Dawn Zimmerman
Biographic Data
| ID | 6216670 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dawn Zimmerman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dawn |
| FAMILY NAME | Zimmerman |
| SIGNATURE | ZIMMERMAN D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7003-5258 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Hygiene knowledge and practices in the Lagos wild meat value chain: Cultural influences, regulatory gaps, and infrastructure needs
Wild meat, commonly known as bushmeat, is a cultural, economic, and nutritional staple food in many regions of the world, including sub-Saharan Africa. Wild meat value chains face major hygiene and sanitary regulation challenges, but only a few studies have investigated these challenges, focusing instead on market dynamics and biodiversity issues. This study examines the hygiene practices, attitudes, perceptions, and knowledge of public health ri…
Great ape health watch: Enhancing surveillance for emerging infectious diseases in great apes
Home range, sleeping site use, and band fissioning in hamadryas baboons: Improved estimates using GPS collars
Variation in spatial and temporal distribution of resources drives animal movement patterns. Links between ecology and behavior are particularly salient for the multilevel society of hamadryas baboons, in which social units cleave and coalesce over time in response to ecological factors. Here, we used data from GPS collars to estimate home range size and assess temporal patterns of sleeping site use in a band of hamadryas baboons in Awash Nationa…
Point of Care Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analysis in Anesthetized Olive Baboons (Papio anubis) in a Field Setting
Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Detected in Mountain Gorilla Respiratory Outbreaks
Respiratory illness (RI) accounts for a large proportion of mortalities in mountain gorillas ( Gorilla beringei beringei ), and fatal outbreaks, including disease caused by human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections, have heightened concern about the risk of human pathogen transmission to this endangered species, which is not only critically important to the biodiversity of its ecosystem but also to the economies of the surrounding human communities…
A Review of Zoonotic Pathogens of Dromedary Camels
Blood Biochemical Reference Intervals for Free-Ranging Olive Baboons (Papio anubis) in Kenya
Morbidity and mortality in infant mountain gorillas ( Gorilla beringei beringei ): A 46‐year retrospective review
Long-term studies of morbidity and mortality in free-ranging primates are scarce, but may have important implications for the conservation of extant populations. Infants comprise a particularly important age group, as variation in survival rates may have a strong influence on population dynamics. Since 1968, the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project (MGVP, Inc.) and government partners have conducted a comprehensive health monitoring and disease in…
Tool use for food acquisition in a wild mountain gorilla ( Gorilla beringei beringei )
On May 14, 2013, a wild, human-habituated, juvenile female mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda was observed utilizing a tool to acquire food. The young gorilla watched an adult male use his hand to collect ants from a hole in the ground, and then quickly withdrew his hand and move away from the hole, shaking his arm to presumably remove biting ants. The juvenile female engaged in similar behavior, withd…
Tool use for food acquisition in a wild mountain gorilla ( Gorilla beringei beringei )
On May 14, 2013, a wild, human-habituated, juvenile female mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda was observed utilizing a tool to acquire food. The young gorilla watched an adult male use his hand to collect ants from a hole in the ground, and then quickly withdrew his hand and move away from the hole, shaking his arm to presumably remove biting ants. The juvenile female engaged in similar behavior, withd…
Morbidity and mortality in infant mountain gorillas ( Gorilla beringei beringei ): A 46‐year retrospective review
Long-term studies of morbidity and mortality in free-ranging primates are scarce, but may have important implications for the conservation of extant populations. Infants comprise a particularly important age group, as variation in survival rates may have a strong influence on population dynamics. Since 1968, the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project (MGVP, Inc.) and government partners have conducted a comprehensive health monitoring and disease in…
A Review of Zoonotic Pathogens of Dromedary Camels
Blood Biochemical Reference Intervals for Free-Ranging Olive Baboons (Papio anubis) in Kenya
Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Detected in Mountain Gorilla Respiratory Outbreaks
Respiratory illness (RI) accounts for a large proportion of mortalities in mountain gorillas ( Gorilla beringei beringei ), and fatal outbreaks, including disease caused by human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections, have heightened concern about the risk of human pathogen transmission to this endangered species, which is not only critically important to the biodiversity of its ecosystem but also to the economies of the surrounding human communities…
Home range, sleeping site use, and band fissioning in hamadryas baboons: Improved estimates using GPS collars
Variation in spatial and temporal distribution of resources drives animal movement patterns. Links between ecology and behavior are particularly salient for the multilevel society of hamadryas baboons, in which social units cleave and coalesce over time in response to ecological factors. Here, we used data from GPS collars to estimate home range size and assess temporal patterns of sleeping site use in a band of hamadryas baboons in Awash Nationa…
Point of Care Blood Gas and Electrolyte Analysis in Anesthetized Olive Baboons (Papio anubis) in a Field Setting
Great ape health watch: Enhancing surveillance for emerging infectious diseases in great apes
Hygiene knowledge and practices in the Lagos wild meat value chain: Cultural influences, regulatory gaps, and infrastructure needs
Wild meat, commonly known as bushmeat, is a cultural, economic, and nutritional staple food in many regions of the world, including sub-Saharan Africa. Wild meat value chains face major hygiene and sanitary regulation challenges, but only a few studies have investigated these challenges, focusing instead on market dynamics and biodiversity issues. This study examines the hygiene practices, attitudes, perceptions, and knowledge of public health ri…
Biology (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Ecology (5 works) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Zoology (4 works) · Animal ecology (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Gorilla (3 works) · Pathology (3 works)