Organisation
Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp
Research Center
The Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp (Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen / Societé Royale de Zoologie d'Anvers) is a registered charity founded in 1843. The society currently manages Antwerp Zoo, Planckendael Animal Park, The Queen Elisabeth Concert Hall and the Serpentarium Blanckenberge. The RZSA plays a prominent role as a leading conservation organisation by managing the first Flemish nature reserve “De Zegge” and its own scientific institute the Centre for Research and Conservation.
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Current researchers
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- Lilian Catenacci (Member)
- Kristel De Vleeschouwer (Member)
- Steffi Dekegel (Member)
- Manfred Epanda (Member)
- Nathalie Ewane (Member)
- Roberto Fiorini-Torrico (Member)
- Barbara Fruth (Member)
- Peter Galbusera (Member)
- Philippe Helsen (Member)
- Philippe Jouk (Member)
Projects
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- The importance of bushmeat in the livelihood of cocoa farmers and NTFP users living at the periphery of the Dja Faunal Reserve, CameroonFrom1 Jan 2020 → 30 Jun 2022
- Keeping the trees and producing cocoa: tree ecology and integrated cocoa management systems in the forest margins of Southern CameroonFrom1 Dec 2019 → 31 Dec 2021
- Behavioral and fecal hormone correlates of energetic condition of golden-headed lion tamarins in degraded forest fragments of South-BahiaFrom1 Mar 2019 → Today
- Assessing the effectiveness of reciprocal environmental agreements for sustainable wildlife management and poverty alleviation in the northern sector of the Dja Landscape, CameroonFrom1 Jan 2019 → Today
- Proximate origins of socio-cognitive differences in bonobos and chimpanzees: using a genomic approach for identifying receptor gene variationFrom1 Oct 2018 → Today
- Comparative psychology of positive emotions: A multi-componential approach to understand affective states in man’s closest living relative, the bonobo.From1 Oct 2018 → Today
- Medicinal plant use by bonobos (Pan paniscus) in the Congo Basin, DRC and implication for conservationFrom1 Oct 2018 → Today
- Social climate and its impact on cooperation in bonobos and chimpanzeesFrom1 Jun 2018 → Today
- What drives cooperation? Proximate factors explaining the variability in Inequity Aversion and Prosociality in bonobosFrom1 Oct 2017 → Today
- Effects of Forest Loss and Hunting on Midsized and Large-Bodied Mammals in Southern Bahia and its Consequences on Ecological ProcessesFrom1 Aug 2017 → Today
Publications
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- Attractiveness of female sexual signaling predicts differences in female grouping patterns between bonobos and chimpanzees(2021)
Authors: M. Surbeck, Cedric Girard-Buttoz, Liran Samuni, C. Boesch, Barbara Fruth, Catherine Crockford, Roman M. Wittig, G. Hohmann
Pages: 1119 - Caretaker Score Reliability for Personality Assessment of Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)(2021)
Authors: Marina Salas, Amanda Fernández-Fontelo, Eva Martínez-Nevado, Jesús Fernández-Morán, Agustín López-Goya, Xavier Manteca
- Beyond social learning(2021)
Authors: M. Singh, Alberto Acerbi, C.A. Caldwell, É. Danchin, G. Isabel, L. Molleman, T. Scott-Phillips, M. Tamariz, P. Van Den Berg, Edwin van Leeuwen, et al.
Pages: 20200050 - Zoo Visitor Attitudes Are More Influenced by Animal Behaviour than Environmental Enrichment Appearance(2021)
Authors: Marina Salas, Daan Laméris, Arno Depoortere, Lise Plessers, Jonas Verspeek
- Interstitial nephritis of unknown aetiology in captive slender-horned gazelles (Gazella leptoceros)(2021)
Authors: Francis Vercammen, Sofie Rutjens, Koen Chiers
- Presence of Broad-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Zoo Mammals(2021)
Authors: Chloë De Witte, Nick Vereecke, Sebastiaan Theuns, Claudia De Ruyck, Francis Vercammen, Tim Bouts, Filip Boyen, Hans Nauwynck, Freddy Haesebrouck
- Presence of Broad-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Zoo Mammals(2021)
Authors: Chloë De Witte, Nick Vereecke, Sebastiaan Theuns, Claudia De Ruyck, Francis Vercammen, Tim Bouts, Filip Boyen, Hans Nauwynck, Freddy Haesebrouck
- Time‑lag of urinary and salivary cortisol response after a psychological stressor in bonobos (Pan paniscus)(2021)
Authors: Jonas Verspeek, Verena Behringer, Daan Laméris, Roisin Murtagh, Marina Salas, Nicky Staes, Tobias Deschner, Jeroen Stevens
- Effects of Enclosure and Environmental Enrichment on the Behaviour of Ring-Tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta)(2021)
Authors: Daan Laméris, Jonas Verspeek, Arno Depoortere, Lise Plessers, Marina Salas
- Cofeeding tolerance in chimpanzees depends on group composition: a longitudinal study across four communities(2021)
Authors: S.E. DeTroy, C.T. Ross, Katherine A. Cronin, Edwin van Leeuwen, Daniel B. M. Haun
Pages: 102175