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Publikováno v:
International Zoo Yearbook. 45:38-47
One of the aspirations of the World Zoo and AquariumConservation Strategy is that zoos and aquariums shouldbecome ‘integrated into the research community asserious, respectedscientific institutions that makesignifi-cant contributions and sound sc
Autor:
M. de Lathouwers, L. Van Elsacker
Publikováno v:
International Zoo Yearbook. 41:176-182
Opportunities to study the behaviour of unweaned primate orphans in the wild and in captivity are rare. Following the death of a ♀ Bonobo Pan paniscus at Primate Park Apenheul, the Netherlands, the opportunity arose to monitor the behaviour of her
Publikováno v:
Animal Welfare. 12:251-268
In Callitrichid primates, offspring remain in their natal group beyond the age of sexual maturity, increasing the group's inclusive fitness by cooperatively rearing their siblings. Contraception of the dominant female in these groups may alter the as
Publikováno v:
Animal Welfare. 9:385-401
In order to be suitable, a contraceptive method should have little or no effects on social organization or behaviour. In callitrichids, changes in socio-sexual interactions between group members, due to hormonal changes induced by contraception, may
Publikováno v:
Animal Welfare. 9:251-271
Finding a responsible method of population control that does not compromise animal welfare is a pressing problem for zoological institutions and conservation breeding programmes. This is exemplified by the conservation breeding programme of the golde
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Primatology. 21:445-465
In species in which paternal care has an important impact on the offspring's fitness, concealment of reproductive status has been proposed as a strategy employed by females to prevent males from practicing desertion and polygamy, which would then lea
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Primatology. 21:47-68
We investigated the existence of a social dominance hierarchy in the captive group of six adult bonobos at the Planckendael Zoo. We quantified the pattern of dyadic exchange of a number of behaviors to examine to what extent each behavior fits a line
Publikováno v:
Primates
In this study we provide new data on the duration of the inter-menstrual intervals of six captive female bonobos (Pan paniscus). We found that the mean duration of the inter-menstrual interval was about 34 days. This lies close to the average value o
Publikováno v:
Biology of Reproduction. 55:844-853
Estrone conjugates (E1C), pregnanediol glucuronide (PdG), and estriol (E3) in urine, and immunoreactive E1C, E3, pregnanediol (Pd), and progesterone (P4) in feces were determined along with records of perineal sex skin swelling throughout 7 nonconcep
Publikováno v:
International journal of primatology
We examined (i) whether bonobos display a specific food-calling behavior when discovering a hidden food resource, (ii) whether the presence of competitors affects this behavior, and (iii) whether food quantity or gender influences its appearance. We