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ASPAMERICAN SOCIETY OF PRIMATOLOGISTS ASPJanette Wallis - Executive Secretary Volume 23, Number 1 BulletinMarch 1999 A Message from the President ASP members, carefully considered. We of course cannot tion will replace communication by regular I would like to thank those of you who re- please everyone, given the diversity of opin- mail, at least not at this time, but our e-mail sponded to a recent survey regarding ASP ions and advice we received, but we can as- list saves us (and, often, you) time and expense. membership and AJP subscriptions. As you sure you that your voice was heard. We also promise that we will use e-mail spar- know if you read that survey, Wiley-Liss, the Most of you have also discovered that we ingly in hopes of combating the tyranny of “in owner and publisher of AJP, has offered to have now begun to contact ASP members by boxes” stuffed with more e-mail than any of reduce subscription rates if we tie subscrip- e-mail on some important matters, including us can (or wants to) read. When we DO make tions to memberships. The Board of Direc- membership renewal notices, surveys of mem- use of our list, we hope you will take a mo- tors did not want to take action on that offer bership opinion, etc. If you have not provided ment to read the message we have sent. without input from the membership, and over your e-mail address to Steve Schapiro (ASP Most of the work associated with running 50% of you were good enough to take the time Treasurer and membership officer), please do an organization like ASP is done by the stand- to offer such input. The opinions we received so. We do not intend that e-mail communica- ing committees, especially the chairs of those from you on the possibility of linkage are a committees. The ASP committees are particu- critical part of our ongoing negotiations with larly busy right now: the Program Committee Wiley-Liss on this and a number of other im- N. O. Spells is reviewing abstracts and developing the pro- portant matters involving our journal. Mike gram for the August meeting in New Orleans, Andrews, Chair of the ASP Publication Com- the Conservation Committee is preparing to mittee, is doing an excellent job as the lead NewNew Orleans!Orleans! read grant and award applications (and Randy negotiator in this rather complicated process. Pre-registration figures Kyes, Chair, has just returned from an impor- Any changes in membership fees and/or AJP indicate this year’s meet- tant meeting on the commercial bushmeat trade subscription costs that derive from the new ing could be one of the in Africa), the Publication Committee is con- contract will apply in 2000. When we have biggest ASP conferences ducting negotiations with Wiley-Liss regard- reached a mutually acceptable agreement with ever! If you haven’t reg- ing the AJP contract, etc. ASP officers and Wiley-Liss, we will of course provide ASP committee members volunteer their time to do members with an explanation of the impor- istered yet, DO IT NOW. essential work on behalf of the membership; I tant terms of the contract. Meanwhile, I want For details, see: hope you recognize their service to ASP and you to know that the survey data are being support the committees’ efforts whenever you www.asp.orgwww.asp.org can. Indeed, I hope that many of you will con- sider serving on our committees in the future. - Nancy Caine, ASP President Sneak Preview of This Year’s Conference Program The program for this summer’s meeting is the Technological Advances in Field Prima- coming together well. Our invited speakers are tology”; “Bringing Science to the Public: A Research and Devlopment an experienced, exciting, and eclectic group. Workshop in Giving Effective Presentations”; Our keynote speaker will be Dr. Jeanne “The African Bushmeat Crisis: New Findings, Committee Announces Altmann, now at Princeton University, who Theory and Solutions.” New Minority Initiative will start things off with insight into her land- In addition, a workshop on “The Care and mark field studies of primate behavior. Dr. Management of Captive Chimpanzees: Retire- At the annual meeting in New Orleans, the Terry Maple, the Director of Zoo Atlanta will ment from Laboratories to Sanctuaries” will be Research and Development Committee will speak on “Zoos as a Niche for Primatology”. held the day prior to the beginning of the con- host a roundtable discussion on launching an One other featured speaker is yet to be con- ference. ASP-wide minority initiative. The purpose of firmed. Roundtable discussions are planned on the the initiative will be to encourage greater mi- Dr. Dick Dukelow has received the ASP’s following issues: “Encouraging Minority Par- nority participation in primatology. Discussants Distinguished Primatologist Award for his ticipation in Primatology: Launching an ASP will outline programs that have proved effec- outstanding contribution to primatology. He Initiative”; “Environmental Enrichment in the tive for other organizations, including intern- will address the society as well—giving us his New Millennium” and “Is There Life after ships, education programs in schools and zoos, talk: “Confessions of a Monkey Gynecolo- Graduate School?: A Roundtable Discussion and ethnic diversity funds. ASP members are gist.” Hmmm. on Career Options Beyond Academia.” invited to attend and contribute ideas and in- We have some intriguing workshops All this AND individually submitted papers sights related to this important effort. - Kathy planned as a part of the conference. Topics too! Don’t miss it. - Mollie Bloomsmith, Pro- Rasmussen, Research & Development Commit- will include: “ gram Committee Chair; E-mail: mbloomsmith tee Chair; Tel.: (301) 496-0444; E-mail: Technology in the Wild: A Workshop on @mindspring.com. 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The Publications Committee has been quite busy, but at this This is a reminder that nominations for the ASP’s Distinguished time has few final outcomes that we can report. We are actively Service Award are due June 15, 1999. This award is not presented engaged in renegotiation of the agreement between the American on any regular basis but is presented to deserving individuals who Society of Primatologists and Wiley-Liss, Inc., the owner and pub- have contributed long-time service to primatology in general and/ lisher of the official organ of our society, the American Jour- or to the ASP. The award will be announced at this years’ nal of Primatology. As we are sure you are already aware, ASP annual meeting. If you would like to nominate an indi- our negotiations include the possibility that subscription to vidual for this special award send the person’s name and the journal will be part of the fees for membership in ASP. qualifications and a second letter of support of the nomina- We are making an effort to consider the best interests of the tion to: Gerry Ruppenthal, Chair, Awards and Recognition society as an organization and of all the individual members A Committee of the ASP; CHDD Box 357920; University of of ASP. We definitely want to thank those who have taken Washington; Seattle, WA, 98195; Fax: (206) 616-9774; E- the time to provide us with input on institutional subscrip- mail; [email protected]. tion rates. We also want to assure those who have taken the S time to provide input that their efforts were not wasted, even if there is no significant change in institutional rates evident Trea$ury Note$ in the immediate future; there is clearly a problem that must P be resolved. You should have received your 1999 ASP, IPS, AJP renewal The Committee is also preparing to make recommenda- notice by now. Please renew at your earliest convenience. tions to the Board of Directors for possible successors to News This is particularly important for AJP subscribers. The sooner Mike Raleigh as editor of the American Journal of Prima- you renew, the less disruption you will see in your AJP sub- tology. scription. All ASP-related fees can now be paid directly at Others issues at various stages of consideration include the web page by credit card. Of course, you can still pay by electronic publication of the Bulletin and other documents more traditional means (check in the mail, credit card in the at Web sites that could be restricted to access by members only, as mail, etc.). Please let me know if you are having any dues or sub- well as reviewing and promoting the society’s book series. - Mike scription related problems. Thanks. - Steve Schapiro, ASP Trea- Andrews, Chair, Publications Committee, [email protected]. surer, [email protected].

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During the and a password will be sent back to you once If you select ‘Update Personal Contact In- renewal process, you may see some screens we’ve verified your identity. formation’, you will be able to change your describing the ‘certificate’ that the server is We hope you like the new features of the address, telephone numbers, email address, etc. submitting to your browser, one of which may web page. - Nancy Capitanio, ASP Note that the database that you are making indicate that your browser does not recognize WebMaster. March 1999 ASP Bulletin Vol. 23, No. 1 Page 3 Chimps Caught in a War Primatologist Escapes (The following was excerpted from several e-mail Ugandan Kidnappers communications from Rosalind Alp.) On Monday, March 1, several Rwandan Hutu rebels entered tourist camps in Uganda’s On January 6th, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and kidnapped 31 was again faced with war. The RUF rebels people at gunpoint. Fortunately, several were (Revolutionary United Front)attacked the east- able to escape, but an undetermined number of ern part of the capitol and slaughtered people Ugandans and 8 foreign tourists were mur- in their homes and on the streets. Most of the dered. At the time of this writing, a massive eastern side has now been burned to the ground manhunt is underway to search for the rebels and residents there have been so afraid that they and bring them to justice. have risked their lives to flee to the west end Most of the kidnap victims were tourists Head of care staff, Willy Tucker, sits with orphan hoping for a glimpse of Bwindi’s mountain of the city. Several thousand people are living chimpanzee, Steady. (Photo: Rosalind Alp) in the National Stadium, which has become a gorillas. Other victims included people work- refuge for those that can reach it. There is happened to relatives and friends who were ing in the park as government employees or hardly any food or clean water in the city and missing. Willy Tucker, head of the care staff foreign researchers. Sadly, the conservation the hospital is packed with people suffering at the sanctuary, had been missing for 2 weeks warden for Bwindi was among those killed. from amputations. during the heavy fighting in the east end, but Among those who escaped was primatol- The Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary lies thankfully he managed to find Bala and is now ogy student, Mitch Keiver. As a University of in the hills just outside of Freetown, near Re- staying with him. Calgary graduate student, Mitch had just fin- gent Town. When the rebels came to Freetown, Although the situation is improving, since ished a study of chimpanzees and mountain go- the sanctuary Director, Bala Amarasekaran, there are now flights to Freetown, I am very rillas with the BIGAPE program. He has re- refused to leave with the last evacuees. He cautious to suggest that the war is anywhere cently taken a job with the International Go- knew that if he did, the staff would have no near over. The rebels are still threatening to rilla Conservation Programme (IGCP). support and therefore no choice but to pull out attack Freetown again and although we hope We’re glad you’re safe, Mitch! and seek safety - thus leaving the 21 chimpan- that will not happen, Freetown is still very zees still caged at the sanctuary. tense. The rebels remain on the outskirts of Field Census Data Wanted The rebels are now scattered around the Freetown and you can still hear fighting, so I am looking for field census data to test a hills near the chimps and have been trying to the sanctuary is still not quite as safe as the model for projecting relative contributions of force their way back in to Freetown through capitol. developmental stages to population growth in the forest. This time though, civilians have It is now possible to send money through free-ranging primate populations. In addition armed themselves and most have decided that an official exchange bureau in Freetown and I to what is in the literature, I need serial counts they will not keep running, but remain in their expect soon that banks will re-open. — two or more counts of the same group at area and fight off the rebels themselves. The We still need your support. Bala and the different times (preferably separated by 2 years Sanctuary staff will not leave Regent Town, staff in Tacugama have never ignored their or more). Any system of age or developmental determined to make sure the chimps get food. commitment to care for the chimps and I make stage classification is acceptable. If you are Fortunately, all the chimps are still healthy a plea to fellow conservationists and concerned willing to share these data, please contact An- despite being under great stress from all the individuals to help us support them. At the drew Petto, Division of Liberal Arts, Univer- fighting around them. Needless to say, they moment the only way possible is to make sure sity of the Arts, 320 S Broad St, Philadelphia are thrilled each time to see the staff, even we can send out enough funds to buy food, PA 19102-4994; 215/875-1104; FAX: 215/ though for security reasons the staff cannot stay medicines and supplementary vitamins until 546-2027; [email protected]. more than a couple of hours. For the chimps peace is restored. We would welcome any as well as the people, it is not the first war they donations of money, medicines and vitamins. have been forced to experience. - Rosalind Alp, Director - Foundation Step By Zoo Biology - Call for Manu- Now that the fighting has moved out of the Step, Achter de Brinken 14, 9462 RH Gasselte, scripts centre of the city the devastation can be clearly The Netherlands; Tel: (0031) (0)599-564795; Zoo Biology, the Journal of Zoo and seen and people are now discovering what has E-mail: [email protected] Aquarium Research, is calling for manuscripts for a special issue focussing on non-human pri- mate nutrition. This issue will be a collection of scientific papers relating to primate nutri- Thanks Nancy!! tion, feeding and dietary husbandry. Articles During our last meeting in Georgetown Texas, the Board of Directors approved a with information on nutrient requirements, de- motion from the Publications Committee to locate the Society’s web page on its own ficiencies, toxicity, nutritional status, biologi- server in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Davis. In addi- cal response criteria, as well as field data as tion, a web page manager was to be hired (on an hourly basis) for the next two years to they relate to captive husbandry, are encour- oversee development and expansion of the ASP site. This expansion includes member- aged. Please prepare all manuscripts in the ap- ship renewals, conference registrations, and submission of abstracts. The person who propriate Zoo Biology format, guidelines are is filling this position is Nancy Capitanio, a programmer at the University of Califor- available in the journal. Send manuscripts to nia, Davis. Nancy has a B.S. in Computer Science from UC Davis, and is an experi- Dr. Dan Wharton, Editor, Zoo Biology, Cen- enced webmaster and Cold Fusion programmer. She can be reached at tral Park Wildlife Center, 830 Fifth Avenue, [email protected]. New York, NY 10021-7095. Submission dead- line: 30 April 1999. Page 4 ASP Bulletin Vol. 23, No. 1 March 1999 Student Research and Education Opportunities Summer 1999 The Education Committee of the American Society of Primatolo- Main Functions of Department: The Animal Behavior Internship is gists is pleased to announce the following summer research intern- part of the Conservation and Science division of Animal Programs and ships and educational opportunities for students. There is a variety of is based at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The main function of the divi- experiences, ranging from field research to biomedical laboratory op- sion of Conservation and Science is to promote conservation through portunities. Be advised that ASP cannot offer endorsement of any of research, both captive and wild, education, and awareness building. the opportunities listed below because we do not know the specific The Animal Behavior Intern will work with the Research Scientists details of each research setting. We encourage students to investigate with on-going behavioral research projects to add to our understanding carefully the research/internship opportunities before applying, to en- of zoo animals and to facilitate their care and well being. Projects may sure they meet with your goals and expectations. (Editor’s note: Read include the following areas: reproductive behavior, habitat use and ac- carefully; some internships offer a salary, some are voluntary, and oth- tivity cycles, inter- and intra-specific interactions, effects of husbandry ers require the intern to pay for the experience.) training and enrichment on behavior, and animal introductions. Data may be collected through direct observations of the animals or by view- ing video tapes. Internships Two internships are offered in this area every six months. The next internship begins June 1999 and lasts for six months. Junior or senior Behavioral Research Internship in college with biology, psychology, zoology, or natural science ma- Primate Foundation of Arizona jor. Excellent written and oral communication skills required; com- The Behavioral Research Internship is on a volunteer basis, pro- puter skills (minimum of word-processing, spreadsheet) required. Re- vides no stipend, and is designed to give students the opportunity for search experience desirable. Major: Biology, psychology, zoology, an- research experience. It includes three basic components: (1) an intro- thropology or natural science. Applicants should supply three letters duction to chimpanzee behavior and behavioral observation data col- of recommendation from previous industry employers and/or faculty. lection, (2) chimpanzee wellness program and environmental enrich- ment training, (3) and includes research support tasks. The introduc- Conservation Biology Internship tion to chimpanzee behavioral observation is the primary component Responsibilities include assisting with the development and opera- of the internship and includes data collection on an assigned project, tion of research program for the Wildlife Tracking Center at Disney’s entering the data into a spreadsheet program, conducting preliminary Animal Kingdom including participating in the on-going telemetry stud- analysis ad completion of a background literature review. Results are ies, characterization of reproductive cycles of exotic animals, elephant presented at the end of the summer to the full staff to provide presenta- communication as well as interacting with Guests in Wildlife Tracking tion experience. Center at Animal Kingdom’s Conservation Station. Working Environ- The internship program is open to undergraduate and graduate stu- ment: Hands-on, interactive and fast-paced; minimal supervision; in- dents in the behavioral sciences. Undergraduate students should have teractions with variety of people; self-starter environment encouraging completed two years of college including an upper division primate innovation, efficiency and attention to detail. behavior course. Graduate students should have completed a graduate Main Functions of Department: The Conservation Biology Intern- level primate behavior course and at least an upper level statistics course. ship is part of the Conservation and Science division of Animal Pro- Undergraduate and graduate students should have basic computer skills. grams and is based at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The main function of The internship begins on June 1, 1999 and ends August 1, 1999. the division of Conservation and Science is to promote conservation Although there is no stipend for interns, low or no cost housing through research both captive and wild, education, and awareness build- may be available. The deadline for applications is April 15, 1999. ing. The Conservation Biology Intern will work with the Conservation Contact: Sue Howell, Research Director, Primate Foundation of Biologist to develop and promote our research projects, which will be Arizona, P. O Box 20057, Mesa, Arizona 85277-0027; Tel.: Relay: 1- shared with guests. Projects include working closely with Conserva- 800-842-4681, then phone 602-832-3780; Fax: 602-830-7039; Email: tion Biologist in collecting data for tracking studies of collection ani- mals and wild animals; assisting with operation of Wildlife Tracking [email protected] Center at Conservation Station; interpreting for guest data collected for all field projects; conducting literature searches and other resource col- Three Internships* lection for program development. Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Orlando Florida One internship is offered in this area every six months. The next Animal Behavior Internship internship begins June 1999 and lasts for six months. Junior, senior or Systematic behavioral observations of the animals in Disney’s Ani- recent graduate with Biology, Ecology, Psychology or Wildlife Biol- mal Kingdom will be used to add to our understanding of zoo animals ogy major; excellent written and oral communication skills required; and to facilitate their optimal care and well-being. Interns will be trained computer skills (minimum of word processing, spreadsheet) required; in research methodology used in studying animal behavior in a zoo ability to speak in front of groups; research experience desirable. Ma- setting. Interns may assist in all aspects of behavioral research includ- jor: Biology, Ecology, Psychology or Wildlife Biology. ing data collection, data entry and analysis, library research, statistical analyses, and report-writing analyses associated with on-going projects. Conservation Education Internship Working Environment: hands-on, interactive and fast paced; minimal Responsibilities include assisting with the development and pre- supervision; interactions with variety of people; self-starter environ- sentation of unique interpretive guest experiences that promote wild- ment encouraging innovation, efficiency and attention to detail. life conservation, appreciation and awareness at Disney’s Animal King- March 1999 ASP Bulletin Vol. 23, No. 1 Page 5 dom. Working Environment: hands-on, interactive and fast-paced; mini- your university) and the names and telephone numbers of three refer- mal supervision; interactions with variety of people; self-starter envi- ences who may be contacted. Application Deadline: April 30, 1999. ronment encouraging innovation, efficiency and attention to detail. Main Contact Information: Cathleen R. Cox, Ph.D., Los Angeles Zoo, Functions of Department: The Conservation Education Internship is 5333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90027 USA; Tel.: (323) 644-4204; part of the Conservation and Science division of Animal Programs and Fax: (323) 662-9786; E-mail: [email protected] is based at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The main function of the divi- sion of Conservation and Science is to promote conservation through Behavioral & Veterinary Internships research (both captive and wild), education, and awareness building. LABS of Virginia The Conservation Education Intern will work with the Curators of Edu- Behavioral Internship entails the daily observation of social groups cation to develop, promote and present interpretive experiences for of rhesus, pigtail and cynomolgous macaques. Behavioral monitoring Guests that enhance better understanding of wildlife conservation. will include the return of animals that have been out of social groups, Projects Will Include: Working closely with Curators of Education in and merging of social groups. Interns will also be involved in record developing on stage inspirational and interpretive experiences; inter- keeping, of animals moved, births, and deaths. Veterinary Internship preting and presenting to large groups of Guests; researching and com- entails daily medical observation of social groups of rhesus, pigtail and piling information to assist in education programming; assisting with cynomolgous macaques. specified projects as assigned. For additional information on Disney’s Internships commence at the end of May 1999 and last through the internships please see the website: http://www.careermosaic.com/cm/ end of August 1999. Interns are paid $7.00 per hour for a 40 hour wdw/wdw1.html work week. There is a possibility for housing, or interns may locate Sophomore, junior or senior in college with life or environmental their own housing. sciences, education or related field major; excellent written and oral Contact Information: Dr. M. Kay Izard, P.O. Box 557, Yemassee, communication skills required; computer skills (minimum of word pro- SC 29945; Tel.: (843) 589-5490; Fax: (843) 589-5037; E-mail; cessing) required; ability to speak in front of groups; program or cur- [email protected] riculum development experience as well as experience at a nature cen- ter/museum/zoo/aquarium desirable. Major: Life or Environmental Sciences, Education or related field. Three professional letters of rec- Apprentice Program, Chimpanzee & Human Commu- ommendation (previous industry employers and/or faculty preferred). nication Institute - Central Washington University Two internships are offered in this area every six months. The next The CHCI Summer Apprentice Program is a 10 week program where internship begins June 1999 and lasts for 6 months. participants gain experience in research and care of 5 chimpanzees who Contact Information for all three opportunities: Walt Disney World us the signs of American Sign Language. Apprentices are at the insti- Co., College Program, P.O. Box 10,090, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830- tute daily cleaning enclosures, preparing meals and enrichment, mak- 0090; Tel.: 1-800-722-2930. ing daily observations of the chimpanzees, and participating in a re- *N.B. Internships at Disney do not necessarily entail working with search project. The first week is intensive training in laboratory jobs nonhuman primates. and chimpanzee behaviors. The philosophy of CHCI is that the needs of the chimpanzees come first. Apprentices will be trained in humane care and research techniques. Research Assistant/Observational Studies The program runs from June 20 to August 28, 1999, applications Los Angeles Zoo Association/Los Angeles Zoo must be received by March 19, 1999. The program tuition is $1500.00, Assist in observational research at the Los Angeles Zoo. Studies however limited assistantships are available. A course in American Sign currently underway include: 1) assessing the effects of various forms Language prior to arrival is highly recommended. of enrichment on the behavior of a group of chimpanzees, 2) exploring Contact: Mary Lee Jensvold, Ph.D., Apprentice Coordinator, Chim- the nature of interactions between zoo visitors and chimpanzees, 3) panzee & Human, Communication Institute, Central Washington Uni- evaluating the effects of transferring a group of orangutans into the versity, Ellensburg, WA 98926; Tel.: (509) 963-2215; Fax: (509) 963- newly designed “Red Apes of the Rain Forest” habitat which provides 2234; E-mail: [email protected]; http://www.cwu.edu/~cwuchci substantially greater opportunities for brachiation and arboreal feed- ing, and 4) documenting changes in behavior shown by a group of drills with changes in group membership. Research intern duties in- Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research, clude collecting quantitative data, entering the data into a Tandy 102 National Institute of Child & Human Development portable computer, transferring the data to a PC, carefully checking the (NICHD), Bethesda, MD transferred data for accuracy, and making descriptive entries into ob- A variety of summer internships is available at NICHD. To obtain server log books. The research intern will also participate in bi-weekly an overview of opportunities, check the website: http:// research staff meetings where research design and research protocol is www.training.nih.gov/student/sip/catalog/nichd.html. Students inter- discussed, and the intern may become involved in a variety of short- ested in the Laboratory of Comparative Ethology under the direction term projects. of Dr. Stephen Suomi, focusing on genetic and environmental influ- Must be an upper division college student or recent graduate with ences and interactions on biobehavioral development in rhesus mon- interests in primatology, animal behavior, and/or conservation biol- keys and other nonhuman primates, should specify so in application. ogy. Previous experience in observational research is desirable but not The pay range is from $990 to $2,200 per month, depending on required if applicant is perceptive, careful, consistent, patient and reli- years of education. Only U.S. citizens or permanent residents can be able. awarded summer positions. The IRTA Fellowship is an 8 to 10 week Salary of $1500 over an 8 week period; the intern should work program (possibly longer), within the timeframe of May 1 to Septem- at least 30 hrs each week. Term of Appointment: 8 weeks; can start ber 30. These positions are available to high school students (at least anytime in June 1999. 16 years of age), college students, graduate students, and medical stu- To apply for a research internship send a statement describing your dents. background, research interests and future plans. Include a copy of your Individuals applying for the internships should include a resume resume as well as a copy of your transcripts (need not be stamped by with residential/school addresses, e-mail addresses, and telephone num- Page 6 ASP Bulletin Vol. 23, No. 1 March 1999 bers. An official transcript, including GPA, a note from the registrar’s ranging prosimians, monkeys and apes. Applications of recent find- office verifying the student is in good academic standing and that en- ings to human behavior and evolution will be emphasized. Prerequi- rollment is not less than half-time are required. In addition, applica- site: (Introduction to Physical Anthropology) or permission of the in- tions should include a student statement that describes the student’s structor. future academic plans and interest(s) in biomedical science and rea- Approaches to the Study of Behavior 3 Semester Credits: Introduc- sons for seeking an internship at the NICHD. Two letters of reference tion to philosophical and methodological issues in the empirical study from school officials (e.g., teachers, guidance counselors, principles, of behavior. Prerequisites: (General Psychology, Introduction to Ap- professors or advisors) that speak to student’s scientific interests and plied Statistics) or the equivalent. abilities. Finally, indicate when you would like to work within the above Approaches to the Study of Behavior Laboratory 1 Semester Credit: mentioned time frame. Introduction to the basic logic of experimentation in psychology by Send application information to: Dr. Gordon Guroff, Deputy Scien- running field experiments and collecting behavioral data, analyzing the tific Director, NICHD, Building 49, Room 5A64, 49 Convent Drive, data, and interpreting the results. Techniques and concepts in data analy- MSC 4490, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4490; or apply online at http:/ sis and interpretation will be stressed. The methods learned will be /www.training.nih.gov. Positions filled competitively on a rolling ba- applied to the analysis of data used for the write up of the students’ sis, usually by May 1. Contact: Ellie Hochman, Program Coordinator, directed research projects. Prerequisite: (Introduction to Applied Sta- NICHD, Building 49, Room 5A64, 49 Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD tistics) or equivalent. 20892-4490; Tel.: (301) 402-2640; Fax: (301) 402-2079; To be economically practical and logistically acceptable, the mini- [email protected] mum program enrollment will be 12 students and the maximum will be 20 students. One or two teaching/research assistants will be employed to help teams to work effectively in the collection of data and to help in grading papers and exams. Dr. Rasmussen will help collect data and Field Schools monitor data collection. The cost of the program is $2500. This price includes tuition, books, medical and accident insurance, food and lodg- Panama’s Primate Behavior and Ecology Program ing, travel within Panama and round trip transportation from Miami, Florida State University- Panama, June 14 - July 12 Florida. Students attending must provide own transportation to Miami. Florida State University - Panama is offering a 4 week 7 semester For information about admission to the Primate Behavior and Ecol- hour Primate Behavior and Ecology Program this summer from June ogy Program, contact Dr.Rasmussen. All students enrolled in this pro- 14 to July 12, 1998. As a part of the training, students will conduct gram will be admitted as students to the FSU-Panama branch. Appli- directed research projects on the endangered Panamanian tamarin cants must therefore fill out our standard application form. The pro- (Saguinus geoffroyi) and live at the International Primate Sanctuary of gram is a part of the curriculum of the FSU-Panama branch and as Panama. The primate sanctuary is located on the Atlantic side of Panama such, all rules and regulations of FSU will be in full force during the in the Tiger Islands. These islands are the tops of mountains that were program. Applicants must have 3 letters of recommendation written flooded by the creation of the Panama Canal. D.R. Rasmussen, Ph.D., for them and sent to Dr. Rasmussen. These letters should address the Director of the International Primate Sanctuary, and a member of the ability of the student to live in a field situation and cooperate with other permanent faculty of the FSU-Panama branch will be conducting the students as well as the student’s academic abilities. Ideally, professors program and teaching the courses. who have worked extensively with the students during field trips as The Primate Behavior and Ecology Program’s courses will provide well as in the classroom should write the letters. If your professors the theories and facts essential for design and conduct of studies con- have not worked with you in this capacity, please select at least one ducted on non-human primate social ecology. The course in primate evaluator who has had experience in working with you in a cooperative behavior will place the behavior observed by the students in the broader environment, such as a scout leader, church leader, or employer. comparative perspective of other species in the order primates. Lec- For more information contact: D. R. Rasmussen, Ph.D. PSC #4, tures emphasizing approaches to the Study of Behavior, along with the BOX 3351 APO AA 34004; Corazol tel.: 011-507-285-6386; 011-507- laboratory, will provide a sophisticated view of different types of re- 285-6388; Corazol fax: 011-507-285-6393; El Dorado tel.: 011-507- search studies: case studies, correlational and differential research, and 279-0547; 011-507-279-0548; 011-507-279-0549; 011-507-279-0550; experimental studies. This course and its lab will provide an important EL Dorado fax: 011-507-236-7359; E-mail: [email protected]; background in scientific method and logic as well as an introduction to web site: http://www.fsu.edu/~cppanama/ipsp statistical analyses of complex databases. The Primate Behavior and Ecology Program will provide the tools Balinese Macaque Project Summer Field School 1999 for understanding behavioral and ecological processes and problems, while immersing students in a field research site focused on primate Central Washington University and Universitas social ecology and conservation. The primate sanctuary provides a set- Udayana (Bali,Indonesia), June 15 - July 20 ting where long term field studies of behavior are conducted. There The fields of primate behavior, primate conservation and cultural will therefore be a more direct transfer of information gained from texts anthropology converge at a new focal point: human/non-human pri- to an environment similar to the research environments where the in- mate interactions. The growing field of ethnoprimatology is emerging formation cited in those texts was actually collected. as one of the most exciting new subfields of academic and applied The program will provide an exceptional opportunity for students anthropology. The Balinese Macaque Research Project addresses is- planning graduate studies in Anthropology, Psychology, and Ecology. sues related to the interconnection of non-human primate behavior and In addition, the program will offer students from diverse backgrounds conservation to human cultural and economic realities. Join Agustin an unusual experience to live and work in the neotropical jungle and Fuentes and affiliated faculty from CWU and Universitas Udayana on become acquainted with important conservation issues that humanity a cross-cultural research experience in primatology, ethnography, and will face as we move into next century. Program courses include: conservation in Bali, Indonesia. Primate Behavior 3 Semester Credits: This course introduces the • Field experience: 5 weeks From June 15-July 20, 1999, 8 quarter substantial scholarly literature on the behavior and ecology of free- credits March 1999 ASP Bulletin Vol. 23, No. 1 Page 7 • Training in theory and method of behavioral observation to apply. An application form must be completed in full and submitted • Training in survey/census techniques with all other application materials requested. Those who applied for • Training and practice in basic interview and video data collection WCMTP’s courses in previous years should confirm their interest in techniques attending the Uganda course, and update their applications if neces- • Lectures and field supervision by CWU and UNUD Faculty sary. Application Deadline: 19 March 1999. Only 20 applicants will • Observational data collection of macaque monkeys be selected for the course and preference will be given to those who • Surveys of macaque groups at various free-ranging and semi-free apply early. Successful applicants will be notified of their selection in ranging sites around the island of Bali early April 1999. Contact: Dr. R. Rudran, Dept. Zoological Research, • Interview and distribute questionnaires to tourists visiting temples National Zoological Park, Washington D. C., USA 20008; Tel.: (202) and monkey forest for information on cultural resource use 673-4843; Fax: (202) 673-4686; E-mail: NZPZR008 @ SIVM.SI.edu • Interact with Indonesian students, faculty and local villagers • Visit major Balinese cultural centers and participate in local and Field Course in Primate Behavior and Ecology regional cultural events Bocas del Toro Biological Field Station, Panama US $ 1600 covers program fee, room and two meals daily, weekly An intensive one-month primate behavior and ecology field school tours/surveys and visits to cultural events, research/data collection (July 1-17) through the Institute for Tropical Ecology and Conserva- materials, and transportation to and from airport. Group rate airfares tion, at Estacion Biologica Bocas del Toro in Panama. Course will be will also be available to field school participants (approx. US$1150). taught by Dr. Lisa Gould, Anthropology Dept., University of Victoria, For further information contact: Dr. Agustin Fuentes, Director, Pri- B.C. Canada. mate Behavior and Ecology Program, Dept. of Anthropology, Central Students will learn fundamental concepts related to the study of Washington University, Ellensburg, WA. 98926-7544; Tel.: (509) 963- primate behavior and ecology, gain experience in primatological data 3211; Fax: (509) 963-3215; E-mail: [email protected] collection techniques, and design and conduct their own individual field project. The course is divided into several components including daily Uganda Student Field Course in Conservation Biol- formal and informal lectures, readings and critiques, group exercises ogy and Wildlife Management - Smithsonian Institu- and individual research projects. The field school is held at the Bocas del Toro biological field station on the Island of Bocas del Toro,Panama. tion/ National Zoological Park, May 24 - June 20 An international course in Conservation Biology and Wildlife Man- The station is situated on the Caribbean side of Panama within the Bocas agement will be held in Uganda from 24 May to 20 June 1999, under del Toro Archipelago, and is located on the beach between tropical the sponsorship of Makerere University, Kampala and the Smithsonian rainforests and coral reefs. Primate species occurring on the island in- Institution’s Wildlife Conservation and Management Training Program clude brown howler monkeys, white faced capuchins and owl mon- (WCMTP). The course will be conducted mainly at Makerere keys. Further information, photos of the field station and surrounding University’s Biological Field Station (MUBFS), which is located within area, course syllabus,faculty profiles and registration forms can be found Kibale National Park in southwest Uganda. The park is a medium alti- at the following website address: http://home.earthlink.net/~itec/ tude moist tropical forest with patches of papyrus swamps and savan- The course will be equivalent to an upper-level course in primate nas. It is inhabited by a wide range of plants and animals such as el- behavior/ecology. No particular prerequisite, but a previous course in ephants and buffaloes, but is best known as the home of a dozen pri- either introductory biological anthropology, primatology, or primate mate species- including chimpanzees. Nearby Queen Elizabeth National biology would be useful. Park is representative of the African savanna ecosystem. This park will The cost is $1500, which includes all instruction, room, board, and also be visited during the course, for field exercises and observation of local transportation (excludes airfare to Panama and health insurance). wildlife such as lions, elephants, hippos, giant forest hogs and numer- Application Deadline: June 1, 1999. The field school website http:/ ous species of antelopes and birds. The course fee is $1450 excluding /home.earthlink.net/~itec/ includes all information concerning the field airfare and health insurance. The fee will cover all expenses for tuition, school, as well as an on-line registration form. Interested individuals food, accommodation, use of teaching facilities, local travel, course should go to the website for a detailed description (and photos) of the supplies and special events during the course. Applicants must include field school, the primatology course syllabus, information about the letters confirming financial support with their applications. The course instructor and logistical information on the Bocas del Toro Biological is most appropriate for those interested in conservation biology, prima- Field Station There is a limit of 15 students for the course. Preference tology, biodiversity inventory and monitoring techniques and protected given to those who apply early areas management. University students and graduates from developed Contact: Dr. Lisa Gould, Dept. of Anthropology, University of countries and wildlife personnel from developing country government Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, V8W-3P5; Tel.: (250) agencies, non-governmental organizations and universities are eligible 721-7054; Fax: (250) 721-6215; E-mail: [email protected]

Primate Literature Database on the Web ⇒ Email: [email protected] The Primate Information Center’s Primate back to help guide the development of an out- ⇒ Subject Line: Password Request Literature Database (PrimateLit) is now avail- standing bibliographic search tool for the pri- ⇒ Message: Include your full able for searching on the World Wide Web as matological community. The only require- name,affiliation and email address a pilot project through June 1999.PrimateLit ments for database access are an Internet con- A password and instructions for accessing indexes over 140,000 research publications nection, and willingness to answer a short the database will be sent by return email. - from 1940 to the present. feedback questionnaire. Jackie Pritchard, Manager, Primate Informa- There is no charge to access the database Access to PrimateLit is by password tion Center, Washington Regional Primate during the January - June 1999 pilot period. only. Please contact the PIC to obtain your Research Center University of Washington, Instead, the PIC staff are soliciting user feed- free password. Seattle; Email: [email protected] Page 8 ASP Bulletin Vol. 23, No. 1 March 1999 Conservation Conversation West African Monkeys in Jeopardy: A Report on the Cercopithecids of Eastern Cote d’Ivoire W. Scott McGraw, New York Institute of Technology A lesser spot nosed guenon (Cercopithecus petaurista) for sale in eastern Cote d’Ivoire. (Photo: Scott McGraw) 1996 ASP Grant Recipient There are few regions of the world where Four forest blocks were chosen for sur- ficulty in reaching this reserve, we found a num- habitat loss, population growth and poaching veying (see map). Selecting these areas was ber of large, well-constructed trails, and ample have had a more deleterious effect on the en- straightforward since satellite image photo- evidence of poaching. For example, when we demic primate fauna than West Africa. For graphs and local reports revealed only a hand- surveyed in and around Mabi we collected over example, recent surveys in the eastern portion ful of localities in eastern Cote d’Ivoire with two hundred spent shotgun shells as well as of the Upper Guinea forest block carried out habitat suitable for rainforest fauna. We be- discarded flashlights, fishing nets, machetes and by John Oates, Tom Struhsaker and George gan in Bossemattie, a heavily logged reserve cooking pots. Whitesides revealed that three primate taxa consisting of maturing secondary growth with The last area surveyed was the Yaya Re- were facing extinction in southestern Ghana: very little closed canopy forest. Chimpanzees serve, which is contiguous with the larger Mabi Colobus badius waldroni (Miss Waldron’s Red are present, however the only monkeys found reserve to the north. Within Yaya, we confirmed Colobus), Cercocebus atys lunulatus (the were those able to survive in degraded forest: the presence of 5 species including Cercopith- white-naped mangabey), and Cercopithecus Cercoptihecus petaurista (lesser spot-nosed ecus diana roloway, Colobus vellerosus (white- diana roloway (the roloway monkey). The monkey) and Cercopithecus campbelli thighed black and white colobus) and ranges of these species have historically ex- (Campbell’s guenon). South of Bossemattie Procolobus verus (olive colobus). Yaya, there- tended into Cote d’Ivoire, however little sub- in the Songan Reserve, the habitat situation is fore represents the only areas where the stantive information on the monkeys in the even more dire. Official Ivorian maps indi- roloway, black and white colobus and olive western extent of their ranges have been col- cate that Songan consists of a 35,000 hectare colobus monkeys were observed by our team lected since the surveys of Booth in the 1950s. block of high canopy forest. Surveys by ve- under natural conditions. With their future in Ghana uncertain, and the hicle, and the very fact that we could make No mangabeys were observed during the likelihood that even less habitat remained in them, revealed a heavily degraded reserve surveys although we were offered a smoked Cote d’Ivoire, John Oates (Status Survey and with little remaining mature forest through- Cercocebus carcass. We were also directed to Conservation Action Plan for African Pri- out. We found no areas of forest likely to con- a resident in the village of Bettie who had kept mates, 1996), recommended that a search for tain high forest monkeys, nor could we find a monkey for ten years after rescuing it from these monkeys be undertaken in eastern Cote evidence of any secondary forest species al- poachers. The man informed us that the money d’Ivoire, assigning it the highest conservation though residents claim that guenons are had bitten him four days prior to our arrival priority rating. With the assistance of the present. and that he had eaten it the day before. Photo- American Society of Primatologists, this sur- We concentrated our efforts in the least graphs shown to use by the owner reveal that vey was conducted from March to May 1997. disturbed forest: the Mabi and Yaya Reserves the monkey was a white-naped mangabey. The on the west side of the photographs and carcasses therefore constitute Comoe River. These forests the only evidence we encountered that are heavily cultivated near Cercocebus atys lunulatus is still present in the reserve borders, how- Cote d’Ivoire. ever areas of undisturbed We conclude that Cercopithecus campbelli forest can still be found to- and C. petaurista are the most numerous mon- ward the interior. We be- keys and, in all likelihood, the only species in lieved that the very steep still viable populations in the forest reserves of banks and thick vegetation eastern Cote d’Ivoire. Procolobus verus and lining both sides of the river Colobus vellerosus are present at low densi- may have acted as a deter- ties. Cercopithecus diana roloway and rent to poachers attempting Cercocebus atys lunulatus are also present, but to gain access to the Mabi not at numbers sufficient for sustainable popu- and Yaya Reserves from the lations. It is probable that these subspecies will Songan side. During the be extirpated in the near future. We found no Mabi survey, Cercopithecus evidence of Colobus badius waldroni. petaurista and C. campbelli Today, the greatest threat to the primates of were the only primates en- eastern Cote d’Ivoire is hunting. Local conser- countered. Despite the dif- vation and forest management organizations

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○○○○○○○○ Conservation ○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Conversation (cont.) such as SODEFOR (Société de make regular, systematic anti-poaching patrols primate taxon this century. Plans are currently Dévéloppement des Fôrets) have curbed de- with the authority currently not given to being made for additional surveys along the forestation in many areas throughout Cote SODEFOR workers. To be sure, it is only by Cote d’Ivoire-Ghana border. Unless aggressive d’Ivoire, however they do not possess the re- this missing authority granted by the Ivoiran steps are immediately taken to protect the re- sources nor the authority necessary to combat government and the monetary support of in- maining primates there, it is likely that only the rising amounts of poaching. Not surpris- ternational conservation organizations, that the empty forest will be found. ingly, monkeys - both dead and alive - can be Taï National Park to the west and the Comoe For their generous financial support, I thank the purchased easily although it is illegal to hunt National Park to the north harbor any wildlife American Society of Primatologists, Royal Zoologi- any primate anywhere in Cote d’Ivoire. today. cal Society of Scotland, Conservation International, The status of foret classee (forest reserve) Most primates throughout the world face Primate Conservation Incorporated, Wildlife Con- does little to protect the remaining forest in an uncertain future. The results of this survey servation Incorporated and the Chicago Zoological eastern Cote d’Ivoire. Our strong recommen- have, potentially, more immediate and perma- Society. More detailed accounts of this survey can dation is that working in conjunction with the nent conclusions. Ongoing surveys in Ghana be found in Oryx 32:233-236, 1998 and in a forth- GTZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische have yet to identify any surviving populations coming issue of African Primates. - W. Scott Zusammenarbeit) and SODEFOR, the classi- of Miss Waldron’s red colobus. That this mon- McGraw, Department of Anthropology, New York fication of the Mabi/Yaya forest complex key was also not found in our Ivorian surveys College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York Insti- should be upgraded from foret classee to na- suggests that Coloubs badius waldroni is now tute of Technology, Old Westbury, New York, tional park. Doing so would allow armed per- extinct. If this conclusion is correct, this is the 11568; Tel.: (516) 686-3806; Fax: (516) 686-3832; sonnel (e.g., Eaux et Foret, or forest police) to first recorded extinction of a widely recognized E-mail: [email protected].

Call for Conservation Award Nominations and Grant Applications Nominations for Conservation Awards and nominee, along with a statement about the Conservation Small Grants (up to Grants are now being sought by the American nominee’s qualifications for the award, focus- $1500, but usually $500): Grant proposals Society of Primatologists (ASP). These awards ing on past and potential contributions to pri- are solicited for conservation research or re- and grants, funded from the ASP Conserva- mate conservation. A copy of the nominee’s lated projects, including conservation educa- tion Fund, are a mechanism to recognize de- vita is requested. Supporting letters from other tion. ASP and IPS members working in habi- serving colleagues and students, including individuals acquainted with the nominee’s tat countries are especially urged to apply or those from primate habitat countries – coun- work may be submitted. Past awards have been to help someone from a habitat country sub- tries with native primate fauna. The prestige presented by U.S. Ambassadors or other se- mit a meaningful project which can be a por- of an ASP award or grant can be a valuable nior officials, thereby obtaining favorable pub- tion of a larger effort. Grant applications may aid to the recipient’s conservation efforts. licity for the award, its recipient, and primate be obtained by contacting the ASP Conser- Subscription Award: This award provides conservation in the recipient’s country. vation Committee Chair at the address be- the American Journal of Primatology to wor- Senior Biology and Conservation Award low or from the conservation section on the thy individuals in habitat countries who oth- ($500 Honorarium): This award is one of ASP web page (www.asp.org). Recipients of erwise would have little access to the scien- ASP’s highest honors. It is given to recognize grants must agree to submit a brief report tific literature on nonhuman primates. Prefer- an individual without an advanced degree who (maximum 1 page, single spaced), in a form ence is given to individuals who will make the has made substantial contributions over many suitable for publication in the ASP Bulletin, to journal available for use by students and col- years to promote primate conservation either the chair of the ASP Conservation Committee leagues. The award is normally granted for a through direct action or via enhancement of within 6 months of completion of the project. 5-year period. Recipients are requested to sub- biological knowledge or well-being of pri- Evaluation and Application Procedure: mit a brief report every two years summariz- mates. Such contributions could arise from With the exception of requests for emergency ing the use of the journal. A nominating letter work done in field, laboratory, or zoo settings. support, which can be considered at any time should describe the nominee’s credentials, his/ Nominees might work directly with primates for immediate action, the Conservation Com- her primate-related activities, and should ex- or be engaged in activities supporting those mittee will make its recommendations for plain why the nominee deserves to receive high who work with primates. Examples include, awards and grants to the ASP Board of Direc- priority consideration. park rangers, census takers, animal caretakers, tors at the annual meeting. Successful nomi- Conservation Award ($500): This award research technicians, assistants or facilitators, nees and applicants will be informed follow- provides recognition and financial support for and individuals involved in private enterprise ing the meeting and their names will be pub- students and young investigators from habitat benefiting primate conservation. Nominating lished in the ASP Bulletin and posted on the countries who demonstrate potential for mak- letters should detail the nominee’s qualifica- ASP web page. The 1999 deadline for sub- ing significant and continuing contributions tions, contributions to primate biology and con- mission of nominations and grant proposals is to primate conservation. Those eligible include servation, period of service, and full mailing June 4. They should be sent to Randall C. students, researchers, and educators from pri- address. A copy of the nominee’s vita is re- Kyes, Chair, ASP Conservation Committee, mate habitat countries for whom no more than quested. Supporting letters from other indi- Regional Primate Research Center, University five years have elapsed since receipt of their viduals acquainted with the nominee’s work of Washington, Box 357330, Seattle, WA terminal degree. Nominators should provide may be submitted. This award is typically pre- 98195. - Randy Kyes, Conservation Commit- the name, title and full mailing address of their sented at a public ceremony by senior officials. tee Chair Page 10 ASP Bulletin Vol. 23, No. 1 March 1999 In Memorium ROBERT W. GOY January 25, 1924 -- January 14, 1999

Robert W. Goy, pioneering investigator of the ences in juvenile behavior of rhesus monkeys with that medial preoptic lesions eliminate male rhesus origins of behavioral sex differences, educator, and noted primate psychologist Harry Harlow. monkey sexual behavior without eliminating sexual Primate Center director died Jan. 14, 1999, from In 1964, Goy, Young and Phoenix began in- motivation. Similarly, with colleagues Ei Terasawa, cardiovascular and metabolic complications. He vestigating the effects of prenatal hormone alter- Stan Wiegand, Thom Nass, Bill Byne, and Ruth would have been 75 on Jan. 25. ations in rhesus monkeys. They produced the first Bleir, Goy contributed to our understanding of the Goy was a professor of psychology and direc- masculinized genetic female rhesus monkey and organization of the endocrine hypothalamus and its tor of the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research demonstrated that the principles developed in role in regulating the ovarian cycle. Center at UW-Madison from 1971 to 1989. His guinea pigs applied to nonhuman primates and, by Throughout his career, Goy championed the role seminal research advanced the notion that exposure extension, to humans. These landmark studies also that hormones play in activating sex-typical pat- to the male sex hormone testosterone during fetal showed that differences in male and female juve- terns of behavior and how the hormonal environ- development “organized” the developing nervous nile rhesus monkeys’ social behavior, which occur ment of an individual is a critical component of system to express masculine characteristics. This when the young monkeys are not secreting gonadal one’s psychological makeup. In the 1970s, the male basic principle of hormone action has been found hormones, were organized by the prenatal hormone response to changes in female physical attractive- to operate in animals from lizards to nonhuman pri- environment. This was the first clear evidence that ness was thought to control rhesus monkey sexual- mates and is an important aspect of human devel- prenatal hormones actually altered the structure of ity. Yet, during this time, Goy presented the first opment. In addition, Goy made significant contri- the nervous system, instead of changing its sensi- evidence that the female’s ovarian hormones modu- butions to our understanding of the role that early tivity to the activating effects of gonadal hormones. lated her own sexual motivation, not simply how social experience plays in developing the expres- Subsequent work in other laboratories throughout attractive she was to a male. This view of hormon- sion of masculine and feminine behavior. For more the world have unequivocally provided evidence ally modulated female sexual motivation, which than 35 years, Goy mentored Ph.D. students and of specific structural changes within the develop- took 15 years to demonstrate definitively, solidi- postdoctoral fellows who have become leaders in ing nervous system-changes organized by hormones fied our understanding of both human and nonhu- the fields of primate behavior and neuroendocri- during the period of sexual differentiation. man primate sexuality. nology. As a long time member of the NIH psycho- Following W.C. Young’s death in 1966, Goy Following his retirement in 1989, Goy remained biology research panel, Goy was a strong and con- headed the Division of Reproductive Physiology active in behavioral neuroendocrinology. He sup- sistent supporter of innovative research in this field. and Behavior at the Oregon Regional Primate Re- ported the fledgling Society for Behavioral Neu- Many of today’s established researchers benefited search Center. Goy, Phoenix, and colleague John roendocrinology and collaborated on studies at the from Goy’s ability to recognize new and exciting Resko continued their research into elucidating the Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center that ad- research approaches before they became widely role of gonadal hormones in the activation and or- dressed the effect of prenatal suppression of natu- accepted. ganization of behavioral sex differences. rally occurring androgens in fetal males. He also Goy was born in Detroit and received his un- In 1971, Goy succeeded Harry Harlow as Di- collaborated with the Wisconsin Regional Primate dergraduate and doctoral degrees in psychology rector of the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Research Center and the Mayo Clinic on the role of from the University of Michigan in 1947 and Uni- Center and continued in this role for 18 years. At prenatal androgen excess in the development of in- versity of Chicago in 1953, respectively. He then Wisconsin, Goy initiated studies on how early ex- fertility and diabetes in women. joined the laboratory of W.C. Young at the Univer- perience affects the development of adult reproduc- During his tenure as director, Goy mentored sity of Kansas, where some of the most important tive behavior in rhesus monkeys. He was the first numerous graduate students, postdoctoral fellows advances in the emerging field of behavioral endo- to recognize that the standard laboratory rearing and visiting scientists in behavioral endocrinology crinology were made over the next 10 years. paradigm in common use for rhesus monkeys pro- and primate development. Goy combined through In 1959, Goy and W.C. Young, with colleagues duced appropriate juvenile behavior but deficient his teachings a caring and thoughtful personal style Charles Phoenix and Arnold Gerall, published the adult sexual behavior, particularly for males. So Goy with a sparkling and masterful intellect. Many of first unambiguous evidence that prenatal exposure developed a unique laboratory rearing environment his students have become leaders in the fields of to elevated levels of the male sex hormone testoster- using carefully selected groups of mothers and in- neurobiology, neuroendocrinology, behavioral en- one masculinized both the reproductive anatomy fants. The environment preserved important aspects docrinology and primatology. and behavior of genetically female offspring. This of the social environment a rhesus monkey would Goy served as a frequent consultant to the NIH landmark study advanced the argument that the fe- normally encounter in its natural habitat. With col- and various professional societies. He became the tal hormonal environment permanently organizes leagues David Goldfoot and Kim Wallen, Goy dem- second editor of Hormones and Behavior follow- the developing nervous system to produce either onstrated the important role that early experience ing Frank Beach’s retirement. He remained editor masculine or feminine patterns of behavior. This plays in the expression of juvenile and adult sex until the publication became the official journal of organizational effect of hormones became one of differences in behavior. the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology in the key concepts in behavioral neuroendocrinology In 1986, Goy, with colleagues Mary McBrair 1996. Goy was also an editorial consultant for sev- and revolutionized the way in which hormonal in- and Fred Bercovitch, published a study demonstrat- eral scientific journals and books, and he authored fluences on behavior were subsequently studied. ing that very short prenatal exposure to androgen or co-authored nearly 200 scientific articles. The concept radically altered views of human sexual could masculinize juvenile patterns of behavior. Awards Goy received included the Kenneth development when scientists recognized that human Most importantly, by altering the time during ges- Craik Award in Physiological Psychology from genetic anomalies could alter the natural prenatal tation when the female fetus was exposed to andro- Cambridge University and the Distinguished Sci- hormonal environment and permanently alter an gen, Goy masculinized the female offspring’s be- entific Contribution Award by the American Psy- individual’s anatomy and behavior. havior without masculinizing her reproductive chological Association. The latter is awarded to in- In 1963, Young’s laboratory group moved to anatomy or neuroendocrine function. This separa- dividuals who demonstrate “outstanding theoreti- the newly established Oregon Regional Primate tion between physical and psychological effects cal or empirical contributions to basic or applied Research Center outside Portland to expand its suggests a possible cause of human transsexuality. research in psychology.” Last year, Goy was hon- sexual differentiation studies to nonhuman primates. In addition to his pioneering contributions to ored for his lifelong contributions at a special sym- To prepare for this next research phase, Goy had our understanding of sexual differentiation, Goy posium of the Inaugural meeting of the Society for been a visiting scientist at the Wisconsin Regional made equally important contributions to the study Behavioral Neuroendocrinology. - Kim Wallen, Primate Research Center from 1961 to 1963. At the of the neural control of sexual behavior. He dem- Ph.D., Emory University, Dept. of Psychology, and WRPRC, he studied the measurement of sex differ- onstrated with colleagues Jeff Slimp and Ben Hart Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center March 1999 ASP Bulletin Vol. 23, No. 1 Page 11

Employment Opportunities in Primatology and Related Fields Two tenured/tenure-track Faculty - Univer- putational models of mind, cognitive neuro- surgical care. The successful candidate is also sity of Southwestern Louisiana New Iberia science, and language and thought. Salary is expected to develop collaborative and indepen- Research Center, Division of Behavioral Bi- competitive, depending on experience and dent research programs. Qualifications include ology. The University of Southwestern qualifications. Applicants should send a letter a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine or equiva- Louisiana’s New Iberia Research Center con- of application, statement of research interests, lent degree from an AVMA accredited school tinues to expand its Division of Behavioral curriculum vitae, reprints, and three letters of of veterinary medicine. Board eligibility or Biology. The division currently consists of two reference to Dr. Steve Giambrone, Institute for certification by ACLAM or ACVS is desirable. tenured/tenure-track faculty, their staff and Cognitive Science, P.O. Drawer 43772, Uni- A minimum of 6 years-combined senior ad- students, and three state-of-the-art laboratories versity of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, ministrative and technical experience with non- dedicated to investigating the evolution of Louisiana 70504. Deadline: March 15, 1999. human primates will be required. Management, human cognitive specializations through com- The University is in compliance with Title IX interpersonal, writing, and communication parative studies of monkeys, apes, and hu- of the Civil Rights Act, Section 504 of the skills are essential. Candidates should submit mans. Two laboratories compare the cognitive Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and is an Equal a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and a processes and development of chimpanzees Employment Opportunity Affirmative Action list of three references to : Thomas J. Rowell, and human infants and children, and a third Employer. Contact: Daniel J. Povinelli, Chair- D.V.M., Director, University of Southwestern laboratory investigates the evolution of primate man, Cognitive Science Search Committee, Louisiana New Iberia Research Center, 4401 brain organization. A new tenure-track posi- Institute for Comparative Cognitive Science, W. Admiral Doyle, New Iberia, LA 70560; tion is open beginning in August 1999. The P.O. Box 43772, University of Southwestern Tel.: (318) 482-0225; Fax: (318) 373-0057; division seeks an appointment at the junior Louisiana, Lafayette, LA 70504; Tel.: (318) E-mail: [email protected] levels, but other strong applicants will be con- 482-5400; Fax: (318) 482-6195; E-mail: sidered. Applicants should hold a Ph.D. in [email protected] Primate Veterinarian - Max-Planck Institute psychology, biology, physical anthropology, for Biological Cybernetics. A veterinarian is linguistics, or a related discipline, and must Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Center - Field sought for the overseeing and care of a colony exhibit exceptional promise for empirical and Veterinarian - Rwanda, Africa. Hiring Orga- of 25 to 30 Macaca mulatta (Rhesus theoretical research. Applicants working in the nization: Morris Animal Foundation. Unique macaques)living in a research animal holding areas of cognitive development, cognitive evo- opportunity for experienced zoo or wildlife facility in the laboratory of Prof. Dr. N. K. lution, neuropsychology (including functional veterinarian to work with Rwandan counter- Logothetis. Responsibilities would include the imaging, developmental disorders, lesion part veterinarian on endangered mountain go- carrying out of surgeries for the placement of analysis, and evoked potentials), primate com- rillas in Rwanda, Uganda, and Democratic implants, induction and maintenance of anes- munication, and/or evolutionary psychology Republic of the Congo. Duties include emer- thesia during surgery, induction and mainte- will be considered, but applicants with a strong gency medicine, field health evaluations, para- nance of anesthesia during MRI (Magnetic background in evolutionary principles and a sitology and research. Requires clinical expe- Resonance Imaging) experiments as well as demonstrated interest in comparative research rience with primates, preferably gorillas or electrophysiological experiments. Qualifica- will be especially competitive. Please send a great apes. Knowledge of French or ability to tions: DVM (preferably with primate experi- curriculum vitae, selected reprints, a short learn some conversational in a short time. Ex- ence). Salary/funding: BAT IIa (further details statement of research interests, and three po- cellent physical condition. Salary dependent on can be provided upon request). Support is pro- tential references to Daniel J. Povinelli, Di- experience. Term of Appointment: One year vided for attending seminars, symposia, and rector, Division of Behavioral Biology, Uni- beginning July, 1999. (2nd year possible). conventions for the purpose of continuing edu- versity of Southwestern Louisiana, New Ibe- Application Deadline: March 15, 1999. Send cation and gathering experience. Contact: Ms. ria Research Center, 4401 W. Admiral Doyle current resume to Kristin Benjamin, MGVP Tina Schroeder, Max-Planck Institute for Bio- Drive, New Iberia, LA 70560. The Search Liaison, Morris Animal Foundation, 45 logical Cybernetics, Spemannstr. 38, committee will begin the formal review of Inverness Drive East, Englewood, CO, 80112; Tuebingen, Germany 72076; Tel.: 49 7071 601 applications January 15, 1998; applications Tel.: (303) 790-2345; Fax: (303) 790-4066; E- 651; Fax: 49 7071 601 652; E-mail address: will be accepted until the position is filled. mail: [email protected]. [email protected] The University of Southwestern Louisiana is an equal opportunity/affirmative action em- Head, Division of Veterinary Science - Uni- Postdoctoral Fellow in Evolutionary Mor- ployer. versity of Southwestern Louisiana New Iberia phology - Department of Anatomy, New York Research Center (USL-NIRC). This is a senior College of Osteopathic Medicine. The Depart- Position at Institute for Cognitive Science level management position, reporting to the ment of Anatomy of the New York College of - U of SW Louisiana. The University of South- Director of USL-NIRC, responsible for over- Osteopathic Medicine invites applications for western Louisiana’s Institute for Cognitive seeing 3 veterinarians and 15 veterinarian tech- one or more, two year postdoctoral positions. Science invites applications for a tenure-track nicians and assistant technicians. The success- Sole teaching responsibilities are a 4 month faculty appointment at the assistant professor ful candidate will be responsible for develop- course in human gross anatomy. Research in- level for a new Ph.D. program. Appointment ing and implementing programs for the provi- terests of candidates should broadly comple- is anticipated for the Fall of 1999. Applicants sion of comprehensive veterinary care in com- ment the department’s existing strengths in must have an earned doctorate in Cognitive pliance with NIH guidelines, and federal, state, evolutionary morphology and physical anthro- Science or a closely related area, as well as and accreditation requirements for preventative pology. The New York College of Osteopathic demonstrated potential for research excellence. medicine and quarantine programs. Responsi- Medicine is located in an attractive region of Focus areas of the new program are in cogni- bilities include, but are not limited to, manag- central Long Island, with proximity to the tive processes, comparative cognition, com- ing all phases of diagnostic, therapeutic, and American Museum of Natural History and Page 12 ASP Bulletin Vol. 23, No. 1 March 1999

Employment Opportunities (continued) numerous major universities and research in- a novel therapeutic agent in humans. Parallel Division of Laboratory Animal Resources, H- stitutions. Applicants must possess a Ph.D. and studies in humans apply TMS to study various 41A U.K. Medical Center, Lexington KY, have experience in human gross anatomy. Sal- aspects of information processing and emotion 40536-0293; Tel.: (606) 323-5885; Fax: (606) ary is $26,000 per year. Term of Appointment: in normal volunteers and patients with mood 323-6002; E-mail: [email protected]. two years starting September 1, 1999: (1999- disorders. Projects include animal experimen- 2001). Application Deadline: March 15, tation using rhesus macaques as well as re- Research Assistant, Thomas Jefferson Uni- 1999. Please send a curriculum vitae and the search in normal volunteers and psychiatric versity. Full time behavior pharmacology po- names, addresses and email addresses of at patients. Responsibilities include daily behav- sition open in Parkinson’s disease research least three references to: Scott McGraw, De- ioral training with the monkeys, participation laboratory. Applicant must have BS degree in partment of Anatomy, New York College of in surgical procedures, collecting electrophysi- psychology or biology and experience han- Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, New ological data, and processing data. Require- dling primates. Duties would include behav- York, 11568; Tel.: (516) 686-3806; Fax: (516) ments: BA or BS, a demonstrated interest in ioral training/testing and data analysis of 686-3832; E-mail: [email protected]. this type of research, computer expertise (both macaques and squirrel monkeys. Parkinsonian PC and Mac) a must, and a commitment for at primates are trained to perform cognitive tasks Senior Level Research Assistant - Southwest least two years. Experience in primate research (either within a Wisconsin box or computer- Foundation for Biomedical Research. This is desirable. Salary commensurate with experi- touch screen). Opportunity to work in other a senior level position in a research project ence. Funded through federal grants. Term of areas of research within the lab as well. Re- studying the maternal behavior of baboons in Appointment: Two years minimum commit- quirements: BS degree in psychology or biol- social groups. The primary responsibility of ment. Application Deadline: Until filled. ogy, experience handling primates in a research this position is the collection and summariza- Contact: Dr. Holly Lisanby, Magnetic Stimu- situation. Salary negotiable, full-time benefits. tion of behavioral data on mother and infant lation Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Position open until filled. Must be a caring baboons, using computerized data collection Columbia University, Department of Biologi- person who supports animal research in medi- system. Coordination and scheduling of data cal Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric In- cine. Contact: Maria Van Velson, Thomas collection sessions with the behavioral and stitute, 1051 Riverside Drive, Box 126, New Jefferson University, JAH Rm. 561, 1020 Lo- animal care staff is required. The successful York, New York, 10032-2695; Fax: (212) 543- cust St., Philadelphia, PA 19107; Tel.: applicant will have experience with comput- 5854; E-mail address: [email protected] (215)503-0400; E-mail: maria.vanvelson@ erized data collection, word processing and mail.tju.edu. spreadsheet programs, management of re- Laboratory Animal Technician III, Univer- search projects and report generation. sity of Kentucky. The Division of Laboratory Bachelor’s degree in anthropology, zoology Animal Resources (DLAR) provides care for or psychology or related filed required. laboratory animals at the University of Ken- Volunteer Positions Master’s degree preferred. Course work in tucky. We are recruiting a Laboratory Animal animal behavior and primatology preferred. Technician III. Duties include daily care and Volunteer Field Assistants (2). Two respon- Experience conducting behavioral research observation of rhesus and cynomolgus sible and mature volunteers are sought as field required. Experience with primates preferred. macaques, including feeding, environmental assistants to help a graduate student from New Experience collecting behavioral data on pri- maintenance, administration of prescribed York University in the NYCEP (New York mates with computerized system preferred. medications and special diets, and provision Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology) pro- Supervisory experience, organizational skills, for the psychological well-being of the animals. gram. The project involves the socio-reproduc- and interpersonal skills needed. Term of Ap- Under the supervision of the clinical veterinar- tive behavior of the red-bellied tamarin pointment: At least 4 years (grant-funded po- ian, the incumbent will perform routine pre- (Saguinus labiatus) in northwestern Bolivia. sition). Application Deadline: Open until ventive healthcare and care for sick animals Project begins in June and is expected to run filled. Some weekend work may be required. when needed. The DLAR consists of a Direc- for approximately 1 1/2 to 2 years. Preference Contact: Human Resources Department, tor and three other veterinarians, animal hus- given to candidates willing to commit to that Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Re- bandry staff, a state of the art surgical suite and entire time or at least one year. Assistants will search, P.O. Box 760549, San Antonio, Texas, clinical laboratory, and an administrative of- help in the collection of behavioral data and in USA 78245; Tel.: (210) 674-1410; E-mail: fice. The University is an Equal Opportunity trapping the animals for collection of physi- Linda Brent [email protected] employer. BS in animal science or equivalent. ological data and DNA samples. Assistants are Certification by the American Association for also expected to pay their own way. This in- Research Assistant - Transcranial Magnetic Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) at the cludes airfare, lodging when in town, and Stimulation Lab, Columbia University. Full Laboratory Animal Technologist (LATG) level food. No experience is necessary, but prefer- time assistant needed for research on preferred. The University provides medical and ence will be given to those with a bachelor’s transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) as a retirement benefits, disability and vacation degree in biology, physical anthropology, en- new noninvasive technique for studying brain leave, and opportunities for employee educa- vironmental science, or related fields. Volun- function and treating psychiatric disorders. tion. Salary range is $19,500-31,200 depend- teers with experience handling live animals and TMS induces electrical current flow in the ing upon qualifications. Employees may attend with travel experience are also preferred. brain via alternating magnetic fields applied the national AALAS meeting on a rotating ba- Knowledge of Spanish is highly favorable to the scalp. We are studing the effects of this sis. Other training/continuing education oppor- (Portuguese, an added bonus). Volunteers will intervention on neurophysiology using intrac- tunities may be funded depending on location be asked to submit a resume and a brief letter ranial electrodes and performing basic work and employee’s need. Search open until po- explaining your interest in the project. Con- needed to support the use of this technique as sition is filled. Contact: Janet Rodgers, DVM, tact: Sandra Suerez, [email protected]. March 1999 ASP Bulletin Vol. 23, No. 1 Page 13

Volunteer Positions (continued)

Volunteer Project Assistant for primate mate surveys), conservation education pro- Volunteer Sanctuary Manager and Assis- conservation in Vietnam - ZSCSP/ grams, overseas (particularly Third World) liv- tant Manager, Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Allwetterzoo Muenster. Several possible po- ing and working, biology- or conservation-re- Sanctuary, Cameroon. Two volunteer posi- sitions are or will be available. Positions are lated educational degree, animal-enclosure en- tions, a Sanctuary Manager and an Assistant for one of two projects, both sponsored and richment and building/repair, and veterinary Manager, for a chimpanzee sanctuary in South- managed by the ZSCSP. Both positions are care. Bonus skills: computer knowledge, auto/ west Cameroon. The sanctuary is currently based in North Vietnam and focus on the con- motorcycle maintenance, teaching English, being set up and these will be the first volun- servation of endangered primates and the habi- speaking Vietnamese, nonprofit fund-raising, teer positions. The Manager should have ex- tats in which these animals live. The projects etc. Currently, funds are not available to as- perience in Africa and with chimpanzees. The are the Endangered Primate Rescue Center sist volunteers. Volunteers will, at this time, Assistant Manager should have either experi- (EPRC) and the Tonkin Snub-Nosed Monkey be required to pay a per-day or per-month mini- ence in Africa, or experience working with pri- Project (TSNMP). The EPRC is home to about mal fee to help cover their food, housing, trans- mates. Veterinary experience, management, bi- 60 primates (usually orphaned by hunters), in- portation, and other costs. They will also be lingual French/English, experience with elec- cluding several langur species; several species responsible for their airfare, medical, and other trical fences, or accounting will also be a plus. of gibbon; and two species of loris. The living expenses. Individuals interested in vol- Expenses and lodging will be provided at the TSNMP focuses on field conservation for the unteering for the EPRC or TSNMP should send site. Airfare will be the responsibility of the very-rare Tonkin Snub-Nosed langur. There a copy of your resume/CV and a letter contain- volunteer. The position will be for a minimum is a need for volunteers to conduct field sur- ing the following information: age, reason for of 6 months. The sanctuary will consist of large veys in several areas: primate population/dis- wanting to volunteer for the EPRC/TSNMP and forested electrical enclosures. The chimps tribution, population/distribution of other ani- in Vietnam, preference for type of work (field come from a captive environment and will be mals (such as reptiles, dragonflies, butterflies, research vs. education vs. working at the cen- integrated into a social group. In addition, the and birds), vegetation/ecological data, and ter, for instance), previous overseas living/ sanctuary intends to create education and visi- mapping forest areas and reserve borders. working experience, practical/educational ex- tors centers. The sanctuary is being funded by Other volunteer possibilities include helping perience for working with primates and/or con- In Defense of Animals, an American NGO. The to develop and work on conservation educa- servation efforts, other applicable skills, date positions will give great responsibility to the tion programs, doing socio-economic work in you can start, length of time you can/would like volunteers and the volunteers should be ready villages, and working at EPRC itself. Appli- to commit. Because the projects are geographi- to commit to the sanctuary fully. The positions cants must be able to: work well in a develop- cally located in different provinces, contact each are not easy but will provide excellent experi- ing country and with different cultures and one separately. For the EPRC: Endangered Pri- ence in working with chimpanzees in a natural peoples; take part in life in Vietnam and work mate Rescue Center, Attn: L. Baker/Volunteer setting. The positions are available starting well with the Vietnamese; and handle basic, Program, Cuc Phuong National Park, Nho Quan April 1st. To apply, contact Estelle Raballand, even rough, living conditions in an often-un- District, Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam. For the Sanctuary Coordinator, at [email protected]. comfortable climate. Must have an awareness Tonkin Snub-Nosed Monkey project: Bettina Lodging and meals will be provided on site. of and concern for the conservation of primates Martin, Volunteer Program; c/o Anh Binh, Ban Air fare at the charge of the volunteer and and their habitats. Helpful, but not required: Quan Ly Du An Bao Ton Thien Nhien; Na this is a non-salaried position. primate conservation/rehabilitation, wildlife/ Hang, Tuyen Quang, Vietnam; E-mail: ecological field surveys (not exclusively pri- [email protected].

PRIMATE-JOBS

PRIMATE-JOBS is an international tion or conservation—research assistant Note that the responsibility for con- listing service coordinated by the Wis- or intern, teaching faculty, TAG mem- forming to local, state, regional and na- consin Regional Primate Research Cen- ber, field worker, sanctuary volunteer, tional employment listing regulations ter at the University of Wisconsin— foundation president, zoological garden lies with the listing agency. The Wis- Madison. Organizations with positions curator—can be listed. consin Regional Primate Research Cen- available or individuals seeking posi- If you want to list a position, go to ter, the University of Wisconsin, and tions may use this service. Interactions the address above and select “Positions the National Center for Research Re- with the service can be managed from Available Listing Form.” Those seeking sources (National Institutes of Health), your computer. Primate-Jobs can be ac- positions will use the “Positions Wanted will not be held liable for misinforma- cessed at: Listing Form.” tion in, or consequences resulting from, Those looking for placement oppor- postings to PRIMATE-JOBS. www.primate.wisc.edu/pin/ tunities in primatology can consult the The WRPRC welcomes your use of jobs/ “Positions Available” listings. Organi- this service. - Larry Jacobsen, Primate zations seeking potential candidates can Info Net Coordinator, Wisconsin Re- Note that any position that relates review the “Positions Wanted” listings. gional Primate Research Center, Uni- to nonhuman primate research, educa- versity of Wisconsin-Madison Page 14 ASP Bulletin Vol. 23, No. 1 March 1999

Conference and Workshop Announcements Nonhuman Primate Ultrasound Imaging/ American Association of Physical Anthro- Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinol- Symposium (4th), 17-19 March 1999. Loca- pologists (68th Annual), 28 April to 1 May ogy (Annual), 26-30 June 1999. Location: tion: University of South Alabama College of 1999. Location: Hyatt Regency Hotel, Colum- Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. Focus: neural, Medicine, Mobile, Alabama, USA. Ultrasound bus, Ohio. Contact: Local Arrangements Com- endocrine, molecular and aspects of behavior. is emerging as an important research and di- mittee Chairman, Douglas Crews, Department Contact: Emilie Rissman, University of Vir- agnostic tool—the workshop provides a work- of Anthropology and School of Public Health, ginia; E-mail: [email protected]. For pro- ing knowledge of ultrasonography—includes Columbus, Ohio; E-mail: [email protected]; gram info: Rae Silver [email protected]. echocardiography, obstetrical and gynecologi- Tel.: (614) 292-1329; Fax: (614) 202-4155. cal ultrasound, digital imaging/ultrasound and Canadian Association for Laboratory Ani- the Internet. Contact: Rusty Brady at (334) World Conference on Breeding Endan- mal Science (38th annual symposium), 26- 460-6239 or Fax: (334) 460-7783. gered Species (7th), 22-26 May 1999. Loca- 30 June 1999, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Winnipeg, tion: Cincinnati Zoo, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Manitoba, Canada. Contact Don McKay, Putting Ethics into Action: The Costs of Contact Grace Rettig, Fax: (513) 559-7791. CALAS/ACSAL National Office, Biosciences Caring and Complying, 22-23 March 1999. Animal Services, CW 401 BioSciences Build- Sponsor: PRIM&R—Public Responsibility in Third International Conference on Cogni- ing, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E9; E- Medicine and Research. Paradise Point Resort, tive and Neural Systems, 26-29 May 1999. mail: [email protected]; Web: San Diego, California. Contact: E-mail Sponsored by Boston University’s Center for calas-ascal.org. [email protected]; Tel.: (617) 423-4112; Fax: Adaptive Systems and Department of Cogni- (617) 423-1185. tive and Neural Systems. The conference will Molecular Strategies in Biological Evolu- include invited tutorials and lectures, and con- tion, 27-29 June 1999. Location: Rockefeller HIV/AIDS Update Conference (11th Na- tributed lectures and posters by experts on the University, New York, USA. Sponsor: New tional), 23-26 March 1999, San Francisco. biology and technology of how the brain and York Academy of Sciences. Contact: E-mail: Contact: KREBS Convention Management other intelligent systems adapt to a changing [email protected]; Web: http:// Services E-mail: [email protected]; Tel.: world. The conference is aimed at researchers www.nyas.org/brochmsb.html. (415) 920-7000; Fax: (415) 920-7001. and students of computational neuroscience, connectionist cognitive science, artificial neu- Animal Behavior Society (Annual Meeting), Association for the Study of Animal ral networks, neuromorphic engineering, and 26 June - 1 July 1999 at Bucknell University Behaviour - Easter Meeting, 29-31 March artificial intelligence. For complete details in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Plenary speakers 1999, University of Newcastle, UK Contact: contact: Cynthia Bradford, Boston University, include Gail Michener, Lynne Houck, and Sue Healy, Department of Psychology, Uni- Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems, Steve Nowicki. Symposia include “Educating versity of Newcastle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 677 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02215; Fax: about Animal Behavior: A Broader Perspec- NE1 7RU, UK; Fax: +44 (0) 191 2225622; E- (617) 353-7755; E-mail: [email protected]. tive.” For further information see http:// mail: [email protected]. www.cisab.indiana.edu/ABS/index.html or European Congress of Mammalogy (3rd), contact local host, Michael Pereira; Tel.: (717) Primate Society of Great Britain - Spring 29 May to 3 June 1999. Location: Jyvaskyla, 524-1430; E-mail: [email protected]. Meeting, 12-13 April 1999, Liverpool Univer- Finland. Contact: Congress Secretary, sity, Liverpool, UK. Focus on the first day: Confennia Ltd.; e-mail: [email protected]. Communication and Social Ethology, 14- Social Complexity. The second day will be an 16 July 1999. Location: Lisbon, Portugal. open meeting for presentation by members of Endocrine Society (81st Annual Meeting), Sponsor: Association for the Study of Animal the Society—emphasis will be given to post- 12-15 June 1999. Location: San Diego, Cali- Behaviour. Contact: R. F. Oliveira E-mail: graduate students and primate keepers. Offers fornia, USA. Contact: Kim Akoto, The Endo- [email protected]; Fax: 315-1-8860954. of papers should be sent to Russell Hill, School crine Society, 4350 East West Highway, Suite of Biological Sciences, Nicholson Building, 500, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-4410; Tel.: Brazilian Primatological Society, IX Con- University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX (301) 941-0220; Fax: (301) 941-0259; Web gress, 25-29 July 1999. Location: Mello Leitco, E-mail: [email protected]. Full details of the site: http://www.endo-society.org. Santa Teresa, Espmrito Santo, Brazil. Focus: meeting as well as places to stay are available Primate Conservation—Perspectives for the on the PSGB web page: http://www.liv.ac.uk/ Tropical Diseases: Control and Prevention, 21st Century. Contact: Sirgio Lucena Mendes, ~lycett/main.htm 12-16 June 1999. Location: Key West, Florida, Museu de Biologia Brazil; Tel.: (027) 259- USA. Contact: Paul Gibbs, Conference Chair; 1182; Fax: (027) 259-1182; E-mail: Southern California Primate Research Fo- E-mail: [email protected]; Fax: [email protected]. rum (10th Conference), 18 April 1999 9am to (352) 392-5685; Tel.: (352) 392-5323; web 3:30 pm. Location: California State Univer- site: http://www.ifas.ufl.edu/~conferweb/ Society for the Study of Reproduction (An- sity, Fullerton, California, USA. Topic: Pri- stvm.htm. nual), 31 July to 3 August 1999, Washington mate Cultures. Featured speakers — William McGrew, Dorothy Fragaszy, Linda Marchant, Mary Baker. Contact: Anthony Rose, Institute If you wish to announce a job opening or upcoming conference in the next ASP for Conservation, Education and Development; Bulletin, please contact the Editor: Janette Wallis, (405) 271-5251, ext. 47612; E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] [email protected]; Tel: (310) 379-1470; DEADLINE for the June issue of the ASP Bulletin - May 15. Fax: (310) 379-7042. March 1999 ASP Bulletin Vol. 23, No. 1 Page 15

Conference and Workshop Announcements State University, Pullman, Washington, USA. Lane, Edinburgh EH1 3LY, Scotland, UK; Mating and Social Systems of Old World Contact: (Pre-registration materials) SSR Busi- Fax: +44 131 556 9638; E-mail: Monkeys, 1 December 1999. Winter meeting ness Office, 1603 Monroe Street, Madison, WI [email protected]. of the Primate Society of Great Britain. Loca- 53711-2021; Tel.: (608) 256-2777; Fax: (608) tion: Institute of Zoology, London, UK. Of- 256-4610; E-mail: [email protected]. For meeting World Anthropology at the Turn of the fers of papers—oral or posters—are very wel- information and updates: http://www.ssr.org. Century, IVth International Congress of Ales come. Please contact: Dr. Caroline Ross or Hardlieka, 31 August to 4 September 1999. Mairi Macleod, School of Life Sciences, American Veterinary Medical Association, Location: Praha-Humpolec, Czech Republic. Roehampton Institute London, West HIll, Lon- 10-14 August 1999. Location: New Orleans, Organized by: Charles University in Prague, don SW15 3 SN, UK; E-mail: Louisiana, USA; Tel.: (847) 925-8070. Czech Anthropolocial Society, Town [email protected] or m.macleod Humpolec, National Museum, Prague, Mu- @roehampton.ac.uk. American Society of Primatologists (22nd seum of Dr. Ales Hrdlieka, Prague. Focus: Annual), 12-16 August 1999. Location: Theory, History, Methodology, Human Primate Socioecology: The Role of Life Fairmont Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, Evolution...Primatology. Contact: Department Histories. The German Primate Center (DPZ) USA. Contact: Program Chair, Mollie of Anthropology, Faculty of Science, Charles will host an international conference on pri- Bloomsmith, TECHLab, Zoo Atlanta, 800 University in Prague, Viniena 7, 128 44 Praha mate socioecology from 14 to 17 December Cherokee Ave., S.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30315; 2, Czech Republic; Tel.: 420 2 21900144; 1999. The focus of this meeting (“2. Goettinger Tel.: (404) 624-5990; Fax: (404) 627-7514; Email: [email protected] (Vaclav Freilandtage”) will be on life history variation E-mail: [email protected]. Lo- Vancata); web site: http://www.natur.cuni.cz/ among primates. Invited speakers will exam- cal arrangements: Margaret Clarke, Depart- hardlicka. ine causes of variation in life history traits and ment of Anthropology, Tulane University, explore the consequences of this variation for 1021 Audubon St, New Orleans, LA 70118; Models Primatologicos de La Evolucion behavioral and reproductive strategies. An ad- Tel.: (504) 865-5336; Fax: (504) 865-5338; Humana, Asociacion PrimatologicaExpanola ditional goal is to better characterize unique E-mail: [email protected]. For (APE, III Congreso), 20-22 September, 1999. aspects of primate life histories and illuminate more meeting info visit the ASP Web site at: Location:Campus de la Universidad Autonoma general principles through comparison with http://www.asp.org and related articles in this de Barcelona.Inaugural lecture to be given by other mammals. Submission for relevant oral newsletter. Professor Adriaan Kortland”Protohominid (15 min) and poster contributions are invited. behaviour in primates”. Contact: Secretariadel The conference is also open to guests without 6th Congress of the Gesellschaft Fuer Departamento de Biologia Celular e Fisiologia, presentations. The deadline for submission of Primatologie, 18-22 August 1999, Utrecht, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autonoma abstracts wishing to be considered for spoken The Netherlands. Meeting will be hosted by de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain; Fax: papers or posters is August 1, 1999. Guests the Projectgroep Ethologie & Socio-oecologie, 93 581 2295; E-mail: [email protected]. must also register in advance by October 1, Utrecht University. Invited speakers will fo- 1999. Additional details are available from Pe- cus on “Perspectives in Primatology.” The pro- Symposium on Nonhuman Primate Mod- ter Kappeler ([email protected]), the confer- gram committee invites individuals to present els for AIDS (17th Annual), 6-9 October ence secretariat ([email protected]), and perspectives on their scientific work in any 1999. Location: Doubletree Hotel, New Or- the conference web site: http:// field of primatology. Abstracts must be sent leans, Louisiana, USA. Host: Tulane Regional www.dpz.gwdg.de/freiland.htm to the program committee no later than Primate Research Center. Contact: Rita Duck, June 1, 1999. For more information contact Tulane RPRC; Tel.: (504) 892-2040; Fax: Annet Louwerse, Liesbeth Sterck or Jan van (504) 893-1352; E-mail: [email protected]. 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In Conference Limited, 10B Broughton Street Page 16 ASP Bulletin Vol. 23, No. 1 March 1999 Special Topics in Primatology, Volume 1 PrimatePrimate Conservation:Conservation: TheThe RoleRole ofof ZoologicalZoological ParksParks Contents Volume Editor - Janette Wallis Foreword: Russell A. Mittermeier Series Editor - H. Dieter Steklis Preface: Janette Wallis Janette Wallis: From Ancient Expeditions to Modern Exhibitions: The Evolution of Primate Conservation in the Zoo Community • Robert J. Wiese and Michael Hutchins: The Role of North American Zoos in Primate Conservation • Kenneth C. Gold: The Conservation Role of Primate Exhibits in the Zoo • Fred W. Koontz: Zoos and In Situ Primate Conservation • Sukie Zeeve and Ingrid Porton: Zoo-based Conservation of Malagasy Prosimians • Anne Savage, Humberto Giraldo, and Luis Soto: Developing a Conservation Action Program for the Cotton-top Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) • Tara Stoinski, Benjamin Beck, Mary Bowman, and John Lehnhardt: The Gateway Zoo Program: A Recent Initiative in Golden Lion Tamarin Reintroductions • Donald G. Lindburg, John Iaderosa, and Laurence Gledhill: Steady-state Propagation of Captive Lion- tailed Macaques in North American Zoos: A Conservation Strategy • Cathleen R. Cox: Drills (Mandrillus leucophaeus): Research and Conser- vation Initiatives, 1986-1996 • Ronald Tilson, Katherine Castle, Jatna Supriatna, Kunkun Jaka Gurmaya, Warren Brockelman, and Schwann Tunhikorn: Multi-disciplinary Strategic Planning for Gibbon Conservation in Thailand and Indonesia • Charlene Jendry: Partners In Conserva- tion: Establishing In Situ Partnerships to Aid Mountain Gorillas and People in Range Countries • Gay E. Reinartz and Gilbert K. Boese: Bonobo Conservation: The Evolution of a Zoological Society Program • APPENDIX: Primate Conservation Resources on the World Wide Web ISBN: 0-9658301-0-1/252 pp./ill./1997/$25.00 A publication of the AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PRIMATOLOGISTS Proceeds go to the ASP Conservation Fund

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