Simon K Bearder
Biographic Data
| ID | 134515 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Simon K Bearder |
| GIVEN NAMES | Simon K |
| FAMILY NAME | Bearder |
| SIGNATURE | BEARDER S K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Oxford Brookes University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 206 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1989 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Distribution, Population Density, and Behavior of Dwarf Galagos (Paragalago sp.) in Taita Hills, Kenya
A good understanding of taxonomy, distribution, and population density is needed for conservation. Scientific knowledge of dwarf galagos ( Paragalago sp.) remains limited. Two populations of Taita dwarf galagos survive in the largest remnants of moist montane forest in Taita Hills, Kenya. We obtained acoustic data on the two remaining populations using AudioMoths—small, passive recorders—more than 231 h in January and February 2021. We measured f…
Celebrating 50 years of the Primate Society of Great Britain
The Primate Society of Great Britain was established in 1967 by John Napier and colleagues for the scientific study of everything related to primates. It is credit to Napier’s foresight that the Society’s 400+ members represent fields as diverse as anatomy, behaviour, cognition, conservation, ecology, evolution, physiology, neuro- and veterinary sciences and captive welfare. The 50th anniversary conference was held at the Royal Geographical Socie…
Sleep patterns, daytime predation, and the evolution of diurnal sleep site selection in lorisiforms
OBJECTIVES: Synthesize information on sleep patterns, sleep site use, and daytime predation at sleep sites in lorisiforms of Asia and Africa (10 genera, 36 species), and infer patterns of evolution of sleep site selection. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted fieldwork in 12 African and six Asian countries, collecting data on sleep sites, timing of sleep and predation during daytime. We obtained additional information from literature and through c…
A giant among dwarfs
OBJECTIVES: Based on vocalization recordings of an unknown galago species, our main objectives were to compare morphology and call structure with known closely-related taxa and describe a new species of galago. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted field surveys in three forest habitats along the escarpment region in western Angola (Kumbira Forest, Bimbe Area, and Northern Scarp Forest), and examined galago specimens from museums worldwide. We digi…
Niche partitioning and environmental factors affecting abundance of strepsirrhines in Angola
The African nocturnal primates (galagos, pottos, and angwantibos: suborder Strepsirrhini) are the result of the first major primate radiation event in Africa, and are found in different primate communities spread across the entire sub-Saharan Africa. Thus, they represent an interesting group of taxa to investigate community strategies to avoid interspecific competition. Here, we present the result of the first study on nocturnal primate communiti…
Density estimates of Panamanian owl monkeys ( Aotus zonalis ) in three habitat types
The resolution of the ambiguity surrounding the taxonomy of Aotus means data on newly classified species are urgently needed for conservation efforts. We conducted a study on the Panamanian owl monkey ( Aotus zonalis ) between May and July 2008 at three localities in Chagres National Park, located east of the Panama Canal, using the line transect method to quantify abundance and distribution. Vegetation surveys were also conducted to provide a ba…
Fission-Fusion Dynamics
Renewed interest in fission-fusion dynamics is due to the recognition that such dynamics may create unique challenges for social interaction and distinctive selective pressures acting on underlying communicative and cognitive abilities. New frameworks for integrating current knowledge on fission-fusion dynamics emerge from a fundamental rethinking of the term "fission-fusion" away from its current general use as a label for a particular modal typ…
Afterward
The advantages of cross-disciplinary collaboration are beautifully illustrated by this remarkable collection of papers from the 2005 meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists organized by Anne Burrows and Leanne Nash. It brought together an unusually wide range of specialists working on the nocturnal strepsirrhine primates of Africa and Asia (lorises and galagos), who realized, sometimes for the first time, just what their c…
Social organization of the Milne‐Edward's potto
Nocturnal prosimian primates are often seen alone during their nocturnal activities, and are therefore categorized as “solitary”. Recent research has shown that these animals actually possess social networks that differ among species. Here we present new information on one of the lesser studied prosimian primates, the potto, derived from fieldwork in Cameroon that employed radiotelemetry and behavioral observations. An analysis of association pat…
Home Range Analysis of Perodicticus potto edwardsi and Sciurocheirus cameronensis
Assessment of the Diversity of African Primates
Physical and social diversity among nocturnal primates
Synopsis ofGalago species characteristics
A comparison ofGalago moholi in South Africa withGalago zanzibaricus in Kenya
The taxonomic status and distribution of Bushbabies in Malawi with emphasis on the significance of vocalizations
Fission-Fusion Dynamics
Renewed interest in fission-fusion dynamics is due to the recognition that such dynamics may create unique challenges for social interaction and distinctive selective pressures acting on underlying communicative and cognitive abilities. New frameworks for integrating current knowledge on fission-fusion dynamics emerge from a fundamental rethinking of the term "fission-fusion" away from its current general use as a label for a particular modal typ…
Assessment of the Diversity of African Primates
Synopsis ofGalago species characteristics
A comparison ofGalago moholi in South Africa withGalago zanzibaricus in Kenya
Sleep patterns, daytime predation, and the evolution of diurnal sleep site selection in lorisiforms
OBJECTIVES: Synthesize information on sleep patterns, sleep site use, and daytime predation at sleep sites in lorisiforms of Asia and Africa (10 genera, 36 species), and infer patterns of evolution of sleep site selection. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted fieldwork in 12 African and six Asian countries, collecting data on sleep sites, timing of sleep and predation during daytime. We obtained additional information from literature and through c…
Home Range Analysis of Perodicticus potto edwardsi and Sciurocheirus cameronensis
A giant among dwarfs
OBJECTIVES: Based on vocalization recordings of an unknown galago species, our main objectives were to compare morphology and call structure with known closely-related taxa and describe a new species of galago. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted field surveys in three forest habitats along the escarpment region in western Angola (Kumbira Forest, Bimbe Area, and Northern Scarp Forest), and examined galago specimens from museums worldwide. We digi…
The taxonomic status and distribution of Bushbabies in Malawi with emphasis on the significance of vocalizations
Distribution, Population Density, and Behavior of Dwarf Galagos (Paragalago sp.) in Taita Hills, Kenya
A good understanding of taxonomy, distribution, and population density is needed for conservation. Scientific knowledge of dwarf galagos ( Paragalago sp.) remains limited. Two populations of Taita dwarf galagos survive in the largest remnants of moist montane forest in Taita Hills, Kenya. We obtained acoustic data on the two remaining populations using AudioMoths—small, passive recorders—more than 231 h in January and February 2021. We measured f…
Synopsis ofGalago species characteristics
A comparison ofGalago moholi in South Africa withGalago zanzibaricus in Kenya
The taxonomic status and distribution of Bushbabies in Malawi with emphasis on the significance of vocalizations
Physical and social diversity among nocturnal primates
Assessment of the Diversity of African Primates
Social organization of the Milne‐Edward's potto
Nocturnal prosimian primates are often seen alone during their nocturnal activities, and are therefore categorized as “solitary”. Recent research has shown that these animals actually possess social networks that differ among species. Here we present new information on one of the lesser studied prosimian primates, the potto, derived from fieldwork in Cameroon that employed radiotelemetry and behavioral observations. An analysis of association pat…
Home Range Analysis of Perodicticus potto edwardsi and Sciurocheirus cameronensis
Afterward
The advantages of cross-disciplinary collaboration are beautifully illustrated by this remarkable collection of papers from the 2005 meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists organized by Anne Burrows and Leanne Nash. It brought together an unusually wide range of specialists working on the nocturnal strepsirrhine primates of Africa and Asia (lorises and galagos), who realized, sometimes for the first time, just what their c…
Fission-Fusion Dynamics
Renewed interest in fission-fusion dynamics is due to the recognition that such dynamics may create unique challenges for social interaction and distinctive selective pressures acting on underlying communicative and cognitive abilities. New frameworks for integrating current knowledge on fission-fusion dynamics emerge from a fundamental rethinking of the term "fission-fusion" away from its current general use as a label for a particular modal typ…
Density estimates of Panamanian owl monkeys ( Aotus zonalis ) in three habitat types
The resolution of the ambiguity surrounding the taxonomy of Aotus means data on newly classified species are urgently needed for conservation efforts. We conducted a study on the Panamanian owl monkey ( Aotus zonalis ) between May and July 2008 at three localities in Chagres National Park, located east of the Panama Canal, using the line transect method to quantify abundance and distribution. Vegetation surveys were also conducted to provide a ba…
Niche partitioning and environmental factors affecting abundance of strepsirrhines in Angola
The African nocturnal primates (galagos, pottos, and angwantibos: suborder Strepsirrhini) are the result of the first major primate radiation event in Africa, and are found in different primate communities spread across the entire sub-Saharan Africa. Thus, they represent an interesting group of taxa to investigate community strategies to avoid interspecific competition. Here, we present the result of the first study on nocturnal primate communiti…
A giant among dwarfs
OBJECTIVES: Based on vocalization recordings of an unknown galago species, our main objectives were to compare morphology and call structure with known closely-related taxa and describe a new species of galago. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted field surveys in three forest habitats along the escarpment region in western Angola (Kumbira Forest, Bimbe Area, and Northern Scarp Forest), and examined galago specimens from museums worldwide. We digi…
Celebrating 50 years of the Primate Society of Great Britain
The Primate Society of Great Britain was established in 1967 by John Napier and colleagues for the scientific study of everything related to primates. It is credit to Napier’s foresight that the Society’s 400+ members represent fields as diverse as anatomy, behaviour, cognition, conservation, ecology, evolution, physiology, neuro- and veterinary sciences and captive welfare. The 50th anniversary conference was held at the Royal Geographical Socie…
Sleep patterns, daytime predation, and the evolution of diurnal sleep site selection in lorisiforms
OBJECTIVES: Synthesize information on sleep patterns, sleep site use, and daytime predation at sleep sites in lorisiforms of Asia and Africa (10 genera, 36 species), and infer patterns of evolution of sleep site selection. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted fieldwork in 12 African and six Asian countries, collecting data on sleep sites, timing of sleep and predation during daytime. We obtained additional information from literature and through c…
Distribution, Population Density, and Behavior of Dwarf Galagos (Paragalago sp.) in Taita Hills, Kenya
A good understanding of taxonomy, distribution, and population density is needed for conservation. Scientific knowledge of dwarf galagos ( Paragalago sp.) remains limited. Two populations of Taita dwarf galagos survive in the largest remnants of moist montane forest in Taita Hills, Kenya. We obtained acoustic data on the two remaining populations using AudioMoths—small, passive recorders—more than 231 h in January and February 2021. We measured f…
Biology (12 works) · Ecology (10 works) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (10 works) · Zoology (9 works) · Geography (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Animal ecology (7 works) · Primate (7 works) · Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (6 works) · Anthropology (6 works)