From jdewar at gorilla-haven.org Sun Aug 2 08:43:03 2009 From: jdewar at gorilla-haven.org (Jane T. R. Dewar) Date: Sun Aug 2 08:43:50 2009 Subject: [PS] Tacugama Chimp sanctuary Message-ID: <1577286BA810420C9E45F3FAD65E839A@Jane4600> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4ncZweRhh0 A six minute video giving a good overview of Sierra Leone's chimpanzee sanctuary, Tacugama, and my very dear friend, founder Bala Amarasekaran. Jane -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://white.primate.wisc.edu/pipermail/primate-science/attachments/20090802/03cc964b/attachment.html From jdewar at gorilla-haven.org Sun Aug 2 08:55:44 2009 From: jdewar at gorilla-haven.org (Jane T. R. Dewar) Date: Sun Aug 2 08:56:38 2009 Subject: [PS] Unique gift idea helping gorilla conservation Message-ID: <8EF97D43C9864E0BB7D4438BCEADAF24@Jane4600> http://www.youtube.com/user/gorillasacks -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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ORANGUTAN CONSERVANCY VETERINARY WORKSHOP Dates: August 5, 2009 - August 9, 2009 Sponsor: Orangutan Conservancy Location: East Kalimantan, Indonesia Web Site: http://www.orangutan.net/archives/200 3RD CONGRESS OF THE EUROPEAN FEDERATION FOR PRIMATOLOGY (EFP) Dates: August 12, 2009 - August 15, 2009 Sponsor: Anthropological Institute & Museum of the University of Zürich, Switzerland Location: University of Zürich, Switzerland Web Site: http://www.aim.uzh.ch/EFP.html 2009 ORANGUTAN SSP HUSBANDRY WORKSHOP Dates: August 31, 2009 - September 2, 2009 Sponsor: Zoo Atlanta Location: Zoo Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia Web Site: http://www.2009orangutanworkshop.org/ VTH INTERNATIONAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL CONGRESS OF ALES HRDLICKA 'QUO VADIS HOMO…SOCIETAS HUMANA? Dates: September 2, 2009 - September 5, 2009 Sponsor: Charles University in Prague, Czech Anthropological Society Location: Prague and Humpolec, Czech Republic Web Site: http://www.anthropology-hrdlicka2009.cz 32ND MEETING OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PRIMATOLOGISTS Dates: September 18, 2009 - September 21, 2009 Sponsor: American Society of Primatologists Location: Bahia Resort Hotel, San Diego, CA Web Site: http://www.asp.org/asp2009/index.htm 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BEHAVIOUR, PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS OF WILDLIFE Dates: September 21, 2009 - September 24, 2009 Sponsor: Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW) and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) Location: Berlin, Germany Web Site: http://www.izw-berlin.de/de/flink/7thIZW-Conference.html ACADEMY OF SURGICAL RESEARCH 25TH ANNUAL MEETING Dates: September 24, 2009 - September 26, 2009 Sponsor: Academy of Surgical Research Location: Hotel Monteleone,. New Orleans, LA Web Site: http://www.surgicalresearch.org/requestPage.asp?ID=23 3RD INTENATIONAL CONGRESS OF ZOOKEEPERS AND THE 36TH AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ZOO KEEPERS NATIONAL CONFERENCE Dates: September 24, 2009 - September 29, 2009 Sponsor: ICZ and AAZK Location: Red Lion Inn, Seattle, WA Web Site: www.pugetsoundaazk.org/2009conference/registration.html 2ND IBERIAN PRIMATOLOGICAL CONFERENCE Dates: September 30, 2009 - October 3, 2009 Sponsor: Asociacion Primatologica Espanola (APE); Associaçao Portuguesa de Primatologia (APP), Location: Madrid, Spain Web Site: http://www.uam.es/otros/ape/congresos/CIP2.html 5TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MIDWEST PRIMATE INTEREST GROUP Dates: October 9, 2009 - October 10, 2009 Sponsor: Midwest Primate Interest Group Location: Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan Web Site: http://www.mpig.org/ MEETING CANCELLED -- 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 21ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE ANIMAL RESEARCH FACILITIES 2009 Dates: October 19, 2009 - October 20, 2009 Sponsor: Tradeline, Inc. Location: Hyatt Regency Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona Web Site: www.tradelineinc.com/animal2009 27TH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON NONHUMAN PRIMATE MODELS FOR AIDS Dates: October 28, 2009 - October 31, 2009 Sponsor: New England Primate Research Center Location: Hyatt Harborside Hotel in Boston, MA Web Site: http://nhp2009.hms.harvard.edu/ 2ND ANNUAL BCSF SYMPOSIUM: HOW CAN WE SAVE PRIMATES FROM EXTINCTION? Date: October 29, 2009 Sponsor: Bristol Conservation and Science Foundation @ Bristol Zoo Gardens Location: Bristol, UK Web Site: http://www.bristolzoo.org.uk/about/conservation/symposium2009 37TH ANNUAL ASSOCIATION OF PRIMATE VETERINARIANS (APV) WORKSHOP Dates: November 5, 2009 - November 7, 2009 Sponsor: Association of Primate Veterinarians Location: Omni Interlocken Resort, Denver, Colorado Web Site: http://www.primatevets.org 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 jgrehan at sciencebuff.org Mon Aug 3 10:47:32 2009 From: jgrehan at sciencebuff.org (John Grehan) Date: Mon Aug 3 10:47:19 2009 Subject: [PS] Latest on orang debate In-Reply-To: <4A424A68.5030306@kent.ac.uk> References: <26DA12164B238549B6D89A2F2A8EE7990174D73E@bmsmail.sciencebuff.org> <4A424A68.5030306@kent.ac.uk> Message-ID: <26DA12164B238549B6D89A2F2A8EE7990174DA3B@bmsmail.sciencebuff.org> See following link http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09215/988245-115.stm John Grehan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://white.primate.wisc.edu/pipermail/primate-science/attachments/20090803/f160ecf7/attachment.html From jdewar at gorilla-haven.org Mon Aug 3 13:09:28 2009 From: jdewar at gorilla-haven.org (Jane T. R. Dewar) Date: Mon Aug 3 13:09:43 2009 Subject: [PS] Prayers for JOE Message-ID: <7334567BFB034469BF9E6B924C01E85E@Jane4600> It looks like JOE's bad heart is giving out ... since around 8 am we've been keeping vigil on 46 year old Joe, who was laying in his transfer cage** and not moving** when his caregiver, Kelly, came to feed him his breakfast, which he refused.** The vet's been here since about 9 am and all essential parties have been notified and agree it sounds like it's his heart giving out. I was at the vet's this morning rushing my 12 year old poodle mix, Soakie (her mom was Kari, named for Karisoke) for problems with disorientation, incontinence, etc, and left her there while they run tests, etc. Got to Joe by 11:30 am, around which time he rallied a bit, and took some food (including yogurt with meds), which then regurgitated about 90%. Later I offered him some banana and he ate that and some other treats, which managed to stay down. He's laying on his back** or in the fetal position** most of the time, but not sleeping and seems alert, tho a bit spacey. **All things he *never* does! It doesn't look good, but Joe always surprises us. I just hope when the gorilla gods call him home, it's quick, painfree and peaceful. Meanwhile, your thoughts and prayers and good vibes are appreciated. Jane Dewar Founder, Gorilla Haven -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://white.primate.wisc.edu/pipermail/primate-science/attachments/20090803/79ac282a/attachment.html From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Mon Aug 3 14:00:12 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Mon Aug 3 13:59:45 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (August 3, 2009) Message-ID: <200908031900.n73J0CJR005277@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Hoolock gibbon conservation programme (Assam Tribune; August 2, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8896 The Search for Sanctuary: Orphan Apes (Newsweek; August 1, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8897 Scientists find new strain of HIV (BBC News; August 3, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8898 Pitt anthropologist offers different opinion of humans' closest kin (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; August 3, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8899 ------ 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 Aug 4 00:01:08 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Aug 4 00:00:40 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200908040501.n74518ek025765@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Volunteer Field Research Assistant, PhD student at Washington State University, Evolutionary Anthropology http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1626 PhD studentship on macaque social behaviour, Department of Psychology, University of Lincoln http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1628 Research Assistant for field work on rhesus macaques on Cayo Santiago, Puerto Rico, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Leipzig, Germany http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1627 Research Support Specialist, Charles River Laboratories http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1629 Senior Keeper, Primates (permanent), North of England Zoological Society (Chester Zoo) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1632 --POSITIONS WANTED-- Anything Anthropology or Primate related! http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1631 ------ 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 Tue Aug 4 09:00:02 2009 From: brown at primate.wisc.edu (Joanne Brown) Date: Tue Aug 4 08:59:35 2009 Subject: [PS] New books at the Jacobsen Primate Library -- July 2009 Message-ID: <200908041400.n74E02Rf015127@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following acquisitions have been processed in the Jacobsen 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 July 2009-- Bertorelle, Giorgio, ... [et al.], eds. Population genetics for animal conservation. Cambridge University Press, 2009. ISBN 9780521685375. Estrada, Alejandro. A ten month field study on the ontogeny of social relations in a free-ranging group of stumptail macaques (Macaca arctoides). Ph.D. dissertation, Rutgers University, 1978. Gil-Perotin, Sara; Alvarez-Buylla, Arturo; Garcia-Verdugo, Jose Manuel. Identification and characterization of neural progenitor cells in the adult mammalian brain. Springer, 2009. ISBN 9783540887188. Hulskotte, Ellen. HIV-1 development: studies in macaque models. 1997. ISBN 9056770128. International Symposium on Primate Conservation in China: abstracts. 1990. Lappan, Susan; Whittaker, Danielle J., eds. The gibbons: new perspectives on small ape socioecology and population biology. Springer, 2009. ISBN 9780387886039. Maestripieri, Dario; Mateo, Jill M., eds. Maternal effects in mammals. University of Chicago Press, 2009. ISBN 9780226501208. Mayhar, Ardath; Fortier, Ron. Monkey station. TSR, Inc., 1989. ISBN 0880387432. Mayhar, Ardath; Fortier, Ron. Trail of the Seahawks. TSR, Inc., 1987. ISBN 0880384638. Meershoek, Patrick. De slag om de chimpansees. L.J. Veen, 2005. ISBN 902040668x. Oakes, Ellen R. The determinants of social status in a colony of female macaca speciosa. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Oklahoma, 1967. Taylor, Jeremy. Not a chimp: the hunt to find the genes that make us human. Oxford Univ Press, 2009. ISBN 9780199227785. Travis-Henikoff, Carole A. Dinner with a cannibal: the complete history of mankind's oldest taboo. Santa Monica Press, 2008. ISBN 9781595800305. Wrobel, Murray, ed. Elsevier's dictionary of mammals in Latin, English, German, French and Italian. Elsevier, 2007. ISBN 9780444518774. ------ 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 jdewar at gorilla-haven.org Tue Aug 4 09:55:25 2009 From: jdewar at gorilla-haven.org (Jane T. R. Dewar) Date: Tue Aug 4 09:55:28 2009 Subject: [PS] Day 2: Prayers for JOE Message-ID: <26AC25AACB1B48A6A27784FCB1348DDB@Jane4600> This morning my inbox was full of email messages saying people around the globe were praying for gorilla Joe (and Soakie, the dog) ... those prayers are working ...THANK YOU! This morning Joe purred at his caregiver Kelly and a former intern who stopped by to see him around 6:15 am. By 8:30 am when I went up to see him, Pete was cleaning his villa, and Joe was sitting on his steps, snapping his fingers for me to give him a treat ... when I tried to snap his photo, he flipped me off - great signs! He's not out of the woods yet, but this morning I sat with him about an hour or so before the vet came ... Joe is eating a little bit more than yesterday, and even wanted to go outside to sit in one of his outdoor cages for breakfast, bringing food out there several times to eat, and even engage in some copraphagy, with no regurg that I saw - more great signs (ok, except the poo eating, which we could do without!) .... He has full access to his entire villa as well as his outdoor enclosure and we're keeping to as much of a normal schedule as possible. We don't have a diagnosis yet, but things like the heart or maybe a mini stroke could be possibilities. But compared to yesterday, Joe seems a billion times better, alert and enjoying the company and attention he's getting. We're grateful for each moment we have with Joe, who's a real character and makes me smile from my heart just thinking about him ... Soakie, the dog, was diagnosed yesterday with diabetes. Her blood sugar was 664 (normal is around 140'ish) and she's vomiting, not eating or drinking, etc, despite her first at home insulin shot this morning. When it rains, it pours. Keep those good vibes, prayers, positive energy or whatever it is you believe in coming ... they appear to be helping!! And THANK YOU for each personal email ... I'll try to respond but for now, I'll do updates with photos on my Facebook page (Jane T. Rasmussen-Dewar) for those interested. No idea when we'll get to do a GH website update at this point ... Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: Jane T. R. Dewar To: zoo-biology@yahoogroups.com ; primfocus A4 ; Primate-Net A5 ; gorillakeepers@egroups.com ; Groupies A2 ; Primate Science A3 Cc: CESD A ; Sue Woods Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 2:09 PM Subject: Prayers for JOE It looks like JOE's bad heart is giving out ... since around 8 am we've been keeping vigil on 46 year old Joe, who was laying in his transfer cage** and not moving** when his caregiver, Kelly, came to feed him his breakfast, which he refused.** The vet's been here since about 9 am and all essential parties have been notified and agree it sounds like it's his heart giving out. I was at the vet's this morning rushing my 12 year old poodle mix, Soakie (her mom was Kari, named for Karisoke) for problems with disorientation, incontinence, etc, and left her there while they run tests, etc. Got to Joe by 11:30 am, around which time he rallied a bit, and took some food (including yogurt with meds), which then regurgitated about 90%. Later I offered him some banana and he ate that and some other treats, which managed to stay down. He's laying on his back** or in the fetal position** most of the time, but not sleeping and seems alert, tho a bit spacey. **All things he *never* does! It doesn't look good, but Joe always surprises us. I just hope when the gorilla gods call him home, it's quick, painfree and peaceful. Meanwhile, your thoughts and prayers and good vibes are appreciated. Jane Dewar Founder, Gorilla Haven -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://white.primate.wisc.edu/pipermail/primate-science/attachments/20090804/73d41107/attachment-0001.html From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Tue Aug 4 14:00:09 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Aug 4 13:59:43 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (August 4, 2009) Message-ID: <200908041900.n74J09xa001674@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ MDRNA Begins Primate Studies in Liver Cancer Program, Adds Bladder Cancer to Pipeline (GenomeWeb; August 3, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8900 Madagascar issues fines for timber stolen from national parks during political crisis (Mongabay; August 3, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8901 Malaria may have come from chimps (Reuters; August 4, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8902 Primate veterinarians promote animal welfare, biomedical research (JAVMA News; August 15, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8903 ------ 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 Wed Aug 5 06:59:21 2009 From: jdewar at gorilla-haven.org (Jane T. R. Dewar) Date: Wed Aug 5 06:59:22 2009 Subject: [PS] Re: Day 3: Miracle?? for JOE Message-ID: At 7:30 am Joe was up and about, and took his meds ... so while we're not sure he's out of the woods, we're cautiously optimistic ... This will be the last update on these news groups - I'll do more frequent updates on Facebook for those interested, but I just wanted to say THANK YOU for the amazing outpouring of love and support for ol' Joe ... Anyone who remembers the Nat'l Geo film, "The Urban Gorilla" when keeper Randy Reid went to Columbus Zoo to see his old gorilla friend Suzie, or Pongi may be interested to know Joe was Pongi's former room-mate at Birmingham Zoo. Anyway, Randy Reid is driving from B'ham today to visit Joe (he's seen him at GH before and Joe remembers him and loves the visits) .... Thanks again for the support. Soakie, the dog, isn't doing so well and I'm fearing the worse, but hoping for the best. Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: Jane T. R. Dewar To: Primate Science A3 ; Groupies A2 ; gorillakeepers@egroups.com ; Primate-Net A5 ; primfocus A4 ; zoo-biology@yahoogroups.com Cc: Jenny Dewar ; Kathy Sauviac AAAA Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 10:55 AM Subject: Day 2: Prayers for JOE This morning my inbox was full of email messages saying people around the globe were praying for gorilla Joe (and Soakie, the dog) ... those prayers are working ...THANK YOU! This morning Joe purred at his caregiver Kelly and a former intern who stopped by to see him around 6:15 am. By 8:30 am when I went up to see him, Pete was cleaning his villa, and Joe was sitting on his steps, snapping his fingers for me to give him a treat ... when I tried to snap his photo, he flipped me off - great signs! He's not out of the woods yet, but this morning I sat with him about an hour or so before the vet came ... Joe is eating a little bit more than yesterday, and even wanted to go outside to sit in one of his outdoor cages for breakfast, bringing food out there several times to eat, and even engage in some copraphagy, with no regurg that I saw - more great signs (ok, except the poo eating, which we could do without!) .... He has full access to his entire villa as well as his outdoor enclosure and we're keeping to as much of a normal schedule as possible. We don't have a diagnosis yet, but things like the heart or maybe a mini stroke could be possibilities. But compared to yesterday, Joe seems a billion times better, alert and enjoying the company and attention he's getting. We're grateful for each moment we have with Joe, who's a real character and makes me smile from my heart just thinking about him ... Soakie, the dog, was diagnosed yesterday with diabetes. Her blood sugar was 664 (normal is around 140'ish) and she's vomiting, not eating or drinking, etc, despite her first at home insulin shot this morning. When it rains, it pours. Keep those good vibes, prayers, positive energy or whatever it is you believe in coming ... they appear to be helping!! And THANK YOU for each personal email ... I'll try to respond but for now, I'll do updates with photos on my Facebook page (Jane T. Rasmussen-Dewar) for those interested. No idea when we'll get to do a GH website update at this point ... Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: Jane T. R. Dewar To: zoo-biology@yahoogroups.com ; primfocus A4 ; Primate-Net A5 ; gorillakeepers@egroups.com ; Groupies A2 ; Primate Science A3 Cc: CESD A ; Sue Woods Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 2:09 PM Subject: Prayers for JOE It looks like JOE's bad heart is giving out ... since around 8 am we've been keeping vigil on 46 year old Joe, who was laying in his transfer cage** and not moving** when his caregiver, Kelly, came to feed him his breakfast, which he refused.** The vet's been here since about 9 am and all essential parties have been notified and agree it sounds like it's his heart giving out. I was at the vet's this morning rushing my 12 year old poodle mix, Soakie (her mom was Kari, named for Karisoke) for problems with disorientation, incontinence, etc, and left her there while they run tests, etc. Got to Joe by 11:30 am, around which time he rallied a bit, and took some food (including yogurt with meds), which then regurgitated about 90%. Later I offered him some banana and he ate that and some other treats, which managed to stay down. He's laying on his back** or in the fetal position** most of the time, but not sleeping and seems alert, tho a bit spacey. **All things he *never* does! It doesn't look good, but Joe always surprises us. I just hope when the gorilla gods call him home, it's quick, painfree and peaceful. Meanwhile, your thoughts and prayers and good vibes are appreciated. Jane Dewar Founder, Gorilla Haven -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://white.primate.wisc.edu/pipermail/primate-science/attachments/20090805/68df7402/attachment.html From jgrehan at sciencebuff.org Wed Aug 5 13:07:16 2009 From: jgrehan at sciencebuff.org (John Grehan) Date: Wed Aug 5 13:07:07 2009 Subject: [PS] Orangutan phylogeny Message-ID: <26DA12164B238549B6D89A2F2A8EE7990174DA5F@bmsmail.sciencebuff.org> As an entomological systematist I am familiar with the frequent use of genitalia in species characterization as well as using these features as phylogenetic evidence. One does not hear so much about their application in primate phylogenetics although there has been some descriptive work for some species. But there may be something phylogenetically informative about the male appendage within the large bodied hominoids. Male chimpanzees and bonobos have minute spines along the shaft of the penis. These features do not occur in humans, gorillas, or orangutans. They do occur in the lesser apes (gibbons) and many Old World primates, and perhaps many New World primates. The problem here is the lack of comparison for all or even most monkeys. They are absent in lorisids, but present in lemurs. Although the spines are absent in gorillas, they retain a polygonal pattern of skin that each support a spine in gibbons and it has been suggested in the literature that the gorilla shows a derived condition in losing the spines that are retained in chimpanzees. Humans and orangutans are uniquely similarity within the Hominoidea in lacking any spines or associated dermal structures. The variable condition in monkeys makes it difficult to determine if the human-orangutan condition is truly derived, but it is another shared similarity that would make sense in the context of a human-orangutan clade. John Grehan Dr. John R. 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URL: http://white.primate.wisc.edu/pipermail/primate-science/attachments/20090805/d274dc4b/attachment.html From jgrehan at sciencebuff.org Thu Aug 6 08:50:42 2009 From: jgrehan at sciencebuff.org (John Grehan) Date: Thu Aug 6 08:50:25 2009 Subject: [PS] orangutans on the Daily show Message-ID: <26DA12164B238549B6D89A2F2A8EE7990174DA6C@bmsmail.sciencebuff.org> For those of you who have nothing better to do, have a look at the orangutan segment by John Oliver at the following link: http://www.thedailyshow.com/ For those of you outside the US influence, this is a comedy show that usually parodies topics and for that reason I did not risk participating. But Schwartz did, and I think he survived fairly well. It seems the interviewer was more interested in the face to face mating in humans and orangutans than anything else. The segment also includes an interview with Todd Disotell, a molecular systematists who managed to say that the orangutan theory is wrong, and that if it were right we would have to re-write the textbooks. Heaven forbid. John Grehan Dr. John R. Grehan Director of Science Buffalo Museum of Science1020 Humboldt Parkway Buffalo, NY 14211-1193 email: jgrehan@sciencebuff.org Phone: (716) 896-5200 ext 372 Panbiogeography http://www.sciencebuff.org/research/current-research-activities/john-gre han/evolutionary-biography Ghost moth research http://www.sciencebuff.org/research/current-research-activities/john-gre han/ghost-moths Human evolution and the great apes http://www.sciencebuff.org/research/current-research-activities/john-gre han/human-origins -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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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 jgrehan at sciencebuff.org Wed Aug 12 09:26:34 2009 From: jgrehan at sciencebuff.org (John Grehan) Date: Wed Aug 12 09:26:35 2009 Subject: [PS] orangtuans, human origins, morphology and molecules Message-ID: <26DA12164B238549B6D89A2F2A8EE7990174DAD7@bmsmail.sciencebuff.org> With respect to the widespread and almost total condemnation of the morphologically based orangutan evidence for human origins, my attention was drawn to this paper by th press release http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090428171004.htm: In which it was said: "During a seminar at another institution several years ago, University of Chicago paleontologist David Jablonski fielded a hostile question: Why bother classifying organisms according to their physical appearance, let alone analyze their evolutionary dynamics, when molecular techniques had already invalidated that approach? With more than a few heads in the audience nodding their agreement, Jablonski, the William Kenan Jr. Professor in Geophysical Sciences, saw more work to be done. The question launched him on a rigorous study that has culminated in a new approach to reconciling the conflict between fossil and molecular data in evolutionary studies." Scientists using molecular techniques assert that genetics more accurately determines evolutionary relationships than does a comparison of physical characteristics preserved in fossils. But how inaccurate, really, were the fossils? Jablonski and the University of Michigan's John A. Finarelli have published the first quantitative assessment of these assumed discrepancies in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences" So here is the key question - how would the accuracy of morphologically defined fossils be measured? The press release goes on to say: "No matter how they looked at it, the lineages defined by their fossil forms "showed an imperfect but very good fit to the molecular data," Jablonski said. The fits were generally far better than random. The few exceptions included freshwater clams, "a complete disaster," he said. Jablonski and Finarelli (Ph.D.'07, University of Chicago), then decided to push their luck. They looked at the fits again, but this time focused on geographic range and body size. The result: a "spectacularly robust" match between the fossil and molecular data. Jablonski interprets the results as good news for evolutionary studies. The work backs up a huge range of analyses among living and fossil animals, from trends in increasing body size in mammal lineages, to the dramatic ups and downs of diversity reported in the fossil record of evolutionary bursts and mass extinctions. "Our study also points the way toward new partnerships with molecular biology, as we straighten out the mismatches that we did find," he said." So the press release ends a bit waffly, but the basic argument seems to be that morphology can get pretty good answers when it matches molecular results. If I am correct in that perception, then the paper just continues to perpetrate the assumed superiority of molecular similarity. That also seems to be the inference in the paper although the authors sort of obscure their assumptions in this regard. They say "the strength of the phylogenetic information in morphology-based taxonomies is encouraging", but how does one know the information is strong - by its match with molecular truth. The paper ends with the usual molecular propaganda - "Increasing availability of molecular data can help develop new approaches to morphology-based systematics, by pinpointing characters that reliably [!] capture phylogenetic relationships versus those consistently subject to homoplasy...etc etc" So there you have it. Molecular systematics continues to be propagated as the holy truth of phylogeny. What never ceases to amaze me is how phylogenetic morphologists, whether dealing with living or fossil taxa, are so keen to prostrate themselves before this supposed molecular authority. John Grehan Dr. John R. Grehan Director of Science Buffalo Museum of Science1020 Humboldt Parkway Buffalo, NY 14211-1193 email: jgrehan@sciencebuff.org Phone: (716) 896-5200 ext 372 Panbiogeography http://www.sciencebuff.org/research/current-research-activities/john-gre han/evolutionary-biography Ghost moth research http://www.sciencebuff.org/research/current-research-activities/john-gre han/ghost-moths Human evolution and the great apes http://www.sciencebuff.org/research/current-research-activities/john-gre han/human-origins -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://white.primate.wisc.edu/pipermail/primate-science/attachments/20090812/d04cc142/attachment-0001.html From jpcapitanio at ucdavis.edu Mon Aug 17 18:26:11 2009 From: jpcapitanio at ucdavis.edu (John Capitanio) Date: Mon Aug 17 18:24:48 2009 Subject: [PS] Featured paper in Am. J. Primatol. Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20090817162012.02421530@ucdavis.edu> Primate-Science list members, The American Society of Primatologists now has summaries of featured articles on its website ( www.asp.org). These papers (one or two per month) were identified by the editors and the reviewers as being particularly noteworthy and likely to be of general interest. The summaries were written by the authors. Links are also available to the paper's abstract on the EarlyView page of the Wiley InterScience website (abstracts are freely available to all). For those of you who have subscriptions to the American Journal of Primatology (either through your institution or through your membership in AJP), .pdf versions of the featured papers are also available on the Wiley site. The following paper is currently featured: The Fourth Level of Social Structure in a Multi-Level Society: Ecological and Social Functions of Clans in Hamadryas Baboons Authors: Amy L. 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I have been told that I can find the equipment online at far less cost than via someplace like Saul Mineroff Electronics, but everyplace I look seems to be the same of more expensive than Mineroff (including all ebay listings for the equipment I need)... Advice appreciated! Thanks Brooke From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Wed Aug 26 14:00:12 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Wed Aug 26 13:59:22 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (August 26, 2009) Message-ID: <200908261900.n7QJ0CdY010213@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Genetic advance raises IVF hopes (BBC News; August 26, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8930 Researchers Combine Monkey DNA From Two Mothers in One Egg (Washington Post; August 26, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8931 ------ 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 mhoffman at primate.wisc.edu Wed Aug 26 15:53:49 2009 From: mhoffman at primate.wisc.edu (Matt Hoffman) Date: Wed Aug 26 15:53:12 2009 Subject: [PS] Fwd: Early Reg Deadline for the 27th Annual Symposium on Nonhuman Primate Models for AIDS References: Message-ID: <7EB98B8E-2EDE-4E01-A2AD-D794E6B5BE7D@primate.wisc.edu> Begin forwarded message: Early Registration Deadline Approaching Friday, September 4th, 2009 27th Annual Symposium on Nonhuman Primate Models for AIDS October 28-31, 2009 Registration received after September 4th will be charged a $50 late fee. Space is limited so register today! To register for the meeting, please use our website below and click on the registration link in the left hand margin. Hotel space is limited, so we strongly encourage you to make you hotel reservation now as well. You will find this information under Lodging and Transportation. To receive the negotiated meeting rate for your hotel reservation, click on the hotel weblink on the NHP Meeting website. Late Breaker Abstracts Submission Open August 24th to September 11th. http://nhp2009.hms.harvard.edu/ Carolyn A. O'Toole Conference Coordinator Symposium on Nonhuman Primate Models for AIDS New England Primate Research Center Harvard Medical School One Pine Hill Drive Southborough, MA 01772 Tel: (508) 624-8032 Fax: (508) 624-8172 cotoole@hms.harvard.edu -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 2406 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://white.primate.wisc.edu/pipermail/primate-science/attachments/20090826/0dc93ee6/smime.bin From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Thu Aug 27 00:01:08 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Thu Aug 27 00:00:18 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200908270501.n7R518Ow029315@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- --POSITIONS WANTED-- Animal care http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1646 ------ 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 refdesk at primate.wisc.edu Fri Aug 28 08:35:24 2009 From: refdesk at primate.wisc.edu (RefdeskIMAP) Date: Fri Aug 28 08:34:26 2009 Subject: [PS] Fw: AskPrimate Question Message-ID: <5DAF8BF00936472EB158D7F625A0D50A@NIKKO> If you can help, please contact Alice directly. Thanks. Ray Hamel Director, Jacobsen Library Wisconsin Primate Center hamel@primate.wisc.edu ---- Original Message ----- Next year, as part of a MSc in Primate Biology, I have been considering a project based around Gibbon behaviour. With this in mind plan on writing an ethogram. During a visit to a friend at Zoo Atlanta, I saw that they were using PDAs as data loggers for observing behaviour, and since I ended up with many, many pages of hand-written tables for my BSc (also on behaviour in primates), I wish to use a more digital method. I was wondering if you could recommend any free (or cheap, since a grant is unlikely) software? I have tried JWatcher, but cannot seem to convince it to finish downloading. I am using a fairly new computer with Vista, and a Palm Pilot with the Palm OS. Thank you in advance for any suggestions you may have. Regards, Alice alice.m.e.rowe@googlemail.com From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Fri Aug 28 14:00:08 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Fri Aug 28 13:59:16 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (August 28, 2009) Message-ID: <200908281900.n7SJ080w020333@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Cameroon: Illegal Chimpanzees Traffickers Arrested (Cameroon Tribune; August 27, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8932 ------ 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 Aug 31 13:52:56 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Raymond Hamel) Date: Mon Aug 31 13:51:54 2009 Subject: Fw: [PS] Recent Primate News (August 28, 2009) Message-ID: <604DD447C3354F1B8F992AA11EF89312@NIKKO> Please contact Gary directly if you can help. Ray Hamel Director, Jacobsen Library Wisconsin Primate Center hamel@primate.wisc.edu ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linn, Gary" To: "Ray Hamel" Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 1:50 PM Hi, We have a newborn (today) Cebus apella female that has been rejected by it's mother. We have just fed it some infant formula. We are looking to find information from more experienced allo-parents as to the frequency and amounts of feeding. Also any other tips would be helpful. Our vet has some experience but hasn't done it in a while so we were interested in any current information available. We couldn't find anything with a quick internet search. Thanks for any help, Gary Linn NKI From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Mon Aug 31 14:00:08 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Mon Aug 31 13:59:13 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (August 31, 2009) Message-ID: <200908311900.n7VJ08aW021825@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Neuroscientists Find Brain Region Responsible For Our Sense Of Personal Space (ScienceDaily; August 31, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8933 ------ 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 Aug 31 14:15:13 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Raymond Hamel) Date: Mon Aug 31 14:14:10 2009 Subject: [PS] Gary Linn followup Message-ID: <0B5BA6DE647B4730B8DEBD25F264EEC2@NIKKO> Gary has received the info on feeding a baby Cebus he needs already, so no further help is needed. Thanks. Ray Hamel Director, Jacobsen Library Wisconsin Primate Center hamel@primate.wisc.edu