Publications
The past, present and future of research on primate biomechanics in Belgium Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp
Getting closer: contributions of zoo studies to research on the physiology and development of Bonobos Pan paniscus, Chimpanzees Pan troglodytes and other primates Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp
Behavioural studies on animals incorporate data on morphology, physiology and energetic status, as well as kinship and genetic information. Such measures have become the state of the art when assessing the function of a given behaviour. Zoos provide opportunities for research of a kind that is difficult to undertake in the wild. In this article several advantages of studying captive animals are highlighted; for example, accessibility, ease of ...
Bonobo personality: age and sex effects and links with behavior and dominance. Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp
Photographic and Descriptive Musculoskeletal Atlas of Bonobos Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp KU Leuven University of Antwerp
Chimpanzees, including bonobos and common chimpanzees, are our closest living relatives. However, surprisingly, the information about the soft tissues of bonobos is very scarce, making it difficult to discuss and understand human evolution. This book, which is the first photographic and descriptive musculoskeletal atlas of bonobos (Pan paniscus), adopts the same format as the photographic atlases of other apes previously published by the same ...
Research and workshops for bonobo orphanage in Congo Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp
Bonobos and chimpanzees: apes with personality Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp
Enduring voice recognition in bonobos Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp
Long-term social recognition is vital for species with complex social networks, where familiar individuals can encounter one another after long periods of separation. For non-human primates who live in dense forest environments, visual access to one another is often limited, and recognition of social partners over distances largely depends on vocal communication. Vocal recognition after years of separation has never been reported in any great ...
Sex differences in age related decline of urinary insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3 levels in adult bonobos and chimpanzees Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp
There is increasing interest in the characterization of normative senescence in humans. To assess to what extent aging patterns in humans are unique, comparative data from closely related species, such as non-human primates, can be very useful. Here, we use data from bonobos and chimpanzees, two closely related species that share a common ancestor with humans, to explore physiological markers that are indicative of aging processes. Many studies ...
Within arm’s reach: measuring forearm length to assess growth patterns in captive bonobos and chimpanzees. Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp
Bonobos and chimpanzees are known to differ in various morphological traits, a dichotomy that is sometimes used as an analogy for evolutionary splits during human evolution. The aim of our study was to measure the forearm length of immature and adult bonobos and adult chimpanzees to assess the extent of age–related changes of forearm length in bonobos and sex–dimorphism in bonobos and chimpanzees. As a proxy of somatic growth we measured forearm ...