Melissa J Remis
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 96134 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Melissa J Remis |
| PRENOMES | Melissa J |
| SOBRENOME | Remis |
| ASSINATURA | REMIS M J |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Purdue University West Lafayette |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5090-4230 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 23 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 238 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 23 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1995 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2020 |
| ÍNDICE H | 8 |
Elephants, Hunters, and Others
Popular and scholarly accounts lament the demise of African forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) and the loss of biodiversity across the Congo Basin, but there has been less appreciation of the consequences of restricted forest access for human communities in conservation contexts. We demonstrate the usefulness of biological anthropology in combination with multispecies ethnography for anchoring the futures of BaAka foragers and African forest e…
Engaging Holism
Nonhuman Primates and “Others” in the Dzanga Sangha Reserve
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BaAka women's health and subsistence practices in transitional conservation economies
Here, we identify older BaAka women, caring for their own children and grandchildren, as particularly vulnerable to economic changes and food insecurity. We found older women, especially those in a community with greater restrictions on access to forest resources to have more dependents, reduced market integration, and low BMI relative to younger women in the population. Am. J. Hum. Biol. 28:453-460, 2016. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc
Examining short‐term nutritional status among BaAka foragers in transitional economies
Foragers in transitioning economies are at an increased risk of negative health outcomes as they undergo changes in subsistence patterns and diet. Here, we provide anthropometric data and examine the nutrition and health of adult BaAka foragers in relationship to declining wildlife and economic change in the Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas (APDS), Central African Republic. From June to August 2012, we collected biological data and dietary recall su…
Entangled Realms
Researchers across disciplines have struggled to understand the entanglement of human-environment relationships. Nowhere are these entanglements more evident than among human communities situated within protected areas. These communities often rely on natural resources, such as wildlife, as an integral component of daily livelihoods. The success of human livelihood strategies and the continued presence of wildlife hinges upon our ability to under…
Ethnoprimatology
The emerging practice of ethnoprimatology creates an important venue for diverse epistemologies in anthropology and primatology to interact in an intellectually robust and engaged manner. At the same time that multispecies ethnographies are becoming more common in social anthropology, a subset of primatologists are immersing themselves in approaches that merge ethnographic engagement with primate studies. In these endeavors the distinction betwee…
Reductions in Primate Abundance and Diversity in a Multiuse Protected Area
This article explores spatial and temporal changes in diurnal primate abundance and behavior in response to hunting, logging, and conservation at the D zanga S angha D ense F orest R eserve ( RDS ), C entral A frican R epublic over time. We use a combination of line‐transect surveys in 2002 and 2009 ( N = 540 km) and ethnographic interviews ( N = 210) to investigate changes in the status of cercopithecines and colobines at RDS , with additional c…
Craig Stanford
The role of taste in food selection by African apes
Biological and Cultural Anthropology of a Changing Tropical Forest
In this article, we integrate approaches from biological and cultural anthropology to describe changing relationships between humans and animals in the Dzanga-Ndoki Park and Dzanga-Sangha Dense Forest Reserve (RDS), Central African Republic (CAR). Recent decades have seen a rapid proliferation of human activities, with striking tensions between logging and conservation economies. Our data suggest that certain animals and humans initially adapted …
Western gorilla diet
The objective of this paper is to collate information on western gorilla diet from six study sites throughout much of their current range, including preliminary information from two sites (Afi and Lossi), where studies of diet have begun only recently. Food lists were available from each site, derived from indirect signs of gorilla feeding (such as feces), with some observational data. Important staple, seasonal, and fallback foods have been iden…
Digesta Passage, Digestibility and Behavior in Captive Gorillas Under Two Dietary Regimens
Food Preferences Among Captive Western Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) and Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
Taste Responses to Fructose and Tannic Acid Among Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
Nutritional Aspects of Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Diet During Seasons of Fruit Scarcity at Bai Hokou, Central African Republic
Initial studies on the contributions of body size and gastrointestinal passage rates to dietary flexibility among gorillas
Large body size has been traditionally seen as the primary dietary adaptation of gorillas, facilitating their consumption of fibrous foods (Schaller ¿1963 The Mountain Gorilla; Watts ¿1990 Int. J. Primatol. 11:21-45). Nevertheless, recent research has emphasized frugivory among western lowland gorillas, as well as the influence of habitat and seasonality on gorilla diet and behavior across subspecies (Watts ¿1990 Int. J. Primatol. 11:21-45; Tutin…
Tree structure and sex differences in arboreality among western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) at Bai Hokou, Central African Republic
Western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) as seasonal frugivores
The gorillas studied at Bai Hokou, Central African Republic, between August 1990 and October 1992 consumed 239 kinds of foods from 138 species of plants and invertebrates, including the fruits of 77 species. Seeds were present in 99% of all fecal samples (n = 859). Although gorillas ate fleshy fruit whenever it was available, herbaceous plants and fibrous fruits were consumed year-round and were important during times of fleshy fruit scarcity. At…
Western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) as seasonal frugivores
The gorillas studied at Bai Hokou, Central African Republic, between August 1990 and October 1992 consumed 239 kinds of foods from 138 species of plants and invertebrates, including the fruits of 77 species. Seeds were present in 99% of all fecal samples (n = 859). Although gorillas ate fleshy fruit whenever it was available, herbaceous plants and fibrous fruits were consumed year-round and were important during times of fleshy fruit scarcity. At…
Ranging and grouping patterns of a western lowland gorilla group at Bai Hokou, Central African Republic
Ranging and grouping patterns of a western lowland gorilla group at Bai Hokou, Central African Republic
Effects of body size and social context on the arboreal activities of lowland gorillas in the Central African Republic
The objectives of this 27 month study were to document the positional behaviors used by lowland gorillas ( Gorilla gorilla gorilla ) in the Central African Republic and to compare the effects of body size dimorphism on the use of arboreal substrates. During this study, despite their great size, all gorillas used trees regularly. Predictions concerning the relationship of body size to arboreal behavior were generally upheld. Small branch and suspe…
Effects of body size and social context on the arboreal activities of lowland gorillas in the Central African Republic
The objectives of this 27 month study were to document the positional behaviors used by lowland gorillas ( Gorilla gorilla gorilla ) in the Central African Republic and to compare the effects of body size dimorphism on the use of arboreal substrates. During this study, despite their great size, all gorillas used trees regularly. Predictions concerning the relationship of body size to arboreal behavior were generally upheld. Small branch and suspe…
Ethnoprimatology
The emerging practice of ethnoprimatology creates an important venue for diverse epistemologies in anthropology and primatology to interact in an intellectually robust and engaged manner. At the same time that multispecies ethnographies are becoming more common in social anthropology, a subset of primatologists are immersing themselves in approaches that merge ethnographic engagement with primate studies. In these endeavors the distinction betwee…
Nutritional Aspects of Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Diet During Seasons of Fruit Scarcity at Bai Hokou, Central African Republic
Biological and Cultural Anthropology of a Changing Tropical Forest
In this article, we integrate approaches from biological and cultural anthropology to describe changing relationships between humans and animals in the Dzanga-Ndoki Park and Dzanga-Sangha Dense Forest Reserve (RDS), Central African Republic (CAR). Recent decades have seen a rapid proliferation of human activities, with striking tensions between logging and conservation economies. Our data suggest that certain animals and humans initially adapted …
Food Preferences Among Captive Western Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) and Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
Engaging Holism
Elephants, Hunters, and Others
Popular and scholarly accounts lament the demise of African forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) and the loss of biodiversity across the Congo Basin, but there has been less appreciation of the consequences of restricted forest access for human communities in conservation contexts. We demonstrate the usefulness of biological anthropology in combination with multispecies ethnography for anchoring the futures of BaAka foragers and African forest e…
Digesta Passage, Digestibility and Behavior in Captive Gorillas Under Two Dietary Regimens
Entangled Realms
Researchers across disciplines have struggled to understand the entanglement of human-environment relationships. Nowhere are these entanglements more evident than among human communities situated within protected areas. These communities often rely on natural resources, such as wildlife, as an integral component of daily livelihoods. The success of human livelihood strategies and the continued presence of wildlife hinges upon our ability to under…
Examining short‐term nutritional status among BaAka foragers in transitional economies
Foragers in transitioning economies are at an increased risk of negative health outcomes as they undergo changes in subsistence patterns and diet. Here, we provide anthropometric data and examine the nutrition and health of adult BaAka foragers in relationship to declining wildlife and economic change in the Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas (APDS), Central African Republic. From June to August 2012, we collected biological data and dietary recall su…
Taste Responses to Fructose and Tannic Acid Among Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
Effects of body size and social context on the arboreal activities of lowland gorillas in the Central African Republic
The objectives of this 27 month study were to document the positional behaviors used by lowland gorillas ( Gorilla gorilla gorilla ) in the Central African Republic and to compare the effects of body size dimorphism on the use of arboreal substrates. During this study, despite their great size, all gorillas used trees regularly. Predictions concerning the relationship of body size to arboreal behavior were generally upheld. Small branch and suspe…
Western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) as seasonal frugivores
The gorillas studied at Bai Hokou, Central African Republic, between August 1990 and October 1992 consumed 239 kinds of foods from 138 species of plants and invertebrates, including the fruits of 77 species. Seeds were present in 99% of all fecal samples (n = 859). Although gorillas ate fleshy fruit whenever it was available, herbaceous plants and fibrous fruits were consumed year-round and were important during times of fleshy fruit scarcity. At…
Western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) as seasonal frugivores
The gorillas studied at Bai Hokou, Central African Republic, between August 1990 and October 1992 consumed 239 kinds of foods from 138 species of plants and invertebrates, including the fruits of 77 species. Seeds were present in 99% of all fecal samples (n = 859). Although gorillas ate fleshy fruit whenever it was available, herbaceous plants and fibrous fruits were consumed year-round and were important during times of fleshy fruit scarcity. At…
Ranging and grouping patterns of a western lowland gorilla group at Bai Hokou, Central African Republic
Ranging and grouping patterns of a western lowland gorilla group at Bai Hokou, Central African Republic
Tree structure and sex differences in arboreality among western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) at Bai Hokou, Central African Republic
Initial studies on the contributions of body size and gastrointestinal passage rates to dietary flexibility among gorillas
Large body size has been traditionally seen as the primary dietary adaptation of gorillas, facilitating their consumption of fibrous foods (Schaller ¿1963 The Mountain Gorilla; Watts ¿1990 Int. J. Primatol. 11:21-45). Nevertheless, recent research has emphasized frugivory among western lowland gorillas, as well as the influence of habitat and seasonality on gorilla diet and behavior across subspecies (Watts ¿1990 Int. J. Primatol. 11:21-45; Tutin…
Nutritional Aspects of Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Diet During Seasons of Fruit Scarcity at Bai Hokou, Central African Republic
Food Preferences Among Captive Western Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) and Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
Taste Responses to Fructose and Tannic Acid Among Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
Western gorilla diet
The objective of this paper is to collate information on western gorilla diet from six study sites throughout much of their current range, including preliminary information from two sites (Afi and Lossi), where studies of diet have begun only recently. Food lists were available from each site, derived from indirect signs of gorilla feeding (such as feces), with some observational data. Important staple, seasonal, and fallback foods have been iden…
Digesta Passage, Digestibility and Behavior in Captive Gorillas Under Two Dietary Regimens
The role of taste in food selection by African apes
Biological and Cultural Anthropology of a Changing Tropical Forest
In this article, we integrate approaches from biological and cultural anthropology to describe changing relationships between humans and animals in the Dzanga-Ndoki Park and Dzanga-Sangha Dense Forest Reserve (RDS), Central African Republic (CAR). Recent decades have seen a rapid proliferation of human activities, with striking tensions between logging and conservation economies. Our data suggest that certain animals and humans initially adapted …
Craig Stanford
Reductions in Primate Abundance and Diversity in a Multiuse Protected Area
This article explores spatial and temporal changes in diurnal primate abundance and behavior in response to hunting, logging, and conservation at the D zanga S angha D ense F orest R eserve ( RDS ), C entral A frican R epublic over time. We use a combination of line‐transect surveys in 2002 and 2009 ( N = 540 km) and ethnographic interviews ( N = 210) to investigate changes in the status of cercopithecines and colobines at RDS , with additional c…
Examining short‐term nutritional status among BaAka foragers in transitional economies
Foragers in transitioning economies are at an increased risk of negative health outcomes as they undergo changes in subsistence patterns and diet. Here, we provide anthropometric data and examine the nutrition and health of adult BaAka foragers in relationship to declining wildlife and economic change in the Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas (APDS), Central African Republic. From June to August 2012, we collected biological data and dietary recall su…
Entangled Realms
Researchers across disciplines have struggled to understand the entanglement of human-environment relationships. Nowhere are these entanglements more evident than among human communities situated within protected areas. These communities often rely on natural resources, such as wildlife, as an integral component of daily livelihoods. The success of human livelihood strategies and the continued presence of wildlife hinges upon our ability to under…
Ethnoprimatology
The emerging practice of ethnoprimatology creates an important venue for diverse epistemologies in anthropology and primatology to interact in an intellectually robust and engaged manner. At the same time that multispecies ethnographies are becoming more common in social anthropology, a subset of primatologists are immersing themselves in approaches that merge ethnographic engagement with primate studies. In these endeavors the distinction betwee…
BaAka women's health and subsistence practices in transitional conservation economies
Here, we identify older BaAka women, caring for their own children and grandchildren, as particularly vulnerable to economic changes and food insecurity. We found older women, especially those in a community with greater restrictions on access to forest resources to have more dependents, reduced market integration, and low BMI relative to younger women in the population. Am. J. Hum. Biol. 28:453-460, 2016. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc
Nonhuman Primates and “Others” in the Dzanga Sangha Reserve
A summary is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content.
Engaging Holism
Elephants, Hunters, and Others
Popular and scholarly accounts lament the demise of African forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) and the loss of biodiversity across the Congo Basin, but there has been less appreciation of the consequences of restricted forest access for human communities in conservation contexts. We demonstrate the usefulness of biological anthropology in combination with multispecies ethnography for anchoring the futures of BaAka foragers and African forest e…
Biology (18 obras) · Primate Behavior and Ecology (16 obras) · Geography (13 obras) · Ecology (12 obras) · Gorilla (11 obras) · Habitat (10 obras) · Ecology (9 obras) · Zoology (9 obras) · Animal ecology (8 obras) · Sociology (8 obras)