From pipiyup at yahoo.com Mon Jun 1 08:40:22 2009 From: pipiyup at yahoo.com (pipiyup@yahoo.com) Date: Mon Jun 1 08:35:00 2009 Subject: [PS] Request for autocorrelation paper and advice Message-ID: <746039.81945.qm@web53710.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Hi all, Would anyone happen to have access to this article on calculating autocorrelation time? Slatkin,M. (1975) A report on the feeding behavior of two East African baboon species. In Contemporary Primatology, 418-22. Basel: Karger. I believe its from the 5th International Congress on Primatology. Alternatively, I'm designing a study for studying zoo visitor-orangutan interactions and visitor effects. I would like to calculate the autocorrelation time (min time intervals at which behaviour data can be sampled from the same individual to give independent data points). Would anyone have advice or specific references I could look up to calculate autocorrelation time? If possible, methods which do not require modelling would be most appreciated! Much thanks Yuanting Graduate student National University of Singapore -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://white.primate.wisc.edu/pipermail/primate-science/attachments/20090601/536af272/attachment.html From jdewar at gorilla-haven.org Tue Jun 2 06:22:02 2009 From: jdewar at gorilla-haven.org (Jane T. R. Dewar) Date: Tue Jun 2 07:37:23 2009 Subject: [PS] Alecia Lilly dies References: <200906012127.n51LRqP5007228@waste.org> Message-ID: <65202734B7814905B62F7C66624C401C@Jane4600> Oh no! Not another primate friend passing away! Alecia and Patrick visited Gorilla Haven back in the early days (1997 or so) and Alecia was kind enough to bring over a "care package" of supplies to my friends in the DRC in January 2008, after seeing her again at the Gorilla Workshop. Deepest, sincerest condolences to all who knew and loved Alecia ... may she rest in peace ... Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shirley McGreal" To: Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 5:10 PM Subject: primfocus: Alecia Lilly dies > Alecia Lilly, formerly with the LABS of Virginia monkey farm in South > Carolina and more recently involved in mountain gorilla protection > with the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in Rwanda, died on Sunday 31 May in > South Africa. Alecia lived in Kigali, Rwanda, and was evacuated to > South Africa for care when she fell ill. Her former husband, Patrick > Mehlman, was involved in the LABS prosecution (he was a witness > against his former employer in the famous "Baby Monkey" case which > ended with LABS paying a $500,000 fine) and also in civil litigation > against LABS, and now works with Conservation International in Africa. > > SM > > > > > Dr. Shirley McGreal, OBE, Chairwoman > International Primate Protection League > PO Box 766 > Summerville, SC 29484, USA > Phone - 843-871-2280, Fax- 843-871-7988 > > E-mail - smcgreal@ippl.org, Web: www.ippl.org > Working to Protect All Primates Since 1973 > > One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly > making exciting discoveries. ~ AA Milne > > _______________________________________________ > Primfocus mailing list > Primfocus@waste.org > https://waste.org/mailman/listinfo/primfocus From jgrehan at sciencebuff.org Tue Jun 2 12:51:12 2009 From: jgrehan at sciencebuff.org (John Grehan) Date: Tue Jun 2 12:46:00 2009 Subject: [PS] Gorilla mating Message-ID: <26DA12164B238549B6D89A2F2A8EE7990174D5FD@bmsmail.sciencebuff.org> Newsweek online had an article on Gorillas mating face to face that included the following comment: "Face-to-face (or, technically, ventro-ventral) copulation is extremely rare in the animal kingdom. Before lowland gorillas joined the club, only people and bonobos (a chimp cousin known for really, really enjoying recreational sex) had been known to look at their partner while mating. From time to time, a scientist in the field reported seeing mountain gorillas mate face-to-face, but the sightings were like those of Bigfoot: no photo, no count. Captive western gorillas have also been known to mate face-to-face, but scientists always wondered if that was an artifact of living in a zoo, not natural." One wonders how "Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology were minding their own business recently while studying western lowland gorillas in Nouabal?-Ndoki National Park in the Republic of Congo" could be so ignorant about the orangutan. Is this a case of subconscious will to keep orangutans out of the immediate human 'family' already allocated to African apes? John Grehan Dr. John R. Grehan Director of Science Buffalo Museum of Science1020 Humboldt Parkway Buffalo, NY 14211-1193 email: jgrehan@sciencebuff.org Phone: (716) 896-5200 ext 372 Panbiogeography http://www.sciencebuff.org/biogeography_and_evolutionary_biology.php Ghost moth research http://www.sciencebuff.org/systematics_and_evolution_of_hepialdiae.php Human evolution and the great apes http://www.sciencebuff.org/human_origin_and_the_great_apes.php ? From lowlandgorilla at aol.com Tue Jun 2 13:32:08 2009 From: lowlandgorilla at aol.com (lowlandgorilla@aol.com) Date: Tue Jun 2 13:27:07 2009 Subject: [PS] Gorilla mating In-Reply-To: <26DA12164B238549B6D89A2F2A8EE7990174D5FD@bmsmail.sciencebuff.org> References: <26DA12164B238549B6D89A2F2A8EE7990174D5FD@bmsmail.sciencebuff.org> Message-ID: <8CBB1C791DCF85D-12D8-4B13@webmail-dh26.sysops.aol.com> Hi John, >From the?press release,?articles that followed and what I was told directly?by the researcher,?the objective (in part) was to?point out photographic evidence now exists of a free-living western lowland gorilla mating ventro-ventral. At least that is the way I understood it. We all know these findings bring attention to given projects/NGO's which can lead to funding/donations so press releases are given to the media. Along with that comes the?reporters putting their own slant?to the story.? Maybe others see it differently though I didn't take it as ignoring the orangutan. And I don't recall exactly what the press release stated so I will see if I can find it and fact-check. Rick Murphy -----Original Message----- From: John Grehan To: primate-science@primate.wisc.edu Sent: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 10:51 am Subject: [PS] Gorilla mating Newsweek online had an article on Gorillas mating face to face that included the ollowing comment: "Face-to-face (or, technically, ventro-ventral) copulation is extremely rare in he animal kingdom. Before lowland gorillas joined the club, only people and onobos (a chimp cousin known for really, really enjoying recreational sex) had een known to look at their partner while mating. From time to time, a scientist n the field reported seeing mountain gorillas mate face-to-face, but the ightings were like those of Bigfoot: no photo, no count. Captive western orillas have also been known to mate face-to-face, but scientists alwa ys ondered if that was an artifact of living in a zoo, not natural." One wonders how "Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Max lanck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology were minding their own business ecently while studying western lowland gorillas in Nouabal?-Ndoki National Park n the Republic of Congo" could be so ignorant about the orangutan. Is this a ase of subconscious will to keep orangutans out of the immediate human 'family' lready allocated to African apes? John Grehan r. John R. Grehan irector of Science uffalo Museum of Science1020 Humboldt Parkway uffalo, NY 14211-1193 mail: jgrehan@sciencebuff.org hone: (716) 896-5200 ext 372 Panbiogeography ttp://www.sciencebuff.org/biogeography_and_evolutionary_biology.php host moth research ttp://www.sciencebuff.org/systematics_and_evolution_of_hepialdiae.php uman evolution and the great apes ttp://www.sciencebuff.org/human_origin_and_the_great_apes.php ______________________________________________ rimate-Science mailing list rimate-Science@primate.wisc.edu ttp://www.primate.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/primate-science -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://white.primate.wisc.edu/pipermail/primate-science/attachments/20090602/e35a85f4/attachment.html From jgrehan at sciencebuff.org Tue Jun 2 13:45:26 2009 From: jgrehan at sciencebuff.org (John Grehan) Date: Tue Jun 2 13:39:53 2009 Subject: [PS] Gorilla mating In-Reply-To: <8CBB1C791DCF85D-12D8-4B13@webmail-dh26.sysops.aol.com> References: <26DA12164B238549B6D89A2F2A8EE7990174D5FD@bmsmail.sciencebuff.org> <8CBB1C791DCF85D-12D8-4B13@webmail-dh26.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <26DA12164B238549B6D89A2F2A8EE7990174D601@bmsmail.sciencebuff.org> Rick, I get suspicious since face to face mating in orangutans was certainly downplayed (perhaps even ignored) by the bonobo biologists who played up the mode in bonobos as if it were highly significant for human origins (despite the fact that it occurs in only 30% of heterosexual bonobo couplings). I look forward to anything more you dig up on this. John Grehan ________________________________ From: primate-science-bounces@primate.wisc.edu [mailto:primate-science-bounces@primate.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of lowlandgorilla@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 2:32 PM To: primate-science@primate.wisc.edu Subject: Re: [PS] Gorilla mating Hi John, >From the press release, articles that followed and what I was told directly by the researcher, the objective (in part) was to point out photographic evidence now exists of a free-living western lowland gorilla mating ventro-ventral. At least that is the way I understood it. We all know these findings bring attention to given projects/NGO's which can lead to funding/donations so press releases are given to the media. Along with that comes the reporters putting their own slant to the story. Maybe others see it differently though I didn't take it as ignoring the orangutan. And I don't recall exactly what the press release stated so I will see if I can find it and fact-check. Rick Murphy -----Original Message----- From: John Grehan To: primate-science@primate.wisc.edu Sent: Tue, 2 Jun 2009 10:51 am Subject: [PS] Gorilla mating Newsweek online had an article on Gorillas mating face to face that included the following comment: "Face-to-face (or, technically, ventro-ventral) copulation is extremely rare in the animal kingdom. Before lowland gorillas joined the club, only people and bonobos (a chimp cousin known for really, really enjoying recreational sex) had been known to look at their part ner while mating. From time to time, a scientist in the field reported seeing mountain gorillas mate face-to-face, but the sightings were like those of Bigfoot: no photo, no count. Captive western gorillas have also been known to mate face-to-face, but scientists always wondered if that was an artifact of living in a zoo, not natural." One wonders how "Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology were minding their own business recently while studying western lowland gorillas in Nouabal?-Ndoki National Park in the Republic of Congo" could be so ignorant about the orangutan. Is this a case of subconscious will to keep orangutans out of the immediate human 'family' already allocated to African apes? John Grehan Dr. John R. Grehan Director of Science Buffalo Museum of Science1020 Humboldt Parkway Buffalo, NY 14211-1193 email: jgrehan@sciencebuff.org Phone: (716) 896-5200 ext 372 Panbiogeography http://www.sciencebuff.org/biogeography_and_evolutionary_biology.php Ghost moth research http://www.sciencebuff.org/systematics_and_evolution_of_hepialdiae.php Human evolution and the great apes http://www.sciencebuff.org/human_origin_and_the_great_apes.php =0 D _______________________________________________ Primate-Science mailing list Primate-Science@primate.wisc.edu http://www.primate.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/primate-science ________________________________ A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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(New York Times; June 1, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8781 Space Monkey Pictures: 50-Year Anniversary (National Geographic News; May 29, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8782 Researchers from the Institut Catala de Paleontologia describe a new hominid (EurekAlert; June 2, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8783 ------ Primates in the News on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Primates in the News via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/news.xml Primates in the News is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the Wisconsin Primate Research Center provides Primates in the News as an informational service. We are not responsible for the content of linked sites, nor does inclusion of a link imply endorsement of the views expressed in that content. ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Wed Jun 3 09:00:00 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Wed Jun 3 08:54:57 2009 Subject: [PS] Upcoming Primate Meetings Message-ID: <200906031400.n53E00fG012879@saimiri.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. 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/ IACUC-ADVANCED Date: June 15, 2009 Sponsor: Scientists Center for Animal Welfare Location: Elion-Hitchings Auditorium, GlaxoSmithKline Campus, 3030 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina Web Site: http://www.scaw.com/iacuc-advanced.htm ANIMAL DISEASES IN TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH Date: June 17, 2009 Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine; Institute for the Translational Medicine and Therapeutics Location: BRB II/III Auditorium and Lobby, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Web Site: http://survey.vet.upenn.edu/index.php?sid=64349&lang=en 2009 CHIMPANZEE HUSBANDRY WORKSHOP Dates: July 14, 2009 - July 16, 2009 Sponsor: Chimpanzee SSP Location: Little Rock Zoo, Arkansas Web Site: http://www.chimp-ssp.org MARMOSET RESEARCH GROUP OF THE AMERICAS (MARGA) 2009 MEETING Dates: July 29, 2009 - July 31, 2009 Sponsor: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte Location: Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Web Site: http://www.cb.ufrn.br/~fisiologia/marga/ ORANGUTAN CONSERVANCY VETERINARY WORKSHOP Dates: August 5, 2009 - August 9, 2009 Sponsor: Orangutan Conservancy Location: East Kalimantan, Indonesia 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 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 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 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 hamel at primate.wisc.edu Wed Jun 3 14:00:08 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Wed Jun 3 13:54:34 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (June 3, 2009) Message-ID: <200906031900.n53J08hK000525@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Chimp-Made Toolkit Most Complex Ever Found (Discovery News; June 2, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8784 Op-Ed: Why the Elevator Floor Is So Interesting (Wired; May 27, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8785 Can monkeys mislead? (The Scientist; June 3, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8786 ------ Primates in the News on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Primates in the News via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/news.xml Primates in the News is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the Wisconsin Primate Research Center provides Primates in the News as an informational service. We are not responsible for the content of linked sites, nor does inclusion of a link imply endorsement of the views expressed in that content. ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Thu Jun 4 00:01:08 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Wed Jun 3 23:55:25 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200906040501.n54518e0021279@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Postdoc modelling primate social evolution, Courant Research Center for the Evolution of Social Behavior, University of Göttingen, Germany http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1569 Lecturer in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Rice University http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1570 GIS Intern, Bonobo Conservation Inititative http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1571 Field assistant for Lepilemur sahamalazensis in Madagascar, Bristol Zoo Gardens http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1572 ------ Primate-Jobs on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs Primate-Jobs via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/jobs.xml Primate-Jobs is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 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Inclusion of a job listing does not imply endorsement of the listing organization. ------ From brown at primate.wisc.edu Thu Jun 4 09:00:10 2009 From: brown at primate.wisc.edu (Joanne Brown) Date: Thu Jun 4 08:54:29 2009 Subject: [PS] New books at the Jacobsen Primate Library -- May 2009 Message-ID: <200906041400.n54E0Adh013643@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following acquisitions have been processed in the Wisconsin Primate Library in the past month. If you are looking for information about acquiring any of the titles, feel free to contact me directly and I'll help you if I can. If you are interested in borrowing any of these titles, please contact your local library (whether public, private, or part of an educational institution) to request the item through interlibrary loan. Please do not contact me directly about borrowing items from this library unless you have no other source. Thank you! To view acquisitions from previous months, please see: http://library.primate.wisc.edu/collections/newbooks.php --Books Added May 2009-- Andrews, Katherine. Influences on female social networks in Old-World primates: ecological and cognitive influences on female clan size, structure and connectivity in Old World primate groups. VDM Verlag Dr. Muller, 2009. ISBN 9783639130928. Angel, Heather. Snow monkeys. Evans Mitchell Books, 2009. ISBN 9781901268379. Bekoff, Marc; Pierce, Jessica. Wild justice: the moral lives of animals. University of Chicago Press, 2009. ISBN 9780226041612. Bickerton, Derek. Language and human behavior. University of Washington Press, 1995. ISBN 0295974575. Blass, Elliott M., ed. Obesity: causes, mechanisms, prevention and treatment. Sinauer, 2008. ISBN 9780878932092. Budiansky, Stephen. If a lion could talk: animal intelligence and the evolution of consciousness. Free Press, 1998. ISBN 0965068250. Bunnell, Bradford N.; Iturrian, W. Ben. The effects of CW-related chemicals on social behavior and performance. Defense Technical Information Center, 1988. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA209016 Burton, Frances. Fire: the spark that ignited human evolution. University of New Mexico Press, 2009. ISBN 9780826346469. Campbell, Christina J., ed. Spider monkeys: behavior, ecology and evolution of the genus Ateles. Cambridge University Press, 2008. ISBN 9780521867504. Centre International de Recherches Medicales (Gabon). Rapport d'activites = Annual report 1994. CIRMF, 1994. Centre International de Recherches Medicales (Gabon). Rapport d'activites = Annual report. CIRMF, 1993. Chapais, Bernard. Primeval kinship: how pair-bonding gave birth to human society. Harvard University Press, 2008. ISBN 978067402824. Evans, G. O., ed. Animal clinical chemistry: a practical guide for toxicologists and medical researchers, 2nd ed. CRC Press, 2009. ISBN 9781420080117. Gazzaniga, Michael. The mind's past. Univ of California Press, 1998. ISBN 0520213203. Gray, John Edward. Catalogue of monkeys, lemurs, and fruit-eating bats in the collection of the British Museum [Reprint]. British Museum; reprinted by BiblioBazaar, 2009. ISBN 9780559643989. Haerens, Margaret, ed. Embryonic and adult stem cells. Greenhaven Press, 2009. ISBN 9780737742824. Hart, Donna; Sussman, Robert W. Man the hunted: primates, predators and human evolution, Exp. ed. Westview Press, 2009. ISBN 9780813339368. Hawkes, Phillip Newill. Group formation in four species of macaques studied in captivity. 1970. Hodgson, Deborah M.; Coe, Christopher L., eds. Perinatal programming: early life determinants of adult health & disease. Taylor & Francis, 2006. ISBN 9781842149416. Locke, Norman Malcolm. Color constancy in the rhesus monkey and in man. Columbia University, 1935. Lyman, R. Lee. Quantitative paleozoology. Cambridge University Press, 2008. ISBN 9780521715362. McGraw, Scott; Zuberbuhler, Klaus; Noe, Ronald, eds. Monkeys of the Tai Forest: an African primate community. Cambridge University Press, 2007. ISBN 0521816335. Miller, William; Pellen, Rita, eds. Google scholar and more: new Google applications and tools for libraries and library users. Routledge, 2009. ISBN 9780789036148. Moore, James Joseph. Demography and sociality [sic] in primates. 1985. Oliveira, Rui F.; Taborsky, Michael; Brockmann, H. Jane, eds. Alternative reproductive tactics: an integrative approach. Cambridge University Press, 2008. ISBN 9780521540063. Pallen, Mark. The rough guide to evolution. Rough Guides, 2009. ISBN 9781858289465. Reznikova, Zhanna. Animal intelligence: from individual to social cognition. Cambridge University Press, 2007. ISBN 9780521532020. Ross, Sherman. Motion perception at various levels of illumination in monkeys and children. Columbia Universtiy, 1943. http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015025924963 Sherman, Sheryl L. Primate enrichment diary: a collection of enrichment favorites. none listed, 2008. ISBN 097416089x. Tutin, Carolyn E. G. Sexual behaviour and mating patterns in a community of wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii). 1975. van Whye, John, ed. Charles Darwin's shorter publications, 1829-1883. Cambridge University Press, 2009. ISBN 9780521888097. Wich, Serge A., ... [et al.], eds. Orangutans: geographic variation in behavioral ecology and conservation. Oxford Univ Press, 2009. ISBN 9780199213276. ------ 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 Thu Jun 4 14:00:08 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Thu Jun 4 13:54:26 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (June 4, 2009) Message-ID: <200906041900.n54J0853003258@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Never Trust a Hungry Monkey (ScienceNOW; June 3, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8787 Ha-Ha! Ape study traces evolution of laughter (GMA News; June 4, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8788 Chimps, Other Apes Laugh Like People (Discovery News; June 4, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8789 Animals experiments could end in a generation (Times Online; June 4, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8790 ------ Primates in the News on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Primates in the News via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/news.xml Primates in the News is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the Wisconsin Primate Research Center provides Primates in the News as an informational service. We are not responsible for the content of linked sites, nor does inclusion of a link imply endorsement of the views expressed in that content. ------ From jdewar at gorilla-haven.org Fri Jun 5 07:43:59 2009 From: jdewar at gorilla-haven.org (Jane T. R. Dewar) Date: Fri Jun 5 07:46:21 2009 Subject: [PS] Tribune video on You Tube now Message-ID: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMu_rIk5x9Q Hadn't realized the video from the 17May09 Chicago Tribune magazine story hit YouTube too ... One good thing that came out of this is I got an offer from a literary agent to help me with my book I'm writing about my life story, including Gorilla Haven, how it came to be, and unfortunately how it came to have to close down, if things continue the way they have been going, with zero $ support from zoos. j. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Grehan Director of Science Buffalo Museum of Science1020 Humboldt Parkway Buffalo, NY 14211-1193 email: jgrehan@sciencebuff.org Phone: (716) 896-5200 ext 372 Panbiogeography http://www.sciencebuff.org/biogeography_and_evolutionary_biology.php Ghost moth research http://www.sciencebuff.org/systematics_and_evolution_of_hepialdiae.php Human evolution and the great apes http://www.sciencebuff.org/human_origin_and_the_great_apes.php ? From jgrehan at sciencebuff.org Sun Jun 7 10:01:07 2009 From: jgrehan at sciencebuff.org (John Grehan) Date: Sun Jun 7 09:55:48 2009 Subject: [PS] Article received Message-ID: <26DA12164B238549B6D89A2F2A8EE7990174D638@bmsmail.sciencebuff.org> Thank you to the authors and others who assisted with obtaining a copy of the paper. John Grehan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://white.primate.wisc.edu/pipermail/primate-science/attachments/20090607/215a03de/attachment.html From jdewar at gorilla-haven.org Mon Jun 8 05:37:30 2009 From: jdewar at gorilla-haven.org (Jane T. R. Dewar) Date: Mon Jun 8 05:32:06 2009 Subject: [PS] Re: [gorillakeepers] Gorilla business-Roots of human economic behavior studied at zoo References: <8CBB6091430B00C-74C-595E@webmail-da03.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <678C05EA9B8A4FA89D0A93D09441AFD9@Jane4600> This is very similar (if not the same) to the study being done here at Gorilla Haven with Joe and Oliver by UGA (University of Georgia, Athens) .... A paper on it was to appear in the 2009 Gorilla Gazette, but I'm not sure if it will be included now that Gorilla Haven is no longer handling the Gorilla Gazette, but if anyone is interested, let me know and I can provide the details. Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: lowlandgorilla@aol.com To: gorillakeepers@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 12:31 AM Subject: [gorillakeepers] Gorilla business-Roots of human economic behavior studied at zoo Gorilla business Roots of human economic behavior studied at zoo http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/06/08/franklin_park_gorillas_learn_economic_decision_making_in_study_of_roots_of_human_behavior/ [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 Visit Your Group Give Back Yahoo! for Good Get inspired by a good cause. Y! Toolbar Get it Free! easy 1-click access to your groups. Yahoo! Groups Start a group in 3 easy steps. Connect with others. . __,_._,___ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://white.primate.wisc.edu/pipermail/primate-science/attachments/20090608/da964435/attachment.html From mhoffman at primate.wisc.edu Mon Jun 8 13:39:32 2009 From: mhoffman at primate.wisc.edu (Matt Hoffman) Date: Mon Jun 8 13:33:54 2009 Subject: [PS] Fwd: Death of Dr. Alecia Lilly References: <200906081832.n58IWb0F026289@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> Message-ID: Begin forwarded message: From: The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International Contact: Erika Archibald, 404-624-5881; 678-612-9019;earchibald@gorillafund.org ------------------------------------------------------- Fossey Fund Announces Death of Leading Scientist The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Alecia Lilly, Ph.D., vice president of its Africa programs. Dr. Lilly died in hospital in South Africa on May 29, after a sudden illness. She had been with the Fossey Fund for more than eight years, and had served as its vice president since 2006, guiding and expanding all of the Fund?s programs in Africa, and directing the activities of more than 400 employees in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Dr. Lilly joined the Fossey Fund in 2001, with the initial objectives of initiating human health programs in Rwanda and neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. This ?ecosystem health? program expanded to include basic health care projects, clean-water access programs, medical clinic rehabilitation, treatment and prevention of intestinal parasite infections in local communities, and protein access nutritional programs. All of these programs are geared toward supporting the Fossey?s Fund?s belief that successful conservation can happen only in an environment where local communities have adequate health, educational and economic opportunities. Dr. Lilly was instrumental in crafting this mission. ?Dr. Lilly was one of the most dedicated and tireless conservationists and health advocates I have ever worked with,? says Richard A. Horder, chair of the Fossey Fund?s board of trustees. ?Her efforts on behalf of the Fossey Fund led to improved health and livelihoods for thousands of people in Africa and supported our conservation efforts to save the gorillas, other endangered species and their habitats in the same areas. She will be deeply missed by our organization and all who had the pleasure of knowing her.? ?Dr. Lilly was instrumental in expanding the mission of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International and showing us that a healthy environment for all ? people and animals ? is the key to successful conservation,? says Clare Richardson, president and CEO of the Fossey Fund. ?She developed groundbreaking programs for local communities that not only helped people but lessened human impact upon the forests where the gorillas and other important animals live. We are committed to continuing and expanding these crucial programs.? In addition to this work, Dr. Lilly also specialized in behavioral primatology, including psychological evaluation and treatment of primates. As such, she was instrumental in evaluating and devising care protocols for the young orphaned gorillas that the Fossey Fund now cares for, in conjunction with the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project. In addition, she led the effort to obtain funding for the new Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education Center, now under construction in Congo. This facility will provide not only housing for young gorillas confiscated from poachers, but a way for them to be eventually reintroduced to the wild. The initial funding for this center is a result of Dr. Lilly?s work with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, with additional support and expertise coming from the alliances she forged with the Congolese wildlife authorities (ICCN), Pan African Sanctuary Alliance, animal experts from Disney, and other partners. Dr. Lilly earned her doctorate degree in 1995 from Rutgers University in physical anthropology. Her primary research focus was on psycho- neuro-immunological responses to stressors in primates. She developed a center for emotionally and physically challenged monkeys and collaborated with human psychiatrists and neurologists to provide treatment and recovery interventions. She has also been a consultant to zoos, sanctuaries and research laboratories, assisting with rehabilitation of great apes, monkeys, and prosimians facing emotional disturbances. She conducted field work in Congo, Rwanda, Central African Republic, Morocco, Algeria and Cameroon, before coming to the Fossey Fund. In addition, Dr. Lilly was also an accomplished research scientist, with multiple articles published in scientific journals, and numerous scientific presentations. She was also the recipient of numerous awards and grants from conservation and academic institutions, including the National Geographic Foundation, the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the Disney Foundation. ?Dr. Lilly was instrumental in leading the discipline of primatology toward recognition of the important connection between primate conservation and health of the communities that shared their ecosystem,? says Tara Stoinski, Ph.D., a Fossey Fund scientist based at Zoo Atlanta. ?The types of programs she started, in addition to improving the health and lives of thousands of Africans, are now becoming an important component of ape research sites throughout the world.? A native of North Carolina, Dr. Lilly attended Columbia College in South Carolina, where she graduated magna cum laude, before embarking on her doctoral work at Rutgers. She had been working in Africa since the mid 1990s. Just prior to coming to the Fossey Fund, she moved to the Mondika Research Center in the Central African Republic to study western lowland gorillas and assist in habituating them to human presence. While doing research on intestinal parasites in gorillas she became interested in the link with local people, leading her to develop a program she entitled ?ecosystem health.? This program carried on her research about cross transmission of parasites between local people and gorillas, but also provided medical care and treatment for forest peoples. She then brought this expertise to the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in 2001. ?Dr. Lilly devoted her life to the ultimate causes of helping people and saving endangered species,? says Richardson. ?She showed all of us that when these two goals work in concert, we can all have great hope for the future. We are deeply saddened at her death and will remain dedicated to continuing her important work and legacy.? Dr. Lilly?s family has requested that memorial gifts be sent in her name to the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International, 800 Cherokee Avenue S.E., Atlanta, Georgia, 30315. About the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International The Atlanta-based Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International is dedicated to the conservation and protection of gorillas and their habitats in Africa, through research, conservation action, education and partnerships. Founded by Dian Fossey as the Digit Fund and renamed after her death, the Fund operates the Karisoke Research Center in Rwanda, and maintains a staff of scientists, trackers and anti- poaching patrols in the Volcanoes National Park. The Fossey Fund also operates a conservation action outreach plan, working in conjunction with innovative community-based preserves in the Democratic Republic of Congo, helping to re-establish Congo's Maiko National Park, and participating in other critical conservation and community projects. ### ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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." -------------- next part -------------- A non-text 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 hamel at primate.wisc.edu Tue Jun 9 00:01:08 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Mon Jun 8 23:55:18 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200906090501.n59518dQ017190@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- 09-022 Techncial Position - SNPRC, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1578 Field assistants in research project on baboon cognition in South Africa, Rahel Noser, Research Group Cognitive Ethology, German Primate Center http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1579 Technical Assistant - SNPRC - ABSL3, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1577 Medical Research Technician, Tulane National Primate Research Center http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1587 Experienced Animal Carer department Primates m/f, Stichting AAP http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1584 Field Assistant: Male competition and cooperation in Barbary macaques in Morocco, University of Göttingen http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1576 Pathology Technician - SNPRC, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1585 Golden Lion Tamarin Conservation Program Internship, Zoo Atlanta http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1586 Facility Veterinarian, Worldwide Primates, Inc. http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1574 Funded PhD Studentships, University of Portsmouth http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1575 Field Assistants: Behavioral Ecology of Phayre's Leaf Monkeys, Andreas Koenig - Stony Brook University http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1581 ------ Primate-Jobs on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs Primate-Jobs via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/jobs.xml Primate-Jobs is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the responsibility for conforming to local, state, regional and national employment listing regulations lies with the listing organization. The Wisconsin Primate Research Center, the University of Wisconsin, and the National Center for Research Resources (National Institutes of Health), will not be held liable for misinformation in, or consequences resulting from, postings to Primate-Jobs. Inclusion of a job listing does not imply endorsement of the listing organization. ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Tue Jun 9 14:00:10 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Jun 9 13:54:29 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (June 9, 2009) Message-ID: <200906091900.n59J0Apq017828@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Mirroring behavior (Scientific American; June 9, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8797 Rare footage of elusive monkeys (BBC News; June 9, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8798 ------ Primates in the News on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Primates in the News via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/news.xml Primates in the News is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the Wisconsin Primate Research Center provides Primates in the News as an informational service. We are not responsible for the content of linked sites, nor does inclusion of a link imply endorsement of the views expressed in that content. ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Wed Jun 10 14:00:10 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Wed Jun 10 13:54:21 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (June 10, 2009) Message-ID: <200906101900.n5AJ0ASB010059@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Chimp chomps Berlin zoo director's finger (MSNBC; June 9, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8799 Close social ties make baboons better mothers, study finds (UCLA Newsroom; June 9, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8800 ------ Primates in the News on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Primates in the News via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/news.xml Primates in the News is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the Wisconsin Primate Research Center provides Primates in the News as an informational service. We are not responsible for the content of linked sites, nor does inclusion of a link imply endorsement of the views expressed in that content. ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Thu Jun 11 00:01:08 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Wed Jun 10 23:55:15 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200906110501.n5B518Iq001526@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Volunteer field assistant for white-faced capuchins, Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica, Valerie Schoof, Graduate student, Tulane University http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1588 ------ 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. 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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 brown at primate.wisc.edu Thu Jun 11 14:32:47 2009 From: brown at primate.wisc.edu (Joanne Brown) Date: Thu Jun 11 14:26:58 2009 Subject: [PS] AVAILABLE FOR POSTAGE -- Am J Primatology, CHIMPANZEE CONSERVATION & PUBLIC HEALTH Message-ID: <4A315BDF.5080804@primate.wisc.edu> We have many copies of the book CHIMPANZEE CONSERVATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH: ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE FUTURE, Joe Erwin and John Landon, eds. (Diagnon, 1992) available for anyone willing to pay the cost of postage. We also have duplicates of most issues of AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY from 1998 to 2008. If you're interested, send me your address for mail delivery. I will hold these only until the end of June. At that point, the extras will go to our library book sale. Thank you. Joanne Brown -- Joanne Brown, Technical Services Librarian Jacobsen Library Wisconsin National Primate Research Center 1220 Capitol Ct. Madison, WI 53715-1237 brown@primate.wisc.edu ******************************************************************** Curse Against Book Stealers Monastery of San Pedro, Barcelona For him that stealeth a Book from this Library, let it change into a serpent in his hand and rend him. Let him be struck with Palsy, and all his Members blasted. Let him languish in Pain crying aloud for Mercy and let there be no sur-cease to his Agony till he sink in Dissolution. Let Bookworms gnaw his Entrails in token of the Worm that dieth not, and when at last he goeth to his final Punishment, let the flames of Hell consume him for ever and aye. From sherrow at ohio.edu Thu Jun 11 20:05:24 2009 From: sherrow at ohio.edu (Hogan) Date: Thu Jun 11 19:59:20 2009 Subject: [PS] AVAILABLE FOR POSTAGE -- Am J Primatology, CHIMPANZEE CONSERVATION & PUBLIC HEALTH In-Reply-To: <4A315BDF.5080804@primate.wisc.edu> References: <4A315BDF.5080804@primate.wisc.edu> Message-ID: Hi Joanne, I need the book Chimpanzee Conservation and Public Health and will gladly pay postage. I would also like any AJP's prior to 2007 that I can get my hands on. I don't know what the total shipping of those would be, but if you let me know, I'll see what I can do. In the meantime, if you can send the Chimp book to: Dr. Hogan M. Sherrow Ohio University Dept of Soc & Anth Bentley Annex 103 Athens, OH 45701 Thanks and take care. Hogan --On June 11, 2009 2:32:47 PM -0500 Joanne Brown wrote: > We have many copies of the book CHIMPANZEE CONSERVATION AND PUBLIC > HEALTH: ENVIRONMENTS > FOR THE FUTURE, Joe Erwin and John Landon, eds. (Diagnon, 1992) > available for anyone willing to pay > the cost of postage. > > We also have duplicates of most issues of AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY > from 1998 to 2008. > > If you're interested, send me your address for mail delivery. I will hold > these only until > the end of June. At that point, the extras will go to our library book > sale. > > Thank you. > > Joanne Brown > > -- > Joanne Brown, Technical Services Librarian > Jacobsen Library > Wisconsin National Primate Research Center > 1220 Capitol Ct. > Madison, WI 53715-1237 > > brown@primate.wisc.edu > ******************************************************************** > > Curse Against Book Stealers > Monastery of San Pedro, Barcelona > > For him that stealeth a Book from this Library, > let it change into a serpent in his hand and rend him. > Let him be struck with Palsy, and all his Members blasted. > Let him languish in Pain crying aloud for Mercy and let there be no > sur-cease to his Agony till he sink in Dissolution. > Let Bookworms gnaw his Entrails in token of the Worm that dieth not, > and when at last he goeth to his final Punishment, > let the flames of Hell consume him for ever and aye. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Primate-Science mailing list > Primate-Science@primate.wisc.edu > http://www.primate.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/primate-science Hogan M. Sherrow, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Dept of Sociology & Anthropology Ohio University 103 Bentley Annex Athens, OH 45701 Phone: (740) 597-2765 Fax: (740) 593-1365 From sherrow at ohio.edu Thu Jun 11 20:36:04 2009 From: sherrow at ohio.edu (Hogan) Date: Thu Jun 11 20:30:12 2009 Subject: [PS] AVAILABLE FOR POSTAGE -- Am J Primatology, CHIMPANZEE CONSERVATION & PUBLIC HEALTH In-Reply-To: <4A315BDF.5080804@primate.wisc.edu> References: <4A315BDF.5080804@primate.wisc.edu> Message-ID: Apologies to all if that reply went to the entire list - technical difficulties. H --On June 11, 2009 2:32:47 PM -0500 Joanne Brown wrote: > We have many copies of the book CHIMPANZEE CONSERVATION AND PUBLIC > HEALTH: ENVIRONMENTS > FOR THE FUTURE, Joe Erwin and John Landon, eds. (Diagnon, 1992) > available for anyone willing to pay > the cost of postage. > > We also have duplicates of most issues of AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY > from 1998 to 2008. > > If you're interested, send me your address for mail delivery. I will hold > these only until > the end of June. At that point, the extras will go to our library book > sale. > > Thank you. > > Joanne Brown > > -- > Joanne Brown, Technical Services Librarian > Jacobsen Library > Wisconsin National Primate Research Center > 1220 Capitol Ct. > Madison, WI 53715-1237 > > brown@primate.wisc.edu > ******************************************************************** > > Curse Against Book Stealers > Monastery of San Pedro, Barcelona > > For him that stealeth a Book from this Library, > let it change into a serpent in his hand and rend him. > Let him be struck with Palsy, and all his Members blasted. > Let him languish in Pain crying aloud for Mercy and let there be no > sur-cease to his Agony till he sink in Dissolution. > Let Bookworms gnaw his Entrails in token of the Worm that dieth not, > and when at last he goeth to his final Punishment, > let the flames of Hell consume him for ever and aye. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Primate-Science mailing list > Primate-Science@primate.wisc.edu > http://www.primate.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/primate-science Hogan M. Sherrow, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Dept of Sociology & Anthropology Ohio University 103 Bentley Annex Athens, OH 45701 Phone: (740) 597-2765 Fax: (740) 593-1365 From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Fri Jun 12 14:00:10 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Fri Jun 12 13:54:17 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (June 12, 2009) Message-ID: <200906121900.n5CJ0AQT014458@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Governments at UN-backed forum issue appeal to save gorillas (UN News Centre; June 11, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8805 Range extended for world’s most mysterious gorilla (Mongabay; June 11, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8806 Emil L. Smith dies at 97; biochemist advanced protein research (Los Angeles Times; June 12, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8807 Cruel world of monkey pets (The Sun; June 12, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8808 Urban Myth Disproved: Fingerprints Do Not Improve Grip Frictio (ScienceDaily; June 12, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8809 ------ 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 spidersflies at yahoo.com Mon Jun 15 05:52:59 2009 From: spidersflies at yahoo.com (brooke aldrich) Date: Mon Jun 15 05:47:21 2009 Subject: [PS] need paper: The Transnational Illegal Wildlife Trade Message-ID: <951484.430.qm@web54107.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Could anyone please provide me with the following paper: The Transnational Illegal Wildlife Trade Greg L. Warchol Criminal Justice Studies: A Critical Journal of Crime, Law and Society, 1478-6028, Volume 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57 ? 73 ...Very much appreciated! Brooke From S.hill at chesterzoo.org Tue Jun 16 09:53:12 2009 From: S.hill at chesterzoo.org (Sonya Hill) Date: Tue Jun 16 09:47:36 2009 Subject: [PS] Recall: An evening with Jane Goodall (UK) Message-ID: <765D19F7C5A92F4A9394A526784834080239684D@pegasus.czoo.local> Sonya Hill would like to recall the message, "An evening with Jane Goodall (UK)". Chester Zoo is a registered conservation and education charity. Our Vision is - A diverse, thriving and sustainable natural world. Our Mission is - To be a major force in conserving biodiversity worldwide. A Company Limited by Guarantee. Registered in England No. 287902. Registered Office: North of England Zoological Society, Chester Zoo, Upton-by-Chester, Chester, CH2-1LH. Registered Charity No. 306077. VAT No. 595 7286 79. Switchboard: 01244 380 280. Important Note: All documents attached to this email have been scanned for viruses by Postini. 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URL: http://white.primate.wisc.edu/pipermail/primate-science/attachments/20090616/fa039c7d/attachment.html From lowlandgorilla at aol.com Wed Jun 17 09:19:49 2009 From: lowlandgorilla at aol.com (lowlandgorilla@aol.com) Date: Wed Jun 17 09:16:20 2009 Subject: [PS] Online Collection of Great Ape Skeletons and Records Message-ID: <8CBBD6DCEE1DE30-7C4-1F36@FWM-M40.sysops.aol.com> SDSC to Assist in Creating Online Collection of Great Ape Skeletons and Records To help trace the origins of the human species, and potential links to other primates, researchers with the Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) -- a joint organized research unit of the University of California, San Diego and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies -- will begin digitizing and examining skeletal specimens and related medical records this summer from more than two dozen chimpanzees. (Media-Newswire.com) - To help trace the origins of the human species, and potential links to other primates, researchers with the Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny ( CARTA ) -- a joint organized research unit of the University of California, San Diego and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies -- will begin digitizing and examining skeletal specimens and related medical records this summer from more than two dozen chimpanzees. The chimpanzee specimens and records, which include an extensive collection of skeletons, radiographs, blood serum samples, and observation logs, were donated by the Primate Foundation of Arizona ( PFA ), which cared for the animals after they were ?retired? from zoos or brought to the foundation by owners unable to care for them. All samples were collected in the course of routine medical care, or from chimpanzees who had died of natural causes. In addition to the digital cataloging of those specimens and records, researchers from the San Diego Supercomputer Center ( SDSC ) at UC San Diego, along with other university scientists and faculty, are planning to perform computerized axial tomography ( CT ) scans of the chimpanzee skeletons in the collection. SDSC researchers successfully performed the first test CT scans of a chimpanzee skull at UC San Diego?s Thornton Hospital in April, using the facility?s mobile 16-slice GE CT unit during off-hours. Digital animations were developed from those first scans. The resulting scans, using DICOM metadata and software, will allow CARTA members and other users to digitally manipulate the images for detailed analysis and instant digital measurement without ever handling the actual physical specimens. The CARTA databases will become available via the organization?s newly created web site ( http://carta.anthropogeny.org ), which is also housed at SDSC, an organized research unit of UC San Diego. Along with the UC San Diego division of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology ( Calit2 ), SDSC provides IT infrastructure support and informatics for CARTA, which was formally established in early 2008 under a partnership between the university and the Salk Institute. ?This collection is unique because it is such a well-documented subset of chimpanzees,? said Margaret Schoeninger, professor and past chair of UC San Diego?s Department of Anthropology, and co-director of CARTA. ?Thanks to the PFA, there are very detailed med ical and observational records for this group, along with a superb set of physical specimens. We are excited to add this collection to CARTA?s planned online databases, and eventually make it available to a wide range of anthropogeny researchers for further study and analysis.? ?This activity fits extremely well into the overall mission statement of CARTA, which is ?to use all rational and ethical approaches to seek all verifiable facts from all relevant disciplines to explore and explain the origins of the human phenomenon,?? said Ajit Varki, co-director of CARTA and a professor of medicine and cellular and molecular medicine at UC San Diego?s School of Medicine. ?I was very fortunate to be able to follow up on the groundwork laid by Pascal Gagneux, CARTA?s associate director, to negotiate this agreement with PFA, which had been planning to close its doors due to lack of funding.? The unique collection was given to CARTA by the PFA Board of Directors. PFA Director Jo Fritz stated that the only requirement was that these resources be made available to the widest possible range of scientists interested in better understanding both humans and chimpanzees. ?We are very grateful to Jo Fritz for trusting CARTA and its mission by offering this unique collection of resources from captive chimpanzees,? said Gagneux, who is also an assistant professor of cellular and molecular medicine at UC San Diego and a longtime collaborator with the PFA. E2It?s always difficult to have an animal die, but to know that they will live on in science for eons to come makes it a bit easier,? said Fritz. CARTA Online Museum Once digitized, the PFA chimpanzee collection will eventually be linked to CARTA?s online Museum of Comparative Anthropogeny ( MOCA ).? Together, these resources are a key part of an extensive website being developed by SDSC and CARTA researchers, providing scientists with detailed but easy-to-navigate comparisons between humans and other hominids, with the emphasis on uniquely human features. ?One of MOCA?s goals is to catalog information about human-specific differences from great apes, which include chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans,? said John Moreland, a senior software engineer with SDSC. During the last eight months, Moreland has been developing the CARTA website while spearheading efforts to digitize valuable information and collections such as the PFA collection.? ?We?re confident that housing such information in a single, web-based resource will lead to new insights and collaborative research on both a national and global scale, resulting in ethically-sound studies to explain these differences.? The structure of the CARTA website site was established by analyzing the core capability requirements of the CARTA project, and then defining a limited number of top-level menu items that would logically cluster all content into those primary focus areas to aid user navigation. The site was als o designed to provide multi-tier content access mechanisms, enabling administrators to provide content-level access protections as well as site area access controls. ?Providing informatics support for efforts such as CARTA lies at the core of SDSC?s mission to provide state of the art cyberinfrastructure for scientific data and information management,? said Chaitan Baru, SDSC Distinguished Scientist, who leads the informatics efforts for CARTA. The CARTA site features a calendar of events including future and past symposia, and bibliography of virtual libraries for Anthropogeny and Primatology.? During the next several months, the site will be expanded to include details of the CARTA faculty?s planned graduate specialization program, as well as the first phase of the MOCA project. Funding for CARTA currently comes from the G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Charitable Foundation; Mr. James H. Handelman, Executive Director; and by Annette C. Merle-Smith. About CARTA The Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny ( CARTA ) was established by faculty at UC San Diego and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies as a virtual organization to promote transdisciplinary research into human origins, drawing on methods from a number of traditional disciplines spanning the humanities, social, biomedical, biological, computational and engineering, and physical and chemical sciences. As the word anthropogeny implies, CARTA?s primary goal is to explore and explain the origins of the human phenomenon. About SD SC As an organized research unit of UC San Diego, the San Diego Supercomputer Center is a national leader in creating and providing cyberinfrastructure for data-intensive research. Cyberinfrastructure refers to an accessible and integrated network of computer-based resources and expertise, focused on accelerating scientific inquiry and discovery. SDSC is a founding member of the national TeraGrid, the nation?s largest open scientific discovery infrastructure. Media Contacts: SDSC Communications Jan Zverina, 858-534-5111 or jzverina@sdsc.edu Warren R. Froelich, 858-822-3622 or froelich@sdsc.edu UCSD Health Science Communications Debra Kain, 619-543-6163 or ddkain@ucsd.edu Salk Institute Communications, Mauricio Minotta, 858-453-4100 x1371 or minotta@salk.edu http://media-newswire.com/release_1092890.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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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 2009 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 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 listserv 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 U.S.A. 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 48, number 3 should be there this week. The Table of Contents for Volume 48, number 3 follows. The numbers are page numbers in the "print" (PDF) edition. * * * CONTENTS Articles and Notes The Effects of Exposure to an Expanded Environmental Enrichment Program on Select Individual Behaviors in Baboons, by A. K. Goodwin, S. A. James, K. E. Lane, M. C. McDermott, R. L. Rodgerson, & N. A. Ator......1 Female Homosexual Behavior in a New Group of Japanese Macaques: Evolutionary Implications, by P. L. Vasey & C. Reinhart......8 Looking for Information and Possible Collaboration, by G. Tansey...... 11 News, Information, and Announcements Workshop Announcements: Association of Primate Veterinarians......7 Information Requested or Available......11 Gorilla Haven Update; Caging Survey; More Interesting Websites Meeting Announcements......12 Resources Wanted and Available......12 Management Innovations in Laboratory Animal Care; Preventing Disease from Animals in Public Setting; Used Equipment Buying and Selling Sites; IPPL News Archive On-Line Travelers' Health Notes: IAMAT......13 News Briefs......14 New Orangutan Population Found in Indonesia; Health Care for Mountain Gorillas and Humans; Carole C. Noon; Use of Experimental Primates Shown; "Ingenious" Ape Mounts Bid to Escape Zoo; Primate Research Center Under Scrutiny Departments Recent Books and Articles . . . 16 Position Available: Atlanta, Georgia . . . 32 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 jgrehan at sciencebuff.org Wed Jun 17 14:36:00 2009 From: jgrehan at sciencebuff.org (John Grehan) Date: Wed Jun 17 14:30:08 2009 Subject: [PS] Could the orangutan be our closest relative? Message-ID: <26DA12164B238549B6D89A2F2A8EE7990174D6C4@bmsmail.sciencebuff.org> Could the orang-utan be our closest relative? http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227133.800-could-the-orangutan-be-our-closest-relative.html?full=true 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-grehan/evolutionary-biography Ghost moth research http://www.sciencebuff.org/research/current-research-activities/john-grehan/ghost-moths Human evolution and the great apes http://www.sciencebuff.org/research/current-research-activities/john-grehan/human-origins ? From S.hill at chesterzoo.org Thu Jun 18 04:42:23 2009 From: S.hill at chesterzoo.org (Sonya Hill) Date: Thu Jun 18 04:36:41 2009 Subject: [PS] An evening with Jane Goodall (UK) Message-ID: <765D19F7C5A92F4A9394A5267848340802396BFD@pegasus.czoo.local> Dear All For UK-based folk, please find below some details of an upcoming talk by Dr Jane Goodall DBE, at ZSL, on 25th June ? tickets still available. The Jane Goodall Institute UK Presents ?An evening with Dr Jane Goodall DBE? Introduction by John Simpson CBE Advisory Board Member - the Jane Goodall Institute Prince Albert Suite, ZSL London Zoo, Outer Circle, Regent?s Park, London, NW1 4RY Thursday 25 June 2009 7.00pm ? 9.30pm Tickets ? ?20 - JGI Members ? ?40 - Non-Members ? Unfortunately I am not able attend but would like to make a donation to JGI (Proceeds will go to the Jane Goodall Institute UK) To book a ticket/s please contact: Claire Quarendon The Jane Goodall Institute UK Orchard House 51-67 Commercial Road Southampton SO15 1GG Tel: 023 8033 5660 E-mail: claire@janegoodall.org.uk Same contact details for more information on disabled access Charity no: 327858 Best wishes, Sonya ------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr Sonya P. Hill Research Officer Conservation and Science Division Chester Zoo, Caughall Rd, Upton, Chester, CH2 1LH, UK Direct tel: 01244 650214 Admin office tel: 01244 650223 Admin office fax: 01244 381352 Chester Zoo is a registered conservation and education charity. Our Vision is - A diverse, thriving and sustainable natural world. Our Mission is - To be a major force in conserving biodiversity worldwide. A Company Limited by Guarantee. Registered in England No. 287902. Registered Office: North of England Zoological Society, Chester Zoo, Upton-by-Chester, Chester, CH2-1LH. Registered Charity No. 306077. VAT No. 595 7286 79. Switchboard: 01244 380 280. Important Note: All documents attached to this email have been scanned for viruses by Postini. Please ensure that you also scan all messages, as Chester Zoo will not accept any liability for any contamination or damage to your systems. All information is supplied for your information only and is to be treated as strictly private and confidential. Please destroy this mail if you are not the intended recipient, and please notify the sender by phone on the above number. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://white.primate.wisc.edu/pipermail/primate-science/attachments/20090618/333c5b5a/attachment.html From jgrehan at sciencebuff.org Thu Jun 18 09:23:10 2009 From: jgrehan at sciencebuff.org (John Grehan) Date: Thu Jun 18 09:18:59 2009 Subject: [PS] Human origins Message-ID: <26DA12164B238549B6D89A2F2A8EE7990174D6D0@bmsmail.sciencebuff.org> >From the Pittsburgh-Tribune Review. Anyone interested in a pdf of the original article please let me know. John Grehan Pitt anthropologist argues humans more like orangutans than chimps A University of Pittsburgh anthropologist argues in a paper published today that humans most likely share a common ancestor with orangutans, and not chimpanzees, which is the prevailing belief. Jeffrey H. Schwartz hopes the paper will get researchers to practice fundamental science and question some assumptions. "What I'll be happy with is if people actually think out of the box and consider alternative theories of human relationships with apes," Schwartz said Wednesday in a phone interview from Zagreb, Croatia. He concedes it won't happen overnight, but the paper in the Journal of Biogeography that he co-authored could help, said Schwartz, who's the president of the World Academy of Art and Science. "We've done the analysis," said John Grehan, who is the paper's other co-author, director of science at the Buffalo Museum in New York and a research associate at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Jeffrey L. Boore, an adjunct biology professor at the University of California-Berkeley who specializes in interpretive genome sequences, said he knows of no strong reason to discount the DNA studies that have demonstrated chimps and gorillas are more closely related to humans than orangutans. "The overwhelming majority of those studies have given very strong support to excluding orangutans from the human-chimp-gorilla group," said Boore, who's also CEO of Genome Project Solutions, Inc., in Hercules, Calif. "If people disagree with it, they need to put out their evidence and let it go back and forth," said Grehan, an entomologist who also studies the origin and evolution of animals and plants. "But I think a lot of people are incapable of dealing with it." That's because for years most of the scientific community accepted DNA analyses that suggest humans are most closely related to chimps, Schwartz and Grehan said. But an examination of fossil and other evidence shows humans and orangutans share 28 features -- including reproductive systems, tooth structures and mouth palates, the scientists say. Schwartz and Grehan write in their paper that humans share only two features with chimpanzees and seven with gorillas. "In science, you must integrate the fossil record with the living record," Grehan said. "That's what we've done." They propose a scenario that explains the migration of the human-orangutan common ancestor from Southeast Asia, where modern orangutans are from. The molecular evidence that scientists commonly cite to demonstrate the link between humans and chimps is flawed, Schwartz said. "Only 2 percent of the entire human genome can be verified," he said. "But people are saying that chimps and humans share 98 percent of some portion of that 2 percent to make their case." That's not good science, said Malte Ebach, a paleontologist at Arizona State University's International Institute for Species Exploration, who, like Grehan, studies the origin and evolution of animals and plants. "People think DNA data is better because they perceive it as technologically superior and more progressive," Ebach said. "But technology doesn't make data better." Schwartz proposed his human-orangutan theory in 1982. He wrote the book, "The Red Ape: Orangutans and Human Origins," in 1986 that expanded on those ideas. In 2005, Schwartz published and revised an updated version of the book. The work was ignored as molecular studies came out that showed the similarity between chimps and humans. Grehan said alternative views should not be dismissed when a theory becomes so accepted. During the mid-20th century, scientists so fervently disagreed with Barbara McClintock's theory that genes could move along a chromosome that she stopped publishing, Grehan said. In 1983, McClintock won a Nobel Prize for her research in "jumping genes." -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://white.primate.wisc.edu/pipermail/primate-science/attachments/20090618/21107c09/attachment-0001.html From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Thu Jun 18 14:00:08 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Thu Jun 18 13:54:16 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (June 18, 2009) Message-ID: <200906181900.n5IJ08KE013355@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Could the orang-utan be our closest relative? (New Scientist; June 17, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8810 Gorilla injures 1 during brief escape at SC zoo (Associated Press; June 13, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8811 Stanford neuroscientist explores what is, and is not, unique about humans (Stanford News Service; June 13, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8812 Monkeys Use False Alarms to Scam Food? (National Geographic News; June 15, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8813 Reintroducing Bonobo Apes Into The Wild: Researchers To Monitor Progress (ScienceDaily; June 15, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8814 CARTA to Digitize Extensive Primate Collection (HPC Wire; June 15, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8815 Female baboons exploit chaperones (BBC News; June 16, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8816 Cambridge life sciences team take part in a new animal adventure series (Cambridge Network; June 19, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8817 Iowa zoo says 35-year-old monkey sets age record (Associated Press; June 16, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8818 Individual Primates Display Variation In General Intelligence (ScienceDaily; June 17, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8819 Why some monkeys are better liars (New Scientist; June 18, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8820 Endocrine Society Announces 2009 Laureate Award Winners (Medical News Today; June 18, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8821 Conservationists Lobby for Gorilla Protection (New Times, Rwanda; June 18, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8822 ------ 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 Judith_Schrier at brown.edu Fri Jun 19 09:19:27 2009 From: Judith_Schrier at brown.edu (Judith Schrier) Date: Fri Jun 19 09:14:10 2009 Subject: [PS] notes test Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20090619101200.024c2910@email.brown.edu> Workshop Announcements: Association of Primate Veterinarians The Association of Primate Veterinarians? (APV) 37th Annual Workshop will be held November 5-7, 2009, in Denver, Colorado. The deadline for submitting case reports and/or ?What?s Your Diagnosis?? for the Workshop is August 1, 2009. Please keep length of abstract to one page. If you have time constraints and cannot submit your abstract by this date, please submit your intent to present, presentation title, and author(s). Clearly identify the presenting author and provide his or her CV by the August 1 deadline date. For those requiring additional time, full abstract submittals will be required no later than August 15, 2009. Electronic versions (PowerPoint, video) of the case report and/or ?What?s Your Diagnosis?? are due no later than October 1, 2009. Electronic abstracts of case reports can be submitted online through the APV Website: . Please contact Dr. Susanne Rensing [703-245-2200; e-mail: Susanne.Rensing@covance.com] or Dr. Rick Rockar [e-mail: dogdocrock@verizon.net] if you have any questions about case reports. APV is an international organization consisting of over 400 veterinarians concerned with the health, care and welfare of nonhuman primates. If you are not an APV member and are interested in membership, applications are available online at . Additional information concerning the Workshop can be found on that same Website. * * * Information Requested or Available Gorilla Haven Update A new update has been posted at about Joe?s health and Oliver?s future, as well as the future of Gorilla Haven itself... Caging Survey Viktor Reinhardt is making an informal survey of the rate of caged macaques living alone in zoos, laboratories, and other places. If you have access to this information for your facility, please indicate: 1. Approximate number of caged macaques at your facility; do not include animals living in groups in rooms, pens, or corrals. 2. Macaque species. 3. The country where the animals are housed. 4. Approximate number of caged macaques living alone. 5. Approximate number of caged macaques living in pairs or trios. 6. Approximate number of caged macaques living in groups of four or more animals. Please send Viktor the information. If you do not have e-mail access, send it to 6014 Palmer Dr., Weed, CA 96094, U.S.A. More Interesting Websites * British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV): * Crisis Management in Zoos: * NIH/NCRR Recovery Act Funding Opportunities: * Tropical Medicine & International Health (Journal): * * * Meeting Announcements The First African Symposium on Zoological Medicine will be held July 18-19th, 2009, at the Johannesburg Zoo, South Africa. Financial assistance is available for veterinarians from other African countries. For more details contact Teresa Slacke at . The 2009 Marmoset Research Group of the Americas (MaRGA) Meeting will take place July 29-31, 2009, in Natal, Brazil, at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. For complete information, see . The Laboratory Animal Welfare Training Exchange?s (LAWTE) Biennial Conference will take place in San Antonio, Texas, August 5-7, 2007. Topics to be included are educating researchers on reducing pain and distress in laboratory animals, expectations for animal care training programs, and animal rights and security updates. See the flyer at for details. The 7th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences will take place August 30 to September 3, 2009, in Rome, Italy. The Congress was given the motto ?Calling on Science? in order to emphasize that scientific progress today goes hand in hand with progress towards the reduction, refinement, and replacement of experimental animals (the 3R?s). For complete information, see . The Third Orangutan SSP Husbandry Workshop will be held August 31 through September 2, 2009, at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia. See . The Association of Zoos & Aquariums? (AZA) 2009 Annual Conference will be held September 12-17, in Portland, Oregon, hosted by the Oregon Zoo. See . The 26th European Association of Zoos and Aquaria Annual Conference will be held September 14-20, 2009, in Copenhagen, Denmark, hosted by the Copenhagen Zoo. See and click on ?Conference?. The 3rd International Congress on Zoo Keeping and the 36th American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAKZ) National Conference will be held September 24-29, 2009 in Seattle, Washington, hosted by the Puget Sound Chapter of AAZK and Woodland Park Zoo. See and . The 27th Annual Symposium on Nonhuman Primate Models for AIDS will be held October 28-31, 2009, in Boston, Massachusetts, sponsored by the New England Primate Research Center. For information, see . On October 29, 2009, the Bristol Conservation and Science Foundation (BCSF) and Bristol Zoo Gardens will present the 2nd Annual BCSF Symposium: How Can We Save Primates from Extinction? The one-day symposium will be held in the Clifton Pavilion at Bristol Zoo Gardens, Bristol, U.K., from 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Registration fees are ?75 per person and include a buffet-style lunch as well as coffee/tea breaks between the sessions and entry to Bristol Zoo Gardens. For details, see . The 6th European Zoo Nutrition Conference will be held in Barcelona, Spain, January 28-31, 2010. Please send comments or suggestions for topics and speakers directly to . Further announcements and information will be posted online at the nutrition area of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria?s Website, . The 2010 American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) National Meeting will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, July 31th to August 3rd, 2010. See . * * * Resources Wanted and Available Management Innovations in Laboratory Animal Care Steven M. Niemi, Director of the Center for Comparative Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, has introduced a new Website, , dedicated to management innovations in laboratory animal care. There are four subject categories available on the home page: * Innovations in management of lab animal care, * Innovations in management of lab animal medicine, * Innovations in management of occupational safety, and * Comparative management concepts and applications (applying successful strategies and methods from other industries). Each category includes tabs for White Papers and Presentations, Management Tools, Case Studies, and Recommended Reading, with content that has been developed by our staff or found to be useful for continually improving how we manage a large and diversified lab animal care program. Additional content will be added when available. There is also a tab, ?About Us?, at the top of the home page for those who want to learn more about our department. ?We look forward to your questions and suggestions, via e-mails to .? Preventing Disease from Animals in Public Settings Health risks such as infectious diseases, exposure to rabies, and injuries are associated with contact with animals in public settings, including county or state fairs, petting zoos, animal swap meets, pet stores, zoologic institutions, circuses, carnivals, educational farms, livestock-birthing exhibits, educational exhibits at schools and child-care facilities, and wildlife photo opportunities. Washing hands is the most important prevention step to reduce the risk for disease transmission associated with animals in public settings. Other recommendations include prohibiting food in animal areas, including transition areas between animal areas and nonanimal areas, providing information about disease risk and prevention to visitors, and proper care of animals. The National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, Inc., has a series of recommendations on-line: is the basic document. Appendices are: * Appendix A: Animals in Public Settings: Guidelines for Venue Operators and Staff Members: ; * Appendix B: Suggested Sign or Handout for Visitors to Petting Zoos: ; * Appendix C: Hand-Washing Recommendations to Reduce Disease Transmission from Animals in Public Settings: ; * Appendix D: Guidelines for Animals in School and Child-Care Settings: . Used Equipment Buying and Selling Sites ? labX ?Scientific Marketplace?: ? LABX of MA (previously Lab4Less): ? UsedCaging.com: ? Extronex ?Lab Equipment Remarketers? IPPL News Archive On-Line Thanks to long-time IPPL member Dr. Mich Kabay, all past issues of IPPL News ? from 1974 to the present ? are now on-line at . There are now over 100 issues accessible. To visit the archive, click on ?IPPL in Action? and then on ?Archived Newsletters since 1974?. You can enter a word search to locate articles or you can just browse. * * * Travelers? Health Notes: IAMAT The International Association for Medical Assistance to Travelers (IAMAT), a volunteer group, compiles an annual list of doctors around the world who meet the organization?s criteria, who speak English or another second language, and who agree to charge a specific fee. The 2009 Directory lists the current schedule of fees as US$100 for an office visit, US$150 for a house (or hotel) call, and US$170 for night, Sunday, and local holiday calls. These fees do not include consultants, laboratory or surgical procedures, hospitalization, or other expenses. The current listing of doctors and centers includes 93 countries, plus a listing of mental health resources in 15 countries. IAMAT also publishes and provides to its members pamphlets on immunization and malaria, as well as ?World Climate Charts? and a ?Traveler Clinical Record? form. IAMAT has a scholarship program for physicians from developing countries to attend travel medicine training courses in North America, and offers lectureship grants to international medical societies, which allow visiting travel and tropical medicine scholars to exchange information and research on the prevention and treatment of tropical diseases. For information, contact IAMAT, 1287 St. Clair Ave West, Toronto, Ontario M6E 1B8, Canada; 1623 Military Rd, #279, Niagara Falls, NY 14304-1745, U.S.A. [716-754-4883]; 206 Papanui Rd, Christchurch 5, New Zealand; or [e-mail: info@iamat.org]; or see . * * * News Briefs New Orangutan Population Found in Indonesia JAKARTA, Indonesia ? Conservationists have discovered a new population of orangutans in a remote, mountainous corner of Indonesia ? perhaps as many as 2,000 ? giving a rare boost to one of the world?s most endangered great apes. A team surveying forests nestled between jagged limestone cliffs on the eastern edge of Borneo counted 219 orangutan nests, indicating a ?substantial? number of the animals, said Erik Meijaard, a senior ecologist at the U.S.-based Nature Conservancy. ?We can?t say for sure how many,? he said, but even the most cautious estimate would indicate ?several hundred at least, maybe 1,000 or 2,000 even.? There are an estimated 50,000 to 60,000 orangutans left in the wild, 90 percent of them in Indonesia and the rest in neighboring Malaysia. The countries are the world?s top producers of palm oil, used in food, cosmetics and to meet growing demands for ?clean-burning? fuels in the U.S. and Europe. Rain forests, where the solitary animals spend almost all of their time, have been clear-cut and burned at alarming rates to make way for lucrative palm oil plantations. The steep topography, poor soil and general inaccessibility of the rugged limestone mountains appear to have shielded the area from development, at least for now, said Meijaard. Its trees include those highly sought after for commercial timber. The 700-square-mile (2,500-square-kilometer) jungle escaped the massive fires that devastated almost all of the surrounding forests in the late 1990s. The blazes were set by plantation owners and small-scale farmers and exacerbated by the El Nino droughts. Nardiyono, who headed The Nature Conservancy?s weeklong survey in December, said ?it could be the density is very high because after the fires, the orangutans all flocked to one small area.? Conservationists say the most immediate next step will be working with local authorities to protect the area and others that fall outside of national parks. A previously undiscovered population of several hundred also was found recently on Sumatra, home to around 7,000. ?That we are still finding new populations indicates that we still have a chance to save this animal,? said Paul Hartman, who heads the U.S.-funded Orangutan Conservation Service Program, adding it?s not all ?gloom and doom.? Noviar Andayani, head of the Indonesian Primate Association and Orangutan Forum, said the new discoveries point to how much work still needs to be done to come up with accurate population assessments, considered vital to determining a species? vulnerability to extinction. ?There are many areas that still have not been surveyed,? she said, adding that 18 private conservation groups have just started work on an in-depth census based on interviews with people who spend time in the forests. They include villagers and those working on plantations or within logging concessions. ?We hope this will help fill in a few more gaps,? said Andayani, adding that preliminary tests in areas where populations are known indicate that the new interview-based technique could provide a clearer picture than nest tallies. ?Right now the information and data we have about orangutans is still pretty rudimentary.? Some experts say at the current rate of habitat destruction, the animals could be wiped out within the next two decades. ? By Associated Press Writer Robin Mcdowell ?April 12 Health Care for Mountain Gorillas and Humans The University of California, Davis, has launched a new ?One Health? program to conserve the world?s remaining 740 mountain gorillas by caring for, not only the gorillas, but also the people and the other animals that share their home in the forests of central Africa. With $750,000 in funding from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, UC Davis will establish the Mountain Gorilla One Health Program in the School of Veterinary Medicine?s Wildlife Health Center. The new program will partner with the existing Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project, begun in 1986, to continue improving gorilla health and survival by addressing human health, livestock health and agricultural issues. ?The concept of ?One Health? ? that human, animal, and environmental health are inextricably linked and should be considered holistically ? is a core principle of the UC Davis Wildlife Health Center,? said wildlife veterinarian and Center assistant director Kirsten Gilardi, who will lead the Program. ?We are proud to become partners with the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project, one of the few true, on-the-ground, examples of One Health in action anywhere in the world.? The Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project?s longtime director, veterinarian Michael Cranfield, will join the UC Davis staff while continuing to oversee the work of the project?s seven veterinarians and 12 technicians and staff members in Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. UC Davis will investigate disease threats facing mountain gorillas, help expand medical care for the humans working in and around the gorilla parks, and improve the health and well-being of livestock to benefit the families who depend on them for nutrition and income. Combined with anti-poaching patrols and habitat-protection efforts of the Rwandan, Ugandan and Congolese governments and other organizations, the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project?s medical program has helped increase the number of mountain gorillas by 17 percent in the past 10 years, making the mountain gorilla the only wild great ape whose numbers are rising, not falling. ? from an April 23, 2009, press release Carole C. Noon Fort Pierce, Florida ? Dr. Carole C. Noon, 59, the founder and director of Save the Chimps Sanctuary in St. Lucie County, died May 2, 2009, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Dr. Noon founded Save the Chimps in 1997 to provide a sanctuary for chimpanzees that had been used in the early space program and in laboratory testing. The 150-acre facility in western St. Lucie County is now home to more than 160 chimpanzees. A guestbook may be signed at . ? from . Use of Experimental Primates Shown Oxford University has revealed the number of primates it uses for animal experiments, after being ordered to by the Information Commissioner. The university had refused to release the figures in response to a Freedom of Information request, saying it would put researchers at risk. In 2008 the university held 86 primates with 66 experimented upon, compared to 99 held and 40 experimented on in 2007. The primates used are macaques. The British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) had requested the details. Michelle Thew, Chief Executive of the BUAV said: ?For us one primate being used is too many. We do welcome the release of this information, but the key question for us is why the university fought so hard and so long not to have this basic information made public. We wanted more information about what actually happens to the primates.? The university said it had refused the request for information, made in 2006, partly on the grounds that it would endanger the safety of its researchers. In April the Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, ruled that releasing the information would not increase the risk to the health or safety of any person. ? BBC News, May 5 ?Ingenious? Ape Mounts Bid to Escape Zoo A zoo in Australia was evacuated Sunday after an ?ingenious? 137-pound orangutan short-circuited an electric fence and hopped a wall surrounding her enclosure. The ape, a 27-year-old female named Karta, jammed a stick into wires connected to the fence and then piled up debris to climb a concrete and glass wall at the Adelaide Zoo. Zoo curator Peter Whitehead told reporters Karta sat on top of the fence for about 30 minutes before apparently changing her mind about the escape and climbing back into the enclosure. ?I think when she actually got out and realized where she was ... she realized she shouldn?t be there so then she actually hung onto the wall and dropped back into the exhibit,? Whitehead said. Karta came within a few yards of visitors, who were the first to notice the animal?s escape bid. Whitehead said the animal was not aggressive, but the zoo was cleared as a precaution, and veterinarians stood by with tranquilizer guns in case of trouble. ? Associated Press, May 10 Primate Research Center Under Scrutiny The University of Louisiana at Lafayette?s New Iberia Research Center was cited for violations of the Animal Welfare Act. An inspection found several areas in which the facility failed to comply with the Animal Welfare Act, which requires commercial animal businesses and research institutions to be licensed or registered with the government and inspected. Conducted in March by the U.S. Department of Agriculture?s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), the inspection was in response to a complaint filed by the Humane Society of the United States about the way the facility treated its primates. APHIS inspected all areas of care and treatment, citing the facility for issues involving its handling and environmental enhancement of primates. The inspectors also found problems with New Iberia?s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), which reviews and approves research protocols. APHIS documented several areas in which IACUC was non-compliant, including incomplete descriptions of protocols and insufficient consideration of alternatives to procedures that may cause distress. APHIS says officials will work with the facility to ensure that corrective actions are taken. The complete inspection report on USDA?s findings at New Iberia can be found on the APHIS Website, . ? DVM Newsmagazine, May 12 * * * Position Available: Atlanta, Georgia Emory University is seeking an accomplished clinical veterinarian to join a highly active, nationally renowned transplant medicine group. Working closely with clinical veterinarians at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, this person will be responsible for organizing, implementing, and tracking transplant studies utilizing nonhuman primates. ?We are looking for a candidate with strong clinical and surgical skills and, ideally with a primatology and laboratory animal background. This is a clinical research position and includes a faculty appointment at a junior or senior level. This is a new, long-term position that we would like to fill as quickly as possible. Interested parties should immediately contact Dr Jim Else, Associate Director for Veterinary Resources at Yerkes [e-mail: jelse@emory.edu], with a letter detailing their interest, and a CV.? * * * 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 brown.edu/primate From Judith_Schrier at brown.edu Fri Jun 19 09:28:13 2009 From: Judith_Schrier at brown.edu (Judith Schrier) Date: Fri Jun 19 09:23:56 2009 Subject: [PS] Another Apology Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.2.20090619102700.0253f540@email.brown.edu> My over-active mailer took my attempt to send a test-file to myself (primate@brown.edu) and decided it should be sent to primate-science instead. Please forgive it, as I will try to do... judith Judith E. Schrier, Editor Phone: 401-863-2511 Laboratory Primate Newsletter FAX: 401-863-1300 Box 1853, Brown University e-mail: primate@brown.edu Providence, RI 02912 brown.edu/primate From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Tue Jun 23 00:01:08 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Mon Jun 22 23:55:03 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200906230501.n5N518PC011542@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Ecotourism and Volunteer Coordinator, CERCOPAN http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1592 Research Fellow, NIMH http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1597 Rhoko Field Camp Manager, CERCOPAN http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1591 Executive Director, Lemur Conservation Foundation http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1594 Study of Neuronal Circuits and Neurovascular Coupling in the Primate Brain, National Institutes of Health http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1595 Lectureship in Evolutionary and Comparative Cognition, University of St Andrews http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1596 --POSITIONS WANTED-- microbiology related fields http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1590 ------ Primate-Jobs on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs Primate-Jobs via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/jobs.xml Primate-Jobs is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the responsibility for conforming to local, state, regional and national employment listing regulations lies with the listing organization. The Wisconsin Primate Research Center, the University of Wisconsin, and the National Center for Research Resources (National Institutes of Health), will not be held liable for misinformation in, or consequences resulting from, postings to Primate-Jobs. Inclusion of a job listing does not imply endorsement of the listing organization. ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Tue Jun 23 14:00:09 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Jun 23 13:54:03 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (June 23, 2009) Message-ID: <200906231900.n5NJ09uf023275@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Humans related to orangutans, not chimps (UPI; June 22, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8824 Ancient primate sniffed out dinner in the trees (Associated Press; June 22, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8825 ------ 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 Wed Jun 24 09:52:29 2009 From: jgrehan at sciencebuff.org (John Grehan) Date: Wed Jun 24 09:46:56 2009 Subject: [PS] orangutan outrage Message-ID: <26DA12164B238549B6D89A2F2A8EE7990174D73E@bmsmail.sciencebuff.org> One of the good things about getting into the science media is that one can force reaction when it is otherwise easily avoided in the scientific literature simply by avoiding the subject altogether. But when the media asks for comment it is probably harder to decline and so what comes out are insights into scientific prejudice that would otherwise be opaque to the historian or philosopher of science. In the National Geographic page The article presents the evidence for the orangutan relationship and then takes reactions from others. Paleontologists Peter Andrews notes that he still backs the chimpanzee relationship but believed the controversial study should be aired. But the article notes that "scientists found direct proof that humans and chimps are 96 percent the same genetically". Here's where the problem of systematic theory gets overlooked as one might naturally ask - what of this 96% is really evidence of relationship that is closer between humans and chimpanzees than humans and orangutans. This is the question that is sidestepped by the molecular theorists who basically argue the law of large numbers - that will lots of DNA one is more likely to have the right answer. The law of large numbers is accepted, for example, by the orangutan biologist Carel van Schaik - although he did not say why. Anthropologist Newton Fisher described the theory as a "wacky idea". I find it interesting that when one is in the majority it is fully acceptable to use this kind of language in describing scientific alternatives to popular perspectives - even one that uses standard systematic procedures. I wonder how many morphological systematists out there are happy to be considered "wacky" if their results do not agree with the molecular authorities? 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/20090624/e08cc8e9/attachment.html From jgrehan at sciencebuff.org Wed Jun 24 12:26:57 2009 From: jgrehan at sciencebuff.org (John Grehan) Date: Wed Jun 24 12:27:37 2009 Subject: [PS] orangutan outrage In-Reply-To: <4A424A68.5030306@kent.ac.uk> References: <26DA12164B238549B6D89A2F2A8EE7990174D73E@bmsmail.sciencebuff.org> <4A424A68.5030306@kent.ac.uk> Message-ID: <26DA12164B238549B6D89A2F2A8EE7990174D747@bmsmail.sciencebuff.org> Nick, Thanks for providing the clarification. The points listed are very reasonable. I can sympathize with the challenge of media communications. In another article the theory was dismissed as "preposterous nonsense" and "loopy", but by anonymous commentators. I have copied your comments here to a couple of other list servers as well. John Grehan ________________________________ From: Dr N.E. Newton-Fisher [mailto:N.E.Newton-Fisher@kent.ac.uk] Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 11:47 AM To: John Grehan Cc: primate-science@primate.wisc.edu Subject: Re: [PS] orangutan outrage Just to point out - if I did say "wacky" (my only recollection was that I might have said something along the lines of 'some might regard it as wacky - although it would be an odd term for me to use), then I'm being quoted out of context. The thrust of my response to the journalist was that it was (1) not a mainstream idea, (2) alternative hypotheses should be aired and considered and (3) that he should talk to someone with more expertise on systematics, as it is not my area. It didn't help that he phone kept cutting out and the interview was never finished. Nick Newton-Fisher John Grehan wrote: One of the good things about getting into the science media is that one can force reaction when it is otherwise easily avoided in the scientific literature simply by avoiding the subject altogether. But when the media asks for comment it is probably harder to decline and so what comes out are insights into scientific prejudice that would otherwise be opaque to the historian or philosopher of science. In the National Geographic page The article presents the evidence for the orangutan relationship and then takes reactions from others. Paleontologists Peter Andrews notes that he still backs the chimpanzee relationship but believed the controversial study should be aired. But the article notes that "scientists found direct proof that humans and chimps are 96 percent the same genetically". Here's where the problem of systematic theory gets overlooked as one might naturally ask - what of this 96% is really evidence of relationship that is closer between humans and chimpanzees than humans and orangutans. This is the question that is sidestepped by the molecular theorists who basically argue the law of large numbers - that will lots of DNA one is more likely to have the right answer. The law of large numbers is accepted, for example, by the orangutan biologist Carel van Schaik - although he did not say why. Anthropologist Newton Fisher described the theory as a "wacky idea". I find it interesting that when one is in the majority it is fully acceptable to use this kind of language in describing scientific alternatives to popular perspectives - even one that uses standard systematic procedures. I wonder how many morphological systematists out there are happy to be considered "wacky" if their results do not agree with the molecular authorities? 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 -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr Nicholas E. Newton-Fisher Lecturer in Biological Anthropology Department of Anthropology University of Kent Tel: +44 (0)1227 827814 http://www.kent.ac.uk/anthropology/bioanth/nnf/ Recent Publications: (2009) A melding of minds. Personality and Social Psychology Review, with Brosnan & Van Vugt. (2007) Chimpanzee hunting behaviour. In: Handbook of Paleoanthropology (Henke & Tattersall), Springer pp.1295-1320. 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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 hamel at primate.wisc.edu Thu Jun 25 14:00:08 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Thu Jun 25 14:00:17 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (June 25, 2009) Message-ID: <200906251900.n5PJ08Wh009825@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ On Malaria Struggle, Baboons And Humans Have Similar Stories To Tell (ScienceDaily; June 24, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8827 ------ Primates in the News on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Primates in the News via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/news.xml Primates in the News is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the Wisconsin Primate Research Center provides Primates in the News as an informational service. We are not responsible for the content of linked sites, nor does inclusion of a link imply endorsement of the views expressed in that content. ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Fri Jun 26 14:00:08 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Fri Jun 26 14:00:19 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (June 26, 2009) Message-ID: <200906261900.n5QJ08pp010022@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Monkeys fall for visual illusion (BBC News; June 25, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8828 Monkeys And Humans Use Parallel Mechanism To Recognize Faces (ScienceDaily; June 25, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8829 ------ 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 Mon Jun 29 14:00:11 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Mon Jun 29 14:00:19 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (June 29, 2009) Message-ID: <200906291900.n5TJ0B9H021652@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Rainforests More Fragile Than Estimated (Discovery News; June 29, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8830 ------ Primates in the News on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Primates in the News via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/news.xml Primates in the News is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 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We are not responsible for the content of linked sites, nor does inclusion of a link imply endorsement of the views expressed in that content. ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Tue Jun 30 00:01:09 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Jun 30 00:01:19 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200906300501.n5U519hY016899@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Technical Research Assistant, Harvard University http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1600 Field assistant for gelada research project in Ethiopia, University of Michigan (Gelada Research Project) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1598 Capuchin Monkey Caretaker and Volunteer Coordinator, Communidad Inti Wara Yassi http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1599 ------ Primate-Jobs on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs Primate-Jobs via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/jobs.xml Primate-Jobs is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 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Inclusion of a job listing does not imply endorsement of the listing organization. ------ From jgrehan at sciencebuff.org Tue Jun 30 08:37:50 2009 From: jgrehan at sciencebuff.org (John Grehan) Date: Tue Jun 30 08:38:22 2009 Subject: [PS] MSNBC hominid origins Message-ID: <26DA12164B238549B6D89A2F2A8EE7990174D803@bmsmail.sciencebuff.org> Some quotes and comments on the MSNBC article on the hominid paper. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31624027/ns/technology_and_science "The DNA evidence is so strongly against it," said Frans de Waal, director of the Living Links Center at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center of Emory University in Atlanta. "It's a leftover from the days that bones ruled, but they don't anymore." This is the classic argument that the DNA evidence is so self-evident that it does not even have to be justified, not even in terms of systematics principles. "Many experts trust the genetic data because they say the physical similarities can be subjective. It's hard to tell whether two species independently evolved similar features, or actually descended from a common ancestor with those features." This is another rhetorical claim, and yet if the hominid paper shows anything it is that it is not all that hard at all to distinguish those character states that are independent and those that are descended from a common ancestor. "Many of these characteristics, we have no clue if they're literally the same traits in evolutionary terms," said Todd Disotell, This from a researcher who analyzes fossil relationships using morphology! Seems hypocritical. "The DNA data is more concrete, he said. The sequences of molecules composing genes can either be the same or different." Of course this begs the question of whether the sequences of molecules can always accurately reconstruct evolutionary relationships. We're truly talking [comparing] apples and apples, and oranges and oranges," Disotell told LiveScience. "This anti-molecular stance is just mind-boggling." Here is the intimation that some things in science are just not to be questioned. "Jeffrey has been claiming this for many years now in the face of increasingly insurmountable evidence to the contrary," said David Smith, an anthropologist at the University of California, Davis. "My own expertise is molecular, and I can assure you that there is not a shred of genetic evidence in support of his argument." Of course he conveniently missed the counterpoint - that there is almost not a shred of morphological evidence in support of the molecular argument. "In other words, if the DNA evidence that many biologists use as evidence turned out not to accurately reveal evolutionary relationships, the work of many molecular biologists would be suspect." Indeed - and why not. If it's ok for morphological work to be suspect, why not molecular? "If this was true, we would lose entire departments at major universities," Disotell said. "I would have nothing to do. I would go become a carpenter." The converse could be said of morphology. In fact in some ways this is what has happened to morphology. 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-grehan/evolutionary-biography Ghost moth research http://www.sciencebuff.org/research/current-research-activities/john-grehan/ghost-moths Human evolution and the great apes http://www.sciencebuff.org/research/current-research-activities/john-grehan/human-origins ? From sherrow at ohio.edu Tue Jun 30 10:06:22 2009 From: sherrow at ohio.edu (Hogan) Date: Tue Jun 30 10:07:17 2009 Subject: [PS] Sociobiology Message-ID: <012F76A69D88D24DACFBE3F1@Macintosh.local> Hi all, I'm looking for a first edition of Wilson's "Sociobiology" that is in excellent condition. Does anyone have a copy that fits that description, that they're willing to part with? Thanks. Hogan Hogan M. Sherrow, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Dept of Sociology & Anthropology Ohio University 103 Bentley Annex Athens, OH 45701 Phone: (740) 597-2765 Fax: (740) 593-1365 From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Tue Jun 30 14:00:08 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Jun 30 14:00:22 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (June 30, 2009) Message-ID: <200906301900.n5UJ08WD029112@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Debate rages on humans’ closest relative (MSNBC; June 29, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8831 ------ 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 jnewman at mclean.harvard.edu Tue Jun 30 15:57:41 2009 From: jnewman at mclean.harvard.edu (Jennifer Newman) Date: Tue Jun 30 15:58:05 2009 Subject: [PS] Indian v. Chinese origin rhesus macaques Message-ID: <4A4A7C45.2000709@mclean.harvard.edu> Dear List: I am a behavioral scientist working with rhesus macaques. I've been told that Indian origin rhesus macaques are more robust in health and are generally better behavioral specimens than their Chinese origin counterparts. However, I have found no data to support this claim. Does anyone know of studies that have been done to support or refute this claim? Other anecdotal information would be helpful as well. Many thanks, Jenn Newman -- _____________________________________ Jennifer L. Newman, Ph.D. Harvard Medical School Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Center McLean Hospital 115 Mill St. Belmont, MA 02478