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Eco-éthologie de la population de bonobos récemment découverte dans l’ouest de la République Démographique du Congo
Serckx, Adeline; Huynen, Marie-Claude; Beudels-Jamar, Roseline
200922e colloque de la Société Francophone de Primatologie
 

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Abstract :
[en] The bonobo, Pan paniscus, an endemic primate of the DRC, forms with the chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes, the pair of species closest to humans. Classified as “Endangered” by the IUCN, it’s seriously threatened by the degradation of the forests. Only the creation of protected areas large enough and properly managed can improve its status but requires a good knowledge of the eco-ethology of the local populations. Our project will focus on studying a bonobo population recently discovered in the region of the Lake Tumba, in the west of the DRC. It is characterized by densities never encountered elsewhere, and a preliminary study has revealed significant differences in habitat and food resources in comparison to these of eastern populations. We will contribute to a recently established WWF conservation program by gathering eco-ethological data on bonobos, data that will allow identifying areas to protect, their boundaries and management measures to implement. To do this, we will study the diet of bonobos via direct and indirect observations of their behavior. We will also study the party size and its composition and identify underlying environmental factors. We will assess the bonobos’ home range size and pattern of displacement, which we will correlate with the abundance of food resources to determine whether there is a pattern of occupation of time and space specific to this population.
Disciplines :
Zoology
Author, co-author :
Serckx, Adeline ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution > Biologie du comportement - Ethologie et psychologie animale
Huynen, Marie-Claude ;  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
Language :
English
Title :
Eco-éthologie de la population de bonobos récemment découverte dans l’ouest de la République Démographique du Congo
Publication date :
2009
Event name :
22e colloque de la Société Francophone de Primatologie
Event date :
21 au 23 octobre 2009
Audience :
International
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