Research Catalog

Title

The neglected ape / edited by Ronald D. Nadler [and others].

Publication

New York : Plenum Press, [1995], ©1995.

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Additional Authors

• Nadler, Ronald D.
• International Orangutan Conference: The Neglected Ape (1994 : Fullerton, Calif.)

Description

xi, 300 pages : illustrations, maps; 26 cm

Subjects

• Orangutans > Congresses
• Endangered species > Congresses
• Wildlife conservation > Congresses

Note

• "Papers from the International Orangutan Conference: The Neglected Ape, held March 3-7, 1994, in Fullerton, California and papers from the Oragnutan Population and Habitat Viability Analysis Workshop, held January 18-20, 1993, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia"--T.p. verso.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and and index.

Contents

• 1. Of Human Fear and Indifference: The Plight of the Orangutan / G. Kaplan and L. Rogers -- 2. The Neglected Ape?: NATO and the Imminent Extinction of Our Close Relative / H. D. Rijksen -- 3. The Impact of Socioeconomic Decisions on the Status of the Orangutan and Other East Asian Fauna / A. A. Eudey -- 4. Orangutans, Science, and Collective Reality / A. L. Rose -- 5. Conservation of Orangutans: Threats and Prospects / J. Sugardjito -- 6. Capture of Wild Orangutans by Drug Immobilization / L. K. Hiong, J. B. Sale and P. M. Andau -- 7. Rehabilitation Centers: Their Struggle, Their Future / I. Lardeux-Gilloux -- 8. A New Method for Rehabilitation of Orangutans in Indonesia: A First Overview / W. T. M. Smits, Heriyanto and W. S. Ramono -- 9. Introduction to the Orangutan Population and Habitat Viability Analysis (PHVA) Workshop / K. Soemarna, W. Ramono and R. Tilson --
• 10. Using GIS to Evaluate Habitat Risk to Wild Populations of Sumatran Orangutans / T. Faust, R. Tilson and U. S. Seal -- 11. Orangutan Life History and VORTEX Analysis / M. Leighton, U. S. Seal, K. Soemarna, Adjisasmito, M. Wijaya, T. Mitra Setia, G. Shapiro, L. Perkins, K. Traylor-Holzer and R. Tilson -- 12. Estimates of Orangutan Distribution and Status in Sumatra / C. P. van Schaik, S. Poniran, S. Utami, M. Griffiths, S. Djojosudharmo, T. Mitra Setia, J. Sugardjito, H. D. Rijksen, U. S. Seal, T. Faust, K. Traylor-Holzer and R. Tilson -- 13. Estimates of Orangutan Distribution and Status in Borneo / H. D. Rijksen, W. Ramono, J. Sugardjito, A. Lelana, M. Leighton, W. Karesh, G. Shapiro, U. S. Seal, K. Traylor-Holzer and R. Tilson -- 14. Conservation Action Plan for Orangutans in Indonesia / K. Soemarna, W. Ramono, S. Poniran, C. P. van Schaik, H. D. Rijksen, M. Leighton, D. Sajuthi, A. Lelana, W. Karesh, M. Griffiths, U. S. Seal, K. Traylor-Holzer and R. Tilson --
• 15. Population Estimates and Habitat Preferences of Orangutans Based on Line Transects of Nests / C. P. van Schaik, A. Priatna and D. Priatna -- 16. The Orangutan: A Social Outsider: A Socio-Ecological Test Case / J. A. R. A. M. van Hooff -- 17. Social and Reproductive Behavior of Wild Adolescent Female Orangutans / B. M. F. Galdikas -- 18. Behavioral Changes in Wild Male and Female Sumatran Orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus abelii) during and following a Resident Male Take-Over / S. Utami and T. Mitra Setia -- 19. Imitation and Tool Use in Rehabilitant Orangutans / A. E. Russon and B. M. F. Galdikas -- 20. Attentiveness in Orangutans within the Sign Learning Context / G. Shapiro and B. M. F. Galdikas -- 21. Follicle Stimulation and Ovum Collection in the Orangutan / C. S. Asa, S. J. Silber, I. Porton, F. Fischer, K. Lenehan, M. Deters, R. Junge, J. Hicks and R. C. Cohen -- 22. Sexual Behavior of Orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus): Basic and Applied Implications / R. D. Nadler --
• 23. Proximity, Contact, and Play Interactions of Zoo-Living Juvenile and Adult Orangutans, with Focus on the Adult Male / E. L. Zucker and S. C. Thibaut -- 24. A Brief Review of Studies of Orangutan Morphology and Development with a Discussion of Their Relevancy to Physical Anthropology / L. A. Winkler -- 25. Genetic Variability in Orangutans / C. Muir, B. M. F. Galdikas and A. T. Beckenbach -- 26. Doing It Naturally: Reproduction in Captive Orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) / R. Markham -- 27. Integrating Needs in Great Ape Accommodation: Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus abelii) "Home-Habitat" at the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust / J. J. C. Mallinson and J. B. Carroll.

ISBN

0306452138

LCCN

95053964

OCLC

• 34076394
• ocm34076394

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries