From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Mon Mar 2 14:00:03 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Mon Mar 2 14:00:26 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (March 2, 2009) Message-ID: <200903022000.n22K03du022149@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Free the chimps! (Salon; March 2, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8568 Gorilla dies in St. Louis Zoo (UPI; February 28, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8567 Zoo mourns death of Sumatran orangutan, 28 (Sacramento Bee; February 28, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8566 ------ Primates in the News on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Primates in the News via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/news.xml Primates in the News is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the Wisconsin Primate Research Center provides Primates in the News as an informational service. We are not responsible for the content of linked sites, nor does inclusion of a link imply endorsement of the views expressed in that content. ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Tue Mar 3 00:00:03 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Mar 3 00:00:26 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200903030600.n236031E001370@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Junior Specialist, University of California, Davis - Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1468 Community-based conservation volunteer, Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey Project, Neotropical Primate Conservation http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1469 ------ 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 Mar 3 09:00:03 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Mar 3 09:00:19 2009 Subject: [PS] Upcoming Primate Meetings Message-ID: <200903031500.n23F03jR008387@white.primate.wisc.edu> Upcoming events from the Primate Info Net Meetings Calendar http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/calendar If you have an event you would like to list here, please contact Ray Hamel at hamel@primate.wisc.edu. UK SHAPE OF ENRICHMENT WORKSHOP Dates: March 2, 2009 - March 5, 2009 Sponsor: Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks Location: Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks PRIMATE TRAINING AND ENRICHMENT WORKSHOP Dates: March 9, 2009 - March 13, 2009 Sponsor: University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center’s Department of Veterinary Sciences (DVS), Active Environments, and Yerkes National Primate Research Center Location: University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Bastrop, Texas Web Site: http://ptew.kccmr.org/ XIX MEETING OF THE ITALIAN PRIMATOLOGICAL SOCIETY (API) Dates: April 1, 2009 - April 3, 2009 Sponsor: Italian Primatological Society Location: Asti, Italy Web Site: http://www-1.unipv.it/webbio/api/api.htm PSGB SPRING MEETING: FORM AND FUNCTION Dates: April 16, 2009 - April 17, 2009 Sponsor: Primate Society of Great Britain Location: Bournemouth, UK Web Site: http://www.psgb.org/Meetings/Spring2009.htm ENRICHMENT EXTRAVAGANZA 2009 Date: April 17, 2009 Sponsor: New Jersey Association for Biomedical Research and Merck & Co, Inc. Location: National Conference Center, East Windsor, NJ PROSIMIAN WORKSHOP Dates: April 30, 2009 - May 2, 2009 Sponsor: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Location: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Cleveland, Ohio Web Site: http://www.clemetzoo.com/prosimianworkshop/ THE PRIMATE MIND: BUILT TO CONNECT WITH OTHER MINDS Dates: June 4, 2009 - June 7, 2009 Sponsor: Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture; International School of Ethology, Ca' Foscari, Location: Erice (Sicily), Italy Web Site: http://www.emory.edu/LIVING_LINKS/primate_mind/ 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 3ND 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 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 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 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 Tue Mar 3 14:00:04 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Mar 3 14:00:29 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (March 3, 2009) Message-ID: <200903032000.n23K04vs015367@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Baboons have tactical sex cycle (Science Alert; March 4, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8573 Mechanical mother comforts monkey (BBC News; February 2, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8572 Scientists make HIV strain that can infect monkeys (Reuters; March 2, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8571 British conservationist researching rare species of monkey shot dead in Ecuador (Telegraph, UK; February 26, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8570 Puerto Rico decides to ship wild monkeys to Iraq (Associated Press; February 27, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8569 ------ 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 mhoffman at primate.wisc.edu Tue Mar 3 17:02:48 2009 From: mhoffman at primate.wisc.edu (Matt Hoffman) Date: Tue Mar 3 16:59:29 2009 Subject: [PS] Time to update the IDP Message-ID: Folks: If you have a personal/individual entry in the IDP/International Directory of Primatology (http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/idp) and you haven't updated it in a while, you probably have received an email asking you to update your entry. Please take a moment to review the information in the email and make the appropriate selection to indicate if your entry is current or if it needs to be updated. If you need to make updates, the password for your entry is included in the email. If you are listed in the directory and do not have the password for your entry (i.e., you didn't receive an email notice) or access to the email listed in the entry, please contact me (mhoffman@primate.wisc.edu) and I'll send you your password. If you are *not* listed in the directory but would like to be, simply fill out the form found at: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/idp/wdp_edit.php?action=create For those with organizational entries in the directory, we will be sending out update reminders on those soon -- but you're always welcome to update your entry now. Please contact me if you need help or lack the necessary password. Thanks in advance for taking the time to help us keep the IDP current. Please contact me with any questions or other comments. Matt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Matt Hoffman Internet Services and Outreach Librarian Jacobsen Library National Primate Research Center University of Wisconsin-Madison 1220 Capitol Court Madison, WI 53715 (608) 263-5537 mhoffman@primate.wisc.edu http://pin.primate.wisc.edu "That's an excellent question. I have no idea." From brown at primate.wisc.edu Wed Mar 4 09:00:06 2009 From: brown at primate.wisc.edu (Joanne Brown) Date: Wed Mar 4 09:00:34 2009 Subject: [PS] New books at the Jacobsen Primate Library -- February 2009 Message-ID: <200903041500.n24F06FP018901@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following acquisitions have been processed in the Wisconsin Primate Library in the past month. If you are looking for information about acquiring any of the titles, feel free to contact me directly and I'll help you if I can. If you are interested in borrowing any of these titles, please contact your local library (whether public, private, or part of an educational institution) to request the item through interlibrary loan. Please do not contact me directly about borrowing items from this library unless you have no other source. Thank you! To view acquisitions from previous months, please see: http://library.primate.wisc.edu/collections/newbooks.php --Books Added February 2009-- Aitkin, Murray, ... [et al.]. Statistical modelling in R. Oxford Univ Press, 2009. ISBN 9780199219131. Boles, David. Picture yourself learning Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac. Course Technology/Cengage Learning, 2008. ISBN 9781598635157. Garber, Paul A., ... [et al.], eds. South American primates: comparative perspectives in the study of behavior, ecology, and conservation. Springer, 2009. ISBN 9780387787046. Gray, Peter B.; Ellison, Peter T., eds. Endocrinology of social relationships. Harvard University Press, 2009. ISBN 9780674031173. Laland, Kevin N.; Galef, Bennett G., eds. The question of animal culture. Harvard University Press, 2009. ISBN 9780674031265. Levicar, Natasa, ... [et al.], eds. Stem cell repair and regeneration, vol. 3. Imperial College Press, 2008. ISBN 9781860949807. McVittie, B. A report on the collection of nest hairs and nesting behaviours from chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii), Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda, May 11-June 17, 1998.. 1998. Plumb, Donald C. Plumb's veterinary drug handbook, 6th ed. PharmaVet, 2008. ISBN 9780813820569. Ross, Sherman. Motion perception at various levels of illumination in monkeys and children. Columbia University, 1943. http://madcat.library.wisc.edu/bibliograph/wu/2960135?xslt=http://madcat.library.wisc.edu/xslt/gbse.xslt Singer, Michael A. Comparative physiology, natural animal models and clinical medicine. Imperial College Press, 2007. ISBN 9781860947827. Tattersall, Ian. World from beginnings to 4000 BCE. Oxford Univ Press, 2008. ISBN 9780195333152. Waldron, Tony. Palaeopathology. Cambridge University Press, 2009. ISBN 9780521678551. Wich, Serge A., ... [et al.], eds. Orangutans: geographic variation in behavioral ecology and conservation. Oxford Univ Press, 2009. ISBN 0199213275. Zhang, Lei. Viral-immune interaction in HIV infection: cohort studies in macaques infected with CXCR4 and CCR5 tropic immuniodeficiency virus. VDM Verlag Dr. Muller, 2006. Zimmer, Carl. Smithsonian intimate guide to human origins, 1st ed. Smithsonian Books, 2005. ISBN 9780060829612. ------ New Books list on the web: http://library.primate.wisc.edu/collections/newbooks.php New Books list via RSS feed: http://library.primate.wisc.edu/rss/books.xml ------ -- Joanne Brown, Technical Services Librarian Jacobsen Library and Information Service Wisconsin National Primate Research Center 1220 Capitol Ct. Madison, WI 53715-1237 Phone: 608-263-3512 Fax: 608-265-2067 Email: brown@primate.wisc.edu From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Wed Mar 4 14:00:04 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Wed Mar 4 14:00:15 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (March 4, 2009) Message-ID: <200903042000.n24K04r3027031@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Cute, cooing babies: The key to understanding social behavior? (International Herald Tribune; March 4, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8580 Officials: No violations at New Iberia primate center (Associated Press; March 4, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8579 Ex-Employees Claim 'Horrific' Treatment of Primates at Lab (ABC News; March 4, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8578 Chimpanzees Invent Brush-Tipped Tool (Discovery News; March 4, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8577 Chimps craft ultimate fishing rod (BBC News; March 4, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8576 Dr Jane Goodall on conservation, chimps and books (Guardian; March 4, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8575 ------ 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 Mar 5 00:00:04 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Thu Mar 5 00:00:24 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200903050600.n25604Ld006766@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Volunteer Co-ordinator, Vervet Monkey Foundation http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1470 ------ Primate-Jobs on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs Primate-Jobs via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/jobs.xml Primate-Jobs is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the responsibility for conforming to local, state, regional and national employment listing regulations lies with the listing organization. The Wisconsin Primate Research Center, the University of Wisconsin, and the National Center for Research Resources (National Institutes of Health), will not be held liable for misinformation in, or consequences resulting from, postings to Primate-Jobs. Inclusion of a job listing does not imply endorsement of the listing organization. ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Thu Mar 5 14:00:03 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Thu Mar 5 14:00:11 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (March 5, 2009) Message-ID: <200903052000.n25K03F4020493@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Common ingredient offers AIDS protection (Reuters; March 4, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8581 Lemurs: Secret Social Drama Among Humanity's Distant Cousins (ScienceDaily; March 5, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8587 Chimp Attack Puzzles Investigators (Discovery News; February 18, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8588 ------ Primates in the News on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Primates in the News via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/news.xml Primates in the News is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the Wisconsin Primate Research Center provides Primates in the News as an informational service. We are not responsible for the content of linked sites, nor does inclusion of a link imply endorsement of the views expressed in that content. ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Mon Mar 9 14:00:04 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Mon Mar 9 14:00:18 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (March 9, 2009) Message-ID: <200903091900.n29J04xU028307@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Obama to reverse embryonic stem cell ban (CNN; March 6, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8589 ------ Primates in the News on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Primates in the News via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/news.xml Primates in the News is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the Wisconsin Primate Research Center provides Primates in the News as an informational service. We are not responsible for the content of linked sites, nor does inclusion of a link imply endorsement of the views expressed in that content. ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Tue Mar 10 00:00:03 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Mar 10 00:00:20 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200903100500.n2A503To007991@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Chimpanzee Keeper/Enrichment, Wildlife Waystation http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1473 Volunteer field assistant for chacma baboon research in South Africa, Baboon Research Unit - University of Cape Town http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1471 Field assistant, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1474 ------ 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 Wed Mar 11 14:00:03 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Wed Mar 11 14:00:19 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (March 11, 2009) Message-ID: <200903111900.n2BJ03CX014552@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Baby orang-utan a 'ray of light' (BBC News; March 9, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8594 Willie Smits builds rainforests to save orangutans (Ode Magazine; March 9, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8595 Study: Belligerent chimp proves animals make plans (Associated Press; March 9, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8596 ANALYSIS: Chimp with malice on mind (Times, UK; March 10, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8597 Arsenal Confirms Chimp's Ability to Plan, Study Says (Washington Post; March 10, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8598 ------ 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 Mar 11 14:49:46 2009 From: jgrehan at sciencebuff.org (John Grehan) Date: Wed Mar 11 14:45:55 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (March 11, 2009) In-Reply-To: <200903111900.n2BJ03CX014552@white.primate.wisc.edu> References: <200903111900.n2BJ03CX014552@white.primate.wisc.edu> Message-ID: <26DA12164B238549B6D89A2F2A8EE7990174D1B3@bmsmail.sciencebuff.org> > Study: Belligerent chimp proves animals make plans > (Associated Press; March 9, 2009) Yet another case where the chimpanzee accomplishment gets overblown. Read into the text of the press release and one finds "It could be that he is a genius, only more research will tell. On the other hand our research showed the same in orangutans and bonobos so he is not alone" So the chimp proved nothing not already known from orangutans and bonobos. John Grehan From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Thu Mar 12 14:00:03 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Thu Mar 12 14:00:12 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (March 12, 2009) Message-ID: <200903121900.n2CJ03ZY007088@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Baby monkey throws a tantrum (BBC News; March 11, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8622 How to survive great ape attacks (BBC News; March 13, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8623 A brief history of monkey-culturalism (Daily Yomuiri; March 12, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8624 ------ 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 Mar 13 14:00:03 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Fri Mar 13 14:00:11 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (March 13, 2009) Message-ID: <200903131900.n2DJ03jU025857@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Monkeys That Floss With Human Hair Learn From Mom? (National Geographic News; March 12, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8630 Chimps use geometry to navigate the jungle (New Scientist; March 12, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8631 Humane Society Launches Offensive to Ban Invasive Chimp Researc (Science Magazine; March 13, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8632 Lesson to Monkey Mothers: Don't Ignore Tantrums (ScienceNOW; March 11, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8633 Duplication in genomes may separate humans from apes (ScienceNews; March 14, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8634 ------ 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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Inclusion of a job listing does not imply endorsement of the listing organization. ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Tue Mar 17 14:00:03 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Mar 17 14:00:20 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (March 17, 2009) Message-ID: <200903171900.n2HJ034O007645@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Family of Conn. chimp attack victim seeks $50M (Associated Press; March 17, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8635 ------ 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 jlenon at primate.wisc.edu Tue Mar 17 14:49:49 2009 From: jlenon at primate.wisc.edu (Jordana Lenon) Date: Tue Mar 17 14:45:44 2009 Subject: [PS] Fwd: History Channel MonsterQuest (media query) References: Message-ID: <7B1B354A-5B32-4D86-891C-16266B257182@primate.wisc.edu> Just passing this along, please reply directly to Liz Pollack if you are interested in possibly offering a second opinion on a home video clip of an unidentified animal at a New York campsite that is making the rounds. Jordana Begin forwarded message: > From: Liz Pollock > Date: March 17, 2009 1:37:32 PM CDT > To: Jordana Lenon > Subject: Re: History Channel MonsterQuest > > Thanks for the email. Jeff is already part of the show doing > another study and I need someone else for this analysis, > preferably someone not into the bigfoot. We prefer unbiased > experts. Do you know of anyone else that might be interested? We > can pay a small honorarium. > > Thanks! > > ~Liz > > Liz Pollock?Producer > > ? 612.245.0077 > > 3404 Newton Ave N > Minneapolis, MN 55412 > > > > > On Mar 17, 2009, at 1:26 PM, Jordana Lenon wrote: > >>> Hi Liz, I checked with our library staff and you can contact Jeff >>> Meldrum who is a known Bigfoot researcher and also a legitimate >>> anthropologist. http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/idp/wdp/entry/183 >>> >>> >>> >> Begin forwarded message: > From: Liz Pollock > Date: March 16, 2009 2:32:36 PM CDT > To: jlenon@primate.wisc.edu > Subject: History Channel MonsterQuest > > Here is the link to the NY Baby footage: > > http://revver.com/video/717229/ny-baby-video/ > > Again - this is low resolution. My understanding is that the > original shows the figures in the background clearer. Ignore the > campers in the foreground and just look in the background. There > is one large figure, which a smaller figure jumps off of and starts > to swing through the trees. > > What we are looking for is a primatologist/s to be on camera > analyzing the video. I am not sure what they can determine from > the video, but our show concentrates on the process the scientist > goes through as much as the end conclusion. > > Our Executive Producer mentioned that a Primatologist may be able > to determine IM Index, which I am told is the ratio or relationship > between the length of the legs and arms and is used in discussion > about primates. > > And/or what animals can be ruled out and of course any thoughts on > what it could be. > > Even if it is obvious what it is or a complete mystery we would > like to show the process of analyzing such a video, we just need a > primatologist open to doing the study on camera. > > We also plan to do a 3D laser scan of the area to determine height > of the trees to be compared to the size of the figures. If this is > successful we would love the expert to give their thoughts on this > also. > > Thanks for your help! > > ~Liz > > Liz Pollock?Producer > > ? 612.245.0077 > > 3404 Newton Ave N > Minneapolis, MN 55412 > > > From jdewar at gorilla-haven.org Wed Mar 18 07:33:58 2009 From: jdewar at gorilla-haven.org (Jane T. R. Dewar) Date: Wed Mar 18 07:34:07 2009 Subject: [PS] Ideas for fund-raising Message-ID: In these tough economic times, finding fund-raising ideas is a challenge. Here's a link to a store benefitting Gorilla Haven, which was just started yesterday, so it's brand new ... more pieces will be added constantly, so check back often. It's not just gorilla art either. Anyone can create their own store, so for other sanctuaries/conservation organizations, perhaps this is something to investigate! Enjoy! http://gorillahaven.redbubble.com/ Jane -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Lieber dies at 78; researcher demonstrated that alcohol is a liver toxin (Los Angeles Times; March 18, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8638 ------ 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 Mar 20 14:00:03 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Fri Mar 20 14:00:11 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (March 20, 2009) Message-ID: <200903201900.n2KJ03gN006797@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Political turmoil in Madagascar threatens lemurs, parks (Mongabay; March 19, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8639 Sexy Beasts: Bonobos Make Love, Not War (ABC News; March 19, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8645 How to Prevent the Next Pandemic (Scientific American; March 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8646 Color Vision: How Our Eyes Reflect Primate Evolution (Scientific American; March 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8647 Spinal Shocks Ease Parkinson’s in Mice (New York Times; March 20, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8648 ------ 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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If you have no idea what the heck I'm talking about, read on... Folks: If you have a personal/individual entry in the IDP/International Directory of Primatology (http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/idp) and you haven't updated it in a while, you probably have received an email asking you to update your entry. Please take a moment to review the information in the email and make the appropriate selection to indicate if your entry is current or if it needs to be updated. If you need to make updates, the password for your entry is included in the email. If you are listed in the directory and do not have the password for your entry (i.e., you didn't receive an email notice) or access to the email listed in the entry, please contact me (mhoffman@primate.wisc.edu) and I'll send you your password. If you are *not* listed in the directory but would like to be, simply fill out the form found at: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/idp/wdp_edit.php?action=create For those with organizational entries in the directory, we will be sending out update reminders on those soon -- but you're always welcome to update your entry now. Please contact me if you need help or lack the necessary password. Thanks in advance for taking the time to help us keep the IDP current. Please contact me with any questions or other comments. Matt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Matt Hoffman Internet Services and Outreach Librarian Jacobsen Library National Primate Research Center University of Wisconsin-Madison 1220 Capitol Court Madison, WI 53715 (608) 263-5537 mhoffman@primate.wisc.edu http://pin.primate.wisc.edu "That's an excellent question. I have no idea." From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Sat Mar 21 14:00:03 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Sat Mar 21 14:00:19 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (March 21, 2009) Message-ID: <200903211900.n2LJ03UC022058@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Genomic Fossils In Lemurs Shed Light On Origin And Evolution Of HIV And Other Primate Lentiviruses (ScienceDaily; March 19, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8654 New haven for orangutans (BBC News; March 20, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8655 ------ 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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Send the message subscribe LPN-WARN Your Name to listserv@listserv.brown.edu You can also subscribe to the e-mail edition, by sending the message subscribe LPN-L Your Name to the same listserv address as above. This gets you plain text in your mailbox: no figures, no italics, no boldface, no links. AND, you can, if you really want to clog your mailbox, have us send the PDF file to you by mail, rather than downloading it yourself from the Web. Just send the message subscribe LPN-PDF Your Name to that same address... If you REALLY AND TRULY cannot access an electronic edition, send your story to us at LPN, Box 1853, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912 with a statement about the work that you do with nonhuman primates. 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Jolly ......3 News, Information, and Announcements Correction......2 Call for Award Nominations: Send a Technician to AALAS Meeting in Denver......4 Meeting Announcements......4 Information Requested or Available......5 Blog from Highland Farms, Thailand; First Biennial Report of NIH Director; ?Ask Frankie? ?NABR?s Blog; More Interesting Websites Travellers? Health Notes: Simian Malaria in a U.S. Traveler......5 News Briefs......6 Center for the Science of Animal Well-Being; New Standards on Use of Animals in South Africa; EU Committee Finds NHPs Essential for Science; Are Wild Chimpanzees Dying from AIDS? World Laboratory Animal Liberation Week; Cooperation, Commitment in Chimpanzee Rescue Resources Wanted and Available......7 Animal Research Minute on the Radio; Ethics of the Use of Animals in Research; Nonhuman Animal Research DVD; Contagious Yawning Workshop Announcements......8 Enrichment Extravaganza; C.L. Davis, DVM Foundation Workshop (1); C.L. Davis, DVM Foundation Workshop (2); 2009 Chimpanzee Husbandry Workshop; Pain Assessment and Anesthesia Educational Opportunities......9 Residency Position in Primate Medicine and Surgery; Zoo Animal Technology Program ? Florida; Charles River Short Course on Lab Animal Science Announcement from Experimental Animals: Submission Goes Electronic......9 Recent Books and Articles . . . 10 Judith E. Schrier, Editor Phone: 401-863-2511 Laboratory Primate Newsletter FAX: 401-863-1300 Box 1853, Brown University e-mail: primate@brown.edu Providence, RI 02912 www.brown.edu/primate From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Tue Mar 24 00:00:03 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Mar 24 00:00:17 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200903240500.n2O503mM003209@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Instructor, Broadreach Academic Treks http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1486 International Intern / Volunteer Coordinator, Roots & Shoots Program of the Jane Goodall Institute http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1483 --POSITIONS WANTED-- Any primates, specifically gorillas if possible http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1485 ------ 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 Mar 24 14:00:03 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Mar 24 14:00:13 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (March 24, 2009) Message-ID: <200903241900.n2OJ03RS016044@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ South Africa tries to halt baboon break-ins (Associated Press; March 23, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8656 ------ 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 Mar 27 14:00:04 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Fri Mar 27 14:00:14 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (March 27, 2009) Message-ID: <200903271900.n2RJ04dl011992@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Quang Binh: Largest group of Siki gibbon discovered (VietNamNet; March 24, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8657 Zoo gorilla euthanized after fight with cancer (Associated Press; March 24, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8658 After seizure, gorilla receives MRI scan free of charge (Mongabay; March 26, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8659 Chimp dies: Mystery ailment strikes Lincoln Park zoo chimps (Chicago Tribune; March 27, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8660 Gallery show, sale to feature paintings of, by chimps (TCPalm; March 26, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8661 ------ 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 Mar 31 00:00:02 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Mar 31 00:00:16 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200903310500.n2V502qq004556@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Primatology Field School in China, Central Washington University & Anhui University http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1490 CHIMPANZEE VETERINARY TECHNICIAN I-II, Chimp Haven, Inc. http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1491 Primate Behavior and Ecology Field Course, Ometepe Island, Nicaragua, Summer 2009, Ometepe Biological Field Station http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1492 Primate Behavior and Conservation Field Course in Costa Rica, DANTA: Association for Conservation of the Tropics http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1493 ------ 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 nrowe at primate.org Tue Mar 31 02:20:24 2009 From: nrowe at primate.org (Noel Rowe) Date: Tue Mar 31 02:16:31 2009 Subject: [PS] GPS Message-ID: <200903310720.n2V7KomN011953@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> Subject: Re: What GPS This was the response I got after asking what model of GPS worked in Tai forest. Usually our researchers use the Garmin GPS 60Cx or the Garmin 60CSx model. Hope this is of a help. With best regards, Claudia Nebel Researchers recorded their GPS position once a minute. "We were able to do this study now because of the new GPS technology that works perfectly in the tropical forest. That was not the case five years ago," Boesch says Chimps use geometry to navigate the jungle ? 10:35 12 March 2009 by Ewen Callaway If you're ever lost in the jungle, follow a chimpanzee. New research suggests the great apes keep a geometric mental map of their home range, moving from point to point in nearly straight lines. "The kind of striking thing when you are with the chimpanzees in the forest is that we use a compass or GPS, but obviously these guys know where they are going," says Christophe Boesch, a primatologist at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig. With the aid of GPS, he and colleague Emmanuelle Normand shadowed the movements of 15 chimpanzees in C?te d'Ivoire's Ta? National Park for a total of 217 days. In a given day, a single animal might visit 15 of the roughly 12,000 trees in its 17-square-kilometre range, Boesch says. "They are kind of nomads." Chimp tracking Each morning, researchers woke before a chimpanzee, and then tailed the animal until it went to sleep at day's end ? often in a different nest. Researchers recorded their GPS position once a minute. "We were able to do this study now because of the new GPS technology that works perfectly in the tropical forest. That was not the case five years ago," Boesch says. After analysing all this data, he and Normand found good evidence that the animals chose their routes using a mental map built around geometric coordinates, as opposed to a navigation style based on landmarks for well-travelled routes. While darting from fruit tree to fruit tree, individuals tended to move in straight lines, slowing only once they neared their destination. Chimps also visited trees from an angle that depended on current location. This suggests the chimpanzees do not rely exclusively on landmarks such as specific trees and streams to navigate. These markers could come in handy once a chimp nears its destination. Travelling in styles Previous research and everyday experience suggests that humans, too, employ both styles of navigation, depending on their environment. "In a city you can use roads, which are the classical landmarks, whereas if you are a Pygmy in the tropical rainforest or an Eskimo in the Arctic, where you have nothing as a landmark, then you will learn to get by using more sophisticated means," Boesch says. Paul Garber, a biological anthropologist at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, thinks that point-to-point distance might not be the only factor involved in a chimpanzee's choice of route. Quantity and quality of food, as well as competition, could play a role in route choice. Also, like travelling salesmen who optimize their travels, chimpanzees may be thinking about navigation with an eye to the future, Garber says. "They may be planning not just one step in a route, but many, many steps ahead." Journal reference: Animal Behaviour (DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.01.025) ***************************************************** Best regards, Noel Noel Rowe Primate Conservation Inc 1411 Shannock Rd Charlestown, RI 02813 401 364 7140 Fax 401 364 6785 nrowe@primate.org website www.primate.org From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Tue Mar 31 14:00:03 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Mar 31 14:00:12 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (March 31, 2009) Message-ID: <200903311900.n2VJ03f1017014@white.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Alzheimers Disease - Yerkes Researchers Closer to Why Humans Develop It (Health News Digest; March 31, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8662 The Secret To Chimp Strength (ScienceDaily; March 30, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8663 ------ 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 jlenon at primate.wisc.edu Tue Mar 31 16:24:12 2009 From: jlenon at primate.wisc.edu (Jordana Lenon) Date: Tue Mar 31 16:19:49 2009 Subject: [PS] Fwd: pigtailed macaques retention time query References: Message-ID: Please reply directly to Aurelie, thank you. Begin forwarded message: > From: Aur?lie Albert > Date: March 26, 2009 7:56:05 AM CDT > To: jlenon@primate.wisc.edu > Subject: retention time > > Dear Sir, dear Madam, > > I am a PhD student, working on seed dispersal by macaques in > Thailand. I lack some important data on macaques. > Do you know the retention time of pigtailed macaques (Macaca > nemestrina leonina) or close species? > > Thank you in advance. > > Aurelie Albert > University of Liege, Belgium Jordana *** Please excuse the abbreviated style of this e-mail. I am typing conservatively or using voice recognition software due to injury. *** Jordana Lenon, B.S., B.A. Senior Editor, Public Information Officer, Outreach Coordinator University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin National Primate Research Center 1220 Capitol Court Madison, WI 53715-1299 Phone: 608-263-7024 www.primate.wisc.edu University Relations Specialist University of Wisconsin-Madison Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center Phone: 608-263-7024 www.stemcells.wisc.edu