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Behavioural Ecology of Bonobos (Pan paniscus) in the Forest-Savannah Mosaics of Western Democratic Republic of Congo
Vimond, Marie; Serckx, Adeline; Beudels-Jamar, Roseline et al.
2013In Folia Primatologica: International Journal of Primatology
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Abstract :
[en] The long-term survival of the Endangered bonobo (IUCN, 2012) will depend on well thought out conservation programmes that need to be built both upon the species’ ecological requirements and local socio-economics realities. Yet there is still a lot to find out, including information on the species geographical distribution. In 2005, the presence of a western population was confirmed in the forest-savannah mosaic in the south-western part of the Lake Tumba Landscape. With the exception of an early study carried out in Lukuru, the species is mainly known from lowland rainforest research sites in the Cuvette Centrale. The western forest-savannah mosaic is an ecotone with a marked seasonal pattern, a high variability of habitats and monthly variations in fruit production. All this leads to spatio-temporal variation of food availability. In order to increase studies and monitoring of this unique population, WWF initiated a habituation process of two groups of bonobos 6 years ago. The groups are now semi-habituated, making the collection of direct daily observations possible. Our objective is to describe the behavioural strategies developed by this population in order to cope with spatio-temporal variations of food availability. This will be approached by identifying daily activity, ranging and grouping patterns, in order to understand how they affect social structure. It should also allow us to define the use of savannahs. Our findings will help determine specific conservations measures for this endangered species.
Disciplines :
Zoology
Author, co-author :
Vimond, Marie
Serckx, Adeline ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution > Biologie du comportement - Ethologie et psychologie animale
Beudels-Jamar, Roseline;  Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique
Huynen, Marie-Claude ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution > Biologie du comportement - Ethologie et psychologie animale
Language :
English
Title :
Behavioural Ecology of Bonobos (Pan paniscus) in the Forest-Savannah Mosaics of Western Democratic Republic of Congo
Publication date :
2013
Event name :
5th Congress of the European Federation for Primatology
Event date :
10 au 13 septembre 2013
Audience :
International
Journal title :
Folia Primatologica: International Journal of Primatology
ISSN :
0015-5713
eISSN :
1421-9980
Publisher :
Karger, Basel, Switzerland
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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