Factors Influencing Density and Distribution of Great Ape Nests in the Absence of Human Activities
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DOI: 10.1007/s10764-021-00229-z
Abstract: Small-scale comparisons help us to understand how habitat features and food availability impact primate abundance. This is particularly useful at sites without human impacts, as it allows for the investigation of the natural factors influencing… read more here.
Keywords: ape nests; mbeli bai; gorilla; great ape ... See more keywords
Ebola: The great ape gamble
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DOI: 10.1038/543s56a
Abstract: Ebola could pose a grave health threat to gorillas in Africa. Vaccination seems like a smart solution, but dosing the animals in the wild poses major challenges. read more here.
Keywords: ebola great; ape gamble; great ape;
Screening great ape museum specimens for DNA viruses
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-80780-w
Abstract: Natural history museum collections harbour a record of wild species from the past centuries, providing a unique opportunity to study animals as well as their infectious agents. Thousands of great ape specimens are kept in… read more here.
Keywords: museum specimens; museum; dna viruses; great ape ... See more keywords
Decoding the great ape Y
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DOI: 10.1126/science.370.6516.544-d
Abstract: Genomics The Y chromosome confers maleness in most mammals and in other species, including flies and some plants. Studies of this chromosome and its evolutionary history can inform upon evolutionary lineages and the genes involved… read more here.
Keywords: great ape; decoding great; ape;
Pediatric Respiratory Pathogens Circulate in Children and Adults in Communities Near Susceptible Wild Great Ape Populations in Uganda
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DOI: 10.1155/2024/1771163
Abstract: Respiratory infections are a leading cause of death in developing countries. Infants and young children are especially susceptible to disease because they lack immunity, whereas adults who have acquired immunity can be infected asymptomatically. Great… read more here.
Keywords: ape populations; great ape; respiratory; respiratory pathogens ... See more keywords
Towards a great ape dictionary: Inexperienced humans understand common nonhuman ape gestures
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001939
Abstract: In the comparative study of human and nonhuman communication, ape gesturing provided the first demonstrations of flexible, intentional communication outside human language. Rich repertoires of these gestures have been described in all ape species, bar… read more here.
Keywords: great ape; communication; ape; ape gestures ... See more keywords
Covariation of the endocranium and splanchnocranium during great ape ontogeny
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208999
Abstract: That great ape endocranial shape development persists into adolescence indicates that the splanchnocranium succeeds brain growth in driving endocranial development. However, the extent of this splanchnocranial influence is unknown. We applied two-block partial least squares… read more here.
Keywords: splanchnocranium; covariation endocranium; shape; covariation ... See more keywords
Preventing zoonotic and zooanthroponotic disease transmission at wild great ape sites: Recommendations from qualitative research at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299220
Abstract: Employees at wild great ape sites are at high risk of transmitting infectious diseases to endangered great apes. Because of the significant amount of time employees spend near great apes, they are a priority population… read more here.
Keywords: impenetrable national; bwindi impenetrable; wild great; ape sites ... See more keywords