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The 13Th International Symposium on Primatology and Wildlife Science The 13th International Symposium on Primatology and Wildlife Science 2020 Feb 29th (Sat.) – Mar 2nd (Mon.) ※ Science Seminar House 理学研究科セミナーハウス Kyoto University 京都大学 North Campus 北部構内 Science Seminar House 理学研究科セミナーハウス © Mi-Yeon Kim ※第 13 回 PWS 国際シンポジウムはコロナ禍の影響で会場での開催が中止となりました。 しかし、本要旨集に掲載された研究成果は、口頭・ポスターともに正式な発表業績として認定します。 ※The 13th International Symposium on PWS at the venue has been canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. However, we will approve both oral and poster presentations in this Abstract as the official research presentation at the Symposium. The 13th International Symposium on Primatology and Wildlife Science PROGRAM Day 1 February 29th (Sat) Time (min) Title Speaker Affiliation 12:00-13:00 Registration PWS Program Acting 13:00-13:15 (15) Opening Remarks Gen'ichi Idani Coordinator Recent advances in bonobo studies Chair: Takeshi Furuichi Primate Research Institute, O-01 (20) Tool use in New Caledonian and Hawaiian crows Takeshi Furuichi Kyoto University Do females disperse at the onset of puberty? Hormonal Primate Research Institute, O-02 (15) and behavioral correlates of natal emigration in female Kazuya Toda Kyoto University bonobos at Wamba Grooming and sexual partner selections by wild Department of Evolutionary Studies of 13:15 O-03 (20) bonobos during inter-group associations at Wamba, DR Nahoko Tokuyama Biosystems, The Graduate University | Congo for Advanced Studiesy Comparisons of between-group differentiation in male Primate Research Institute, 15:10 O-04 (15) Shintaro Ishizuka kinship between bonobos and chimpanzees Kyoto University Aggression and Provocative Behaviors among Male Primate Research Institute, O-05 (15) Bonobos in Wamba, Luo Scientific Reserve, Democratic Shohei Shibata Kyoto University Republic of the Congo Aggression and tolerance - O-06 (30) Martin Surbeck Harvard University the role of bonobos in reconstructing human evolution (15) <Coffee Break & Air refresh> (5) <Group Photo> PWS new endeavor Chair: Shiro Kohshima 15:30 O-07 (15) untitled Isamu Tatsuno mont-bell Co., Ltd. | Interactions between Human and Animals in the Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto 16:15 O-08 (30) Process of Environmental Adaptability around Central Takuya Soma University Eurasian Highland Genetics: tastes to personality Chair: Hiroo Imai Evolutionary and phylogeographic views on Primate Research Institute, O-09 (15) Xiaochan Yan Melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) in Sulawesi macaques Kyoto University 16:15 Characteristics of the bitter taste receptor TAS2R38 in Department of Biology, Bogor | O-10 (20) Kanthi Widayati colobines Agricultural University 17:10 O-11 (20) Personality Structure in Bottlenose Dolphins Alexander Weiss The University of Edinburgh 17:10-18:30 Poster session/ PWS exam Day 2 March 1st (Sun) Time (min) Title Speaker Affiliation Cognition and Emotion in non-human primates Chair: Ikuma Adachi Life Sciences Department, O-12 (30) Designing a digital forest for zoo-housed chimpanzees Chris Martin Indianapolis Zoo Comparing Social Style in Zoo-housed Macaques Institute for Advanced Study, 9:00 O-13 (15) Akiho Muramatsu by Open Lab Style Experiment Kyoto University | Primate Research Institute, 10:15 O-14 (15) Video—real world referent matching in chimpanzees Shenwen Xu Kyoto University The relative contributions of facial shape and color in Primate Research Institute, O-15 (15) Yuri Kawaguchi chimpanzee's age categorization Kyoto University (15) <Coffee Break & Air refresh> Cognition and Emotion in non-human primates Chair: Yuko Hattori Facial Expressions of Acute Pain in Japanese Primate Research Institute, O-16 (15) Vanessa Gris Macaques: development of an assessment tool Kyoto University Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) look at snakes upon Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto 10:30 O-17 (15) Yutaro Sato hearing alarm calls University | Body Perception in Chimpanzees: A Comparative- Primate Research Institute, 11:35 O-18 (20) Jie Gao Cognitive Study Kyoto University Evolutionary Thanatology: An Introduction and an Graduate School of Letters, O-19 (15) James Anderson Invitation Kyoto University 11:35–13:00 (85) <Lunch Break> Horse session Chair: Monamie Ringhofer Horses and donkeys: different species, different social Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, O-20 (30) Sarah R. B. King systems, different management? Colorado State University The group formation and the relationships with Institute for Advanced Study, O-21 (15) Monamie Ringhofer Kyoto University 13:00 nomads of Mongolian domestic horses In search of a new field site for the study of horses: The Institute for Advanced Study, | O-22 (15) Renata Medonca 14:30 Pottoka Reserve population in Piornal, Spain Kyoto University Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto O-23 (15) Synchronization of behavior in a multilevel social group Tamao Maeda University Do macho horses have all the mojo? Examining Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto O-24 (15) Pandora Pinto testosterone concentrations in feral stallions University (15) <Coffee Break & Air refresh> Behaviors of captive animals Chair: Satoshi Hirata Outgroup threat elicits ingroup tolerance in captive Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto O-25 (15) James Brooks chimpanzees University Preliminary study on synchronized urination in captive Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto 14:45 O-26 (15) Ena Onishi chimpanzees University | Do chimpanzees’ sleeping patterns change with age? Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto 15:45 O-27 (15) Kristin Havercamp Looking back a decade University Plant intake and hair evacuation in snow leopards Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto O-28 (15) Hiroto Yoshimura (Panthera uncia) University Behaviors of wild animals Chair: Andrew MacIntosh Group Size Estimation of Finless porpoises by Aerial Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto O-29 (15) Tomoe Torii Videos University Differences in seasonality of insect feeding behavior Primate Research Institute, O-30 (15) Akito Toge among three species of forest guenons Kyoto University Tree cover loss across the greater Nimba landscape: Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto O-31 (20) perspectives for balancing conservation and sustainable Maegan Fitzgerald 15:45 University | development 17:25 Fluctuations in population density in Bornean orangutans related to fruit availability in the Danum Valley, Sabah, Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto O-32 (20) Tomoko Kanamori Malaysia: A 15-year record including mast fruiting that University occurred in 2019 Meet the Mbudha community! PREDICT Country Liaison, O-33 (30) A newly discovered population of chimpanzees in Ituri, Anne Laudisoit EcoHealth Alliance DRCongo 17:25-18:30 Poster session/ PWS exam Day 3 March 2nd (Mon) Time (min) Title Speaker Affiliation Genetic & Hormone session Chair: Miho Murayama Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary O-34 (30) Wildlife DNA Forensics Rob Ogden Studies and the Roslin Institute Conservation Physiology in Snow leopards: Zoos and Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto O-35 (20) Kozue Kinoshita the Wild University Genetic Diversity and Population Structure in the Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto 9:00–10:35 O-36 (15) Yuto Taki Yaeyama flying fox University Genetic monitoring of the Japanese golden eagle using Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto O-37 (15) Annegret M. Naito microsatellite loci University Genetic analysis uncovers the diversity of endangered Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto O-38 (15) Yu Sato Mountain Hawk-eagle University (15) <Coffee Break> Messages to future Chair: Gen'ichi Idani < The Planet and Humans at a Crossroads > Special Assistant to the Foreign 10:50 O-39 (20) Masahiko Horie ~ SDGs for Survival ~ Minister of Japan | Seven years in PWS: A summary of the endeavor from Institute for Advanced Study, 11:30 O-40 (20) Tetsuro Matsuzawa 2013 to 2020 Kyoto University 11:30-11:40 (10) <Presentation-award ceremony> PWS Program Acting 11:40-11:55 (15) Closing remarks Gen'ichi Idani Coordinator Poster Session P-01 Susumu Tomiya Morphological Diversity and Evolution of Deciduous Teeth in Primates P-02 Mikuho Yokoyama Visual discrimination of materials in chimpanzees P-03 Boyun Lee Evolution and ontogeny of primate sociality: an infant-centric perspective P-04 Roseanne Smith The differences in response to enrichment of Pan troglodytes at Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Sierra Leone- a comparison between ages and sexes P-05 Lira Yu When do we humans start to produce joint drumming? A developmental study in 18- to 42-month-old children P-06 Eiko Oda Study of the histological and physiological basis of sexual behavior and its evolution in primates P-07 Marie Sigaud WHY ANIMAL CAFES ARE BAD NEWS FOR WILDLIFE? Welfare concerns and problematic origins of wildlife species displayed in Japanese animal cafés P-08 Elio de Almeida Size-assortative pairing and mating in an Amazonian fish, the sailfin tetra Borghezan Crenuchus spilurus P-09 Yurika Garcia Effect of habitat disturbance on gastrointestinal parasites of Yakushima deer P-10 Toshiki Minami Effect of allomothering on infant's sociality of free-ranging Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) at Arashiyama, Kyoto P-11 Huiyuan Qi Epigenetic estimation of age in snow leopard with the use of fecal samples from captive individuals in Japanese zoos P-12 Naruki Morimura Developing a fixed-wing drone for chimpanzee conservation P-13 Ayumu Santa Comparison of visual abilities to perceive brightness/contrast between killer whales (Orcinus orca) and chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) P-14 Hanling Yeow Chimpanzee Reactions to Death Stimuli P-15 Yoshiyuki Tabuse Diversification of a cultural behavior in Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata yakui) P-16 Nelson Broche Jr. Studying the acute stress response
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