From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Thu Oct 1 14:00:09 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Thu Oct 1 13:58:40 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (October 1, 2009) Message-ID: <200910011900.n91J09rV001560@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Monkey brain signals mental wanderlust (Futurity; September 28, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8981 Monkeys' Grooming Habits Provide New Clues To How We Socialize (ScienceDaily; October 1, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8982 'Ardi,' Oldest Human Ancestor, Unveiled (Discovery News; October 1, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8983 Fossil Skeleton From Africa Predates Lucy (New York Times; October 1, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8984 Longer-lived, healthier mice offer promise of drug treatments for age-related diseases (EurekAlert; October 1, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8985 ------ 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 Fri Oct 2 14:00:13 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Fri Oct 2 13:58:43 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (October 2, 2009) Message-ID: <200910021900.n92J0DK7012065@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Former Helotes mayor, 57, dies (San Antonio Express-News; October 1, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8986 Primate center celebrates 10 years (San Antonio Express-News; October 2, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8987 Del Toro urges Puerto Rico to nix monkey facility (Associated Press; October 1, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8988 Groundbreaking Primate Study Links Mercury Vaccine Preservative to Brain Injury (PR Newswire; October 1, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8989 'My Monkey Baby': Couples Treat Adopted Monkeys as Children (ABC News; October 2, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8990 Before Lucy Came Ardi, New Earliest Hominid Found (Associated Press; October 1, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8991 At long last, meet Ardipithecus ramidus (Laelaps; October 2, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8992 UN experts advance plans for West African biodiversity corridor (ISRIA; October 2, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8993 Zoo Keeps Eye On Gorilla With Face Tumor (WLWT, Cincinnati, Ohio; October 1, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8994 ------ 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 Sat Oct 3 09:00:01 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Sat Oct 3 08:58:36 2009 Subject: [PS] Upcoming Primate Meetings Message-ID: <200910031400.n93E01in026876@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. 5TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MIDWEST PRIMATE INTEREST GROUP Dates: October 9, 2009 - October 10, 2009 Sponsor: Midwest Primate Interest Group Location: Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan Web Site: http://www.mpig.org/ 21ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE ANIMAL RESEARCH FACILITIES 2009 Dates: October 19, 2009 - October 20, 2009 Sponsor: Tradeline, Inc. Location: Hyatt Regency Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona Web Site: www.tradelineinc.com/animal2009 27TH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON NONHUMAN PRIMATE MODELS FOR AIDS Dates: October 28, 2009 - October 31, 2009 Sponsor: New England Primate Research Center Location: Hyatt Harborside Hotel in Boston, MA Web Site: http://nhp2009.hms.harvard.edu/ 2ND ANNUAL BCSF SYMPOSIUM: HOW CAN WE SAVE PRIMATES FROM EXTINCTION? Date: October 29, 2009 Sponsor: Bristol Conservation and Science Foundation @ Bristol Zoo Gardens Location: Bristol, UK Web Site: http://www.bristolzoo.org.uk/about/conservation/symposium2009 37TH ANNUAL ASSOCIATION OF PRIMATE VETERINARIANS (APV) WORKSHOP Dates: November 5, 2009 - November 7, 2009 Sponsor: Association of Primate Veterinarians Location: Omni Interlocken Resort, Denver, Colorado Web Site: http://www.primatevets.org THIRD ANNUAL ENRICHMENT EXTRAVAGANZA, AN ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT AND BEHAVIORAL MANAGEMENT SYMPOSIUM Date: April 15, 2010 Sponsor: New Jersey Association for Biomedical Research and Merck & Co., Inc Location: National Conference Center at the Holiday Inn, East Windsor, NJ ANIMAL TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (AATA) ANNUAL CONFERENCE Dates: May 9, 2010 - May 12, 2010 Sponsor: Animal Transport Association Location: Marriott Harbor Beach Resort and Spa, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Web Site: http://www.aata-animaltransport.org/conference.htm AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PRIMATOLOGISTS MEETING Dates: June 16, 2010 - June 19, 2010 Sponsor: American Society of Primatologists Location: Louisville, Kentucky Web Site: http://www.asp.org/meetings/index.html 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 brown at primate.wisc.edu Sun Oct 4 09:00:09 2009 From: brown at primate.wisc.edu (Joanne Brown) Date: Sun Oct 4 08:58:44 2009 Subject: [PS] New books at the Jacobsen Primate Library -- September 2009 Message-ID: <200910041400.n94E09fe014505@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following acquisitions have been processed in the Jacobsen Primate Library in the past month. If you are looking for information about acquiring any of the titles, feel free to contact me directly and I'll help you if I can. If you are interested in borrowing any of these titles, please contact your local library (whether public, private, or part of an educational institution) to request the item through interlibrary loan. Please do not contact me directly about borrowing items from this library unless you have no other source. Thank you! To view acquisitions from previous months, please see: http://library.primate.wisc.edu/collections/newbooks.php --Books Added September 2009-- Bert, Jacques. Dictionnaire scientifique Anglais-Français, 3e ed. Dunod, 2007. ISBN 978210050791. Boesch, Christophe. The real chimpanzee: sex strategies in the forest. Cambridge University Press, 2009. ISBN 9780521110082. Ormal-Grenon, Hean-Benoit; Rollin, Nicholas, eds. The Oxford-Hachette French dictionary, 4th ed. Oxford University Press, 2007. ISBN 9780198614227. Rollin, Nicholas; Carvajal, Carol Styles, eds. The Oxford Spanish dictionary, 4th ed. Oxford University Press, 2008. ISBN 780199208975. Voevodin, Alexander F.; Marx, Jr., Preston A, eds. Simian virology. Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. ISBN 9780813824321. ------ 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 jpcapitanio at ucdavis.edu Sun Oct 4 17:32:30 2009 From: jpcapitanio at ucdavis.edu (John Capitanio) Date: Sun Oct 4 17:29:51 2009 Subject: [PS] Featured papers in Am. J. Primatol. Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20091004153110.02438580@ucdavis.edu> Primate-Science list members, The American Society of Primatologists now has summaries of featured articles on its website ( www.asp.org). These papers (one or two per month) were identified by the editors and the reviewers as being particularly noteworthy and likely to be of general interest. The summaries were written by the authors. Links are also available to the paper's abstract on the EarlyView page of the Wiley InterScience website (abstracts are freely available to all). For those of you who have subscriptions to the American Journal of Primatology (either through your institution or through your membership in AJP), .pdf versions of the featured papers are also available on the Wiley site. The following papers are currently featured: Chimpanzees Prey on Army Ants with Specialized Tool Set Authors: Crickette M. Sanz, Caspar Schoning, and David B. Morgan Social learning of diet and foraging skills by wild immature Bornean orangutans: Implications for culture Authors: Adrian V. Jaeggi, Lynda P. Dunkel, Maria A. Van Noordwijk, Serge A. Wich, Agnes A. L. Sura and Carel P. Van Schaik Submitted by John Capitanio, on behalf of the Media and Information Committee, ASP. John P. Capitanio, Ph.D. Research Psychologist, Department of Psychology Associate Director for Research, California National Primate Research Center University of California One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616 tel: 530-752-4002 fax: 530-752-2880 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the 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 Thomas.Ferrell at calvertlabs.com Tue Oct 6 08:20:13 2009 From: Thomas.Ferrell at calvertlabs.com (Thomas Ferrell) Date: Tue Oct 6 08:20:53 2009 Subject: [PS] Testes Weights Message-ID: <4ACB440D.000003.03268@NECR01> Would any of you good folks have reference(s) for testes weights vs age for Cynomolgus? Thanks in advance for your time. Tom ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thomas L. Ferrell BS, RLATG Manager, Laboratory Animal Resources/Primatology Calvert Laboratories, Inc. From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Tue Oct 6 14:00:10 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Oct 6 13:58:37 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (October 6, 2009) Message-ID: <200910061900.n96J0AUi012563@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Extended habitat for the greater bamboo lemur: NGOs (Associated Press; October 5, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9000 ------ 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 Oct 7 14:00:09 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Wed Oct 7 13:58:35 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (October 7, 2009) Message-ID: <200910071900.n97J0991023393@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Snakes on the brain (Times Online; October 7, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9001 ------ 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 Oct 8 00:01:08 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Wed Oct 7 23:59:33 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200910080501.n98518dY020085@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Behavioural and Ecological aspects of a Group in Semi captivity of Cebus albifrons in Ecuador, Estación Científica UCE http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1680 New World Colony Technician/Supervisor, Alpha Genesis, Inc. http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1681 Administrator, Gunung Palung Orangutan Conservation Program http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1682 Research Coordinator / Camp Manager, Max Planck Institute for evolutionary Anthropology / Dept of Primatology http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1683 Research Assistant, Harvard Medical School http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1679 PhD position for veterinarian in Côte d´Ivorie, Max Planck Institute for evolutionary Anthropology http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1684 ------ 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 Oct 8 14:00:05 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Thu Oct 8 13:58:24 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (October 8, 2009) Message-ID: <200910081900.n98J05fn003540@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Researcher studies monkeys in Africa to better understand virus evolution (PhysOrg.com; October 7, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9002 Scientists provide a lifeline for Madagascar's "panda" (Conservation International; October 6, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9003 ------ 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 Oct 9 13:11:39 2009 From: jdewar at gorilla-haven.org (Jane T. R. Dewar) Date: Fri Oct 9 13:10:25 2009 Subject: [PS] Skin cancer in primates Message-ID: I've been asked for post this request for information ... the most well known case I know of was Barcelona's white gorilla Snowflake, but if there are others or if you can help, please contact Dr. Kirk directly ... Thank you! Jane Dewar I am looking for information about the incidence of melanoma in nonhuman primates. So far, after checking on primatelit.library.wisc.edu and pubmed.org, I have found one case of choroid melanoma in a Macaca fasicularis and one case of dermal melanoma in a gray mouse lemur. There has been no mention of melanoma in apes or species other than that mentioned above. If anyone knows of any cases, I surely would appreciate hearing of it. Valerie Kirk, DVM email: drval@moment.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the 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 Oct 12 14:00:09 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Mon Oct 12 13:58:26 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (October 12, 2009) Message-ID: <200910121900.n9CJ09or027276@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Sigourney Weaver still committed to gorilla rescue (Associated Press; October 11, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9005 Monkey Jungle adapts, acquires rivals' instincts (Miami Herald; October 12, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9006 Folk belief helps in gibbon preservation (Assam Tribune; October 11, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9007 La expresión del amor maternal, una herencia de los monos (ABC, Spain; October 9, 2009; in Spanish) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9008 ------ 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 Oct 13 00:01:09 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Mon Oct 12 23:59:25 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200910130501.n9D519mq023182@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Primate Behavior and Conservation Field Course in Costa Rica, State University of New York, Oneonta and DANTA: Association for Conservation of the Tropics http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1685 Sanctuary Primate Care - South Africa, International Primate Rescue http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1687 --POSITIONS WANTED-- 12 month Evolution of Primate Behaviour and Instinct Study http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1686 ------ 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 Oct 13 14:00:10 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Oct 13 13:58:36 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (October 13, 2009) Message-ID: <200910131900.n9DJ0Ari010593@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ What chimps can teach us (MSNBC; October 12, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9009 Mama Monkeys and Babies Communicate (Discovery News; October 9, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9010 ------ Primates in the News on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Primates in the News via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/news.xml Primates in the News is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the Wisconsin Primate Research Center provides Primates in the News as an informational service. We are not responsible for the content of linked sites, nor does inclusion of a link imply endorsement of the views expressed in that content. ------ From brown at primate.wisc.edu Wed Oct 14 11:23:10 2009 From: brown at primate.wisc.edu (Joanne Brown) Date: Wed Oct 14 11:21:40 2009 Subject: [PS] New Book Announcement: The Real Chimpanzee: Sex Strategies In The Forest Message-ID: <4AD5FAEE.6030201@primate.wisc.edu> THE REAL CHIMPANZEE: SEX STRATEGIES IN THE FOREST / by Christophe boesch Cambridge University Press, 2009 ABOUT THE BOOK The Real Chimpanzee encapsulates the fascinating behavior of wild chimps and discusses the differences observed in different populations across the species, and across the many levels of their social behavior. It tells the story of why sex competition in a forest chimpanzee population made the females of the group highly social and gave the males a high level of within-group solidarity, making them very xenophobic towards outsiders. Christophe Boesch brings back to the table the debate over ecological pressures and social organization, and the influence they have over issues such as the evolution of warfare, co-operation, altruism and the position of females. Writing for undergraduate and graduate students, he presents insightful views to give readers the background information to understand the struggle for survival of our closest living relative, the chimpanzee, and through this find some keys to the ever-so-intriguing question of what makes us human. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Christophe Boesch is Professor and Director of the Department of Primatology at the Max-Planck- Institut f?r Evolution?re Anthropologie, Germany. CONTENTS 1. Make love and war? ? From the dream of the hippies to the reality where sex and violence often intrinsically intermingle to produce some of the complex strategies used by both sexes to find partners and reproduce. 2. Inconspicuous female superiority ? How the traditional image of females as the passive and submissive sex has changed into the sex determining and controlling reproduction to her advantage in the competition with more powerful males, and how a female manipulates males to select the best sperm for her offspring. 3. The tyranny of the testis ? How males have been able to develop, within a system of dominance and aggression, close tight cooperative units that fight for the good of group members and how this has made altruism becomes one of the most impressive behaviors contributing to the survival of individuals. 4. Odyssey through our forest past ? Sex and cooperation in the forest: what is life like as a large social primate in a dense tropical forest where the visibility is restricted to 20 meters and where most aspects of sociality have to be inferred and communicated by vocalizations? 5. Make war to get love ? From the individualistic struggle of both sexes to find suitable partners and resources to cooperative teams increasing reproduction and how that leads to both fatal violence and altruism, while females pursue sexual exchange that males cannot prevent. 6. The real chimpanzee ? From a millennia-long past in Central African forests to adaptation into more open habitat regions in East Africa as well as in savannah-like regions, chimpanzees have conquered many regions, and this expansion into more marginal habitats resulted in some dramatic shifts in males? cooperation and altruism as well as in the females? control over reproduction and social position. 7. When sex becomes destructive ? Why humans, one of the most cooperative and altruistic species, became so destructive throughout their range and why some of the challenges solved peacefully by chimpanzees have become so destructive in humans. 8. Postscript: F?dora?s fate ? Will F?dora, the chimpanzee baby I saw develop and become a skillful tool user, survive the loss of her hand to poachers and be able to survive as a young successful mother? In remote areas, chimpanzees are tracked by humans; without decisive and rapid action they have no future, and our cousins, our roots to the past, will vanish before we get to know them. References Index WHERE TO ORDER ISBN 978-0-521-11008-2 (Hardcover) $115.00 ISBN 978-0-521-12513-0 (Paperback) $48.00 ISBN 978-0-511-59072-6 (eBook) $38.00 Cambridge University Press 100 Brook Hill Dr. West Nyack, NY 10994-2133 Tel: 845-353-7500 Fax: 845-353-4141 Website: Link to order online: http://www.cambridge.org/us/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521110082 ------ PRIMATE-SCIENCE BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT POLICY Wisconsin National Primate Research Center National Primate Research Centers Program University of Wisconsin-Madison ***************************************************** The WNPRC posts information about books received to Primate-Science. Postings include descriptive information, table of contents, publisher and ordering instructions. This posting goes out to >800 subscribers in the international primatological community. The announcement is also posted to Primate Info Net, a major web site for primatology. 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Madison, WI 53715-1237 608-263-3852 brown@primate.wisc.edu ******************************************************************** If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. ~Cicero From jgrehan at sciencebuff.org Wed Oct 14 11:43:25 2009 From: jgrehan at sciencebuff.org (John Grehan) Date: Wed Oct 14 11:41:51 2009 Subject: [PS] New Book Announcement: The Real Chimpanzee: Sex Strategies In The Forest In-Reply-To: <4AD5FAEE.6030201@primate.wisc.edu> References: <4AD5FAEE.6030201@primate.wisc.edu> Message-ID: <26DA12164B238549B6D89A2F2A8EE7990174DE81@bmsmail.sciencebuff.org> Excellent example of intelligent design: "and how a female manipulates males to select the best sperm for her offspring" "through this find some keys to the ever-so-intriguing question of what makes us human" Given that uniquely shared aspects of sexual biology of humans is more like that of orangutans it will be intertesting to see what 'keys' this book purports to find. John Grehan > -----Original Message----- > From: primate-science-bounces@primate.wisc.edu [mailto:primate-science- > bounces@primate.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of Joanne Brown > Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 12:23 PM > To: primate-science@primate.wisc.edu > Subject: [PS] New Book Announcement: The Real Chimpanzee: Sex Strategies > In The Forest > > THE REAL CHIMPANZEE: SEX STRATEGIES IN THE FOREST / by Christophe boesch > Cambridge University Press, 2009 > > ABOUT THE BOOK > > The Real Chimpanzee encapsulates the fascinating behavior of wild chimps > and discusses the differences observed in different populations across the > species, and across the many levels of their social behavior. It tells the > story of why sex competition in a forest chimpanzee population made the > females of the group highly social and gave the males a high level of > within-group solidarity, making them very xenophobic towards outsiders. > Christophe Boesch brings back to the table the debate over ecological > pressures and social organization, and the influence they have over issues > such as the evolution of warfare, co-operation, altruism and the position > of females. Writing for undergraduate and graduate students, he presents > insightful views to give readers the background information to understand > the struggle for survival of our closest living relative, the chimpanzee, > and through this find some keys to the ever-so-intriguing question of what > makes us human. > > ABOUT THE AUTHOR > Christophe Boesch is Professor and Director of the Department of > Primatology at the Max-Planck- Institut f?r Evolution?re Anthropologie, > Germany. > > CONTENTS > 1. Make love and war? - From the dream of the hippies to the reality where > sex and violence often intrinsically intermingle to produce some of the > complex strategies used by both sexes to find partners and reproduce. > 2. Inconspicuous female superiority - How the traditional image of females > as the passive and submissive sex has changed into the sex determining and > controlling reproduction to her advantage in the competition with more > powerful males, and how a female manipulates males to select the best > sperm for her offspring. > 3. The tyranny of the testis - How males have been able to develop, within > a system of dominance and aggression, close tight cooperative units that > fight for the good of group members and how this has made altruism becomes > one of the most impressive behaviors contributing to the survival of > individuals. > 4. Odyssey through our forest past - Sex and cooperation in the forest: > what is life like as a large social primate in a dense tropical forest > where the visibility is restricted to 20 meters and where most aspects of > sociality have to be inferred and communicated by vocalizations? > 5. Make war to get love - From the individualistic struggle of both sexes > to find suitable partners and resources to cooperative teams increasing > reproduction and how that leads to both fatal violence and altruism, while > females pursue sexual exchange that males cannot prevent. > 6. The real chimpanzee - From a millennia-long past in Central African > forests to adaptation into more open habitat regions in East Africa as > well as in savannah-like regions, chimpanzees have conquered many regions, > and this expansion into more marginal habitats resulted in some dramatic > shifts in males' cooperation and altruism as well as in the females' > control over reproduction and social position. > 7. When sex becomes destructive - Why humans, one of the most cooperative > and altruistic species, became so destructive throughout their range and > why some of the challenges solved peacefully by chimpanzees have become so > destructive in humans. > 8. Postscript: F?dora's fate - Will F?dora, the chimpanzee baby I saw > develop and become a skillful tool user, survive the loss of her hand to > poachers and be able to survive as a young successful mother? In remote > areas, chimpanzees are tracked by humans; without decisive and rapid > action they have no future, and our cousins, our roots to the past, will > vanish before we get to know them. > References > Index > > WHERE TO ORDER > ISBN 978-0-521-11008-2 (Hardcover) $115.00 > ISBN 978-0-521-12513-0 (Paperback) $48.00 > ISBN 978-0-511-59072-6 (eBook) $38.00 > Cambridge University Press > 100 Brook Hill Dr. > West Nyack, NY 10994-2133 > Tel: 845-353-7500 > Fax: 845-353-4141 > > Website: > Link to order online: > http://www.cambridge.org/us/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521110082 > > > ------ > PRIMATE-SCIENCE BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT POLICY > > Wisconsin National Primate Research Center > > National Primate Research Centers Program > > University of Wisconsin-Madison > > ***************************************************** > > The WNPRC posts information about books received to Primate-Science. > Postings include descriptive information, table of contents, publisher and > ordering instructions. This posting goes out to >800 subscribers in the > international primatological community. The announcement is also posted to > Primate Info Net, a major web site for primatology. All postings to > Primate-Science of items for sale must be cleared with the WPRC Internet > Services Advisory Committee. Please send books or videotapes to Primate- > Science Coordinator, Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, > University of Wisconsin, 1220 Capitol Court, Madison, WI 53705-1299. For > further information contact library@primate.wisc.edu or 608-263-3512. > Other titles announced on Primate-Science can be found at: > http://library.primate.wisc.edu/collections/books/ > > -- > Joanne Brown, Technical Services Librarian > Jacobsen Library > Wisconsin National Primate Research Center > 1220 Capitol Ct. > Madison, WI 53715-1237 > 608-263-3852 > > brown@primate.wisc.edu > ******************************************************************** > > If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. ~Cicero > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Primate-Science mailing list > Primate-Science@primate.wisc.edu > http://www.primate.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/primate-science From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Wed Oct 14 14:00:16 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Wed Oct 14 13:58:31 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (October 14, 2009) Message-ID: <200910141900.n9EJ0GN1025675@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ 54-million-year-old Skull Reveals Early Evolution Of Primate Brains (ScienceDaily; June 23, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8929 Dr. Joel D. Weisman dies at 66; among the first doctors to detect AIDS (Los Angeles Times; July 23, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=8980 Wildlife expert claims gorilla dung is critical to containing climate change (Guardian; October 13, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9011 Monkeys Fall Into 'Uncanny Valley,' Just Like Humans (Wired; October 13, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9012 Study Challenges Importance of Animals in Research (Reuters; October 13, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9013 Chimps happy to help - you just have to ask (New Scientist; October 13, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9014 Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Parkinson's (MSN; October 14, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9015 Landmark Genotyping Study Demonstrates the Power of 454 Sequencing Systems for Immunogenetics (Reuters; October 13, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9016 Himachal Govt to check increasing population of monkeys in the state (Punjab Newsline; October 14, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9017 Gene therapy for Parkinson's "encouraging" in early trials (AFP; October 14, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9018 Gene therapy could remedy Parkinson's (Nature; October 14, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9019 Experiences sur les macaques refusees a l'EPFZ et a l'Universite de Zurich (Le Temps; October 14, 2009; in French) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9020 ------ 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 Oct 15 00:01:08 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Wed Oct 14 23:59:23 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200910150501.n9F518lC022855@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Field assistant, Durham University http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1689 Veterinary Technician, Chimp Haven, Inc. http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1690 Zoological Manager, Great Apes, Saint Louis Zoo http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1692 Attending Veterinarian, Alpha Genesis, Inc. http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1693 Field Assistant: Comparative Socioecology of Spider and Woolly Monkeys in Amazonian Ecuador, Dr. Anthony Di Fiore (NYU) and Andres Link (NYU) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1691 ------ 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 Dirck_Byler at fws.gov Thu Oct 15 09:41:48 2009 From: Dirck_Byler at fws.gov (Dirck_Byler@fws.gov) Date: Thu Oct 15 09:40:13 2009 Subject: [PS] U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Call for Great Ape Proposals Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife's Great Ape Conservation Fund is soliciting project proposals for the conservation of apes: gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, orangutans, and gibbons throughout their ranges. Now is an ideal time to apply for field activities taking place in 2010. The USFWS program for African great apes is carried out in collaboration with USAID's Central African Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE). The Great Ape Conservation Fund has two regular deadlines Nov 1, 2009 and April 1, 2010. This applies to other USFWS multinational species funds: African Elephant, Asian Elephant, Rhinoceros & Tiger. As we have recently redesigned our website, please use the links provided below. Program guidelines and application procedures for the Great Ape Conservation Fund are available at: http://www.fws.gov/international/DIC/species/great_apes/ga_howtoapply.html Guidelines and information for the other multinational species conservation funds are available at: http://www.fws.gov/international/DIC/species/species.html The entire application must be sent as one file (a single doc or pdf containing the signed cover page, text of the proposal, maps, budget, government letters of endorsement, etc). The file must be formatted for letter, not A4, and please include sequential page numbers in a header on the top of every page. Please submit your completed application by email to : MSCF_GreatApe@fws.gov Please forward this message on to any colleagues interested in applying for funding. Apologies in advance if you receive multiple copies. Thank you and please contact us if you have any questions. 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URL: http://white.primate.wisc.edu/pipermail/primate-science/attachments/20091015/d2322494/attachment.html From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Mon Oct 19 14:00:14 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Mon Oct 19 13:58:24 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (October 19, 2009) Message-ID: <200910191900.n9JJ0Ed7009005@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ 49-year-old female chimp dies at Toledo Zoo (Associated Press; October 18, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9021 In Kenya, Better Cows for Better Health (Scienceline; October 19, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9022 Chile's monkey savior (Global Post; October 19, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9023 ------ 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 Oct 20 00:01:08 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Mon Oct 19 23:59:16 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200910200501.n9K518Gi007004@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Animal Husbandry Internship, Lemur Conservation Foundation http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1695 Clinical Veterinarian, National Institutes of Health, Office of Research Services, Division of Veterinarian Resources http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1694 Field manager, Kakamega Monkey Project, Kenya (based at Columbia University) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1699 PhD studentship: primate colour vision, Anglia Ruskin University http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1696 Primates of South Africa Field Course, Dept. of Anthropology, Ball State University http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1697 --POSITIONS WANTED-- Education Programs and Field Courses http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1698 ------ 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 Oct 20 14:00:08 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Tue Oct 20 13:58:16 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (October 20, 2009) Message-ID: <200910201900.n9KJ08X5023238@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Infants match human words to human faces and monkey calls to monkey faces (but not quacks to duck faces) (Not Exactly Rocket Science; October 19, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9024 Just what does make me 'me'? (BBC News) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9025 ------ 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 Wed Oct 21 09:30:36 2009 From: spidersflies at yahoo.com (brooke aldrich) Date: Wed Oct 21 09:29:02 2009 Subject: [PS] The Monkey Sanctuary Trust Message-ID: <802856.85120.qm@web54108.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Dear lists, I am writing to let you know the latest news from The Monkey Sanctuary Trust. This year we have carried out a major review of how the Trust is functioning and what we are able to achieve. The Monkey Sanctuary has come a long way since it was founded in 1964 and, after much research and consultation, we have concluded that our present title does not sufficiently represent the charity's work. We are, therefore, pleased to announce that Wild Futures is the new name for The Monkey Sanctuary Trust; a change which reflects our charity's growing influence in the world of conservation, education, habitat protection and primate welfare. The change in our name does not mean a move away from the work we have championed for decades, and our rescue centre, The Monkey Sanctuary, will still exist as a flagship project of Wild Futures and will continue to be a primary focus of our primate welfare and rehabilitation work. Our campaign to end the primate pet trade will carry on, as will our environmental education and support for overseas projects. By becoming Wild Futures we aim to raise our profile in national and international circles, thus increasing revenue and creating opportunities to direct funding to where it is most needed in the key areas of our work. In a practical sense, little will change in how the charity is run and with regards to how we work together. Our ethos and outlook remain the same, and any necessary changes will be made with transparency and with as little disruption as possible. Our new website www.wildfutures.org will officially be going live on the 12th October 2009. We are making it intermittently available for viewing before this date, in order to gather comments and make last moment changes. The Wild Futures Facebook site is already up and running - do join us there! We will be launching from the Sanctuary on November the first, with an open day for our local supporters. We hope that this marks the beginning of a new era for the Trust and that our ability to help primates and habitats develops and grows as we dream it might. One of the areas that we have always believed is key to our helping primates, is valuing and working in partnership with other like minded people and organisations. Regards, Brooke Aldrich Wild Futures / Monkey Sanctuary Trust From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Wed Oct 21 14:00:09 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Wed Oct 21 13:58:14 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (October 21, 2009) Message-ID: <200910211900.n9LJ09G4002899@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Chembio Diagnostics to Provide Tuberculosis Testing Kits to Orangutan Rehabilitation Centers in Borneo and Sumatra (EarthTimes; October 16, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9026 Zoo's Sumatran orangutan has a baby (Philadelphia Inquirer; October 3, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9027 'Leopard Behind You!' (New York Times; October 6, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9028 Monkey drumming suggests origin of music (MSNBC; October 16, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9029 ------ 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 Oct 22 00:01:08 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Wed Oct 21 23:59:46 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200910220501.n9M518dP000802@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Field assistant, Diana monkey seed-dispersal study, Gola Forest Programme http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1700 Primate Enrichment Coordinator, Wildlife Waystation http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1701 ------ 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 jgrehan at sciencebuff.org Thu Oct 22 07:14:56 2009 From: jgrehan at sciencebuff.org (John Grehan) Date: Thu Oct 22 07:13:22 2009 Subject: [PS] Ardipithecus not a hominid? Message-ID: <26DA12164B238549B6D89A2F2A8EE7990174DEF2@bmsmail.sciencebuff.org> This note is for those interested in the Ardipithecus evidence and may care to comment. I'm doubtful that there is a strong case, if any real case at al, for Ardipithecus being a hominid. If any on this list are convinced of the hominid status for Ardipithecus I will be very interested in a counter-critique of the evidence. In looking over the evidence one of the major problems is that the presentation of evidence is so astonishingly superficial and that much of the argument rests on synthetic reconstructions. Overall there is a complete lack of detail that would allow independent critical assessment of their claims. Its almost as if the authors have avoided that capability by omitting detailed, high resolution images in their supplementary material. It seems to me that the standards of documentation for hominid claims are less than is usually required for phylogenetic reconstructions. The most glaring omission is, of course, the total absence of evidence for a shared last common ancestor with humans and chimps, the repeated assertion that the fossil is not like chimps while at the same time restricting all comparisons to the chimp. Dentally Ardipithecus does not even conform to specialized features found in other hominids (australopiths, Homo) as well as orangutans - ?protoconid is more mesially situated, ?anterior fovea (trigonid basin) smaller than talonid,??trigonid basin less vertical and lingually facing??trigonid basin enclosed by distinct paracristid coursing mesially then down to lingual side,?talonid basin more horizontally oriented and enclosed by distinct hypocristid As for the hominid evidence, it resides around interpretations of the position of the foramen magnum and the structure of the pelvis. The foramen argument is that the anterior edge of the foramen is only 1.3 mm posterior to the center of the carotid foramen. They compared this to 6.4 in bonobos and 7.3 in chimps, but they also recognized that the position overlaps (minimally) with Australopithecus which range 0-5 mm posterior. They get around this by arguing that the distance as a percentage of bicarotid breadth is less than 10% in hominids compared with greater than 10% in Pan and that Ardipithecus is clear different from Pan. They note that in humans there is considerable overlap with chimpanzees, but they dismiss the human condition because the jugular and carotid sizes are much larger that "almost certainly" (one sees this phrase here and there) directly affects measures of basion position and that the human condition has little consequence in evaluating and interpreting Ardipithecus. In the juveniles of extant anthropoids, including humans, the basion, bicarotid and biporionic cords are in alignment, but with growth the basion may come to be posterior to both chords which may become dissociated if the petrosal bones become elongated resulting in a more anterior position of the carotid foramina. The basion may come to be anterior to both cords remaining in alignment. Or the basion may be displaced forward with the anterior margin between the bioporionic and bicarotid cord. Thus the position of the biocarotid cord is changeable. In gorillas the basion tents to be posterior to the bioporionic chord, but in orangutans and some monkeys the basion remains close to the bioporionic cord. At the very least the basion position would appear to be problematic and the bipedal interpretation rests heavily on an uncorroborated assumption. With all comparisons in Table 1 being limited to two australopiths, Sahelanthropus (assumed to be a hominid in the Ardi papers) and chimps, the hominid inferences get a bit tricky to say the least. The details of dentition are rather poorly illustrated, but perhaps some of the features can be tested against the current illustrations - so something for me to look into further. Below is a list of hominid features used in Grehan and Schwartz (2009) in relation to the current Ardipithecus information pubic ramus long - not applicable to Ardipithecus ilium superoinferiorly short - inferred in the reconstruction but not well substantiated in the original material ilium expanded posteriorly - shown in reconstruction. Not clear in the original material. iliac crest (tubercle) thickened - section of ilium missing anterior inferior iliac spine knoblike - inferred. Said to be present as shown in Fig. 1. Looks much the same as a chimp anterior inferior iliac spine near acetabulum - if indeed present linea aspera present -P. 71e4 4th paragraph- said to be "broad proto-linea aspera". Cannot se spiral line in Fig. 4b. Cannot see linea aspera in Fig. 4b. spiral line connects to linea aspera - P. 71e4 para 2 "medial border of an obvious hypotrochanteric fossa homology converges with the spiral line to form a markedly rugose, elvated plane on the posterior femora surface" Cannot see spiral line in Fig. 4b. femur condyles unequal - no information femoral neck thickened inferiorly - no information femoral shaft outwardly angled - no information two tibial tubercles - no information lateral tibial facet concave - no information lateral prox. tibial facet level with medial facet - no information distinct angle at L5-S1 - no information Pelvis - iliac isthmus is said to be short - same as in afarensis. Not sure that they are the same. John Grehan Dr. John R. 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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 caldararo at aol.com Fri Oct 23 18:29:00 2009 From: caldararo at aol.com (caldararo@aol.com) Date: Fri Oct 23 18:27:32 2009 Subject: [PS] Ardipithecus not a hominid? In-Reply-To: <26DA12164B238549B6D89A2F2A8EE7990174DEF2@bmsmail.sciencebuff.org> References: <26DA12164B238549B6D89A2F2A8EE7990174DEF2@bmsmail.sciencebuff.org> Message-ID: <8CC224FBBDB28BA-4F68-11961@webmail-d058.sysops.aol.com> -----Original Message----- From: John Grehan To: primate-science@primate.wisc.edu Sent: Thu, Oct 22, 2009 5:14 am Subject: [PS] Ardipithecus not a hominid? This note is for those interested in the Ardipithecus evidence and may care to comment. I'm doubtful that there is a strong case, if any real case at al, for Ardipithecus being a hominid. If any on this list are convinced of the hominid status for Ardipithecus I will be very interested in a counter-critique of the evidence. In looking over the evidence one of the major problems is that the presentation of evidence is so astonishingly superficial and that much of the argument rests on synthetic reconstructions. Overall there is a complete lack of detail that would allow independent critical assessment of their claims. Its almost as if the authors have avoided that capability by omitting detailed, high resolution images in their supplementary material. It seems to me that the standards of documentation for hominid claims are less than is usually required for phylogenetic reconstructions. The most glaring omission is, of course, the total absence of evidence for a shared last common ancestor with humans and chimps, the repeated assertion that the fossil is not like chimps while at the same time restricting all comparisons to the chimp. Dentally Ardipithecus does not even conform to specialized features found in other hominids (australopiths, Homo) as well as orangutans - ?protoconid is more mesially situated, ?anterior fovea (trigonid basin) smaller than talonid,??trigonid basin less vertical and lingually facing??trigonid basin enclosed by distinct paracristid coursing mesially then down to lingual side,?talonid basin more horizontally oriented and enclosed by distinct hypocristid As for the hominid evidence, it resides around interpretations of the position of the foramen magnum and the structure of the pelvis. The foramen argument is that the anterior edge of the foramen is only 1.3 mm posterior to the center of the carotid foramen. They compared this to 6.4 in bonobos and 7.3 in chimps, but they also recognized that the position overlaps (minimally) with Australopithecus which range 0-5 mm posterior. They get around this by arguing that the distance as a percentage of bicarotid breadth is less than 10% in hominids compared with greater than 10% in Pan and that Ardipithecus is clear different from Pan. They note that in humans there is considerable overlap with chimpanzees, but they dismiss the human condition because the jugular and carotid sizes are much larger that "almost certainly" (one sees this phrase here and there) directly affects measures of basion position and that the human condition has little consequence in evaluating and interpreting Ardipithecus. In the juveniles of extant anthropoids, including humans, the basion, bicarotid and biporionic cords are in alignment, but with growth the basion may come to be posterior to both chords which may become dissociated if the petrosal bones become elongated resulting in a more anterior position of the carotid foramina. The basion may come to be anterior to both cords remaining in alignment. Or the basion may be displaced forward with the anterior margin between the bioporionic and bicarotid cord. Thus the position of the biocarotid cord is changeable. In gorillas the basion tents to be posterior to the bioporionic chord, but in orangutans and some monkeys the basion remains close to the bioporionic cord. At the very least the basion position would appear to be problematic and the bipedal interpretation rests heavily on an uncorroborated assumption. With all comparisons in Table 1 being limited to two australopiths, Sahelanthropus (assumed to be a hominid in the Ardi papers) and chimps, the hominid inferences get a bit tricky to say the least. The details of dentition are rather poorly illustrated, but perhaps some of the features can be tested against the current illustrations - so something for me to look into further. Below is a list of hominid features used in Grehan and Schwartz (2009) in relation to the current Ardipithecus information pubic ramus long - not applicable to Ardipithecus ilium superoinferiorly short - inferred in the reconstruction but not well substantiated in the original material ilium expanded posteriorly - shown in reconstruction. Not clear in the original material. iliac crest (tubercle) thickened - section of ilium missing anterior inferior iliac spine knoblike - inferred. Said to be present as shown in Fig. 1. Looks much the same as a chimp anterior inferior iliac spine near acetabulum - if indeed present linea aspera present -P. 71e4 4th paragraph- said to be "broad proto-linea aspera". Cannot se spiral line in Fig. 4b. Cannot see linea aspera in Fig. 4b. spiral line connects to linea aspera - P. 71e4 para 2 "medial border of an obvious hypotrochanteric fossa homology converges with the spiral line to form a markedly rugose, elvated plane on the posterior femora surface" Cannot see spiral line in Fig. 4b. femur condyles unequal - no information femoral neck thickened inferiorly - no information femoral shaft outwardly angled - no information two tibial tubercles - no information lateral tibial facet concave - no information lateral prox. tibial facet level with medial facet - no information distinct angle at L5-S1 - no information Pelvis - iliac isthmus is said to be short - same as in afarensis. Not sure that they are the same. 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 ? _______________________________________________ Primate-Science mailing list Primate-Science@primate.wisc.edu http://www.primate.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/primate-science From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Mon Oct 26 14:00:07 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Mon Oct 26 13:58:08 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (October 26, 2009) Message-ID: <200910261900.n9QJ07QF004314@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ T-Cell Vaccine Reduces Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Levels In Semen Of Monkeys During Primary Infection (ScienceDaily; October 26, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9032 ------ Primates in the News on the web: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ Primates in the News via RSS feed: http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/rss/news.xml Primates in the News is maintained by the Lawrence Jacobsen (WPRC) Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. WPRC programs are supported by grant numbers RR000167 and RR015311, National Primate Centers Program, National Center for Research Resources, the National Institutes of Health. Note that the Wisconsin Primate Research Center provides Primates in the News as an informational service. We are not responsible for the content of linked sites, nor does inclusion of a link imply endorsement of the views expressed in that content. ------ From jgrehan at sciencebuff.org Mon Oct 26 15:44:54 2009 From: jgrehan at sciencebuff.org (John Grehan) Date: Mon Oct 26 15:43:04 2009 Subject: [PS] Ardipithecus not a hominid? In-Reply-To: <8CC224FE4042DF7-4F68-1198F@webmail-d058.sysops.aol.com> References: <26DA12164B238549B6D89A2F2A8EE7990174DEF2@bmsmail.sciencebuff.org> <8CC224FE4042DF7-4F68-1198F@webmail-d058.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <26DA12164B238549B6D89A2F2A8EE7990174DF39@bmsmail.sciencebuff.org> >From a non-specialist such a response would not be published. But I hope to work on a paper that outlines the dental evidence regarding the position of Ardipithecus and perhaps from that comment on the veracity of evidence and claims for its hominid status. One character below - ilium expanded posteriorly. I said not clear in original material. Its worse than that - that piece of the ilium is missing altogether so the character would appear to be a fabrication. John Grehan > -----Original Message----- > From: caldararo@aol.com [mailto:caldararo@aol.com] > Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 7:30 PM > To: John Grehan > Subject: Re: [PS] Ardipithecus not a hominid? > > > Dear John: > > You should submit this to Nature as a comment. > > Niccolo > > http://webmail.aol.com/28789/aol-1/en- > us/Lite/Compose.aspx?knownSender=false# > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Grehan > To: primate-science@primate.wisc.edu > Sent: Thu, Oct 22, 2009 5:14 am > Subject: [PS] Ardipithecus not a hominid? > > This note is for those interested in the Ardipithecus evidence and may > care to comment. > > I'm doubtful that there is a strong case, if any real case at al, for > Ardipithecus being a hominid. If any on this list are convinced of the > hominid status for Ardipithecus I will be very interested in a > counter-critique of the evidence. > > In looking over the evidence one of the major problems is that the > presentation of evidence is so astonishingly superficial and that much > of the argument rests on synthetic reconstructions. Overall there is a > complete lack of detail that would allow independent critical > assessment of their claims. Its almost as if the authors have avoided > that capability by omitting detailed, high resolution images in their > supplementary material. > > It seems to me that the standards of documentation for hominid claims > are less than is usually required for phylogenetic reconstructions. > > The most glaring omission is, of course, the total absence of evidence > for a shared last common ancestor with humans and chimps, the repeated > assertion that the fossil is not like chimps while at the same time > restricting all comparisons to the chimp. > > Dentally Ardipithecus does not even conform to specialized features > found in other hominids (australopiths, Homo) as well as orangutans - > ?protoconid is more mesially situated, ?anterior fovea (trigonid basin) > smaller than talonid,??trigonid basin less vertical and lingually > facing??trigonid basin enclosed by distinct paracristid coursing > mesially then down to lingual side,?talonid basin more horizontally > oriented and enclosed by distinct hypocristid > > As for the hominid evidence, it resides around interpretations of the > position of the foramen magnum and the structure of the pelvis. > > The foramen argument is that the anterior edge of the foramen is only > 1.3 mm posterior to the center of the carotid foramen. They compared > this to 6.4 in bonobos and 7.3 in chimps, but they also recognized that > the position overlaps (minimally) with Australopithecus which range 0-5 > mm posterior. They get around this by arguing that the distance as a > percentage of bicarotid breadth is less than 10% in hominids compared > with greater than 10% in Pan and that Ardipithecus is clear different > from Pan. > > They note that in humans there is considerable overlap with > chimpanzees, but they dismiss the human condition because the jugular > and carotid sizes are much larger that "almost certainly" (one sees > this phrase here and there) directly affects measures of basion > position and that the human condition has little consequence in > evaluating and interpreting Ardipithecus. > > In the juveniles of extant anthropoids, including humans, the basion, > bicarotid and biporionic cords are in alignment, but with growth the > basion may come to be posterior to both chords which may become > dissociated if the petrosal bones become elongated resulting in a more > anterior position of the carotid foramina. The basion may come to be > anterior to both cords remaining in alignment. Or the basion may be > displaced forward with the anterior margin between the bioporionic and > bicarotid cord. Thus the position of the biocarotid cord is changeable. > > In gorillas the basion tents to be posterior to the bioporionic chord, > but in orangutans and some monkeys the basion remains close to the > bioporionic cord. > > At the very least the basion position would appear to be problematic > and the bipedal interpretation rests heavily on an uncorroborated > assumption. > > With all comparisons in Table 1 being limited to two australopiths, > Sahelanthropus (assumed to be a hominid in the Ardi papers) and chimps, > the hominid inferences get a bit tricky to say the least. The details > of dentition are rather poorly illustrated, but perhaps some of the > features can be tested against the current illustrations - so something > for me to look into further. > > Below is a list of hominid features used in Grehan and Schwartz (2009) > in relation to the current Ardipithecus information > > pubic ramus long - not applicable to Ardipithecus > > ilium superoinferiorly short - inferred in the reconstruction but not > well substantiated in the original material > > ilium expanded posteriorly - shown in reconstruction. Not clear in the > original material. > > iliac crest (tubercle) thickened - section of ilium missing > > anterior inferior iliac spine knoblike - inferred. Said to be present > as shown in Fig. 1. Looks much the same as a chimp > > anterior inferior iliac spine near acetabulum - if indeed present > > linea aspera present -P. 71e4 4th paragraph- said to be "broad > proto-linea aspera". Cannot se spiral line in Fig. 4b. Cannot see linea > aspera in Fig. 4b. > > spiral line connects to linea aspera - P. 71e4 para 2 "medial border of > an obvious hypotrochanteric fossa homology converges with the spiral > line to form a markedly rugose, elvated plane on the posterior femora > surface" Cannot see spiral line in Fig. 4b. > > femur condyles unequal - no information > > femoral neck thickened inferiorly - no information > > femoral shaft outwardly angled - no information > > two tibial tubercles - no information > > lateral tibial facet concave - no information > > lateral prox. tibial facet level with medial facet - no information > > distinct angle at L5-S1 - no information > > Pelvis - iliac isthmus is said to be short - same as in afarensis. Not > sure that they are the same. > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Primate-Science mailing list > Primate-Science@primate.wisc.edu > http://www.primate.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/primate-science > From Carolyn.Ehardt at utsa.edu Mon Oct 26 16:01:50 2009 From: Carolyn.Ehardt at utsa.edu (Carolyn L. 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We are not responsible for the content of linked sites, nor does inclusion of a link imply endorsement of the views expressed in that content. ------ From hamel at primate.wisc.edu Thu Oct 29 00:01:08 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Wed Oct 28 23:58:59 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate-Jobs postings Message-ID: <200910290501.n9T518xK017917@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following listings were recently posted on Primate-Jobs http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs --POSITIONS AVAILABLE-- Project Coordinator, Duke University Medical Center http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1708 Asistente de Investigación, Universidad de Puerto Rico-Caribbean Primate Research Center http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1707 Behavior Department – Environmental Enrichment Internship, Chimp Haven, Inc. http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1705 Chimpanzee Behavior – Behavior Department Internship, Chimp Haven, Inc. http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1706 Post-doctoral Research Associate in Neuroscience, Duke University Medical Center http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1709 Postgraduate Degree in Primate Conservation - Masters by Research, MPhil, PhD, Oxford Brookes University http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1710 Principal Research Coordinator, Max Planck Institute for evolutionary Anthropology / Dept of Primatology http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1711 Camp Manager, University of Michigan http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1713 Research Specialist, Emory University, Yerkes Primate Center, Living Links Center http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/jobs/listings/1714 ------ 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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Message-ID: Hi everyone- Sorry to bother everyone but I don't have the right texts handy and after hours of trying can't seem to find what I'm after (or figure out how to search for it) in peer-reviewed lit I can readily access. I'm looking for numbers (and preferably references) to compare "finger" length in apes (at least gorillas and humans) relative to their own hands or palms (total length? 3rd ray? metacarpals?). I'm hoping for something along the lines of a standard (or average) digit:palm ratio or perhaps 3rd proximal phalanx:3rd metacarpal ratio, preferably in adults? Note I'm not talking about thumb/pollex relative to other digits, 2D:4D ratios or anything like that (have found all those!). Just whatever standard measure or measures are most commonly used to assess the digit length relative to the rest of the hand beyond the wrist in order to justify that gorilla fingers are relatively short. Please reply directly to me and feel free to send numbers, citations, actual references or whatever. Thanks, Chris ***** Christopher A. Whittier, DVM, PhD Wildlife and Ecosystem Health Specialist 144 Bungalow Ave, San Rafael CA 94901 chris_whittier@hotmail.com mobile: 919-271-8367 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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(Science; October 29, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9044 ------ 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 Oct 30 14:00:09 2009 From: hamel at primate.wisc.edu (Ray Hamel) Date: Fri Oct 30 13:58:05 2009 Subject: [PS] Recent Primate News (October 30, 2009) Message-ID: <200910301900.n9UJ09NV003379@saimiri.primate.wisc.edu> The following links were recently posted on Primates in the News http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/news/inthenews/ NASA to Start Irradiating Monkeys (Discovery News; October 29, 2009) http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/scripts/external.php?link=9045 ------ 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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