Protecting and Exploring West Africa's Biodiversity
THE THIRD GASHAKA FIELD DAY
Archaeology Lecture Theatre, University College
London
(entrance from Anthropology building, 14 Taviton
Street)
Saturday, 31 January
2009
10:30-17:00
Hosted by Gashaka Primate Project, Dept.
of Anthropology, UCL & School of Human and Life Sciences, Roehampton
University
Presentations by a multi-national network of researchers and
conservationists working in and around Nigeria's Gashaka-Gumti National Park -
one of West-Africa's biologically most diverse habitats. Of particular interest
to students who contemplate field-work of their own.
10:30
Talks
13:00 Lunch (sandwiches & drinks
available)
14:00 - 17:00
Talks
Sonya P. Hill, Catherine Sharples &
Roger Wilkinson (NEZS - Chester Zoo).
"The North of England
Zoological Society's Field Programmes: Conservation in
action."
Alex Hipkiss (RSPB & Nigerian
Conservation Foundation).
"Managing high biodiversity natural forests of
Taraba State: Review of experience."
Peter Shaw, Daniel
Weaver & Claire Ozanne (Roehampton Univ.).
"Arthropod
biodiversity in West Africa: Patterns in two key
groups."
Tabitha Price (Roehampton Univ. / Univ. of
St. Andrews), Kate Arnold, Klaus Zuberbühler & Stuart
Semple
"The alarm calling system of adult male putty-nose
monkeys."
Elodie Ey (German Primate Center),
Charlotte Rahn, Kurt Hammerschmidt & Julia Fischer.
"Do
baboons modify calls according to the environment?"
Dietmar
Zinner (German Primate Centre).
"Pan-African Voyagers: Genetics of
baboons."
Caroline Ross (Roehampton Univ.),
James P. Higham, Michael Heistermann & Ann
MacLarnon.
"Diet and reproductive function in wild olive
baboons."
Stuart Semple (Roehampton Univ.),
Ann MacLarnon, Michael Heistermann, Caroline Ross & James
Higham.
"Self-directed behaviour and faecal glucocorticoid levels in
female baboons."
Jackie Ellis (Roehampton Univ.),
Stuart Semple, Michael Heistermann & Ann
MacLarnon.
"Correlates of stress in wild male olive
baboons."
Emily Lodge (Roehampton Univ.).
"Diet
and energetics of olive baboons."
Nienke Alberts
(Roehampton Univ.).
"Fission-fusion sociality among olive
baboons."
Britta Kunz (Univ. of
Würzburg).
"Planting the Savannah: Seed size selection by
baboons."
Volker Sommer (UCL), Umaru Buba,
Alejandra Pascual Garrido & Oliver Allon.
"Insectivory in
Chimpanzees: A contribution to cultural primatology."
Steve
Unwin (PASA Veterin. Direct.).
"The Pan African Sanctuary Alliance:
Caring for Apes."
Info:
Volker Sommer (v.sommer@ucl.ac.uk)
(Director, Gashaka Primate
Project)
*** FREE OF CHARGE - EVERYBODY WELCOME
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