Impending extinction crisis of the world's primates: Why primates matter

A Estrada, PA Garber, AB Rylands, C Roos… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
Nonhuman primates, our closest biological relatives, play important roles in the livelihoods,
cultures, and religions of many societies and offer unique insights into human evolution …

Orangutans venture out of the rainforest and into the Anthropocene

SN Spehar, D Sheil, T Harrison, J Louys… - Science …, 2018 - science.org
Conservation benefits from understanding how adaptability and threat interact to determine
a taxon's vulnerability. Recognizing how interactions with humans have shaped taxa such …

It's not just conflict that motivates killing of orangutans

JT Davis, K Mengersen, NK Abram, M Ancrenaz… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
We investigated why orangutans are being killed in Kalimantan, Indonesia, and the role of
conflict in these killings. Based on an analysis of interview data from over 5,000 respondents …

Mapping perceptions of species' threats and population trends to inform conservation efforts: the Bornean orangutan case study

NK Abram, E Meijaard, JA Wells… - Diversity and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aim We demonstrate a robust approach for predicting and mapping threats and population
trends of wildlife species, invaluable for understanding where to target conservation …

Habitat fragmentation and genetic diversity in natural populations of the Bornean elephant: Implications for conservation

B Goossens, R Sharma, N Othman… - Biological …, 2016 - Elsevier
The Bornean elephant population in Sabah, with only 2000 individuals, is currently mainly
restricted to a limited number of forest reserves. The main threats to the species' survival are …

Maximum-likelihood inference of population size contractions from microsatellite data

R Leblois, P Pudlo, J Néron, F Bertaux… - Molecular biology …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Understanding the demographic history of populations and species is a central issue in
evolutionary biology and molecular ecology. In this work, we develop a maximum-likelihood …

Barriers and bridges: early human dispersals in equatorial SE Asia

CM Wurster, MI Bird - Geological Society, London, Special …, 2016 - lyellcollection.org
Past environments of equatorial SE Asia must have played a critical role in determining the
timing and trajectory of early human dispersal into and through the region. However, very …

Fragmentation genetics of rainforest animals: insights from recent studies

U Radespiel, MW Bruford - Conservation Genetics, 2014 - Springer
Habitat fragmentation is one of the most prominent effects of anthropogenic ecosystem
degradation. However, despite the accumulating evidence that anthropogenic habitat …

[图书][B] Ethical debates in orangutan conservation

A Palmer - 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
Ethical Debates in Orangutan Conservation explores how conservationists decide whether,
and how, to undertake rehabilitation and reintroduction (R&R) when rescuing orphaned …

Genetic analyses favour an ancient and natural origin of elephants on Borneo

R Sharma, B Goossens, R Heller, R Rasteiro… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
The origin of the elephant on the island of Borneo remains elusive. Research has suggested
two alternative hypotheses: the Bornean elephant stems either from a recent introduction in …