Sentences with phrase «in wild primates»

Zhao D, Hopkins WD, and Li B. Handedness in nature: First evidence on manual laterality on bimanual coordinated tube task in wild primates.

The copying behaviour of both the new, naïve infants and the migrating males reveals the potency and importance of social learning in these wild primates, extending even to the conformity we know so well in humans.»

The study has been hailed by leading primate experts as rare experimental proof of «cultural transmission» in wild primates to date.

Alice Baniel, Guy Cowlishaw, and Elise Huchard, «Male Violence and Sexual Intimidation in a Wild Primate Society», Current Biology, July 2017, pp. 2163 — 2168.

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But it also may lead to monitoring the health status of lemurs and other primates living in the wild simply by screening blood samples for antibody patterns indicating exposure to specific parasites.

The first - ever study of radiation exposure on wild primates, conducted in 2012, found that monkeys near Fukushima had significantly lower red and white blood - cell counts compared with monkeys elsewhere in Japan.

In the tropics, disease sources have included a host of wild animals, most notably the nonhuman primates.

Recently, Zika virus was discovered in serum and saliva from marmosets living in the wild in Brazil, suggesting that these non-human primates are «a potential reservoir for maintaining Zika virus in endemic countries,» according to Patterson's report.

Author of the study Aldrich commented, «Far too often, well - meaning, animal - loving people fail to recognize the suffering of wild primates in captivity.

To better understand how changes in diet, lifestyle, and exposure to modern medicine affect primates» guts, a team of researchers led by University of Minnesota computer science and engineering professor Dan Knights, veterinary medicine professor Tim Johnson, and veterinary medicine Ph.D. student Jonathan Clayton, used DNA sequencing to study the gut microbes of multiple non-human primates species in the wild and in captivity as a model for studying the effects of emigration and lifestyle changes.

Estrada spent three and a half decades studying wild primates in southern Mexico and witnessed the transformation of their habitats.

Improving conditions for people who live near wild primates, and who often suffer from high levels of poverty and inequality, would also aid in primate conservation, Estrada said.

The ring - tailed lemur, an iconic primate that is emblematic of the wild and wonderful creatures inhabiting the tropical island of Madagascar, is in big trouble.

Primate field researchers long ago discovered the ebb and flow of alliances within primate troops, but until recently no one has watched horses in the wild closely enough to understand that they, too, behave thPrimate field researchers long ago discovered the ebb and flow of alliances within primate troops, but until recently no one has watched horses in the wild closely enough to understand that they, too, behave thprimate troops, but until recently no one has watched horses in the wild closely enough to understand that they, too, behave this way.

But primate researchers say the animals don «t have much spare time in the wild for mating, let alone for playing with themselves, and it's in the wild that the evolutionary pressures Hrdy talks about are exerted.

In the first, Platt and colleagues looked at the foraging behaviors of rhesus macaques, a non-human primate species the researchers have studied both in the lab and in the wilIn the first, Platt and colleagues looked at the foraging behaviors of rhesus macaques, a non-human primate species the researchers have studied both in the lab and in the wilin the lab and in the wilin the wild.

In one species, the black snub - nosed monkey (about 2,000 individuals are found in the wild), they identified several hypoxia - related genes that allowed them to thrive in the highest altitudes (a narrow region 3,400 - 4,500 meters above sea level in a narrow region between the Yangtze and Mekong rivers within the Tibetan plateau) than any other nonhuman primatIn one species, the black snub - nosed monkey (about 2,000 individuals are found in the wild), they identified several hypoxia - related genes that allowed them to thrive in the highest altitudes (a narrow region 3,400 - 4,500 meters above sea level in a narrow region between the Yangtze and Mekong rivers within the Tibetan plateau) than any other nonhuman primatin the wild), they identified several hypoxia - related genes that allowed them to thrive in the highest altitudes (a narrow region 3,400 - 4,500 meters above sea level in a narrow region between the Yangtze and Mekong rivers within the Tibetan plateau) than any other nonhuman primatin the highest altitudes (a narrow region 3,400 - 4,500 meters above sea level in a narrow region between the Yangtze and Mekong rivers within the Tibetan plateau) than any other nonhuman primatin a narrow region between the Yangtze and Mekong rivers within the Tibetan plateau) than any other nonhuman primate.

In a heroic effort, authors Ming Li, Ruigiang Li et al. have now sequenced, assembled and analyzed the mutations in the genomes of 38 wild snub - nosed monkeys (from genome mapping of 42 individuals: 27 golden, 4 gray, 2 Myanmar and 9 black) from four different endangered species of snub - nosed monkeys - the largest investigation into primate genomics outside of the great apeIn a heroic effort, authors Ming Li, Ruigiang Li et al. have now sequenced, assembled and analyzed the mutations in the genomes of 38 wild snub - nosed monkeys (from genome mapping of 42 individuals: 27 golden, 4 gray, 2 Myanmar and 9 black) from four different endangered species of snub - nosed monkeys - the largest investigation into primate genomics outside of the great apein the genomes of 38 wild snub - nosed monkeys (from genome mapping of 42 individuals: 27 golden, 4 gray, 2 Myanmar and 9 black) from four different endangered species of snub - nosed monkeys - the largest investigation into primate genomics outside of the great apes.

Using the comparative approach, we use observations, non-invasive hormone sampling and field experiments to address these questions in chimpanzees and other wild primates, including bonobos, baboons and sooty mangabeys.

Away from the coastlines, there is evidence that non-human primates can hunt prey at unsustainable levels, for example wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) at Ngogo in Uganda hunt red colobus monkeys (Procolobus rufomitratus) at a rate that may lead to local extinction of the latter (Teelen, 2008).

Even rendezvous among primates, caniforms, and majestic proboscideans often turned from afternoon tea to a wild party, and the outcomes are clearly written in the genetic code.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (PG - 13 for frightening images and intense violence) Prequel to the ever - popular «Gorillas Gone Wild» franchise, set in San Francisco, pits primates against people after a scientist's (James Franco) test of an experimental cure for Alzheimer's leaves millions of chimps with human - like intelligence.

Creators Writer Jim Ottoviani and artist Maris Wicks talk about their new book Primates, a spirited account of three women (Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Biruté Galdikas) who went into the wild to study primates in their native Primates, a spirited account of three women (Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Biruté Galdikas) who went into the wild to study primates in their native primates in their native habitat.

having in place and enforcing a list of animals which are banned from being sold on the site including primates, endangered and wild caught animals, underage animals and pregnant animals to help address animal welfare issues

Although Maryland generally prohibits the private possession of certain dangerous wild animals — big cats, bears, and primates — a loophole in the law allows many unqualified facilities to keep and breed these dangerous animals in unsafe, cruel conditions simply by obtaining a USDA license.

To get close to primates, Dr Jane Wilson - Howarth avoids eye contact and she has — surprisingly — managed to look fierce and dominant when faced with packs of half - wild village dogs in Nepal.

Stop in at the Gibbon Rehabilitation Project to see some of the resilient primates that have been rescued from animal traffickers, and learn about the charity's efforts to release them back into the wild.

Alves» team, which conducted a similar review dealing with primates earlier this year, found that 19 out of 35 known species of wild canid are employed in traditional medicine, making them among the most frequently used mammals worldwide.

Such traditional medicinal practices, known to threaten primate species as well as tigers and bears, also pose a shocking danger to wild dogs: Half of all known wild canid species, including two endangered ones, are harvested for use in folk treatments.According to the BBC, a team of researchers led by Professor Romulo Alves of the State University of Paraiba in Brazil «found evidence that canids are used in the treatment of at least 28 medical conditions, including asthma, arthritis, back ache, bronchial illnesses, chicken pox, eczema, epilepsy, flu, kidney diseases, measles and mumps, as well as the treatment of stomach complaints, snake bites, and warts.»

We estimate that the illegal trade in wild specials involves 500 - 600 million tropical fish, 15 million fur animals, five million birds, two million reptiles and 30,000 primates.»

And not to mention the indirect moral of the story: If felines and canids can get along in the wild, there may be hope for us primates yet.

The animals reside in Zimbabwe's Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage Trust — a reserve which protects primates born in the wild but that have been rescued from the illegal wildlife trade.