| Autor: |
Goossens, Benoît, Setchell, Joanna, Vidal, Carmen, Dilambaka, Emmanuel, Jamart, Aliette |
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Primates; Jan2003, Vol. 44 Issue 1, p67-69, 3p |
| Abstrakt: |
We report a case of successful reproduction in wild-released orphan chimpanzees. Using non-invasive genetic analysis, we determined the paternity of an infant born to a female chimpanzee released by HELP (Habitat Ecologique et Liberté des Primates) Congo into the Conkouati-Douli National Park, Republic of Congo. The sire was a released male, thus demonstrating successful reproduction in both male and female released chimpanzees. These results provide evidence that release into the wild may be a viable response to the plight of orphan chimpanzees in Africa, and we discuss further applications of non-invasive genetic tagging to release programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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