then > block the urine," Zhang Xu, a doctor from the animal hospital where the two > gorillas were being treated, was quoted as saying. > > "No visible stones have been found so far," Zhang added. > > Kidney stones are small, solid masses that form when salts or minerals > normally found in urine crystallize inside the kidney. > > If they become large enough, they can move out of the kidney, cause > infection and lead to permanent kidney damage. > > (Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing by Nick Macfie and Sanjeev Miglani) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: lowlandgorilla@aol.com > To: gorillakeepers@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 10:43 AM > Subject: [gorillakeepers] Two Gorillas Suspected of Milk-Powder Poisoning > > Now two gorillas suspected of milk-powder poisoning > > http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE48O20H20080925 > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.7.1/1688 - Release Date: 9/24/2008 > 6:29 AM > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (3) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Calendar Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! 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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 spidersflies at yahoo.com Sun Sep 28 06:13:58 2008 From: spidersflies at yahoo.com (brooke aldrich) Date: Sun Sep 28 06:13:43 2008 Subject: [PS] Patas diet Message-ID: <101097.76485.qm@web54101.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Hello, Can anybody provide me with a diet sheet for Patas monkeys? Thanks! Brooke From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Tue Sep 30 00:00:04 2008 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Sep 30 00:00:18 2008 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200809300500.m8U504Qu009334@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Research Program Manager I, Wisconsin National Primate Research Center http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1329 Junior Faculty Position, Harvard University http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1326 Laboratory Technician, Wake Forest University Health Sciences http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1328 --POSITIONS WANTED-- Primatology http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1327 ------ 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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