Publicaties
Tolerant Food Sharing and Reciprocity Is Precluded by Despotism Among Bonobos But Not Chimpanzees Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen
Neopterin Levels in Bonobos Vary Seasonally and Reflect Symptomatic Respiratory Infections Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen
Monitoring population decline: can transect surveys detect the impact of the Ebola virus on apes? Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen
Mapping suitable habitat for Nigeria–Cameroon chimpanzees in Kom-Wum Forest Reserve, North-Western Cameroon Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen
Chimpanzees surviving in a fragmented high-altitude forest landscape of the Congolese Albertine Rift Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen Universiteit Antwerpen
Novelty Response of Wild African Apes to Camera Traps Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen
Chimpanzee sociability is associated with vasopressin (Avpr1a) but not oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) variation Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen Universiteit Antwerpen
HCV animal models and liver disease Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
The development and evaluation of effective therapies and vaccines for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and the study of its interactions with the mammalian host have been hindered for a long time by the absence of suitable small animal models. Due to the narrow host tropism of HCV, the development of mice that can be robustly engrafted with human hepatocytes was a major breakthrough since they recapitulate the complete HCV life cycle. This model ...
Biased cultural transmission of a social custom in chimpanzees Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen
Cultural transmission studies in animals have predominantly focused on identifying between-group variation in tool-use techniques, while immaterial cultures remain understudied despite their potential for highlighting similarities between human and animal culture. Here, using long-term data from two chimpanzee communities, we tested whether one of chimpanzees' most enigmatic social customs-the grooming handclasp-is culturally transmitted by ...