Survey of bonobos in Tshuapa-Lomami-Lualaba area, Democratic Republic of Congo
Paco Bertolani, PhD Candidate
University of Cambridge
The Tshuapa-Lomami-Lualaba area (TL2) lies at the eastern edge of the bonobos’ species range in the Congo basin. In what eventually led to the creation of the TL2 Project, Terese and John Hart organized extensive surveys of TL2 starting in 2007. They confirmed the presence of bonobos in this area, estimating a population
Male-male competition and reproduction in wild blue monkeys
Su-Jen Roberts, PhD candidate from Columbia University, was awarded a research grant in spring of 2012 for her project to assess what variables drive variance in reproductive success in wild blue monkeys.
Research Report: Dynamics of population growth by Cebus capucinus in Costa Rica
The population of white-faced capuchin monkeys (Cebus capucinus) in the Sector Santa Rosa (SSR) of the Area de Conservación Guanacaste in northwestern Costa Rica offers a unique opportunity to model how landscape variability affected selection on early hominins. This species shows many anatomical and behavioral convergences with great apes and humans, and they thrive in a broad range of environmental
Exploring ‘Ein Qashish, a Middle Paleolithic site in northern Israel
Erella Hovers
Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Excavation of ‘Ein Qashish
Traditionally, studies of Levantine (eastern Mediterranean) Middle Paleolithic sites have focused on caves, and so exploration of the open-air ‘Ein Qashish site presents a novel opportunity to expand our understanding of the behavioral dynamics of Middle Paleolithic hominins (modern humans as well as Neanderthals) in the region.
Stress in wild female Assamese macaques
Julia Ostner
University of Göttingen
Researchers have been performing daily focal observations and fecal sampling on this study group of habituated Assamese macaques in Thailand’s Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary since October 2006. For her investigation of ecological, social and reproductive stress in female macaques, Julia Ostner used data collected between September 2007 and February 2009. This time period included two